Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day 1 Started
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
158
Level
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
Bang! Bang! It's Shootout Time!
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Welcome back to the Crown Casino and the 2011 Aussie Millions for Event 4: $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Shootout!
Five days are already in the bag with an Australia and a South African capturing elusive gold rings, and in several hours another will be awarded when the Event 3: $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha final table gets underway.
However, our focus - and obviously yours if you are reading this - is seeing how some of the best players currently located in Melbourne, Australia will apply their highly adaptive and experience-driven skills in this unique shootout format. To progress through to the next stage, a player must defeat all players at their table in a typical shootout format.
So who exactly will be looking to retain their title? No one actually! This is the first time a shootout tournament has been run at the Aussie Millions (although the previous years' bounty event has run as a shootout format, but returned to normal play once in the money) with the Crown Australian Poker Championships in 2006 featuring a Speed Poker Shootout event.
With international pros steadily making their way down to the luxurious Crown Casino and its wonderful poker room, who knows exactly who will be in attendance. Full Tilt Poker Red Pro's Annette Obrestad, James Akenhead, Scott Montgomery and Jonathan Karamalikis are most likely definites along with countless local tournament regulars. However, the one player that most will be keen to witness on the felt is Patrik Antonius who has been spotted around the Crown Casino complex, but is yet to make an appearance in the poker room.
Regardless of who fronts up to the felt, the battle for the fourth gold ring of the Aussie Millions is going to be a great one to watch. And for you at home, your spot is best saved for the couch with a few snacks and drinks in one hand, and your mouse clicking the refresh button all day as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team provides the exclusive live coverage of all the Event 4: $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Shootout action from 12:30 pm EST.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Play Underway
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are now in the air for Event 4.
Each player begins with a 10,000-chip stack and will see the tournament play down until just one is left to progress through to the next round.
Who's In The Field?
Here has been spotted so far.
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Some Interesting Tables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
It is no surprise that some of today's tables feature some fantastic and highly skilled players.
Tyron Krost is seated with Sam Korman and Jack Powell, while Full Tilt Poker Red Pro's Jonathan Karamalikis and Annette Obrestad headline a table that features chess prodigy Jeffrey Sarwer and online players Matthew Pearson and Jackson Zheng.
The secondary feature table features Tony Dunst, Brendon Rubie, Bruno Portaro and Dale Marsland while Full Tilt Poker Red Pro's Steve Yea and Simon Watt are seated together as Grant Levy, Neil Channing, Andrew Hinrichsen and Scott Montgomery are battling it out over on table twenty-five.
Some More Information
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Tournament Director Frank Bianco has just informed us on some of the conditions of the tournament.
Most tables are currently nine-handed, but there are the occasional one that is playing eight-handed.
The winner of each table will take their chips through to the next stage (90,000 or 80,000 depending on how many players their table feature) and from there, they will be guaranteed money.
With eighteen tables in play - and anymore unlikely - the final eighteen will play down until a final table of ten is formed before calling it a night and returning tomorrow to continue the battle for claiming the Event 4 gold ring.
Small One for Annette
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Facing a raise to 250, Annette Obrestad made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Her opponent opted not to push out a continuation-bet as Obrestad took the lead by dropping in a bet of 350.
The dealer dropped the 
on the turn following a check-call from Obrestad's opponent, and once she was greeted with another check, her 800-chip bet would be enough to see her collect the pot.
Akenhead Out
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Speaking to tablemate Dan Smith, he informed us of how Full Tilt Poker Red Pro James Akenhead unfortunately was bounced to the rail.
With a raise to 325 ahead of him, Akenhead bumped it up to 1,100 only to have the pressure placed back on him with a four-bet of 3,400 from the original raiser.
Akenhead didn't seem scared at all by his opponent's show of strength, and instead pushed what remained of his stack into the pot. His opponent made the call tabling his 
to be dominating Akenhead's 
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No help from any of the community cards would ensure that Akenhead was swiftly bumped to the rail to continue his cashless start to the 2011 Aussie Millions.
More Players Arriving
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
2009 Aussie Millions Champion Stewart Scott has just taken his seat in today's field.
On Scott's table is fellow Aussie Millions title holder Michael Pedley as well as Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade.
Tony Bloom has also found his seat while old-schoolers Billy "The Croc" Argyros, Roy Vandersluis, Joseph Humunicki and Joe Cabret are also in the field.