Skountzos Eliminated
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but was dominated by Ciaran Carter's 
.The board ran out
- thus endeth the tournament life of Skountzos.
2010 Aussie Millions
Event 3: $1,100 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
90,000 AUD
Entries
90
Level
22
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
0
but was dominated by Ciaran Carter's .The board ran out
- thus endeth the tournament life of Skountzos.
Birman Busto, Adieu Pugh
Birman raised all-in blind from under the gun for 1,800 and the action folded around to Stead who reraised from the cutoff. Pugh four-bet it from the cutoff and Stead called to go heads-up with Pugh into a sidepot on a flop of
.Kerry check-raised after Pugh opened; Pugh called then moved all in after Kerry led out on the turn of the
.Stead called, rolling up
for a flopped set of sixes, well ahead of the 
of Pugh. Birman turned up his hand and showed 
.The river was a useless
and Stead's hand was good to take the pot down and both players out.
Blatt Blazing
flop, Dean Blatt led out with a bet that was called by both Steve Krmpotic and William Skountzos. The
fell on the turn and repeat action followed; a bet from Blatt and calls by both Krmpotic and Skountzos.The last card off the deck was the
and another bet, call, call sequence prompted a showdown at which point Blatt tabled the winning hand -- pocket aces.Stack sizes after the hand were as follows:
Blatt - 30,000
Skountzos - 3,000
Krmpotic - 21,000
Welcome to Chopsville, Population Two
Sheth bet and Wilson called all the way down the board of
; Wilson rolled up for trip aces but Sheth showed 
to claim his half.In the very next hand, they went at it heads-up across a board of
. Sheth showed 
and Wilson tabled 
- both played the board, both got an equal share!Sheth is on 63,000 in chips while Wilson is on 36,000.
Level: 12
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Vanderfluit, Kolk Eliminated
Vanderfluit was the first to after reraising all in over David Zhao's raise preflop. Zhao called with
, well ahead of Vanderfluit's 
.The board was spread
and Zhao's pair was good to send him packing.Kolk joined him a few hands later, moving the last of his money into the middle on a board that read
holding 
, but Rob Crifo had him beat, tabling pocket nines.
Kelly, Youngblood Eliminated
and was called down by Barny Boatman who tabled . The board improved neither hand, sending Kelly to the rail.Saint Youngblood has also been sent packing; on a board that read
, Youngblood moved all in. Steven Krmpotic called and the hands were revealed:Krmpotic:
Youngblood:
Krmpotic's pair was good and Youngblood was eliminated. Krmpotic is up to 30,000.
Bounty Offered, Bounty Claimed; Benson Eliminated
"Drinks, food... whatever knocks him out!" the man announced.
Michael Dix took him up on the offer.
Benson opened with a raise from under-the-gun in what was his final hand. Action then folded around to Dix in the small blind who three-bet, and Benson called off his last 400 in chips:
Benson:
Dix:
The ensuing board ran out
giving Dix two pair to knock Benson out of the tournament.After the hand, Dix joked that it was the "free dinner" he was after.
Bling, Blang, BLATT
McLean opened the pot with a raise from middle position and was called by both Blatt and Saint Youngblood (big blind).
The flop came
and Youngblood checked, McLean bet, Blatt raised, Youngblood folded, McLean reraised all-in and Blatt called:McLean:
Blatt:
The rest of the board filled out
, giving Blatt two pair, sending McLean to the rail.
Mama Lucchia!
Lucchia opened the pot with a raise from under-the-gun plus one and was called by Wilson from the big blind. The flop came down
and Wilson check-called a bet from Lucchia.The turn brought the
and Wilson check-called another bet from Lucchia, only this time Lucchia was all in:Wilson:
Lucchia:
Failing to hit his only out on the river -- the
-- Lucchia joined the rail.