Chop It Up
Sam Razavi raised to 16,000 and Jamie Perkins moved all in for 81,000 total. Razavi made the call with but was dominated by Perkins with the .
The board ran out and they chopped it up.
Sam Razavi raised to 16,000 and Jamie Perkins moved all in for 81,000 total. Razavi made the call with but was dominated by Perkins with the .
The board ran out and they chopped it up.
On a flop of , Christopher Mounteney found himself all in from the small blind against Jeff Rossiter on the button.
Mounteney:
Rossiter:
The on the turn saw Rossiter capture the lead turning a straight, but with Mounteney needing any heart to remain alive, there was still a sweat.
Unfortunately it would be all anti-climatical as the found its way on the river to end Mounteney's tournament in twenty-ninth place as Rossiter climbed to 350,000 in chips.
Cliff Lee opened to 18,000 from under the gun only to have Adam Cusenza three-bet to 51,000 from the button.
Once the action returned to Lee, he moved all in for in-excess of 550,000 to put Cusenza to a decision.
"First time I've three-bet you all day!" announced Cusenza.
"Do you want a call?" continued Cusenza before Lee responded with, "I don't mind!"
Eventually Cusenza announced a call and flipped over his to be in the lead against Lee's .
Unfortunately for Cusenza, the flop thrust Lee into the lead before the and saw the board complete.
As Cusenza headed to the rail, Lee soared to 1,030,000 in chips.
Hiren Patel was all in from under the gun for 102,000. Randy Lew called from the button and everyone else folded.
Patel:
Lew:
The board ran out blank for Patel when it came down and he was eliminated in 27th place for AUD$35,000.
David Gorr just sent John Foy out the door in 26th place. Gorr's held up against Foy's . Foy hit the rail after the board ran out , earning AUD$35,000 for his effort.
Chris Moorman opened his button to 18,000 before Cliff Lee made the call from the small blind. With the action on Emanuel Seal, he pushed his last 157,000 into the middle from the big blind to force Moorman's cards into the muck.
Lee and Seal exchanged some inaudible banter before Lee eventually announced call.
Seal:
Lee:
With Seal in the lead, the flop saw him sink into domination before the on the turn gave him some sort of hope to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Seal, the river landed the to end his tournament in twenty-fifth place to mark his second Aussie Millions Main Event cash following a tenth place in 2006.
Action folded to Mark Vos on the button and he raised to 18,000. Elliot Smith three-bet from the big blind to 46,000. Vos came back with a four-bet to 100,000 and Smith gave it up.
On the very next hand, Vos raised to 17,000 from the cutoff seat. Smith three-bet him again, this time to 44,000. Vos folded and revealed the .
Both of these players have made deep runs in the Aussie Millions Main Event before. Vos ran deep in 2006, placing eighth and just missing out on the official final table in this event, which is set at seven players. He earned AUD$83,600 for that effort. Smith has had two deep runs in the event. He placed third in 2009 for AUD$700,000 and then last year followed it up with a 15th-place finish for $75,000. Both are still in right now with 24 players remaining and looking to score their best finish yet!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Vos |
462,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
||
Elliot Smith |
345,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Randy Dorfman |
1,330,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Sorel Mizzi |
1,180,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Chris Moorman |
700,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
Eli Heath |
670,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
David Menz
|
660,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
James Keys |
615,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Manny Stavropoulos |
560,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Shane Sigsbee |
400,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Randy Lew |
370,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
Jamie Perkins
|
125,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
Sanchez Rodriguez
|
65,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Sanchez Rodriguez was all in for 61,000 with the . He was up against the for Cliff Lee, but in a dominating position to double up on the short stack. The board of made it sure that Rodriguez doubled and he's got some life back again.
After just doubling up, Sanchez Rodriguez pushed again for his 139,000-chip stack and Sorel Mizzi made the call from the button.
Rodriguez:
Mizzi:
The flop kept Rodriguez behind, and when the landed on the turn, Rodriguez would need just one of the three aces in the deck to remain in the Aussie Millions.
Unfortunately for Rodriguez, the river landed the to see him finish in twenty-fourth place for an AUD$45,000 payday as Mizzi climbs to 1,330,000 in chips.