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2010 Aussie Millions
Event 13: $5,300 Australian Heads Up Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2010 Aussie Millions
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Total Entries
50
Level
0
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 50
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The moment we thought it was still going to stretch even further, Ralph Burd moved the last of his money into the middle preflop with
.Sam Vakilis called with
; the dealer spread the flop of 
, which improved neither hand but gave Vakilis the open-ender.BANG - down came the
on the turn! Burd needed any six to keep the game alive, but the river was a meaningless 
.Vakilis ends the marathon match a 2-0 winner and will play Vanessa Selbst for the last spot in Day 2. Burd is busto, but he was very philosophical about the whole thing.
"The two guys I played today played poker properly," Burd told us at the desk. "It was really enjoyable."
The last Round 2 match of Sam Vakili and Ralph Burd continues - a small crowd has gathered to watch on, including Sherrie Gelberg, a handful of Vakili's friends and the Best Hands Shiatsu massage crew.
The length of this match has exceeded four hours and it's taking its toll on everyone - we actually haven't seen a flop for 30 minutes.
Barry Woods has just managed to secure a 2-1 victory over Daniel Smith, leaving only one quarter final to be decided.
Smith moved all in preflop with
and Woods called him down with 
. The dealer produced a flop of 
, pairing both players but Woodsmanaged to spike the
on the turn for two pair.Needing a six or eight to double through, Smith was eliminated when the
bricked out on the river.Woods makes it through to Day 2, leaving only Vanessa Selbst and the winner of the match between Sam Vakili and Ralph Burd, which is still locked at 1-0. We could be in for a long night.
The money was all in the middle between Andrew Lichtenberger and Josh Tyler; Lichtenberger tabled
and was well ahead of Tyler's 
.The dealer spread the board of
, sending Tyler to the rail and confirming Lichtenberger as the next Day 2 contender!
It's now back to 1-1 in the match between Daniel Smith and Barry Woods.
Smith got his money into the middle with
and found himself ahead of Woods' 
.However the dealer spread the board of
to give Woods trips and sending their quarter final into a decider."I'm going to do this the old fashioned way," Woods proclaimed to Smith in jest. "I'm going to beat your young internet ass into the ground!"
Josh Tyler has managed to make it all square in his quarter final match after managing to make two pair on a board of
holding 
.Lichtenberger had mucked his hand at showdown, clearly not impressed with Tyler's play. But, it's heads-up, so anything goes.
Martin Gudvangen def. Aytunc Tezay 2-0
Andrew Lichtenberger: 1 vs. Josh Tyler: 0
Lichtenberger secured the first game in their quarter final match after Tyler moved all in on a flop that read
with 
but ran into the of Lichtenberger.The turn and river ran out
, 
, leaving Tyler with just 1,200 in chips, which he lost a short time later.Daniel Smith: 1 vs. Barry Woods: 0
Woods got it in with
and looked in great shape to take first blood against Smith who tabled 
.However the board was a heart-breaking
which crippled Woods down to 2,500. Like Tyler before him, he was one game down only moments later.Vanessa Selbst vs. Sam Vakili/Ralph Burd
Vakili and Burd are still battling on in their Round 2 match. Selbst is forced to wait.
against Andrew Lichtenberger's 
.However the board was spread
and Katchalov was KO'ed, losing in straight sets to Lichtenberger.Lichtenberger now faces Josh Tyler in his quarter final match.
After close to three hours of play, Burd moved the last of his money into the middle preflop with
and was in great shape against Vakili's .However Vakili managed to hit on the board of
and take the first game - much to the relief of both players!
