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Level 11
: 1,000/20,600, 200 ante
Nicki Pickering learns that Brandon Rubie has a new word for "supersticious" at Event 1 of the 2012 Aussie Millions.
2012 Aussie Millions
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Opening Event
Day: 1b
Players Left 1 / 946
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We recently reported that Aaron Benton was prospering. Well, that's no longer the case as Benton just lost a massive chunk of his stack.
Benton held 
and the board was showing 
, with Benton coming up against one opponent. This is when all the chips went in and Benton's opponent turned over 
. Benton would have to dodge a lot of cards and we are sure the title gives away what happened as the 
on the river meant Benton would take the big hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
In the last half an hour Benton has managed to double his stack twice and now sits behind an extremely healthy stack.
The highlight of Benton's survival plight occured when he held 
and was all-in preflop against the 
of an opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Sam Youssef has done it again and now it is looking extremely likely that he will finish up the day with the chip lead.
We missed the latest massive hand, but Youssef was more than happy to tell us how he managed to be sitting behind a stack of over 250,000.
Apparently there was plenty of action between Yousseff and James Dempsey. Youssef held 
, while Dempsey held 
. The flop housed a along with two hearts and this is when all the chips went in.
Dempsey would need a heart that would never come as the pair of kings for Youssef was enough to see his stack skyrocket well ahead of any other player in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Daniel Neilson was all in preflop for around 14,000 holding 
and up against the 
of Toby Lewis. While Neilson was the favorite, Lewis was drawing to live cards. The 
was reassuring to Neilson as it paired his jack and left Lewis drawing to a king. Fortunately for the at-risk player, the turn and 
river missed his opponent.
Neilson doubled on the hand to 28,000 while Lewis was knocked back to 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
28,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Sam Youssef is now indisputably sitting behind the largest stack in the room and we managed to catch a big hand which added the majority to his mountain of chips.
We came to the table with a board showing 
and a big pot building. By the time all the action on the turn was over, the two players had all their chips in the middle.
Yousseff: 
Opponent:
When Youssef noticed that his opponent hit a set on the flop he joked that he was drawing dead. That certainly wasn't the case by the time the river was dealt, with the giving Youssef the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/20,600
Ante: 200
Local regular Martin Comer has made a late surge at the chip leader board, currently sitting behind one of the larger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000 |
As we strolled past Billy Jordanou's table we noticed that he was again adding chips to his stack, while another player was gathering their belongings and leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Martin Kozlov has seen his last hand of this tournament, with 
the hand that would be the end of Kozlov's evening.
Kozlov was coming up against the 
of an opponent and after dodging the flop, watched as a king was dealt on both the turn and the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
