Ivan Sop Eliminated
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with 
. Johnny Solomons made the call tabling 
and was happy to see it brick out landing the 
and 
to see Sop head to the rail.
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1b
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
with . Johnny Solomons made the call tabling and was happy to see it brick out landing the and to see Sop head to the rail.
Chris Ferguson Eliminated
Ferguson tabled
and was set to go racing with his opponent's 
. The flop put an end to that race coming 
leaving Ferguson very few outs, and the turn 
and river 
completed the hand, eliminating him from the tournament.
Swing and a Miss for Ferguson's Ace-King
flop and another 6,000 when the 
hit the turn, but couldn't shake an opponent who was playing 
. Both players checked after the 
hit the river, with Ferguson's opponent then collecting the pot.Ferguson retains 12,000 chips.
Saidal Wardak Loves Pocket Sixes
Wardak flopped a set and was able to eliminate Jimmy Wong, who flopped top pair and turned two pair with . All the money went in on the turn with the board reading
and the river 
couldn't improve Wong's hand, so his 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event is over.Wardak moves over 40,000 now.
The Bloom is Off
, Bloom check-called Chahine's 1,600-chip bet. Both players checked the 
turn. When the river fell
, Bloom checked to Chahine a third time. Chahine bet 1,000, then moved all in after Bloom check-raised to 3,000. Bloom made the call and mucked his hand when Chahine showed 
for a full house, jacks full of eights. Chahine moved up to about 28,000 in chips.
Casey Kastle Doubles Up
was able to beat out an opponent's 
in a preflop confrontation.The board ran out
to move Kastle over 20,000.
Portaro Cracks Aces
flop. Portaro led out for 2,500 on the 
turn, with Minas making the call in position. The river came and brought a bet of 5,000 chips from Portaro. Minas made the call with but had been out-flopped by Portaro's 
. The beat left Minas with just 2,275 chips in his stack and propelled Portaro up to roughly 54,000.
Doesn't Mind Overkill
flop both players checked, bringing a turn.On the turn Wardak fired 1,000 and was reraised by the middle-position player to 3,000. He proceeded to move his stack into the middle. Wardak's opponent went into the tank for so long that time was eventually called. Finally as his time expired, the player made the call and Wardak tabled
, well ahead of the 
that his opponent possessed.The river was a little overkill, but nice nonetheless, dropping the
to make Wardak four of a kind.Wardak continues to battle on at 22,000.
Tahtouh on the Rise
Tahtouh:
Opponent:
The board ran out
and Tahtouh sent a player to the rail as he started to climb back to his starting stack; now sitting with 15,500 in chips.
Zhi Hong Ma Back From the Brink
An already short-stacked Ma, was only a few outs away from elimination after he moved his last 5,000 chips all in preflop holding
and found a caller holding .Fortunately for Ma the flop came
putting him back in the driver's seat, and the turn and river gave him a full book and doubled him through.Hong Ma has some chips to work with at 11,000, but still has a lot do to get back into this tournament.