2012 Aussie Millions

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounties
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
119,500 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
472,500 AUD
Entries
315
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Polchlopek Back On Top

Sam Capra opened the action from the button and was three-bet to 80,000 by Michal Polchlopek in the small blind. A call from Capra saw the {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop hit the felt. Capra led for 30,000 and this is when Polchlopek jammed all in. A call from Capra and the two turned their hands over.

Polchlopek: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Capra: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Both player held over pairs but Polchlopek's were much better and when the turn and river bricked out, Polchlopek took down the big hand to leave Capra with around 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michal Polchlopek pl
Michal Polchlopek
800,000
410,000
410,000
Profile photo of Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
150,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Michal PolchlopekSam Capra

Capra Get's It Back

Sam Capra has just managed to get the chips he lost to Michal Polchlopek back. This time Capra went to a {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop with Mark Betts and Polchlopek. This was where Polchlopek and Capra got all their chips in. For a couple of minutes it looked like Betts was also looking to rumble, but he ended up sending his cards into the muck.

Capra turned over a familiar hand - {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Polchlopek didn't have a bigger overpair this time, but stilll had plenty of outs holding {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

When the turn and river brought two repeat nines, Capra took his chips back off Polchlopek to sit with a healthy stack again.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michal Polchlopek pl
Michal Polchlopek
500,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
385,000
235,000
235,000

Tags: Michal PolchlopekSam Capra

Michal Chipping Away

Michal Polchlopek has easily been the most active in the last 10 minutes, opening pots, three-betting and c-betting his way back up to 700,000. He hasn't faced much competition and has now moved back into the top couple of chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michal Polchlopek pl
Michal Polchlopek
700,000
200,000
200,000

Betts Picks Away at Jamie

Mark Betts opened the action to 25,000 on the button. Jamie Pickering then three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind and Betts made the call.

Flop: {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Both players checked on the flop as the {7-Clubs} was dealt on the turn. Pickering again checked and then called a bet of 80,000 from Betts. The {j-Clubs} on the river saw both players check and Pickering sent his cards into the muck as Betts revealed his {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Betts au
Mark Betts
810,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Jamie Pickering au
Jamie Pickering
430,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Jamie PickeringMark Betts

Jamie Pickering Eliminated in 5th Place ($24,000 AUD)

When Mark Betts opened the action to 25,000 from the dealer button, Jamie Pickering would pop it to 90,000 in the small blind. A call from Betts would see the {2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop dealt on the felt.

It was on the flop that Pickering shoved his stack. Betts made the call and his {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} would be ahead of the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs} of Pickering. The turn and river would need to bring some big cards for Pickering, but a {6-Hearts} and a {2-Hearts} wouldn't help as Pickering was sent home in 5th palce.

Betts is now the first player to see his stack rise over 1 million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Betts au
Mark Betts
1,250,000
440,000
440,000
Profile photo of Jamie Pickering au
Jamie Pickering
Busted

Tags: Jamie PickeringMark Betts

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 1,000