2012 Aussie Millions

Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 2
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

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Back At It

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The players are more or less back in their seats, and we're back in action with lucky Level 13 of the Main Event.

There are 111 players remaining.

Texan Houses are Expensive in Deauville

Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

Tom Dwan saw us staring at the precarious level of his stack and then looked up at the digital clock and motioned while saying, "Lucky time!" The clock read 22:22.

He went on to ask where we were headed to next and we answered Deauville for an EPT. "Oooo," he said. "The last time I went to Deauville it cost me a house in Texas!"

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Tom Dwan
80,000
33,000
33,000
GTO Wizard

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SoHo Long Maria

Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho's Aussie Millions dream is over. She committed the last of her chips on a {q-}{9-}[x] flop whilst holding queen-ten. The problem was that her opponent held queen-jack, and she failed to improve.

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Maria Ho
Busted
ODB Bonus Player

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Nelson Sends One to the Rail; Gray & Byrd Exit

Lee Nelson - happier than he looks
Lee Nelson - happier than he looks

With about 70,000 in the pot and a board reading {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{J-Spades}{A-Clubs}, Lee Nelson moved all in from the big blind and put the pressure on his opponent in the hijack. The latter only had 30,700 remaining, and after tanking for about 90 seconds, he committed them to the pot. Nelson rolled over {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for trips, and his opponent simply mucked before exiting the tournament area.

Meanwhile, we've noticed that both Jason Gray and Ralph Byrd are absent from the tournaments, and we're confident in saying they've been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Lee Nelson
170,000
80,000
80,000
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Ralph Byrd
Busted
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Jason Gray
Busted

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Ivey Has It

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

In middle position, Phil Ivey opened to 7,500, and the gentleman on the button three-bet shoved for his last 70,500. The {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} quietly appeared face-up in front of Ivey's stack, and Mr. Opponent said, "I think you got it." He rolled over his {K-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}, and he needed some help in a hurry to stay alive.

There was none. The board ran {4-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {2-Spades} {A-Clubs} {3-Spades}, and the set of aces give Ivey the knockout. With it comes another chip increase, and this one pushes him up over the half-million-chip mark and back onto the tail of the chip leader.

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Phil Ivey
515,000
115,000
115,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

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Zeiter Qualified to Bust the G Man

Tony G - out
Tony G - out

The irony is not lost on us that Tony G was just knocked out by a player that won a package to play here on Party Poker.

Diego Zeiter opened to 6,000 and Tong G defended his big blind to see a {10-}{8-}{7-} flop. Tony G check-raised all-in and was called. He tabled the drawing {j-}{5-} and failed to catch up versus his opponent's {10-}{9-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Diego Zeiter
280,000
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Tony G
Busted

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A Hundo

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The number on the big board has ticked its way down to 100 as we speak, and we're really bearing down on the bubble quickly here. The final 72 players will earn paychecks here this week.

James On The Up

The under the gun player limped and the rest of the table got out of the way before the Kenna James called in the small. The big blind tapped the table and the {3-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop was dealt. All parties checked as the {7-Hearts} turn was dealt. This time James led for 9,500 and the big blind got out of the way, while the under the gun player called.

The {5-Hearts} on the river prompted James to bet, this time making it 17,000. James' opponent sent his cards into the muck and James took down the pot. After he won the pot James got out of his seat and walked to the table next to his. The table in question had gathered quite the crowd as a hand involving Tom Dwan and Tom Grigg had been going on for ten minutes. "Thought i better join the herd," James said to our PokerNews reporters as they gathered all the action. Stay tuned for that exciting hand in just a few moments.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenna James
160,000
15,000
15,000

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