As a result of the early warnings, the tournament staff are taking a zero-tolerance approach to infractions. They reiterated that policy over the P.A. a few minutes ago, suggesting that there may have been more than two penalties handed out so far.
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,810,000 AUD
Entries
681
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 681
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As a result of the early warnings, the tournament staff are taking a zero-tolerance approach to infractions. They reiterated that policy over the P.A. a few minutes ago, suggesting that there may have been more than two penalties handed out so far.
A moment later, he started on Paul Rochford by telling him he had a bad table draw with Julian Powell and Saab himself filling the two seats to his left.
Meanwhile he claims to have won five of the first seven pots and is up to 27,000 chips.
Believe or not -- no Australian has managed to lift the Aussie Millions bracelet in it's current form. Previous winners have hailed from England (twice), Russia, Denmark, and even New Zealand (twice).
Will this be the year that an Australian finally captures their national title?
Khouiss firstly took a sizable pot down holding
against 
on a board reading 
. Most recently on a board of 
, Khouiss led for 1,500 and was check-raised to 3,000 by his opponent. Khouiss made the call and with the 
landing on the river his opponent threw out a 6,000-chip bet.Khouiss looked his opponent up and down before raising to 15,000. His opponent laid his hand down and Khouiss tabled
and announced, "Nuts!" as he raked in the pot sending him to 43,500 chips.
and Whybrew checked to Khalil who fired 400. Whybrew made the call.The turn was a scary looking
and both players checked. The river was the and again Whybrew checked to Khalil who tanked for a long time before checking behind.Incredibly the turn card potentially saved Whybrew his stack as he showed
for two pair and Khalil tabled 
for top set!
Graeme Putt led out for 1,200 from the button with Noah Schwartz making the call from the big blind. The turn fell the 
and Putt led strong again for 2,000 with Schwartz check-calling.The river fell the
and Schwartz this time took the lead, betting out 4,200. Putt dwelled on it for some time before eventually making the call only to see he had run into the flush of Schwartz holding 
. Putt mucked and was left with a little over 10,000, while Schwartz moved up to 28,000 in chips.
board, David Saab raised Paul Rochford. Rochford instantly folded his hand, prompting a disappointed Saab to show 
for a turned set of kings as he collected the pot."Of course I hit," said Saab after the hand. "I'm a pro!"
The very next hand, Saab had the button and tangled with the player in the big blind. Saab bet 400 on a flop of
, then called a check-raise to 1,000 from the big blind. That player bet another 1,000 on the 
turn. Saab called again. When the river fell 
, Saab's opponent made it 1,500 to go. Saab quickly fired out a raise of 6,000, sending the big blind into the tank."Why do you want to tangle with me?" Saab asked after the player hadn't acted for over a minute. "Didn't you see what just happened?"
The big blind tanked another minute, then finally made an adventurous call with
for two pair, jacks and nines. It was good; Saab showed an airball, . As a result he's down to 14,500.
Obst was the beneficiary of a clash with Michael Pedley recently. Pedley raised to 325 from early position, with Obst and the player on the button making the call.
Pedley fired 725 at the
flop, which Obst flat-called, with the button folding. On the turn Pedley made it another 1,100, and Obst raised it to 3,200. After thinking for a moment Pedley made the call to see the river. After Pedley quickly checked the river to Obst, he fired out 10,000 which saw Pedley fold.Obst is up to 25,000. Pedley down to 13,500.
"Seven-deuce again?" asked one player after an opponent raised.
Someone else quipped, "That's a natural nine. We're playing baccarat, not hold'em."
In addition to all of those is Warwick Mirzikinian who notched a second in last year's Australian Two Card Manila Championship, along with a deep run in the limit hold'em event already during the 2009 Aussie Millions.
