Event #19: No-Limit Hold'em - Bounties Day 1 | 2011 Aussie Millions

01-29-2011 18:23 UTC+11

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	70,500 500	500
Benn Skender	57,000 2,000	2,000
Milan Gurung	40,000 15,000	15,000
Nikolay Evdakov	35,500 1,500	1,500

David Steicke	35,000 22,000	22,000
Joel Dodds	19,000 4,500	4,500
Tyron Krost	17,600 -5,400	-5,400
Peter Aristidou	17,000 -15,000	-15,000
Jack Powell	14,000 2,000	2,000
Steve Yea	13,700 1,200	1,200

Graeme Putt	8,500 -6,700	-6,700
Mel Judah	8,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jackie Glazier	Busted

Gupta Gulping

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Ash Gupta has taken another hit to his stack, having an opponent allin holding with Gupta's {q-Clubs} {k-Spades} needing some help against {a-Spades} {k-Clubs} .

The board would run out {j-Spades} {6-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {j-Hearts} , a slight sweat on the turn but no help for Gupta who now has under 3,000.

Tags: Ash Gupta

01-29-2011 18:05 UTC+11

There is another Full Tilt Red Pro making his way to the rail, this time it was Simon Watt who couldn't survive the afternoon, not able to catch up with {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts} allin against {a-} {k-} .

Nikolay Evdakov and Steve Yea are the last surviving players flying the Full Tilt flag.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov Simon Watt Steve Yea

01-29-2011 17:56 UTC+11

Skender Scoops Bounty

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Another bounty has been eliminated, with the AUD$1,000 going into the hands of Benn Skender.

Skender moved allin after the bounty players shove and another player from the small blind would come along for the ride having both players covered.

Bounty: {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades}
Small Blind: {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Skender: {a-Diamonds} {k-Spades}

It was looking good for atleast one player to walk away with the bounty and with one card to come the board read {q-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {10-Spades} {3-Diamonds} looking like the nines would hold up, but the {a-Spades} on the river was good for Skender to take down the big pot and the AUD$1,000 bounty.

Tags: Benn Skender

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

01-29-2011 17:44 UTC+11

The Flip Of A Coin

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Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

We came to the table with {10-Clubs} {3-Spades} {8-Diamonds} showing and a player faced with an allin bet from Milan Gurung.

It seemed like the player had already been in the tank for some time before our PokerNews reporter arrived and he continued to stay in the tank before saying he was torn as to what decision to make.

Eventually the player decided to literally flip a coin, taking a coin from his pocket and flying it into the air. When the coin landed heads he sighed and with a painful look made the call.

When Gurung turned over {q-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} , it was way in front of his own {k-Spades} {10-Spades} and a conversation about leaving decisions to chance broke out at the table. The player seemed upset at himself as Gurung took down the pot, saying that he never should have flipped the coin.

If Gurung had have turned over pocket-nines we are sure he would have been praising the coin.

Gurung sees his stack move to 25,000.

Tags: Milan Gurung

01-29-2011 17:35 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	70,000 14,000	14,000
Nikolay Evdakov	34,000 -8,000	-8,000

Peter Aristidou	32,000
Simon Watt	26,000 8,000	8,000

Milan Gurung	25,000 20,500	20,500
Tyron Krost	23,000 4,000	4,000
Benn Skender	17,000 -8,200	-8,200
Graeme Putt	15,200 3,700	3,700
David Steicke	13,000 -32,000	-32,000
Steve Yea	12,500 -3,500	-3,500

Elliot Smith	12,000 -1,500	-1,500
Mel Judah	12,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jack Powell	12,000 3,000	3,000
Jackie Glazier	6,500 2,500	2,500

Marsha Waggoner	4,200 -900	-900
Billy Jordanou	Busted

01-29-2011 17:26 UTC+11

Eames Alive; Gupta Survives

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Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

John Eames and Ash Gupta just battled head to head, with Eames' having his tournament life on the line holding {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} against Gupta's {a-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} .

Flop: {7-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {a-Clubs}

A good flop for Gupta as he was looking to knock Eames out and see his stack increase to over 30,000. The turn card had other ideas, falling the {10-Clubs} and when the river bricked it was a double-up for Eames.

Gupta now falls to around 8,500 while Eames moves to 25,000.

Tags: Ash Gupta John Eames

01-29-2011 17:15 UTC+11

Heart Not Good Enough For Portaro

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Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

With a raise in front, the player on the button moved his remaining 4,525 into the pot. Bruno Portaro was in the small blind and he made the call, while the initial bettor also came along to play.

The flop turned over {3-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {4-Hearts} and the allin player watched on as Bruno Portaro led out for 8,000. The other opponent in the pot would open fold {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} and it would be just Portaro putting the other player in danger.

Portaro: {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}

By the time the {2-Spades} rolled off on the turn, the folded tens would have been in front but when the {2-Hearts} came on the river it was a double-up for one player while Portaro takes a small hit to his stack.

Tags: Bruno Portaro

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50