Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2011 Aussie Millions

01-18-2011 19:06 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

With the blinds starting at 600-1,200 and a 100-chip ante, the green 25-denomination chips have been raced off to see the following counts adjusted for the players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Georges	92,800
Barry Drysdale	92,100
Ben Delaney	92,000
Chris Yea	91,900
Jack Powell	91,900
Soren Blanner	91,700
Andrew Teng	91,700
Justin Walch	91,600
David Lacchia	91,600
James Keys	91,600
Charlie Combes	91,600
Toby Lewis	91,600

John Eames	91,500
Neil Channing	91,500
Daniel Neilson	86,600
David Morton	85,600
Sam Vakili	85,100
Dean Nyberg	85,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

01-18-2011 18:37 UTC+11

Break Time

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Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Although most of the final eighteen players have been on their break for quite a while, the official time for the start of round two will be 7:00 pm EST.

See you back here then!

01-18-2011 18:34 UTC+11

Vakili Advances

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Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

On a {4-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} flop, Sam Vakili found himself all in holding {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts} against Ray E's {7-Spades} {4-Spades} .

The turn and river landed running aces to see Vakili collect the pot and leave Ray with just 3,075 in chips.

The following hand, Vakili doubled Ray up when his {10-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} failed to improve against Ray's {Q-Diamonds} {4-Spades} .

But on the third hand, Vakili's {7-Diamonds} {4-Spades} would be the better holding of the two on a board of {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} as Ray's {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} was unable to connect with enough power to keep him alive.

Vakili is the final player to advance to round two, and will be taking 85,025 into play.

Tags: Ray E Sam Vakili

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

01-18-2011 18:18 UTC+11

Vakili Turn'd

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Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Sam Vakili has just seen his {A-} {A-} cracked by Ray E's {K-} {2-} .

Ray shoved preflop and Vakili quickly made the call, but when the board brought both a king and deuce, Vakili was left with just 25,000 to be at a two-to-one disadvantage against Ray.

Tags: Sam Vakili Ray E

01-18-2011 18:03 UTC+11

Drysdale Advances

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Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 200 ante

After being grinded down to just 4,000, Steve Hansen pushed his last four grey 1,000-denomination chips into the pot from the button.

Barry Drysdale made the call without looking at his hand from the big blind to put Hansen at risk.

Hansen: {6-Hearts} {4-Hearts}
Drysdale: {J-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

The board rolled out {8-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {3-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} to end Hansen's tournament on the bubble as Drysdale advances to round two with 92,025 in chips.