Level: 8
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #8: $100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,800,000 AUD
Entries
38
Level
14
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000 | 15,000 |
|
510,000 | 25,000 |
|
440,000 | 25,000 |
|
380,000 | 105,000 |
|
365,000 | 45,000 |
|
345,000 | 5,000 |
|
275,000 | -91,000 |
|
235,000 | -190,000 |
|
180,000 | 12,500 |
|
126,500 | 11,500 |
|
110,000 | -50,000 |
Break
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
One more break for the night. See you in 15 minutes.
Lisandro's Set Nets Him a Double
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
After Jeffrey Lisandro raised, James Obst three-bet to 40,500 from the button. Lisandro called and the flop came down 
. Lisandro checked and Obst bet 42,000. Lisandro made the call.
The turn card was the 
and Lisandro checked. Obst moved all in to put Lisandro to the test. The test was an easy one as Lisandro snapped him off with the 
for a set of sixes. Obst held the 
.
"Don't do it to me," said Lisandro getting up from his chair. "Don't turn a king."
The dealer didn't do it to him, dealing the 
on the river. Lisandro made a full house and was all in on the turn for 166,500. He doubled up to nearly 500,000 in chips.
Bloom Fades and Doubles
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Tony Bloom raised to 14,000 from the hijack seat. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Kostritsyn check-called a bet of 16,000 from Bloom and the two went to fourth street.
The turn brought the 
and Kostritsyn fired 30,000. Bloom moved all in for 97,500 and Kostritsyn made the call holding the 
. His open-ended straight draw and flush draw combo was up against the 
for Bloom. Kostritsyn also held a king that would give him a better pair.
The river completed the board with the 
and completely whiffed for Kostritsyn. He sent the chips over to Bloom and dropped to 167,500.
Benyamine Tames the "SEABEAST"
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Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
David Benyamine limped the high-jack which prompted Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade to follow and also enter the pot in the cut-off. This allowed Erik Seidel and Tony Bloom in the blinds to also see the flop of 
.
The blinds checked to Benyamine who pushed 13,000 out to test the waters. The response from Kinkade was his full 84,000 in chips. Seidel and Bloom got out of the way and Benyamine made the call.
Benyamine: 
Kinkade:
The turn feel the 
giving Kinkade some chop outs too, but when the 
fell on the river, Kinkade would be eliminated from the tournament.
Benyamine now moves up to 340,000 in chips.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000 | |
|
|
366,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
320,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
264,000 | -31,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
115,000 | -20,000 |
Yu Raising It Up on the Feature Table
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Winfred Yu raised to 15,000 from the button after action folded to him on the feature table. Action folded through the two blinds and he won the pot. On the next hand, action folded to Yu in the cutoff set. He raised to 14,500 and everyone folded.
Seidel Beating Up on Kostritsyn
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Alexander Kostritsyn bet 16,000 and Erik Seidel reraised to 40,000 on the flop of 
. Kostritsyn made the call and the turn brought the 
. Seidel bet 55,000 after Kostritsyn checked and won the pot.
From under the gun, Kostritsyn raised to 15,000 and Seidel called in position. The flop of 
was checked by both players to see the fall on the turn. Kostritsyn checked and Seidel bet 15,000. Kostritsyn made the call. After the 
paired the board on the river, Kostritsyn check-folded to a bet of 30,000 from Seidel, giving another one to his counterpart.
David Benyamine raised to 15,000 from the cutoff seat and Kostritsyn reraised from the small blind to 40,000. Seidel reraised to 100,000 from the big blind and won the pot.
After all of that, Seidel moved to 425,000 while Kostritsyn dropped to 340,000.
Lindgren Goes Bust
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Erick Lindgren was all in preflop with the 
on the feature table. He was up against the for David Steicke.
The flop came down and gave Steicke the lead with top pair. Lindgren did pick up a flush draw though so he didn't fall too far behind.
The turn brought the and gave Lindgren more outs to a wheel. The river completed the board with the 
and ended the tournament for Lindgren.