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

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

01-30-2010 18:01 UTC+11

An Apple a Day Keeps Joe Hachem Away

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Margets (during Main Event): no sugar thanks, just pass the fruit

It was heads-up between Joe Hachem and Leo Margets on a flop that read {6-Diamonds}

; Margets led out for 2,700 and Hachem called before the dealer produced the turn of the {10-Clubs}

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Margets fired out a bet of 5,000 and in a homage to good health (and perhaps Phil Ivey) leaned back and casually took a bite out of her apple.

Hachem on the other hand didn't look so relaxed as he went deep into the tank.

Hachem looked up after four minutes at Margets and said, "I don't believe you."

"Then call," Margets replied. Hachem went back into the tank again before a player called time on him. Hachem let his hand go.

"I had jacks," said Margets.

"Jacks were good," muttered Hachem.

Margets is up to 22,600 while Hachem slips to 15,800.

01-30-2010 17:48 UTC+11

Cabret Culled

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Joe Cabret raised to 700 under the gun and the action folded around to Grant Levy who reraised to 1,900 from the button.

Gonzalo Duarte called from the small blind, the big blind got out of the way and Cabret called to go three ways into a flop of {a-Hearts}

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Cabret then moved all in for 4,700. Levy got out of the way and Duarte snap-called.

Duarte: {a-Diamonds}

Cabret:

Needing any spade to double up, Cabret was sent to the rail after the turn and river ran out {3-Clubs}

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Duarte is up to 32,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 17:42 UTC+11

Lichtenberger Almost Licked

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Andrew Lichtenberger and an opponent in late position were heads-up into a flop that read {6-Hearts}

when we caught the action.

Lichtenberger fired out a bet of 2,600 on the flop and the opponent called, then called Lichtenberger's bet of 5,500 on the turn of the {k-Clubs}

and the bet of 6,000 on the river of the {10-Diamonds}

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Lichtenberger turned up {a-Spades}

but was no good against the opponent's made flush with {k-Diamonds}

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Lichtenberger slips to 9,600 in chips.

01-30-2010 17:38 UTC+11

Greco on a Great Big Stack

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As the PokerNews team wandered by table 26, we noticed a huge stack worth 72,000 in chips.

Michael Greco is the man sitting behind them - the Englishman has accumulated more USD $880,000 in tournament winnings since 2005, including a USD $248,855 for finishing third in a WSOP $1,500 in 2009, as well as cashing in 170th place in the Main Event.

He's well on his way to earning a bit of moolah here today.

01-30-2010 17:20 UTC+11

Oliver Speidel Emerges

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Oliver Speidel has just managed to double up from 15,900 after crippling an opponent in the early stages of this level.

The money was all in before flop and we got there as the cards were tabled:

Speidel: {a-Spades}

Opponent:

The board was spread {5-Spades}

and Speidel is now on a healthy stack worth 35,000 in chips.

01-30-2010 17:14 UTC+11

Recent Eliminations

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Scott (during Main Event): on the casualty list

Amongst the players to be sent to the rail during the second stanza of play include Bruno Portaro, Tim Marsters, Tyler Netter, Emad Tahtouh and 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Stewart Scott.

01-30-2010 17:05 UTC+11