2011 Aussie Millions

Event #1: No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
200,020 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Karamalikis Wounded

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Michael Marcos limped from middle position, Jonathan Karamalikis called from the button, the small blind folded and the big blind checked.

With that, three players would see a flop!

Flop: {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

With the action checked to Karamalikis, he led out for 1,200. The big blind player got out of the way and Marcos made the call.

The turn came the {q-Clubs} and with it a 4,000 bet from Marcos. Karamalikis made the call and we would see a river.

River: {5-Hearts}

Marcos again led out, this time for 6,000. After much deliberation Karamalikis made the call and mucked his hand when Marcos tabled {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for a turned straight.

With a stunned look, Karamalikis now sits with 16,500.

Jonathan Karamalikis has over $2,000,000 in online winnings and was recently crowned the champion of the APPT Sydney Main Event, taking home AUD$459,510.

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisMichael Marcos

Benton Busts

Level 8 : 400/800, 75 ante

Speaking to tablemate Kel Beattie, he informed us on how Aaron Benton was felted.

With a raise ahead of him, Benton moved all in for roughly his last ten big blinds before a player behind him re-shipped to force a fold from the original raiser.

Holding {A-}{J-}, Benton was unfortunately dominated by his opponent's {A-}{K-}, and when he failed to spike on the board, he was forced to hit the rail.

Tags: Kel BeattieAaron Benton

Nyberg Nicked

Level 8 : 400/800, 75 ante

Facing a raise to 2,225 from early position, Dean Nyberg made it 5,500 to go from late position.

Once the blinds passed, the preflop raiser went deep into the tank before moving all in for 15,050 with Nyberg quickly making the call.

Nyberg: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} to see Nyberg fail to improve while slipping to 9,000 in chips.

Tags: Dean Nyberg

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

King Joe

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Joe Cabret found himself all in for exactly his last 20,000.

Cabret: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Opponent: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} to see Cabret evade the sweat and double to roughly 43,000.

The following hand, Cabret would finish off his opponent when his {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} held true against {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} when the board was spread {A-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades} to see him move to just over 65,000 in chips.

Tags: Joe Cabret

Delaney Gone

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Just as quickly as Ben Delaney started to get some chips back, he has lost them.

After facing a 2,000 chip raise, Delaney shoved for around 21,000. His opponent called and Delaney would be sweating his tournament life.

Delaney: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Uh oh... Delaney was in some trouble.

Board: {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Spades}

With no help, it was home time for the young Aussie.

Tags: Ben Delaney

Karamalikis Rising

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

When Michael Spilkin raised to 3,600 from the cut-off, only Jonathan Karmilikis on the button would elect to see a flop.

Flop: {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Spilkin made it 7,500 and after Karamilikis chopped down his stack he announced he was all-in.

Tanking a for a few minutes, Spilkin and Karamalikis could be seen exchanging banter before Karamilikis could be heard asking, "You got sixes or sevens?"

"Will you show?", asked Spilkin.
"No," Karamilikis replied breezily.

With that Spilkin made the call and turned over {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}.
Karamiliks' {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds} was in front.

The board ran out blanks and Karamilikis chipped up to around 52,000.

Tags: Jonothan KaramilikisMichael Spilkin