Event #13: Australia Heads-Up Championship
Day 2 Completed
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #13: Australia Heads-Up Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2011 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Entries
24
That's A Wrap
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While the start of this day was confusing, the ending was not. To begin the day, only eight players had registered for the second flight, and there was talks of not letting the players play for the Championship since there were not as many players in this flight as the Day 1a flight. However, after some tinkering, the eight players were allowed to play and thus it began. The eight players, Scott Montgomery, William Thorson, Carlos Mortensen, Melanie Weisner, Terrence Chan, Anton Morgenstern, Nikolay Evdakov, and Alexander Kostritsyn all took their seats for their best of three matches.
Montgomery advanced and played Kostritsyn in the second round. Chan, and Mortensen also advanced. Kostritsyn dispatched of Montgomery rather quickly, but Chan and Mortensen battled for quite some time. Mortensen finally pulled the plug on Chan's hopes and he moved on to face Kostritsyn.
The two battled for two hours, but Mortensen won two matches in a row and will now face Barry Woods and Dan Smith in the finals. The three will start a round robin match at 2:00 p.m. local time and the first player to beat two straight opponents will be crowned the Australia Heads Up Champion. We'll be back then to bring you all the action.
Mortensen Advances to Finals
After a flop of 
all the chips went in the middle with Alexander Kostritsyn at risk of being eliminated. Carlos Mortensen showed 
and Kostritsyn tabled 
for a flush draw. The 
on the turn was no help to Kostritsyn, nor was the 
on the river, and with that, in back-to-back matches, Carlos Mortensen will advance to tomorrow's finals.
Mortensen Goes Uncontested
Carlos Mortensen was on the button and made it 400 to go. Alexander Kostritsyn bumped it up to 1,300. Mortensen then moved all in. This put Kostritsyn in the tank for a bit. "I'm almost sure you have a small pair," he said. Soon after, he folded.
Raise, Reraise, Fold
Carlos Mortensen had the button and made it 250. Alexander Kostritsyn made the call and the flop fell 
. Kostritsyn checked to Mortensen who bet 300. Wanting to get in on the action, Kostritsyn made it 800. Mortensen wasn't done though, and he reraised to 2,400. That was enough to get Kostritsyn to fold.
Mortensen Up One Match
Alexander Kostritsyn limped from the button and Carlos Mortensen raised it to 1,400 total. Kostritsyn moved all in and Mortensen called.
Mortensen: 
Kostritsyn: 
The board rolled out 
and Mortensen took the first match.
More Hands, Not A Lot of Action
Alexander Kostritsyn limped from the button and Carlos Mortensen made it 700. Kostritsyn folded.
Carlos Mortensen limped from the button and Alexander Kostritsyn checked his option. The flop came down 
. Both players checked and the 
fell on the turn. Again, both players checked and the river brought the 
. Kostritsyn bet 200 and Mortensen folded.
Carlos Mortensen made it 750 to go on the button and Alexander Kostritsyn checked his option. The flop came down 
and Kostritsyn checked and Mortensen bet 1,200. Kostritsyn called and the turn brought the 
. Kostritsyn bet 2,500 and Mortensen folded.
A Few Hands
We didn't catch the preflop action on this hand, but the flop read 
and Carlos Mortensen bet 500. Alexander Kostritsyn, on the button, made the call and the turn brought the . Mortensen bet 1,000 and Kostritsyn folded.
In the next hand, Carlos Mortensen limped from the button and Alexander Kostritsyn checked his option. On the flop of 
, Kostritsyn bet 300 and Mortensen called. The 
fell on the turn and Kostritsyn checked to Mortensen who bet 400. Kostritsyn folded.
One hand later, Kostritsyn folded his button.
On the next hand, Carlos Mortensen limped from the button and Kostritsyn checked his option. The flop came down 
. Kostritsyn bet 300 and Mortensen folded.
Two Pair for Mortensen
From the button, Alexander Kostritsyn made it 500. Carlos Mortensen made the call and the flop came down 
. Both players checked to the turn, which was the . The two checked again and the river brought the 
.
Kostritsyn tabled for a rivered king, but Mortensen had flopped two pair with his 
and took the pot.
I Can Win, I Can Chop
Alexander Kostritsyn had the button and raised to 300. Carlos Mortensen made the call and the flop came down 
. Mortensen checked to Kostritsyn who bet 400. Mortensen the raised to 1,200. Kostritsyn made the call. The fell on the turn and Mortensen bet 2,150. Kostritsyn moved all in and Mortensen made the call.
Kostritsyn tabled 
and said, "I can win," when he saw the 
of Mortensen. The fell on the river. "I can chop," Kostritsyn said.