Event 1: $1,100 No Limit Hold'em | 2010 Aussie Millions

01-17-2010 17:28 UTC+11

Xen-like Read

[user38449]

Xen Xenofontos, (who has some pretty cool initials), has just increased his stack size to 220,000 after doubling through Ben Savage.

The two got it all in before the flop; Savage with pocket fours and Xenofontos with pocket fives.

An {A-Hearts}

board later and Xenofontos was stacking up his newfound chips, while Savage fell to 11,000 in the loss.

Tags: Matt Savage Xen Xenofontos

01-17-2010 17:18 UTC+11

Tudoring Stead

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Todor Kondevski and Kerry Stead were recently involved in a heads-up confrontation in which Kondevski came out on top to move to 175,000 in chips.

Stead opened the pot with a raise to 25,000 from under-the-gun and when the action reached Kondevski in the small blind, he moved all-in for a total of 80,000. Stead made the call and tabled {A-Hearts}

, finding himself in bad shape against Kondevski's {Q-Hearts}

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The flop came down {A-Clubs}

giving Stead top pair, but Kondevski still had many outs to retake the lead, holding the queen of clubs.

As it turned out, no more clubs would hit the board, but Kondevski managed to spike a third queen on the turn to take back the lead, improving even further when the {8-Hearts}

fell on the river giving him a full house.

Stead was left with 35,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Kerry Stead

01-17-2010 17:12 UTC+11

Bailey Busto

[user135779]

James Bailey was the latest player to collect after moving all-in preflop with {6-Diamonds}

and found himself flipping for his tournament life against Peter Aristidou's {q-Clubs}

.

Aristdou took the lead on the flop of {4-Spades}

and stayed there as the board ran out {4-Clubs}

,

.

Bailey's off to the bank; Aristidou is up to 210,000.

Tags: James Bailey Peter Aristidou

01-17-2010 17:06 UTC+11

Rubie Loses His Shine

[user135779]

Brendon Rubie: we'll take that patch back now, thanks!

Brendon Rubie was just busted at the hands of Fred Lum recently and is now off to collect from the cage.

The money was all in preflop; Rubie got it in good with {k-Spades}

against Lum's {a-Clubs}

, but was smashed when Lum made the "nizzle-flushizzle" on a board of {a-Clubs}

.

Having started the day with just 70,000, Lum is looking dangerous with around 300,000 in his stack.

Tags: Brendon Rubie Fred Lum

01-17-2010 16:57 UTC+11

Breaking the Bank

[user38449]

Brent Thomas won a monster pot just before the last break to move to 540,000 in chips, knocking former chip leader Rodney Chamma down to 120,000 in chips.

A player in middle position opened the pot with a raise to 17,000. Thomas then kicked it up to a hearty 70,000 and when the action reached Chamma in the big blind, he moved all-in over the top. The initial raiser folded, but Thomas snap-called, tabling a pocket pair of aces. Chamma then tabled his own cards -- {K-Diamonds}