Pesek Doubles
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. Pesek held 
for a set of jacks and had his opponent in trouble with his 
.The river was the
improving Pesek to a full house as he doubles up to 38,000 chips.
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,810,000 AUD
Entries
681
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
. Pesek held for a set of jacks and had his opponent in trouble with his .The river was the
improving Pesek to a full house as he doubles up to 38,000 chips.
Laybutt Willing to Show
Laybutt holding 
raised to 1,000, and was raised by Hamagami to 3,200. In a fairly bold move with just top pair, Laybutt three-bet making it 6,200. Hamagami made the call and the two players saw the turn
. Hamagami checked to Laybutt, who almost immediately grappled for his chips. In the end Laybutt tossed out a bet of 3,000, which sent Hamagami into the tank.After a while Hamagami asked, "If I fold will you show?"
"Yes," came the response from Laybutt, prompting Hamagami to open-muck
for a flush draw. Laybutt rolled over his top pair and happily began raking in his pot.Laybutt moves over 33,000.
Mizzi Gets Flushed
on a final board reading 
to jump to 24,100 in chips as Mizzi slips to 26,300.Boxell is a huge fan of the Aussie Millions, playing every year to date. His best result was a runner-up finish to Peter Costa in 2003, netting him over AU$220,000 for his efforts. Sitting in 23rd place on Australia's all-time money list, Boxell will be hoping to move up following a good showing in this year's Main Event.
Chronis Flushes Opponent Out of the Tournament
. Everyone checked to the turn, which came 
. Chronis led out for 3,000 chips, bringing the action to the player on his left, who moved all in for about 8,000. After the third player folded out of the way, Chronis made the call.Chronis:
Opponent:
Chronis' opponent turned a set of sevens and held one blocker against Chronis' combination flush-and-set draw. With one card to come, he looked good for a double-up, but a non-repeater diamond -- the
-- hit the river, eliciting a slight gasp from the rail. Chronis apologized to his opponent but didn't seem too sorry to collect a pot of roughly 19,000 chips. He's up to roughly 38,000.
Higgs Swept Away by Broom
and Sam Higgs fired out 600 from the cutoff. James Broom made the call on the button as the rest of the table folded.The turn was the
and Higgs moved all in at the pot for his last 2,200. Broom made the call with to be in great shape as Higgs revealed a dominated 
.He didn't even wait to see what fell on the river as he stood and started to walk away from the table. The river bricked and he was eliminated.
Imper1um Can't Improve
. His opponent announced, "Raise" and threw in 1,500; however with some disagreements between the players and the Tournament Director he was bound to a min-raise of 3,250.Mizzi made the call both players checked it down when the turn fell the
and river the 
. Mizzi quickly tabled 
but was outdone by his opponent who tabled . Following that small loss, Mizzi still remains strong on 28,000 chips.
Antonius Arrives
His partner Maya Gellar-Antonius is struggling to find a viewing spot to watch Antonius, as the rail is now getting crowded with fans who have come to watch one of the greatest poker players in the world.
StrongPlay Doubles Ivin
.Dodds:
Ivin:
Dodd's was unable to catch a fifth spade to send Ivin to the rail as he doubled through to 11,100 as Dodds slumped down to 14,300 in chips.
Take Two for Michael Pedley
between Michael Pedley and one opponent. Pedley tabled for middle set against his opponent's . The board blanked out, giving Pedley the double-up and all the chips in the pot.Pedley is now back to the starting stack. If the limits hadn't gone up a few minutes ago, he could pretend he was simply starting the tournament fresh.
Day One Structure
All up play is expected to take us through till just after midnight tonight, and around midnight for each of the next two Day One flights.