2009 Aussie Millions

Event 14 - $2,200 No Limit Holdem (6 Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
102
Prize
130,021 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
532,000 AUD
Entries
266
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Up and Down for Debus

The start of a roller-coaster for Debus
The start of a roller-coaster for Debus
Alexander Debus limped from the small blind before meeting a raise to 25,000 from Thomas Lindbjerg in the big blind. Debus made the call before check-folding for 35,000 on a board of {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Spades}.

A few hands later facing a raise to 25,000 from Sam Higgs, Debus made it 65,000 and Higgs called. The flop fell the {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Higgs checked to Debus who fired out 65,000. Higgs went into the tank before eventually folding, to see Debus climb back to 445,000 in chips.

Tags: Alexander DebusSam HiggsThomas Lindbjerg

Schwartz Not Afraid

Noah Schwartz made it 35,000 to go and Sam Higgs made the call. The flop came down {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Schwartz led out for 28,000. Higgs took his time before putting in a reraise to 68,000 and was immediately met with an all-in shove from Schwartz.

Higgs folded just as quickly to see him slip to 220,000, as Schwartz climbs back to 405,000 in chips.

Tags: Noah SchwartzSam Higgs

Play Slowing

With only 30-minutes until the players reach a well-deserved dinner break, play is visibly becoming slower and slower.

It seems as though the remaining seven players all have one thing in mind . . . some grub, some booze and some rest!

Action . . . But Nothing

Phillip Peters has been opening a lot of pots to three, four or even five times the big blind. In this instance, he opened to 55,000 and with the action on Sam Higgs in the big blind, he moved all in for 141,000 total.

Peters eventually folded his hand and as such Higgs tabled {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Casually Peters announced that he had only one overcard to put the whole table into a fit of laughter.

Tags: Phillip PetersSam Higgs

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Survival Time

We're already 10 minutes into play in this level and already we are seeing the continuation of the previous level's play.

The players are playing extremely tight and passive with only one flop seen so far.

Most normal six-handed tournaments are mostly about three-betting, four-betting and outplaying each other, but in this case it seems like it's a battle of survival!

Lindbjerg Takes First

With it again folding around to the blinds Alexander Debus made it 33,000 and Thomas Lindbjerg called from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop of {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and when the {7-Hearts} came on the turn, Debus led out for 35,000 with Lindbjerg making the call. The river of the {Q-Spades} went check, check and Debus tabled his {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} but was outdone by Lindbjerg's {J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

With the first hand played since dinner being this exciting, it's going to be a great ride to see who is crowned champion!

Tags: Alexander DebusThomas Lindbjerg

Chocolate Chips in Play

'Chocolate Chips'
'Chocolate Chips'
During the break, the Tournament Director decided to colour-up some of the chips on the final table.

On the table we now have the famous Crown Chocolate chips worth 25,000 each. Why Chocolate chips you may ask? Well besides the chocolate-like colour they also look very similar to a chocolate biscuit.

With 675,000 worth of these chips on the table, let's hope it speeds things up a little!