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

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The Ladies Like Taylor

Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Action folded to Taylor von Kriegenbergh in the cutoff and he raised to 8,000, which was met with an all-in three-bet to 58,000 by the player on the button. The blinds got out of the way and von Kriegenbergh made the call.

Showdown

von Kriegenbergh{Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Button{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

Von Kriegenbergh was way ahead, which is where he stayed as the board ran out {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{3-Spades}{K-Clubs}. Not only did von Kriegenbergh eliminated an opponent, he brought his chip stack up over 200K.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh us
Taylor von Kriegenbergh
WPT 1X Winner
209,000 49,000

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Dwan Done

Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

After a huge roller coaster Tom Dwan's day ended at the beginning of level 14. We got word from his former table mates that Dwan raised to 9,000 from the under the gun +1 position and David Steicke was the only player that called.

The flop came down {4-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts} and according to the table Dwan bet 20,000 with only 20,000 left behind. Steicke put him all-in and Dwan made the call.

Tom Dwan{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
David Steicke{A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {A-Hearts} giving Steicke two pair and the knock out. Dwan finished in 91st place and only just missed out on his first live tournament cash since finishing 5th in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. during the WSOP.

Player Chips Progress
David Steicke au
David Steicke
555,000 155,000
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
Busted

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The Croc Snaps a Double

Billy The Croc
Billy The Croc

Billy "The Croc" Argyros has been getting steadily grumpier as his stack has been shrinking down toward the felt over the last couple levels. We watched him raise-fold with about 13bb during the last level, and he has been desperately squeezing out his hole cards, hoping to find something playable.

Finally, it happened. The Croc moved his last 36,500 chips into the pot after looking down at {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}, and he found favorable action from an opponent with {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}. The board came {6-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {4-Spades} {10-Diamonds}, and Argyros has found his much-needed double.

"We're back, boys!" he yelled as the dealer pushed the pot, moving him up around 80,000 and back into the game. The smile has returned, as well.

Player Chips Progress
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
80,000 20,000

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Tom Coolers Tom

We barely caught the action but in the last hand before the break Tom Grigg put a huge beating on Tom Dwan. On a {J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board Grigg told us he put out a big bet and Dwan moved all-in. Grigg called with {K-}{10-} and was up against {7-}{7-}. A huge cooler and the river, the {6-Hearts}, didn't change the outcome.

Dwan is down to just a few big blinds while Grigg is back to big stack play.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
320,000 205,000
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
50,000 -210,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Break

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

The final break of the night just started. After 15 minutes we will play for another 90 before the day is done. We are just 19 players away from the money; making it will not be likely though.

Missed Opportunities

Diego Zeiter took on the chip monster that it Bjorn Li, out of position, and managed to win a pot that he could've easily lost.

Li raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Zeiter peeled from the big blind to see a {q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Zeiter double-donk-led two streets with a 10,500 on the flop and a 24,500 bet on the {2-Spades} turn. Li called both bets to head to the {5-Clubs} river where his opponent slowed to a check. He thought about betting but checked behind.

Zeiter opened {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Li winced, as he knew a bet would've won him the pot. No need to worry too much as he's still on 650,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Bjorn Li au
Bjorn Li
650,000 -10,000
Diego Zeiter ch
Diego Zeiter
350,000 70,000

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