2011 Aussie Millions

Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
37,920 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
158
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Hinrichsen Out Drawn, Channing Advances

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Neil Channing
Neil Channing

Neil Channing opened his button to 2,800 only to have Andrew Hinrichsen three-bet to 8,400 from the big blind.

Channing moved all in for roughly 45,000 and Hinrichsen made the call for his tournament life.

Channing: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Hinrichsen: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The board rolled out {J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} to see Hinrichsen sent to the rail as Channing progresses through to round two with 91,500 in chips.

Tags: Andrew HinrichsenNeil Channing

Blanner Advances

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Holding {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Soren Blanner has reached the second round after Ali Ghezelbash's two-pair failed to improve on the final board of {A-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

Having Ghezelbash slightly covered, Blanner bagged a 91,675-chip stack to become the next player to enter round two.

Tags: Ali GhezelbashSoren Blanner

Krost, Jordanou and Yea Fall

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Steve Yea
Steve Yea

In a quick succession, a short-stack Billy Jordanou along with reigning Aussie Millions Champion Tyron Krost and Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Steve Yea have all been eliminated from the tournament.

All three players fell in third place on their table leaving their remaining two opponents to battle it out on the bubble.

Tags: Tyron KrostSteve YeaBilly JordanouFull Tilt Poker

Prizepool Announced!

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

The 158-player field has formed an AUD$158,000 prizepool that sees the top eighteen players sneak into the money with a guaranteed AUD$2,015 for anyone that wins their table.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePrize (AUD)
1st$37,920
2nd$28,120
3rd$18,960
4th$14,220
5th$11,060
6th$9,480
7th$7,900
8th$6,320
9th$4,740
10th$3,160

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 100

Powell Advances

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Jack "doctor_fun" Powell is the next player to advance through to the second round.

Amassing a 91,850-chip stack, Powell managed to best a table that featured the reigning Aussie Millions Champion Tyron Krost and a few local tournament regulars.

Tags: Jack Powell

Walch Advances

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 100 ante

Justin Walch is the tenth player to reach round two.

He amassed a 91,525-chip stack after defeating a table that featured Opening Event winner Martin Drewe, Victorian Poker Championships winner Michael Egan, Emanuel Seal and Jie Gao.

Tags: Justin Walch