Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1a | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-18-2009 15:59 UTC+11

A Disappointing End to a Tough Day

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Andreas Glannbro drew a tough starting table for his 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event. He sat down to the likes of Raymond Rahme, Ali Khalil, Martin Comer and Tony G. He wasn't able to get much traction in the early going. Perhaps getting frustrated, he finally decided to make a stand on a board of {7-Diamonds}

. He checked to Comer, who led out for 3,000, then he check-raised all in for a total of 9,850. Comer made the call with a drawing hand, {A-Hearts}

, that turned out to be ahead of Glannbro's {J-Spades}

. The

on the turn gave Comer top pair and left Glannbro drawing at the three remaining sixes in the deck. He didn't hit any of them; the river blanked {7-Clubs}

to send Glannbro to the rail.

Tags: Martin Comer

01-18-2009 16:00 UTC+11

Pedley Popped

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Michael Pedley's 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event is over after he was eliminated. Failing to get any momentum all day, Pedley pushed the last of his 3,100 chip stack preflop and found two callers.

The players checked down the {6-Diamonds}

board. Marcello Colosimo showed down {7-Diamonds}

and Pedley stood up, mucked and headed for the rail.

Tags: Marcello Colosimo Michael Pedley

01-18-2009 16:01 UTC+11

15-Minute Break

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Players are now on their second break of the day.

01-18-2009 16:08 UTC+11

Powell Halved

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Julian Powell is now under half of his starting stack. In the last hand before the break, Powell opened to 700 from under the gun and found three callers from middle position, the button and the big blind. On the {7-Hearts}

flop, the big blind checked and Powell fired 1,100, both the middle position and button players folded, and the big blind called.

With position at the turn {9-Diamonds}

Powell made it 1,600 and was check-raised to 4,000. After counting off his stack, Powell eventually folded, leaving just 8,400 behind. He'll need to reverse his fortunes to get his Main Event back on track.

Tags: Julian Powell

01-18-2009 16:15 UTC+11

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. We're now on Level 3.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

01-18-2009 16:19 UTC+11

And on the Secondary Feature Table...

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While Day 1a of the Main Event hums merrily along, the six remaining players from Event #8 -- the AU$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge -- have taken their seats at Table 10, the secondary feature table. David Steicke starts the day with the chip lead, trailed closely by J.C. Tran. Four of the six players will hit paydirt, with the winner taking home AU$1,200,000.

Feel free to double dip and follow our coverage of that final table in a separate window!

01-18-2009 16:23 UTC+11

Set Cracked for Antonius

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On a board of {10-Diamonds}

Patrik Antonius called a player's all-in holding {7-Spades}

to be ahead of his opponent's flush draw with {K-Diamonds}

.

A meaningless {k-Hearts}

would fall on the turn, but with the {Q-Diamonds}

landing on the river Antonius was left with only 11,000 in chips.

Tags: Patrik Antonius

01-18-2009 16:26 UTC+11

Hurst Doubles

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After a deep run in Event #6: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys, Ryan Hurst was struggling in today's Main Event until he found a well needed double-up.

All in on a flop of {K-Hearts}

, Hurst held the lead with {7-Spades}

against his opponent's {K-Diamonds}

. Things would remain that way with the turn and river falling the {5-Spades}

and

. Hurst would double to just over his original starting stack with 22,000 in chips.

Tags: Ryan Hurst

01-18-2009 16:26 UTC+11

Tony G Takes One Off Rahme

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We recently caught a sizable pot between Raymond Rahme and Tony G at the turn. On a board of {10-Spades}

both players checked, and the river brought the {7-Diamonds}

.

Rahme checked to Tony G, who made it 5,000. Thinking for a moment Rahme made the call, and then mucked his hand when Tony tabled {7-Spades}

for a set of sevens.

"You should have bet the turn," Rahme was heard to remark. Tony G is starting to build his stack at 29,500. Rahme on the other hand is down to 19,000.

Tags: Raymond Rahme Tony G