Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1b | 2012 Aussie Millions

01-24-2012 00:34 UTC+11

Some Counts from Upstairs

Chad Holloway

Here are some counts from the tables upstairs. The biggest surprise was Kenna James, who vaulted toward the top of the chip counts and has his sights set on a third Aussie Millions Main Event final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenna James	135,000 95,000	95,000
Stewart Scott	75,000 5,000	5,000
David Bach	56,000 -9,000	-9,000
Annette Obrestad	26,000 -14,000	-14,000

01-24-2012 00:42 UTC+11

A Few of the 100k Plus Stacks

MarcC

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Wilde	157,000
James Dempsey	140,000 32,000	32,000

Octavian Vogele	120,000
Nabil Edgtton	112,000

01-24-2012 00:55 UTC+11

Beluli Running The Show

Happy_Freaked

We just caught Australian Ilir Beluli win another big pot which pushed him into the chiplead. The flop was {3-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {6-Hearts} as the older gentleman in the small blind bet 9,000. Beluli grabbed a handful of yellow 5,000 chips and threw them into the pot as fast as he could. The older gentleman called for his total stack of 40,000 and turned over {10-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} . Beluli showed {10-Hearts} {4-Hearts} and the show began.

"Let's go!" Beluli shouted as the dealer burned a card. The turn was the {5-Spades} and Beluli made a straight. "Nuts, ship it. Gimme the pot", Beluli shouted as the dealer turned over the river card which was the {6-Clubs} . The older gentleman quietly left the room as Beluli added chips to his massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilir Beluli	160,000

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01-24-2012 01:01 UTC+11

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01-24-2012 01:07 UTC+11

Lukin Straightens Out His Stack

MarcC

Vitaly Lunkin found a spot to get his chips in, and he manged to double up.

He told us that an he treated an opponent's 1,700 raise with a three-bet to 4,200. His opponent set him in with pocket sevens and the Russian double bracelet winner called all-in with {a-Clubs} {q-Clubs} . The board ran {10-} {j-} {8-} {k-} {8-} to make him a Broadway straight by the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitaly Lunkin	32,000 16,000	16,000

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01-24-2012 01:19 UTC+11

Rossiter Flushed Away on the River

Chad Holloway

With about 10,000 in the pot and a board reading {8-Hearts} {8-Spades} {2-Hearts} {10-Hearts} , Jeff Rossiter bet 6,700 from middle position and was raised to 17,000 by his opponent in the hijack. Rossiter then moved all in for about 30,000 total and the hijack made a reluctant call.

Showdown

Rossiter
Hijack

Rossiter, who finished third in the Main Event last year, had turned the king-high flush and needed to dodge a heart on the river to survive. Unfortunately for him, the {4-Hearts} spiked to put an end to his run with just 20 minutes remaining in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Rossiter	Busted

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01-24-2012 01:29 UTC+11

Soul Read

MarcC

It's very late in the day and the players, like us, are very tired. Some brains are frazzled but some are still able to make good decisions.

Tristan Wade has one of those brains. He three-bet to 7,200 only to see Lorinda four-bet all-in for 33,300 from the big blind. The action was back on the American and he seemed to have a hard decision.

He asked the nice lady from Perth, "Do you have the same hand that got cracked in the bounty, that you weren't happy about?"

"Maybe," came the response.

"Will I get to see?" he probed.

"Maybe," was the only response he got.

He eventually opened folded {a-Hearts} {q-Clubs} and Johnson showed her {k-Spades} {k-Diamonds} . "You did have the same hand!" laughed Wade.

"Only for you," said Johnson, opening up a bit more now. Johnson's husband came by my desk to make sure I was writing nice things about his wife and told me he really hopes she makes day two as last year she busted with pocket queens to jacks on day one. She in with a good chance now, Mr Johnson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Wade	86,000 6,000	6,000

Lorinda Johnson	46,000

Tags: Lorinda Johson Tristan Wade

01-24-2012 01:34 UTC+11

Three More Hands

Happy_Freaked

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

We are playing the final three hands of the day, chip counts and updates soon to follow!

01-24-2012 01:49 UTC+11

Brutal End for Wade

MarcC

Tristan Wade lost two big hands in the last three hands to bust. The final nail in his coffin was dealt by Billy Argyros who limped with kings in the hope someone would ship in behind him. Wade obliged, with ace-queen and soon found out the bad news. He'll find it hard to sleep tonight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Wade	Busted

01-24-2012 01:57 UTC+11

Some End of the Day Chip Counts

MarcC

Player	Chips	Progress
James Dempsey	189,000 49,000	49,000

Ilir Beluli	182,700 22,700	22,700
Kenna James	151,400 16,400	16,400
Nabil Edgtton	148,300 36,300	36,300
Paul Wilde	146,500 -10,500	-10,500
Octavian Vogele	120,000
Emad Maaree	112,500
Tom Dwan	107,400 21,400	21,400
Chris O'Donnell	71,500 49,000	49,000
Billy Argyros	65,700 27,700	27,700
Tyron Krost	56,400 -12,600	-12,600
David Bach	52,900 -3,100	-3,100
JP Kelly	44,100 29,600	29,600
Stewart Scott	38,400 -36,600	-36,600
Sam Capra	37,700 1,700	1,700
Annette Obrestad	28,300 2,300	2,300
Jonathan Karamalikis	21,000 -15,000	-15,000