2011 Aussie Millions

Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,210,000 AUD
Entries
721
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Warne Flipper'd

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a board of {Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}, 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.

Tags: Shane Warne

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 {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} 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.

Tags: Andrew Scott

Small One for Caridad

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

John Caridad and his opponent committed 250 preflop to see a {J-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop fall before both players checked.

The turn of the {9-Hearts} saw Caridad push out 400 with his opponent check-calling as the {J-Diamonds} 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.

Tags: John Caridad

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.

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
James Bord gb
James Bord
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt
John Juanda id
John Juanda
20,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Full Tilt

Stares Wins with Worst Hand

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On the flop of {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, 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 {Q-}{10-}. Stares showed the {Q-}{8-} for a worse hand. The button said he folded {Q-}{J-} 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.

Tags: John StaresVan Marcus

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:197]
[Removed:197]
34,000
14,000
14,000
Warwick Mirzikinian au
Warwick Mirzikinian
33,500
13,500
13,500
Simon Watt nz
Simon Watt
32,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Tamara Volkoff
Tamara Volkoff
25,500
5,500
5,500
Josh Barrett
Josh Barrett
24,000
4,000
4,000
Charles Chua
Charles Chua
24,000
1,000
1,000
John Dalessandri au
John Dalessandri
24,000
4,000
4,000
Koray Turker au
Koray Turker
23,800
-1,200
-1,200
David Bach us
David Bach
23,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Rayan Nathan
Rayan Nathan
22,000
2,000
2,000
John Caridad
John Caridad
20,500
-500
-500
Sheldon
Sheldon
19,800
-200
-200
Darren Kramer za
Darren Kramer
19,500
-500
-500
Tony Hachem au
Tony Hachem
19,200
-800
-800
David Gorr au
David Gorr
19,000
-1,000
-1,000
Full Tilt
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
19,000
-1,000
-1,000
Kristian Lunardi au
Kristian Lunardi
18,000
-2,000
-2,000
Mark Vos au
Mark Vos
18,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Cole Swannack nz
Cole Swannack
17,900
-2,100
-2,100
John Juanda id
John Juanda
17,800
-2,200
-2,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
17,500
-2,500
-2,500
Vesko Zmukic au
Vesko Zmukic
17,200
2,000
2,000
David Morton
David Morton
17,000
-3,000
-3,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
17,000
-3,000
-3,000
Emad Tahtouh
Emad Tahtouh
15,200
-4,800
-4,800

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