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

Assadourian Down; Not Out

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Our PokerNews Reporter came to the table with the board reading {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and with one player all-in against Eric Assadourian.

Apparently all the money went in on the turn and with a gut-wrenching jack on the river, Assadourian's {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} would be sent into the muck and his opponents {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} would be good enough to put a huge dent in Assadourian's stack.

Assadourian now sits with only 1,800. It might be an early day for the Aussie.

Assadourian Out; Not Down

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Just as our report went into the blogosphere, Eric Assadourian could be seen walking past the media desk.

Karib Karib detailed to us that Assadourian committed what remained of his stack holding {8-}{8-}, but managed to run into his opponent's {A-}{A-}.

Can anybody say Day 1c?

Tags: Eric Assadourian

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Kings for Maria

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Catching the action on a {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} flop, Maria Ho fired out a roughly half-pot sized bet of 600 into two players.

Both her opponents made the call - one of which was local player Andrew Demetriou - as the {7-Hearts} landed on the turn and the action was checked to Demetriou in the hi-jack.

Pausing for a moment, Demetriou pushed out a bet of 1,400 which only Ho called as the {3-Diamonds} on the river was checked by both players.

Demetriou tabled his {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, but it would be Ho's {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} that would see her scoop the pot to move to roughly 15,500 in chips.

Tags: Maria HoAndrew Demetriou

KiwiG vs Aussie Wing

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The pre-flop action was folded to Graeme Putt, who made it 550 to go. The New Zeland veteran, known as "KiwiG", managed a call from Tom Wing in the cut-off position and it would be two to the flop.

Flop: {7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}

With the flop came a bet of 750 from Putt. Wing made the call and we would see a turn.

The turn brought the {6-Hearts} and with it a couple of checks.

River: {7-Clubs}

Putt checked and sent the action to Wing who fired out 3,000.

Putt asked, "Ace-King or Ace-queen?", while studying his young opponent.

Wing gave nothing away and Putt eventually made the call.

Wing turned over {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Putt immediately mucked. The young Aussie online player taking the pot and crippling the veteran.

Tags: Graeme PuttTom Wing

Cohen Crippled

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Sitting at his table and fiddling with just 300 in chips, 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event winner Julian Cohen's day was looking bleak.

"I'll see you tomorrow Tom," Cohen said across the table to fellow local player, Tom Wing.

"No doubt about it!", laughed Wing.

Alot of players will be thankful for the ability to buy-in on multiple day ones.

Tags: Julian CohenTom Wing

Cohen Culled

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Julian "intimad8or32" Cohen has just been eliminated from today's tournament.

Left with only 300 chips, Cohen found himself all in holding {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs} against two players; one of which was Karib Karib.

The board of {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Spades} was checked down before Karib pushed out a bet on the river to force an insta-fold from his opponent. Karib tabled his {A-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a flush to collect the pot and send Cohen to the rail.

The reason why Cohen was left with just 300 in chips? On a {K-}{Q-}{7-} board, Cohen lead strongly with his flopped set of sevens only to have his opponent spike a two-outer set on the river with their {9-}{9-}.

Tags: Julian CohenKent HunterTim EnglishLinas Leonovas

Smith Jack'd

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

On a {3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} board, Dan Smith pushed out a 1,400-chip bet into a pot of roughly 2,000.

His lone opponent in the hand check-called from the small blind as the {8-Clubs} landed on the river and Smith continued for 2,500.

His opponent spent a little longer deliberating before making the call.

Smith tabled his {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} to collect the pot and move to just under 18,000 in chips.

Tags: Dan Smith

Break Time

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Its the first break of the day in the Crown Poker Room.

The players will have 15 minutes to ready themselves for more action!