2012 Aussie Millions

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
84,200 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
385
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed

Day 2 Started

Short Handed Plays Down To One

Welcome back to the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia for continued coverage of the the 2011 Aussie Millions Event 5:$1,100 NLH 6 Handed.

Yesterday saw a busy day of poker action as 385 players were whittled down to just 18. Starting the day as the chip leader will be Australia's Craig Cockburn, while Stefan Jedlicka, Joel Dodds, Ben Richardson and Kosta Mamaliadis join Cockburn with plenty of chips.

Joining Cockburn with healthy chip stacks includes Stefan Jedlicka, Joel Dodds, Ben Richardson and Kosta Mamaliadis, while Darren Kramer, Antonis Kambouroglou and Brian Roberts are also alive and well.

It's all set to kick off at 4:00 pm local time and PokerNews will be on the floor as a champion of the short-handed event is crowned!

Table 29

SeatPlayerChip Counts
1Nino Marotta138,000
2Darren Kramer135,500
3Antonis Kambouroglou187,500
4Ben Richardson259,500
5Xin Zhao226,000
6Ben Lingenfelder266,000

Table 30

SeatPlayerChip Counts
1Tanya Puppa255,000
2Jeremy Cleaver90,000
3Tudor Kondevski90,000
4Stefan Jedlicka414,000
5Kosta Mamaliadis421,000
6Peter Skouteris75,000

Table 32

SeatPlayerChip Counts
1Greg Tucker58,500
2Craig Cockburn474,500
3Joel Dodds304,000
4Brian Roberts132,500
5Tom Middleton260,500
6Tomi Aalto292,500

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Time To Play

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The 18 players have scrambled into their seats and the cards are being dealt! The blinds are starting at 4000/8000 with a 1000-chip ante.

Two Players Elminated Already!

It didn’t take long to lose a player today; actually it was on the first hand. Tanya Puppa found pocket fours and made her moved, called by an opponent holding king-nine. Our final female representative was drawing dead by the turn as king-nine made a straight.

Shortly after we also lost the short-stacked Greg Tucker. We apologise as we don't have the details of the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Tanya Puppa
Tanya Puppa
Busted
Greg Tucker za
Greg Tucker
Busted

Tags: Greg TuckerTanya Puppa

Kondevski Eliminated; 15 Remain

It took only a handful of hands for this tournament to eliminate three players, with Tudor Kondevski the latest addition to the rail. The flop showed {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and this is when Kondevski got his stack all in against Stefan Jedlicka.

Kondevski held {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and was up against the {7-Spades}{4-Hearts} of Jedlicka. When the {j-Spades} hit the turn, Kondevski gave a small fist pump as he looked like he would double-up. Unfortunately the {6-Clubs} would see Kondevski sent home in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Jedlicka at
Stefan Jedlicka
450,000 36,000
Tudor Kondevski
Tudor Kondevski
Busted

Tags: Tudor KondevskiStefan Jedlicka

Another One Down

The eliminations are flying fast in the short-handed event, with Nino Marotta recently eliminated at the hands of Darren Kramer.

The action started when Kramer opened the pot from under the gun. The play was then on Marotta in the big blind and he shoved his stack all in. Kramer made the call and turned over his {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and would be heading to the races as Marotta turned over his {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

The {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades} board ensured that Kramer would take the pot down, while Marotta was eliminated in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Kramer za
Darren Kramer
330,000 194,500
Nino Marotta au
Nino Marotta
Busted

Tags: Darren KramerNino Marotta

Roberts Out; Cockburn Rising

When Craig Cockburn opened the action from the cutoff seat he was promptly three-bet by Brian Roberts in the small blind. Cockburn then shoved his stack all in and Roberts dropped a large stack of his chips onto the felt, motioning the call.

Cockburn: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Roberts: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Cockburn was way out in front and when the board ran out {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, Cockburn took down the big pot, while Roberts was sent home in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Cockburn
Craig Cockburn
800,000 325,500
Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
Busted

Tags: Craig CockburnBrian Roberts

Aalto Out; Down to Two Tables

Tomi Aalto is no longer sitting in his seat, with his demise coming from Tom Middleton. Aalto got his stack all in preflop holding {k-Spades}{j-Spades} and was dominated by the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} of Middleton.

The uneventful {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Spades} brought no help for Aalto and he was sent home in 13th place. With that, the players have been moved to sit in just two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
505,000 244,500
Tomi Aalto
Tomi Aalto
Busted

Tags: Tom MiddletonTomi Aalto