2012 Aussie Millions

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

Limping to the Exit

Dennis Huntley will be dreading the day he decided to limp with {a-}{4-} from under the gun. Bruno Portaro was the player going toe-to-toe with Huntley as the {a-}{q-}{q-} flop hit the felt.

This is when Huntley got his stack all in. Portaro held {k-}{q-} and no cards helped Huntley as he made his way home.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Huntley
Dennis Huntley
Busted

Tags: Dennis HuntleyBruno Portaro

No Respect for his Elder

Rupert Elder entered a hand bounty hunting and exited the hand upsetting another player greatly.

The table bounty, Brendan Ruby, opened to 225 from the hijack and was called by the cut-off player before Rupert Elder squeezed to 675 from the button. Ruby folded but the other player called to the {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop.

Elder c-bet for 800 and called when his opponent check-raised to 1,800. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and Elder faced a 2,600 bet that he treated to an all-in push for 6,375. Snap call.

The cut-off player opened {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a set. Elder opened the drawing {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and that prompted his opponent to go. “F##k” as if he knew that the river was coming as the {6-Diamonds} to complete the Brit’s flush.

Elder swiftly left the table to go and grab some water, and it was probably just as well. His opponent was pretty upset and the cursing from his mouth continued until we left the scene.

Elder’s good friend, Dominik Nitsche, who also “got there” today commented with, “Well played, Rupert, well played.”

Player Chips Progress
Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
EPT 1X Winner
18,000 8,000

Tags: Rupert Elder

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

First Bounty Busted

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

We've lost the first bounty of the day. After an exchange of raises pre-flop, Craig Cockburn got all his chips in the middle with {A-}{Q-}, versus Jason Mo's {9-}{9-}. There was an {A-} in the window to put a frown on Jason's face, but when the {9-} peeled over with the rest of the flop, Cockburn was left drawing pretty slim.

The board bricked for Cockburn and Mo has picked up the first $1,000 bounty for the day.

Tags: Craig CockburnJason Mo

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

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Faraz The Bounty

Fresh off his 3rd place finish in the PCA Main Event, Faraz Jaka has entered the building and taken his seat as a bounty in today's tournament. Jaka received $755,000 USD for that impressive finish in the Bahamas and will be looking for similar results here in Melbourne.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Portaro Takes It Down

The action started when Andrew Hinrichsen opened the pot from under the gun. The bounty player enticed Adam Cusenza and Bruno Portaro to make the call as the {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop was dealt.

All three players checked on the flop and the {6-Spades} hit the turn. This time Portaro led for 1,500 and both Hinrichsen and Cusenza made the call.

When the {9-Spades} landed on the river, Portaro again led, this time for 3,000. Hinrichsen let his hand go, while Cusenza made the call. When Portaro turned over his {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, Cusenza sent his cards into the muck and Portaro took down the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Portaro au
Bruno Portaro
15,500 5,500

Tags: Andrew HinrichsenBruno Portaro

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0