Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day 2 Started
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 2
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
Australia Day! Oh, and Day 2
Welcome back for Day 2 of the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event! Not only is it the second day of action here at the greatest poker tournament in the Southern Hempisphere, it's also Australia Day. Celebrated each year on January 26, the date commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland. That's all and well, but these players inside the confines of the poker room here at Crown have more than parties and parades on their minds.
With 265 players left from the total field of 721, today will make or break a lot of players' tournaments. With the money line set at 72, it's a very real scenario that the bubble will burst today. Oliver Keefe will enter the day with the most chips in the room at 198,200. He came out of the Day 1c field.
Team Full Tilt Poker will be returning to action with a few big stacks in their corner. Erick Lindgren has 186,000, Patrik Antonius has 176,500 and Phil Ivey holds 134,200 while online qualifiers Luke Brabin and Carter Phillips have 177,200 and 162,500, respectively.
Play kicks off at 12:30 P.M. local time here in the Melbourne. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the felt.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
198,200 | |
|
186,000 | |
|
177,200 | |
|
176,500 | |
|
|
163,000 | |
|
162,500 | |
|
|
154,900 | |
|
146,600 | |
|
|
143,400 | |
|
|
141,800 | |
|
136,100 | |
|
|
134,900 | |
|
134,200 | |
|
|
132,700 | |
|
128,700 | |
|
120,500 | |
|
116,900 | |
|
116,200 | |
|
113,900 | |
|
111,400 | |
|
|
110,500 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
108,700 | |
|
107,400 | |
|
102,000 |
Seating Draw Note
We're still waiting on the official end-of-day chip counts from the tournament staff for Day 1c and with that will come the table and seat draw for Day 2. Once all of that information is received, we'll post it promptly to view.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
Montgomery Flushed
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Scott Montgomery opened with a raise only to have Jie Gao three-bet next to act.
Montgomery responded with an all in for 49,100 and Gao made the call.
Montgomery: 
Gao: 
The board ran out 
to see Gao's flush send Montgomery to the rail.
Tanaka Doubles
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With a raise to 2,400, Nobbi Tanaka moved all in for 22,900 and his opponent made the call.
Tanaka: 
Opponent:
The board fell 
to see Tanaka spike a double to 48,000.
Straight Flush on Ablett
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Gary Ablett Jnr has just seen his stack halved down to 15,200.
Ablett: 
Opponent: 
The board filled out 
to see Ablett Jnr's opponent make a flush on the Australian Football League star.
Ferguson Knocks One Out
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Team Full Tilt Poker member Chris Ferguson had an opponent all in preflop with the 
. His opponent held the 
. The player's all-in bet was for nearly all of Ferguson's chips, but the board ran out 
to keep the jacks good and win Ferguson the hand.
Ferguson's up to about 50,000 now.