Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
2012 Aussie Millions
Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,590,000 AUD
Entries
659
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Break it Up
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Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
It's time for another 15-minute break. Most of the players are spending it right on the rail watching "the tennis" on the big screen.
Hachem's House Is Better
With the final board reading 
, a player fired 1,000 into 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Hachem. Hachem raised to 2,100 and his opponent made the call, claiming to be priced in.
The player showed the 
and Hachem the 
. Hachem's full house was best and he won the pot to get back to 23,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 | 800 |
Barrett Trying to Get Back to Starting Stack
After a player raised to 850, Josh Barrett three-bet to 2,450. The original raiser called and the flop came down 
. The first player checked and Barrett bet 2,500. His opponent folded and Barrett won the pot to move back towards the starting stack amount.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | 8,500 |
Sowers Finds a Double
Mike Sowers got his last 7,350 chips into the middle with , and he seemed content to flop for double or nothing against an opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
, and Sowers' pair held strong to snag the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 | -9,000 |
Enter Steicke
David Steicke is now in the building, opting for a late registration, and has showed that he's willing to get involved in things right away.
Action folded to the player in the cutoff seat and he raised to 1,050. Steicke reraised to 2,250 and then play folded back around to the original raiser. He four-bet to 4,700 and Steicke gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
Lechich Wins Cooler Against Baron
Tino Lechich just won a pretty big pot to move close to 70,000 in chips, knock out one player and knock Isaac Baron back under the starting stack.
With the final board of 
and one player already all in, Baron bet enough to put Lechich all in. Lechich snapped with the 
for the nut full house. Baron held the 
for a worse full house and the all-in player held the 
.
Lechich raked in the chips while the eliminated player headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
27,300 | -32,700 |
I Can't Get Wid That
Over by the bar located next to the Crown Casino poker room is a very stacked table that includes Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and James Obst. This hand we'll tell you about involves Ivey and Obst.
On the paired 
board, Obst bet 7,500 into a pot of around 25,000 and Ivey made the call to see the land on the river. Obst took some time and then stacked up all of his chips and slid them into the middle. Ivey requested a count. The shove was for roughly 15,000, but once the dealer had gotten up to 14,000, Ivey's hand was tossed into the muck and Obst pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
154,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
58,000 | 23,000 |
Mercier's Opponent Checks Back with Straight
Jason Mercier opened to 800 from the cutoff seat and the player on the button made the call. Everyone else folded and the flop came down . Mercier fired 775 and his opponent called.
The turn card was the 
and both players checked. They also checked when the landed on the river.
Mercier tabled the first for a pair of sixes. His opponent held the 
for a straight that he had checked behind on the river and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 4,000 |
Time For Some Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
179,000 | -1,000 |
|
125,000 | 95,000 |
|
118,000 | 42,000 |
|
77,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -26,000 |
|
35,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
24,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -3,000 |