John 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 now up to 40,000 in chips thanks to two big hands. First, Stares had three aces over three kings to double up and then he had full house over full house to double again.
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On a board of 
, Simon Watt led out from the small blind with a bet of 1,500 as his two active opponents made the call to see the 
complete on the river.
Watt fired for 3,000 and both opponents made the call.
Watt tabled his 
for a flopped Broadway straight only to have one of his opponents table his 
.
With Watt's straight behind rivered, the Full Tilt Poker Red Pro is now down to 16,800.
On a board of 
, William Thorson pushed out a bet of 1,375 which his opponent check-called as the 
landed on the river.
Both players checked and Thorson's 
was good enough to see him collect the pot and move to 45,500 in chips.
On the board of 
, Joe Serock bet 1,500 and Michael Mariakis made the call. Shane Warne folded.
The river brought the and Serock bet 3,750. After a minute of thought, Mariakis gave it up and Serock won the pot. He's up to 30,000 and Mariakis slipped back to 47,000.
Action checked around on the flop of 
between three players including Joe Serock and Shane Warne. After the fell on the turn, the first player checked and Warne fired 2,500. Serock folded and the other player raised to 10,000. Warne went all in for a little bit more and the player called.
Warne had flopped a straight with the , but after the turn he was chopping with his opponent's 
. The river completed the board with the to end the hand.
From the button, Shane Warne raised to 825 and got two callers from the blinds to see a flop of 
. The two blinds checked and Warne fired 1,825. The small blind called and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the 
and paired the board. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. Both checked again.
Warne held the 
and his opponent the 
. Warne won the pot and moved up to 15,500 in chips.
A quick waltz around the room, and our PokerNews field reporter noticed a few empty chairs that use to belong to some of our notables.
James Obst, Mishel Anunu and Michael Chrisanthopoulos have all been spotted on the rail.
On the flop of 
, one player checked and Shane Warne checked. Joe Serock bet 1,200 and the first player called. Warne raised to 3,700 and both players folded. Warne picked up the pot and now has 19,700 in chips in front of him.
Preflop, the cutoff seat made it 650 to go and John Caridad made the call from the button. The flop came down and the cutoff checked. Caridad bet 2,000 and his opponent called.
The turn card brought the to pair the board and complete a possible flush draw. Both players checked.
The river card was the and the cutoff seat bet 1,500. Caridad raised to 4,000 and his opponent mucked.
Caridad improved to 18,500.
Kristian Lunardi raised from the cutoff seat to 550 and got called by David Bach in the big blind to see the flop come down 
. With three clubs on board and a connected flop, Bach checked. Lunardi fired a continuation bet of 1,100 and Bach made the call.
The turn card was the 
and added a fourth club to the party. Both players checked. They also both checked after the fell on the river.
Bach's 
beat whatever Lunardi held as he mucked his hand. Bach, the winner of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the World Series of Poker in 2009, moved to 22,200.
