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Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
2012 Aussie Millions
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Opening Event
Day: 1c
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Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
We've reached the halfway point of Day 1c, which means players are on a ten-minute break.
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
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We're not sure of how it happened, but Stevan Chew, who had been nursing a short stack, has been eliminated from the 2012 Aussie Millions Opening Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
With around 8,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, an unknown player in the small blind bet 3,000 and Dan Kelly called from middle position. When the 
peeled off on the river, the small blind bet 5,000 and Kelly thought a moment before tossing in a call.
The small blind rolled over 
for a flopped two pair, but Kelly revealed the superior 
for a rivered two pair. Kelly is up to 36,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
17,000
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17,000 |
A recent hand at Daniel Neilson's table saw three players limp before the action was on Neilson on the button. It was here that Neilson raised it up to 1,750. The large bet didn't deter two players from making the call as Neilson and his opponents watched the 
flop hit the felt.
The play was checked to Neilson and he continued his aggression, flinging out 2,400. One caller came along for the ride as the 
landed on the turn.
Neilson's opponent jammed on the turn, getting his chips in almost as quickly as the third diamond hit the felt. It didn't take long for Neilson to let his hand go as he still sits behind a comfortable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Martin Kozlov was just involved in a three-way all in and managed to creep in to take at least a portion of the pot.
Kozlov held 
and was up against two players of varying stack sizes, with the shortest stack holding 
and the other player having 
.
When the board ran out 
, Kozlov lost a small amount to the player with pocket-sevens, while he gained them back off the player with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,500
1,500
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1,500 |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With about 4,500 in the pot and a flop of 
, an unknown player in the small blind fired out 1,900 only to have Vesko Zmukic, who is playing with a big stack, toss out two T5,000 chips, constituting a raise to 10,000.
The small blind thought for a long time before releasing his hand. With that, Zmukic is back up to 38,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
3,000
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3,000 |
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Unfortunately James Dempsey is no longer alive in this tournament, but that shouldn't stop you from checking out this interview between him and Nicki Pickering.
