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

Delaney Advances

Level 7 : 400/800, 75 ante

Ben Delaney is the third player to advance to the second round.

Entering heads up play with a lead against Vesko Zmukic, Zmukic would flop a straight only to have Delaney make a flush to end the Western Australia's tournament just a spot shy of the money.

Delaney will be taking a powering 91,950-chip stack into the second round.

Tags: Ben DelaneyVesko Zmukic

Yea Advances

Level 7 : 400/800, 75 ante

Chris Yea is the second player to advance to the next round.

Amassing a 91,900-chip stack, Yea managed to best Bruno Portaro, Brendon Rubie and Dale Marsland to snatch the current chip lead.

Tags: Chris Yea

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

Delaney Crushing

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Ben Delaney has just soared into great position to progress through to the next stage after eliminating three opponents - two of which were in the same hand.

In the first hand, one player pushed his last 8,000 holding {Q-}{Q-} only to have Vladimir Geshkenbein commit his last 7,000 with {10-}{10-}.

Delaney made the call holding {A-}{J-}, and when an ace spiked on the turn, he sent two players to the rail while climbing to 51,000.

Just a few hands later, Delaney would open his button to 1,500 only to have Darren Kramer make it 4,400 from the big blind. Delaney pushed, Kramer called for roughly his last 23,000 and we were off to the races.

Kramer: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Delaney: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{6-Clubs} to end Kramer's tournament while sending Delaney soaring up to 73,000.

Tags: Vladimir GeshkenbeinDarren FletcherBen DelaneyVesko Zmukic

Rubie Exits, Yea In Control

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Brendon Rubie opened with a raise preflop before Chris Yea three-bet from the big blind.

Rubie made the call, and when the {Q-}{J-}{9-} flop brought about a continuation-bet from Yea, Rubie bumped it up with a two-bet.

Yea moved all in and Rubie made the call for his tournament life.

Rubie: {Q-}{J-}
Yea: {10-}{8-}

With Rubie's two-pair trailing, the turn and river blanked out to see him hit the rail as Yea - the brother of Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Steve - moves to 63,000 in chips.

Tags: Steve YeaChris YeaBrendon RubieFull Tilt Poker

Combes Advances

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Charlie Combes is the first player to progress through to the second round.

Amassing a 91,525-chip stack, Combes defeated the likes of Michael Greco, Martin Comer, Raj Ramakrishnan and Dominik Nitsche to progress.

Tags: Charlie Combes

Sarwer Pawn'd

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante
Jeffrey Sarwer
Jeffrey Sarwer

Chess prodigy Jeffrey Sarwer is the next player to find himself heading to the rail.

After losing a race holding {A-}{K-} against {5-}{5-}, a now short-stacked Sarwer committed what remained of his stack with {6-}{2-} against the very opponent who crippled him and his {A-}{K-}.

Sarwer would again fall short and be bounced to the rail - unable to add to his one Aussie Millions cash from the Event 1: $1,100 Opening Event (60th place for AUD$3,570).

Tags: Jeffrey Sarwer