Jonathan Karamalikis is down to 43,000 after giving up trying to take an opponent off a hand. He raised pre-flop and the big blind called to the 
flop. Both players checked to the 
turn where Karamalikis’ delayed 1,800 c-bet was snap check-called. The board completed with 
and both players checked.
Karamalikis opened 
but lost out to the big blind’s 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
We're not sure how it happened, but it looks as if short-stacked Vesko Zmukic has finally succumbed and been eliminated from the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event.
On the flip side, Tom "durrrr" Dwan has been holding his own and playing a patient game. He is currently working with a stack hovering around 50K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted |
Tom Koral just went out of the tournament with two black aces, one of the hardest ways to go.
He was sat in the small blind and three-bet Sayed Jabbour’s cut-off raise. Jabbour called to the 
flop where he called Koral’s 4,400 c-bet. The turn came 
and Koral sat there for a while, almost as if he knew something was up. He then moved all-in for 13,400 and Jabbour beat him into the pot with his 
for the flopped nuts. Koral didn’t wait around to see the 
river come down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
46,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
40,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
37,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
34,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
32,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
|
31,000
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
|
29,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
21,525
-3,475
|
-3,475 |
|
|
15,000
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
11,000
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
||
|
|
8,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
On a board reading 
, a player in middle position checked and JP Kelly bet 2,100. The MP player then check-raised to 5,100, which Kelly called. When the appeared on the river, MP led out for 12,000, putting Kelly to the test. To call and lose would leave the Brit with only 8,000, and he hit the tank for a solid four minutes before making the call.
The MP player proceeded to roll over 
for a full house, prompting Kelly to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Australian poker pro Brendon Rubie may have been eliminated on Day 1a, but we still thought you might be interested in learning a little bit more about the winner of the 2012 Aussie Millions Opening Event. In this video, Rubie talks about the highs, and the absolute lows, throughout his poker career in the second part of this two-part series.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The Main Event is now on a 75-minute dinner break.
Bruno Portaro risked a large chunk of his stack in trying to bust Xin Zhao, but he got the job done.
Zhao raised to 725 out of a 7,000 stack and called all-in when Portaro three-bet all-in from the big blind.
Zhao: 
Portaro: 
Portaro was happy to see has was live and pointed at his ten and asked for that to hit. He got his wish as the board ran 
to give him the pot and the scalp.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
Busted |
Vesko Zmukic was recently moved from the upstairs tournament area to the main floor and had some bad news. According to him, he had just lost a pot worth 90,000 when he held 
on a 
flop. His opponent bet 6,000, Zmukic called, and a 
appeared on the turn. His opponent moved all in and Zmukic stated that he went with his gut and made the call. Unfortunately for him, his gut was wrong and his opponent held for top set.
Zmukic is nursing a short stack of just 2,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
