2009 Aussie Millions

Event 14 - $2,200 No Limit Holdem (6 Handed)
Day: 1
12
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
Total Entries
266
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 266
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Obst In Cruise Control

Foltyn slipping in chips
Foltyn slipping in chips
James Obst has just moved to over 350,000 in chips at the hands of Paul Foltyn.

With Foltyn holding {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} he raised it to 6,600 in the cutoff with Obst making the call. The flop fell {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Obst check-called 14,500. When the turn landed the {5-Diamonds} both players checked before Obst got 22,500 out of Foltyn when the {9-Spades} peeled on the river.

Obst tablied {A-Spades}{6-Spades} for a flush and the pot as Foltyn slid to 92,000 in chips.

Tags: James ObstPaul Foltyn

Mednis Rivers Double

Jason Mednis opened to 5,000 and Sam Higgs made the call out of the blinds.

On a flop of {3-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} Higgs checked to Mednis who moved all in for his last 36,000. Higgs deliberated for over 90 seconds before making the call to be in good shape with his {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts} against Mednis' {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}.

The turn fell the {5-Clubs} and the landed the {J-Spades} to double Mednis up to over 81,000 as Higgs slipped to 73,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason MednisSam Higgs

Schwartz Eliminates Another

Brett Dickson Eliminated
Brett Dickson Eliminated
Noah Schwartz has eliminated Brett Dickson when all the money went in on a board reading {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

Dickson had trip-sixes holding {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} but Schwartz had booked up on the turn holding {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}. No one-outer fell on the river when the {5-Spades} seeing Dickson hit the rail as Schwartz continued to climb in chips; now seated with 230,000 in chips.

Tags: Brett DicksonNoah Schwartz

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Higgs Doubles

Higgs puts a halt to Mednis
Higgs puts a halt to Mednis
Sam Higgs opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Jason Mednis made the call from the cutoff.

On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} Higgs led out for 5,500 and was met with a reraise to 12,000. Higgs then moved all in for 36,500 and after some deliberation Mednis made the call.

Higgs: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}
Mednis: {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The turn and river bricked landing the {5-Hearts} and {8-Diamonds} to send Higgs up to 108,000 as Mednis is left with 31,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason MednisSam Higgs

Goonawardana Gone

Goonawardana busts
Goonawardana busts
Ali Khalil has just sent Marlon Goonawardana to the rail when he called his all in on a flop of {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Khalil tabled {A-Spades}{4-Hearts} and was up against Goonawardana's straight-draw and overcard with {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

The turn fell the {3-Diamonds} giving Goonawardana more outs, but when the river landed the {J-Spades} Goonawardana was eliminated as Khalil moved back to 65,000 in chips.

Tags: Ali KhalilMarlon Goonawardana

Obst Unstoppable

James Obst is a tearaway at the moment increasing his stack to 275,000 at the expense of yet another opponent.

Obst opened to 2,800 and was met with an all in reraise for 18,000. Obst made the call tabling {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} to be in a race against his opponent's {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

The board fell {J-Spades}{K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to see Obst eliminate another.

Tags: James Obst