Break!
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
The players are now on a 40 minute dinner break.
2012 Aussie Millions
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
92
Level
13
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
300
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
First Post-Dinner Elimination
George McDonald got his stack all in preflop and was in bad shape.
Showdown
| Mason |   |
| McDonald |   |
McDonald's best chance to survive was to catch a six, but he couldn't do it as the board ran out 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The Main Event Champ is Still Going Strong
2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Tyron Krost is still in the running and doing well with 44,000 chips. Krost ($1.9 million in love tournament earnings) is sitting next to McLean Karr ($2.2 million) and Jarred Solomon ($725k). Also at this table are Marvin Rettenmaier ($1.3 million), Dan Kelly ($1.5 million) and the fearless Lithuanian Dominykas Karmazinas ($1.3 million). A pretty stacked table here with just 26 players remaining in the tournament!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
November Niners Clash Big Time
The action started with a raise from Joseph Cheong to 2,825 from the cut-off. The button folded after which Eoghan O'Dea shoved for his last 12,750 chips. Cheong made the call creating a serious pot between the two former November Nine finalists.
| Eoghan O'Dea |   |
| Joseph Cheong |  |
The flop brought out 
and everything seemed to be going in O'Dea's direction. The turn was the 
which changed everything, and now Cheong was the front runner. On the river the 
giving O'Dea a set and the win. A big roller coaster for the two super stars who will be likely to clash again at this table!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
14,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
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Pedley Stays in Front
Michael Pedley has had the chip lead for a while now, and he's not holding back because of it. In an all-in pre flop he just knocked out John Apostolidis, the showdown went as following.
| Michael Pedley | |
| John Apostolidis |   |
The board ran out 
giving Pedley the winning pair. We're now down to just 24 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
Value For Loeser
German pro Manig Loeser just won a decent sized pot against American Ty Reiman. Reiman raised to 1,200 from the under the gun position after which Loeser three-bet to 2,625 from the hi-jack. After Reiman made the call the flop brought out 
and both players checked. On the turn the players checked again when the popped up. The river was the and Reiman check-called 3,025.
Loeser showed 
and Reiman said "Nice hand" as he snap-mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
29,000 | |
|
||
O'Dea Done
Joseph Cheong opened up the action with a raise to 1,400 and he got three-bet right away by Manig Loeser who made it 3,025. Irishman O'Dea threw out a four-bet to 5,800 after which Ty Reiman tanked from the button. He eventually folded his cards and that got Cheong to muck as well. Loeser five-bet to 10,000 and called O'Dea's shove. On their backs they went.
| Manig Loeser | |
| Eoghan O'Dea | |
The board ran out 
bringing us down to 22 players. A full chip count will follow when we reach the final 18 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Watson vs. Reiman
On a flop of , Mike Watson, who was in the small blind, check-called a bet of 1,775 from Ty Reiman in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the turn, and then Watson fired out 3,625 on the 
river. Reiman made the call, but mucked when Watson rolled over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
27,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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Rettenmaier Teases Karmazinas
Two of the guys you want at your table just for entertainment value just played a pot against each other. Dominykas Karmazinas check-called a 1,625 bet on the flop which read 
. The turn was the and Karmazinas check-folded when Rettenmaier threw out 4,625.
The Lithuanian was very interested in the German's hand and he slid the hand over. Right before Karmazinas could grab the cards Rettenmaier picked them up and decided to muck. A nice little tease from Rettenmaier who is one of the chip leaders in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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49,000
32,000
|
32,000 |