2011 Aussie Millions

Event #21: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
2,500,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
250,000 AUD
Entries
20
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Dwan Ousted

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

Tom Dwan made it 14,000 to go and found a caller in Richard Yong.

The flop came {8-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Dwan tossed out a bet of 27,000. Yong raised it up to 75,000.

In the midst of thinking about his next move, Dwan and Phil Ivey were discussing whether or not they had a bet about something. We couldn't exactly hear about what about. As soon as Dwan was certain that they had a bet, he tossed all his chips in the middle. Yong made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Yong: {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Dwan: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

"Six outs," Yong said discussing Dwan's outs

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and no help to Dwan, and the {q-Spades} fell on the river.

As he was walking away, Dwan was trying to confirm with Ivey they had a bet, but the two didn't seem to agree. We're not sure what's going on with their bet, but one thing is for sure, Tom Dwan is no longer in this tournament.

Tags: Phil IveyRichard YongTom Dwan

Roland de Wolfe Donezo

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

We were still writing down Tom Dwan's bust out hand when the action fired up again.

Roland de Wolfe moved all in on a flop of {10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and was called by Richard Yong.

When the cards were turned over, de Wolfe showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for a flopped top two, but to his dismay, Yong had flopped the nuts, with his {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

The turn, {7-Diamonds} was no help to de Wolfe, nor was the {10-Diamonds} on the river, and just like that the feature table is another player lighter.

Tags: Richard YongRoland de Wolfe

Three-Betting and Shoving Galore

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

Over at the side table, things are heating up. We caught up with David Benyamine firing out a 31,000 three-bet to take down a pot preflop, and then we saw Trickett open to 10,000, Daniel Cates call, and Eugune Katchalov three-bet to 35,000 getting two quick folds.

Trickett, however would not be deterred and made it 10,000 to go on the very next hand as well, this time getting called by both Wang Qiang and Paul Phua.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}, and Qiang led out for 18,000 from the small blind. and Sam Trickett decided to slide in the whole stack. Phua and Qiang folded instantly.

Tags: Paul PhuaDavid BenyamineSam TrickettWang Qiang

Seidel Takes One

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

Erik Seidel has moved to the feature table now.

He didn't waste any time in getting involved as he made it 12,500 to go and was called by Richard Yong, on the button and Tony Bloom from early position.

The flop came down {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-}.

It was checked to Yong who tossed out 30,000. Bloom folded but Seidel made the call.

The {q-Spades} fell on the turn and Seidel check-called Yong's bet of 70,000.

Both players checked the {6-Spades} river and Yong tabled {2-}{2-}, which was no good to Seidel's {k-}{q-}.

Tags: Erik SeidelRichard YongTony Bloom

A Happy Bunch

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

The three Chinese businessmen are all in the top five in chips. Richard Yong, our current chip leader just walked over to the side table, all smiles to fill in both Phua and Qiang on his good fortune. Word is that the three have plans to hop on a jet tonight, back to Macau, hence the quick structure, but I'm sure they'd gladly stay if these three remain at the top of the counts.

Tags: Richard YongPaul PhuaWang Qiang

Chip Counts from the Featured Table

The secondary table was still in a hand when we went on break, so we'll have that for you shortly, as well as the chip counts from that table. For now, take a look at the featured table chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
648,000
206,000
206,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
416,000
-234,000
-234,000
Tony Bloom gb
Tony Bloom
315,500
78,000
78,000
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
278,500
-24,500
-24,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Full Tilt
Nikolay Evdakov ru
Nikolay Evdakov
269,000
16,000
16,000
Full Tilt
John Juanda id
John Juanda
159,000
21,500
21,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Alexander Kostritsyn ru
Alexander Kostritsyn
102,000
21,000
21,000

Feldman Adds to Stack

Level 5 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

A hand continued through the break, that saw Andrew Feldman add to his stack. Feldman and Trickett both called the 11,000 preflop raise of Wang Qiang. The flop came down {9-Spades}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}, and the two Englishmen checked over to Qiang who bet 28,000. Feldman made the call, and Trickett folded.

The {4-Diamonds} on the turn brought about two quick checks, but when the {3-Clubs} hit on the river, Feldman led out for about 60,000, and Qiang folded.

Tags: Andrew FeldmanWang Xiang

Level: 5

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000