2009 Aussie Millions

Event 8 - $100,000 No Limit Hold'em Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
1,200,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,300,000 AUD
Entries
23
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0

Sandor Demjan Takes His Seat

Seat 7 on Table 29 has just been filled by Sandor Demjan.

Demjan is not well known in the poker world, but he is one of Crown Casino's biggest VIP table games gamblers. Though it appears he is now turning his attention to the poker tables.

Tags: Sandor Demjan

Breaker Button for Hennigan

In a limped pot, four players saw a flop of {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. Alexander Kostritsyn led out for 2,000 and found only one caller in John Hennigan.

The turn fell the {A-Hearts} and following a check from Hennigan, Kostritsyn threw out a bet of 6,000. Hennigan made the call. The river landed the {4-Hearts} and after Hennigan checked his option, Kostritsyn fired again with a 14,000-chip bet.

With the alotted thirty seconds counting down, Hennigan used his time breaker button and then eventually folded. Kostritsyn raked in the pot which sent him back to his starting stack and Hennigan slipped to 85,000.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynJohn Hennigan

Robl Straightens Gus

2007 Aussie Millions champion Gus Hansen opened with a raise to 2,000 from early position, with Tony G and Andrew Robl making the call.

The flop was {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Hansen led out for 4,500. Guoga folded and Robl made the call.

The turn brought the {J-Spades}, and Hansen's 11,000 bet was called once more by Robl. The river landed the {8-Hearts} and this time Hansen checked to Robl, who fired out a large bet of 24,000. Hansen went into the tank and was forced to use his time breaker button before he made the call and the cards were tabled.

Robl showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for the rivered straight and Hansen mucked his cards. Robl moves to 135,000 with Hansen down to 60,000.

Tags: Andrew RoblGus Hansen

Le Finding It Tough

Nam Le Struggling
Nam Le Struggling
Nam Le is finding it fairly tough in the early going of today's tournament and is currently sitting on around 70,000 chips.

Most recently, he limp-called Masa Kagawa's 2,500 raise preflop before folding for 5,000 on a flop reading {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Tags: Masa KagawaNam Le

Tran Picked Off

JC Tran raised to 1,5000 from the cutoff and Jamie Pickering made the call in the big blind.

The flop landed {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {2-Spades}, and Pickering led out with a bet of 2,500. Tran called. The river brought the {6-Diamonds} and Pickering checked to Tran, who fired 4,000. Pickering called again.

Tran: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Pickering: {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Pickering collected the pot with his pair of queens. He's up to 106,000 and Tran is back to 95,000.

Tags: Jamie PickeringJC Tran

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Shak Chips Away at Jordanou

Dan Shak entered the pot with a raise to 2,000 and found only one caller in Bill Jordanou. On a flop of {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, Shak checked and Jordanou led out for 4,000.

Shak called and then check-raisied to 27,500 on the turn {2-Spades} following Jordanou's bet of 7,500. Jordanou made the call and folded to Shak's 30,000 bet after the {7-Hearts} landed on the river. Shak is up to 140,000 and Jordanou slipped to around 95,000.

Tags: Bill JordanouDan Shak

Demjan Trips Over Ferguson

Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson
The biggest pot of the tournament has just gone to Chris "Jesus" Ferguson at the expense of Sandor Demjan.

With the board reading {7-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Ferguson led out for 16,000 from the big blind into the already healthy pot and Demjan made the call on the button.

The river was the {K-Clubs} and Ferguson moved another 30,000 into the middle. Demjan called him down, but Ferguson tabled {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for trip sevens and Demjan mucked.

Ferguson is now up to 170,000 and holds the tournament chip lead as Demjan slips to 47,000.

Tags: Chris FergusonSandor Demjan

Robl Running Over The G

Andrew Robl Chipping Away
Andrew Robl Chipping Away
On a flop of {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, Tony G called Andrew Robl's bet of 4,000. He then also called a 10,000 bet when the {J-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Both players checked the river {Q-Clubs}, and Robl tabled {Q-Spades}{9-Clubs} for two-pair. Robl took the pot and soared to over 150,000 in chips, with Tony G down to 68,000.

Tags: Andrew RoblTony G