Event 19: $2,200 6-handed No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2010 Aussie Millions

01-30-2010 22:18 UTC+11

Brkovic Busto

We've just noticed that the seat of Aleks 'Banana Thief' Brkovic was no longer occupied and as it turns out, it was Tony 'bond18' Dunst that sent him to the rail.

As Dunst recalled to us, an opponent raised in early position to 1,600 preflop. Dunst called, as did another player in late position before Brkovic reraised all in for around 14,000.

Dunst was the only caller and the cards were revealed:

Dunst: {a-Spades}

Brkovic:

The board was spread {9-Spades}

, giving Dunst the nut flush and Brkovic the boot.

Dunst moves up to 54,000 after that hand.

01-30-2010 22:09 UTC+11

Joannou Eliminated

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2010 Aussie Millions $1,100 H.O.R.S.E champion John Joannou has just been eliminated at the hands of Lenoi Pierre in bizarre circumstances.

Pierre raised to 1,500 from under the gun before the flop and the action folded around to Joannou who reraised to 3,000 from the button.

The blinds folded and Pierre called to go heads-up to a flop of {q-?}

, where Joannou open-shoved for 18,000.

Pierre snap-called and the cards were tabled:

Pierre: {a-?}

Joannou:

Joannou was sent to the rail after the turn and the river bricked - the dealer was so quick we couldn't get all of the stats - but what did catch our attention was that how little Joannou seemed to care.

He just shrugged his shoulders and slumped away. Well, if you've already got one championship ring ...

Incidentally, Pierre is up to 52,000 in chips after that hand.

01-30-2010 21:49 UTC+11

Nelson Takes a Hit

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Ota Hrdina raised to 1,600 preflop and the action folded around to Lee Nelson who reraised all in from the small blind. Hrdina snap-called, tabling {k-Diamonds}

against Nelson's {a-Spades}

.

The board ran out {3-Hearts}

and Hrdina doubled through Nelson, leaving him with around 11,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 21:46 UTC+11

Lewis Doubles Through 'LOL Donkaments'

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The action folded around to John Delassandri who raised to 1,200 from the cutoff. The player on the button called, Toby Lewis reraised to 5,000 from the small blind and a player wearing a 'LOL donkaments' t-shirt (he would not supply his name) four-bet it to 12,500 from the big blind.

Delassandri and the button folded, Lewis shoved all in for another 11,400 and 'LOL donkaments' snap-called.

Lewis: {a-Spades}

'LOL donkaments': {j-Spades}

The dealer spread the board of {a-Spades}

, giving both players a set but Lewis was best, doubling up to 49,900 in chips.

'LOL donkaments' is down to 37,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 21:38 UTC+11

Speidel Ballet

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We've just had our first player crack the 100k mark and the honours go to Australia's Oliver Speidel!

Despite the few tournament results he's registered (according to The Hendon Mob database), the biggest cash to date was a seventh place in a AUD $1,000 Six Handed Event during the Melbourne Poker Championship in 2008.

It may be a sign of things to come - Speidel is currently on 119,000 in chips!

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

01-30-2010 21:21 UTC+11

Levy Left Out

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Grant Levy approached us at the media desk and retold his story of his two-step elimination by Gonzalo Duarte.

Having been as high as 42,000 in chips, Levy got his money in with {k-Spades}

on a flop that read {k-?}

; however Duarte had woken up with pocket aces and called him down.

The turn and river came running sevens to give Duarte the full house and left Levy with just 16,000 in chips, which he got into the middle on the very next hand with {10-?}

on a board that read {7-?}

.

However Duarte tabled {j-?}

for the nut straight! Levy needed another jack to hit on the river to chop the pot and stay alive, but it bricked, and Levy was eliminated.

Duarte is up to 69,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 21:11 UTC+11

Jennis Knew This Time Around

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The money was all in on a flop that read {10-Hearts}

between Sammy Youssef and Ian Jennis and we caught the action as the cards were tabled:

Jennis: {8-Diamonds}

Youssef:

The turn of the {j-Diamonds}

put Youssef in the lead with the straight over Jennis' middle set, but this time he waited for the river, knowing that he still had hope ...

... and his prayers were answered, with the {10-Spades}

on the river to give Jennis the full house!

Jennis is now up to 43,500 while Youssef slips to 25,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 21:07 UTC+11

Georgoulas Gone; Englund Reigns

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The action folded around to Linus Englund who raised to 1,125 from the cutoff preflop. Nick Georgoulas called from the button, as did the small and big blinds to go four ways into a flop of {3-Hearts}

.

All the players checked around before the dealer put the {j-Spades}

down for the turn.

The blinds checked, Englund led out for 1,825, Georgoulas raised to 5,000 and the blinds got out of the way.

Englund then reraised 15,000, Georgoulas made it 25,000 to go, Englund shipped it in for another 20,200 and Georgoulas called all in.

Englund: {3-Diamonds}

Georgoulas: {k-Hearts}

Georgoulas had flopped the flush but Englund had him beat every which way with the full house! The river was a useless {2-Hearts}

and the pot was shipped to Englund and Georgoulas was shipped out.

Englund now has more than 92,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 20:47 UTC+11

'SirWatts' Eliminated

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We just saw Mike 'SirWatts' Watson heading to the rail and after some investigationing we discovered that Robert Wang was the perpetrator.

As Wang recalled to us, Watson raised to 1,025 preflop from early position and an opponent in middle position called before Wang reraised to 5,000 from late position.

Watson moved all in for around 10,000 in chips, the other opponent got out of the way and Wang called.

Watson: {a-?}

Wang:

The dealer spread a jack-high flop, pairing Wang's jack and eliminating Watson.