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: 100/200, 0 ante
The cards are back in the air!
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,210,000 AUD
Entries
721
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Break Time
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The remaining players are heading on 15-minute break.
Stares Wins with Worst Hand
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On the flop of 
, one player checked to Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Van Marcus. He fired 450 and John Stares raised to 1,500. The next player folded before the player on the button went into the tank. "I can't believe I'm throwing this away," he said as he tanked over his decision. Finally, he tossed the hand away, flashing it to the player next to him. The first player folded and then Marcus folded, showing 
. Stares showed the 
for a worse hand. The button said he folded 
and if that's true, Stares won with the worst hand.
Stares won the Grand-Super Final Table in the Poker Night pub poker league. Winning that got him his seat in this Aussie Millions Main Event and he's already making moves and picking up chips.
WSOP Europe Champions Arrive
Both James Bord and John Juanda have just taken their seats in today's tournament.
Not only are they both part of the Full Tilt Poker team, but they are also previous WSOP Europe Champions.
Bord captured the title last year after besting a 346-player field to capture the £830,401 (roughly $1,280,000) first prize while Juanda proved victorious in 2008 when he defeated a 362-player field and endured one of the longest heads-up matches of all time to walk away with the £868,800 (roughly $1,580,000) first prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Want $2 Million?
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Tournament staff just announced over the PA system that there is under half an hour remaining to register for the Aussie Millions and get a shot at the $2 Million (approx.) first prize. Registration for the last of the three starting flights closes at the end of the first break.
Not to worry, they said. If you've already played but would still like to win $2 million, that's the first prize for another tournament starting on Thursday. That's a single table tournament with a mere $250,000 entry fee. If there is enough interest, they will run $25,000 satellites to the tournament.
Small One for Caridad
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
John Caridad and his opponent committed 250 preflop to see a 
flop fall before both players checked.
The turn of the 
saw Caridad push out 400 with his opponent check-calling as the 
completed the board.
Caridad fired 700 and his opponent folded to see the 2010 WPT Bellagio Cup VI fourth-place finisher collect the small pot to move to 21,000 in chips.
Scott Snapping
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player in middle position opened with a raise, and Andrew Scott three-bet him. They went heads up to a 
flop. The player checked to Scott, who bet 1,000. Scott's opponent then raised to 2,500. In a millisecond, Scott said "I'm all in." And his opponent folded just as quickly. Scott still has some work to do to get back to starting stack. He's sitting with around 14,000 now.
Warne Flipper'd
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On a board of 
, Shane Warne pushed out a 3,500-chip bet only to have his opponent move all in for somewhere near the 20,000-chip mark.
Warne deliberated over a decision for his tournament life before folding and slipping to 9,000 in chips.
Thorsons Arrive
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The Thorson brothers have arrived, William and Jens. William is the much more well known poker player, but we'll see which one does better in this event. What's interesting is that both of them have draw seat nine on each feature table.