2009 Aussie Millions

Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,810,000 AUD
Entries
681
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Azadpeyma Eliminated

Omid Azadpeyma eliminated
Omid Azadpeyma eliminated
Sam Khouiss opened with a raise to 9,000 before Omid Azadpeyma moved all in for 14,000 in total. Khouiss made the call.

Khouiss: {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Azadpeyma: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Azadpeyma's pair was counterfeited by the board as the ace kicker of Khouiss played.

Azadpeyma is our 66th-place finisher as Khouiss is up to 86,000.

Tags: Omid AzadpeymaSam Khouiss

Sbrzesny the Next to Go

No joy for Bodo
No joy for Bodo
We're one step closer to the money. Bodo Sbrzesny has left the building after running his pocket fours into Sorel Mizzi's pocket aces. Sbrzesny had fewer than 50,000 chips, leaving him with little choice but to push with fours and hope they held up. They didn't, and so he has been eliminated in 67th place.

Two more players will leave the tournament empty-handed. We'll be hand-for-hand after the next elimination, so expect the pace of play to slow down significantly.

Tags: Bodo SbrzesnySorel Mizzi

Ali G Doubles Up at the Right Time

Ali Ghezelbash
Ali Ghezelbash
The short stacks are clawing for air at this point, desperately trying to squeak their way into the money. Ali Ghezelbash was one of the shortest left in the field. He moved all in from middle position for 31,000 after Brett Daphne opened for 12,000. Daphne made the call.

Daphne: {8-Hearts} {7-Hearts}
Ghezelbash: {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

The flop was perfect for Ghezelbash. It came {A-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} to give him top pair and eliminate any flush or straight possibilities for Daphne. Daphne was drawing dead by the turn {A-Clubs}, although he did spike a pair when the river fell {8-Diamonds}.

Ghezelbash is still short. He has 67,000 chips. Daphne is on 135,000.

Tags: Ali GhezelbashBrett Daphne

Fellows Dents Chronis

Zac Fellows
Zac Fellows
With the board reading {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{4-Spades}, Zac Fellows fired out a bet of 20,000, only for Chris Chronis to pop it up to 100,000. Fellows made the call.

Chronis showed {Q-Spades}{5-Spades} for trip queens, however Fellows had spiked a full house on the river with his {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

Chronis is down to 215,000 with Fellows now up to a commanding 420,000.

Tags: Chris ChronisZach Fellows

Yoon Eliminated

Daren Yoon heads for the exit
Daren Yoon heads for the exit
The action folded around to Daren Yoon on the button, who moved all in for 40,000. Jonathan Plens made the call in the big blind with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and had Yoon in trouble with a dominated {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Yoon spiked a ten on the {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop but the {Q-Spades} fell on the turn and Plens regained the lead. The river was the {4-Hearts} to send Yoon to the rail within sight of a cash finish.

Tags: Daren YoonJonathan Plens

"Iraqi Nick" Doubles, Still Feeling the Pinch

Nali Kaselias short but still hanging on
Nali Kaselias short but still hanging on
Nali "Iraqi Nick" Kaselias has moved all in and doubled. Holding {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} a super-short Kaselias was going to need some help against the {A-Hearts}{8-Spades} of Andrew Chen.

The {q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} gave Kaselias a few more outs, the turn {9-Diamonds} didn't get him there, but the {10-Hearts} river was enough to double him through.

Kaselias moves up to 28,000, and will be still in need of some help as one of the shortest stacks in the tournament as we approach the bubble.

Tags: Iraqi NickNali Kaselias

Know When to Fold 'em

Andy Church - eliminated
Andy Church - eliminated
Scotty Nguyen opened the betting, but folding saved his tournament. He put in the first raise before Andy Church moved all in on the second raise and Michael Tureniec put in the third raise. Nguyen decided to get out of the way, leaving Church and Tureniec to fight it out.

Church: {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades}
Tureniec: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

The dealer spread out a flop of {9-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {5-Hearts} that improved neither player. The turn {J-Diamonds} gave Church a bit more of a sweat. He needed to dodge the three remaining aces and four tens on the river, but couldn't do it. The river fell {10-Hearts} to give Tureniec the nut Broadway straight. Church's chips moved into Tureniec's stack, and Church moved out of the tournament area.

After the hand was over, Scotty Nguyen mentioned that he had folded pocket nines. His nines would have flopped a set, but would also have finished in third place behind the straights of the other two players.

"Scotty's got nine lives, baby," Nguyen remarked.

Tags: Andrew ChurchMichael TureniecScotty Nguyen

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500