2011 Aussie Millions

Event #13: Australia Heads-Up Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
130,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Entries
24

Tied One and One

All the chips flew in the middle preflop in this hand with Terrence Chan and Anton Morgenstern.

Chan showed {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Morgenstern turned over {10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

Three queens fell on the flop, followed by the {2-Clubs} on the turn and the {8-Clubs} on the river, giving Chan the win.

The players are now tied one game to one.

Tags: Anton MorgensternTerrence Chan

Kostritsyn Fighting Back

Alexander Kostritsyn
Alexander Kostritsyn

From the button, Nikolay Evdakov made it 475 to go and Alexander Kostritsyn moved all in. Evdakov called.

Evdakov: {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Kostritsyn: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The board rolled out {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

Kostritsyn doubled and is still hanging on.

A few hands later, the two saw a flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Kostritsyn bet 400 and Evdakov called. On the {k-Hearts} turn, Kostritsyn bet 900, but Evdakov wasn't going any further, and folded.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynNikolay Evdakov

Kostritsyn Advances to Round 2

All the chips got in the middle preflop with Alexander Kostritsyn at risk against Nikolay Evdakov.

Kostritsyn showed {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} versus Evdakov's {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

The flop came down {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. The turn brought the {9-Clubs} and it was looking like Evdakov was in good position to take the match, but the {k-Spades} fell on the river giving Kostritsyn the double up.

It wasn't long after that the chips got in the middle again, this time, Kostritsyn held {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Evdakov tabled {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The flop came down {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, pairing Kostritsyn's ace. The turn brought the {a-Spades}, sealing the deal and the river was the meaningless {6-Diamonds}.

Tags: Nikolay EvdakovAlexander Kostritsyn

Morgenstern Rivers Boat

There hasn't been too much action at the table with Terrence Chan and Anton Morgenstern, but we did catch this hand that went to showdown.

From the button, Morgenstern made it 200 and Chan made the call. The flop came down {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and both players checked. They checked the turn {6-Diamonds} as well. On the river {3-Hearts}, Chan checked to Morgenstern who bet 150.

"That reeks of value of like two nines," Chan said before tossing in the call.

"Boat," Morgenstern said and tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

Tags: Terrence ChanAnton Morgenstern

Full House for Montgomery

From the button, Alexander Kostritsyn made it 125. Scott Montgomery made the call and the flop came down {q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. Montgomery checked to Kostritsyn who bet 125. Montgomery made the call and the turn brought the {4-Hearts}. Both players checked to the river {j-Hearts}. Montgomery tossed out a bet of 250 and Kostritsyn insta-called but mucked when he saw Montgomery's {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a full house.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynScott Montgomery

Chan Doubles; Then KOs Morgenstern and Advances

Terrence Chan
Terrence Chan

It was all in preflop in this hand between Terrence Chan and Anton Morgenstern. Chan was at risk. He tabled {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and was up against the {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs} of Morgenstern.

The flop brought {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Chan had paired his nine to take the lead. The turn, {5-Hearts} and river {10-Clubs} didn't improve Morgenstern and gave Chan the double up.

A few hands later, they got it all in the middle preflop and this time, Morgenstern was at risk. Morgenstern tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Chan showed {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

Flop: {3-Hearts}{a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Turn: {2-Clubs}
River: {3-Clubs}

And with that, Chan has advanced and will play Carlos Mortensen at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Tags: Anton MorgensternTerrence Chan

Kostritsyn +1

It wasn't long after the first heads up match between Alexander Kostritsyn and Scott Montgomery started that we were on to the second one.

After a five-bet all-in, Kostritsyn tabled {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} and Montgomery showed {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

The flop brought {6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} pairing Montgomery's ace, but giving Kostritsyn a set. Montgomery found no help on the {j-Spades} turn and {8-Hearts} river and Kostritsyn is up one game to none.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynScott Montgomery

Kostritsyn Leading

On a flop of {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades}, Scott Montgomery checked to Alexander Kostritsyn who bet 175. Montgomery then raised it up to 600 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn brought the {6-Diamonds} and Montgomery bet 1,000. Kostritsyn then moved all of his chips in the middle and Montgomery slid his cards toward the muck.

Kostritsyn now has 7,500 to Montgomery's 2,500.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynScott Montgomery