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!
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?
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.
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.
We saw Bruno Portaro, who had been moved to the upstairs tournament area, wandering around downstairs. It appeared he had been eliminated from the tournament, and after a quick check with him, it was verified.
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 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.
and Hong made his exit.
and Lunkin's 2,025 c-bet was good for the pot as Levy folded.