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Patrick Fletcher out
Patrick Fletcher has been eliminated from the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event.
After earlier taking a fairly sick bad beat, he found himself on the short stack and in need of doubling up. He took a shot holding on a flop and was called by an opponent holding .
Needless to say things didn't get better for Fletcher, the turn and river completing the board and sending Fletcher to the rail.
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Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov has quietly amassed a small fortune of chips in today's tournament. His aggressive style backfired for him, however, in a recent hand after joining Harry Demetriou's table right along the rail.
After an early-position player opened to 775, action passed to Demidov in the small blind. He put in the second raise, to 2,250. His opponent, with position on Demidov, made the call. Demidov fired a continuation bet of 3,375 chips on the flop and was again called. After that, he shut things down. Both players checked the turn and the river. Demidov tabled for a pair of deuces, but lost the pot when his opponent showed .
Demidov probably didn't mind the loss much. He's still sitting on roughly 65,000 in chips.
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Nik Lackovic can lay down kings preflop
Nik Lackovic must have soul-reading skills beyond the means of the average poker player. Facing a newly-arrived opponent at his table who opened to 1,100 preflop, Lackovic proceeded to play back to 3,000.
The newcomer didn't flinch, and moved right back over the top all in for around 10,000 chips.
After some time in the tank, Lackovic looked over at his opponent and said, "I can't believe I'm going to lay this down."
After a little bit more playing with his cards in his hands, Lackovic open-mucked . Normally a newsworthy thing in itself, his opponent then opened clearly in awe of the massive fold by Lackovic.
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The Crown Poker Room today doesn't have quite the feel that it had yesterday. Things are much quieter, perhaps because of the fact that yesterday was the first day of the Main Event and perhaps because there is no AU$100K final table in the room today. While yesterday there was electricity in the air, the tone is more subdued today. It does not seem particularly more charged than any of the days of the preliminary events here at the 2009 Aussie Millions.
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Patrick Fletcher has just taken a sizable hit after his opponent made his hand at the river. Fletcher fired at all the way down, betting 850 preflop with two callers. Leading a further 2,000 at the flop which his opponent once again flat-called.
Fletcher fired 5,300 at the turn , which still wasn't enough to convince his opponent to lay his hand down, once again calling. Finally Fletcher bet 15,000 at the river and his opponent check-called again.
Much to Fletcher's disgust his opponent proceeded to table , for a rivered straight after calling the flop and turn with air.
Fletcher is down to 11,000 and in need of a double-up soon.
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Angie Italiano opened to 700 and Rainer Quel made the call. The flop fell down and the action was checked to the turn when it fell the .
Quel checked and Italiano led out with a bet of 1,000 and Quel with the landing on the river. Quel took the aggressive approach leading for 1,500 before Italiano raised it to 5,000.
Quel made the call and Italiano tabled for a full house as Quel showed the and mucked. Italiano jumped to 19,000 following the hand as Quel continued to slip, now sitting on 10,200.
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Straight flush stacks Quel
Rainer Quel flopped the nuts holding on a board of and with some heavy betting action, Joseph Thiel saw his make the immortal nuts when the landed on the turn making Thiel a straight flush.
The meaningless river saw Quel slip down to 17,200 as Thiel jumped to near 30,000 in chips.
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flop and was called by an opponent holding 
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turn and 
river completing the board and sending Fletcher to the rail.
and was called by his opponent holding 
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to see Berec hit the rail only a few hands before the dinner bell will be rung.
flop and was again called. After that, he shut things down. Both players checked the 
river. Demidov tabled 
for a pair of deuces, but lost the pot when his opponent showed 
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and Solomons led for 3,500 and only Portaro called. The turn landed the 
and Solomons' 9,100 bet was check-raised to 23,000 by Portaro.
, with the board running out 
and 
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, which still wasn't enough to convince his opponent to lay his hand down, once again calling. Finally Fletcher bet 15,000 at the river 
for a full house as Quel showed the 
and mucked. Italiano jumped to 19,000 following the hand as Quel continued to slip, now sitting on 10,200.
on a board of 
and with some heavy betting action, Joseph Thiel saw his 
