2012 Aussie Millions

Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,590,000 AUD
Entries
659
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
80,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Masaaki Kagawa
Masaaki Kagawa
78,000
31,000
31,000
Grant Levy
Grant Levy
73,000
29,000
29,000
Tyron Krost
Tyron Krost
60,000
28,500
28,500
Billy Argyros
Billy Argyros
38,000
-4,000
-4,000
Jonathan Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis
36,000
-7,000
-7,000
Billy Jordanou
Billy Jordanou
30,000
-1,000
-1,000
Kunimaro Kojo
Kunimaro Kojo
27,500
-9,500
-9,500
Ryan Hong au
Ryan Hong
26,000
-7,000
-7,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
22,000
475
475
Vitaly Lunkin
Vitaly Lunkin
18,000
3,000
3,000
Aaron Benton
Aaron Benton
14,000
-20,000
-20,000

I'll Have What He Had

James Dempsey had just 6,000 chips upon his return from dinner, but now he's sat with more than 100,000. I asked him to provide a summary of how it happened and he responded with, "Just printing. Just Printing!"

He had dinner with JP Kelly and both had the same starter and main course. There may be magic in them foods there. Kelly is making a small comeback of his own. Another double-up has put him up to a little less than 15,000. His metabolism must be a little bit slower than his compatriots. An no, I'm not calling him fat!

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
108,000
97,000
97,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
JP Kelly
JP Kelly
14,500
4,700
4,700

Tags: JP KellyJames Dempsey

Tyron Krost Freerolling, The First of Many

Tyron Krost
Tyron Krost

Just a couple of nights ago Tyron Krost won the Aussie Millions Tournament of Champions. The winner was guaranteed a lifetime Main Event seats and today Krost is playing his first of many freerolls. As the youngest of the eight players who took a shot at winning life time Main Event seats, Krost got amazing value and we just asked him how he was doing.

"It doesn't really feel like a freeroll", Krost said when we asked him about this tournament. "I got off to a strong start but just lost a 40,000 pot with ace-queen to ten-eight". Krost still has a very healthy stack and he is looking to make day two with just under two hours of play left on Day 1b. "It's quite scary to think that I will be playing this tournament when I'm 80 years old, and a very bad player", Krost added as he smiled and probably let his thoughts wander off to the year 2068 when the poker landscape will possibly be very different. Any takers ideas on what the odds will be for Krost to win another Aussie Millions title?

Player Chips Progress
Tyron Krost
Tyron Krost
69,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Tyron Krost

Quick Look at Event #11: $550 NLHE

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

While the cost for the Main Event and $100,000 Challenge may prove too pricey for some, the folks at the Crown have put some more affordable options on the schedule. One such tournament was Event #11: $550 NLHE, which took place on Monday and was capped at 170 players. Peter Costa, the 2003 Aussie Millions champ, was in the field and looking to capture a portion of the $85,000 prize pool. Of that, $19,130 was reserved for first, while the remainder of the top 18 were guaranteed at least $1,060.

Event #11 $550 NLHE Final Table Payouts

PlacePrize (AUD)
1st$19,130
2nd$14,040
3rd$11,050
4th$8,500
5th$6,800
6th$5,100
7th$4,250
8th$3,400
9th$2,550
10th$1,700

Dwan Finishes the Job

Ryan Hong tried bluffing Tom Dwan earlier and that didn't work out. He tried getting in a straight race with him just now, and that didn't work out for him either.

There was a raise on the button that Dwan called from the small blind. Hong moved all-in for less than 20,000 and Dwan called after the button folded.

Hong: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Dwan: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The board ran {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Hong made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
86,000
11,000
11,000
Ryan Hong au
Ryan Hong
Busted

Tags: Tom DwanRyan Hong

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Grinding Away

Vitaly Lunkin can grind it with the best of them. You won't find this man throwing away his tournament.

He raised from to 1,800 from UTG and was only looked up by Grant Levy in the big blind. The flop fell {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Lunkin's 2,025 c-bet was good for the pot as Levy folded.

The Russian will happily come back with ten big blinds if he doesn't find a good spot to get his chips in. The man just loves to be sat at a poker table.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Levy
Grant Levy
68,000
-5,000
-5,000
Vitaly Lunkin
Vitaly Lunkin
16,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Vitaly LunkinGrant Levy