2012 Aussie Millions

Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 4
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

Nelson Back Over One Million

Lee Nelson
Lee Nelson

From the cutoff seat, Oliver Speidel raised to 35,000. His raise was called by Lee Nelson on the button and Patrick Healy in the big blind before the dealer ran out the {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop. Healy checked and Speidel bet 55,000. Nelson flatted then Healy called as well.

The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and Healy checked. Speidel didn't fire this time, but instead checked to Nelson. He bet 150,000 and Healy folded. Speidel also gave it up and Nelson picked up the pot to move back over one million.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy
1,620,000 -660,000
Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
1,420,000 270,000
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
1,075,000 200,000

Tags: Lee NelsonOliver SpeidelPatrick Healy

Nelson Sliding; Jomeen Thriving

Karim Jomeen
Karim Jomeen

From under the gun, Patrick Healy limped in. Action then folded to 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson in the small blind and he made the call to complete the bet. Karim Jomeen checked his option in the big blind and the flop came down {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Nelson led for 30,000, Jomeen called and Healy mucked.

The {A-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Nelson bet 55,000. Jomeen called again, this time to see the {A-Clubs} pair the board on the river. Nelson checked and Jomeen checked behind.

Nelson showed the {J-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for aces and sixes with a jack kicker. Jomeen had him beat with the {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for aces and eights with a queen kicker to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Jomeen gb
Karim Jomeen
2,125,000 375,000
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
875,000 -525,000

Tags: Lee NelsonKarim JomeenPatrick Healy

Kowssarie Takes The Lead on Table 32

Mohamad Kowssarie
Mohamad Kowssarie

Mohamed Kowssarie just raised to 45,000 from the cut-off, and he got three-bet to 106,000 by his neighbor Yann Dion. Both blinds folded and Kowssarie quickly four-bet to 400,000. Dion asked for a count, but before Kowssarie was done counting he had already folded his cards. Kowssarie is now up to just under two million while Dion leaves the two million group.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamad Kowssarie
Mohamad Kowssarie
1,983,000 268,000
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
1,930,000 -70,000

Tags: Mohamed KowssarieYann Dion

Speidel Gets Nelson to Fold

On the turn, with around 150,000 chips in the middle Speidel checked from the big blind to Nelson who was under the gun. Nelson bet 105,000 and Speidel put in a raise to 275,000 with 540,000 left behind. Nelson thought about it for a while and then calmly shoved his cards towards the muck. Big pot for Speidel who's been having a killer week here at the Aussie Millions.

Player Chips Progress
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
1,400,000 -811,000
Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
1,150,000 382,000

Tags: Lee NelsonOliver Speidel

Nelson Takes a Hit; Jomeen Takes Some Chips

We came to Table 28 with a board showing {4-Spades}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Lee Nelson in a hand with Karim Jomeen. There was already a handsome pot building and the action was on Nelson, who checked. Jomeen threw out 125,000 and Nelson made the call as the {5-Clubs} completed the board.

Nelson checked again and this time Jomeen bet 340,000. Nelson got the bet ready and announced the call. Before Nelson could push the call out, Jomeen had tabled his {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Nelson gave a small sigh. He sent the chips out into the middle of the felt, along with his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Jomeen gb
Karim Jomeen
1,750,000 650,000
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
1,000,000 -1,211,000

Tags: Lee NelsonKarim Jomeen

Dion Hits Two Million

Yann Dion
Yann Dion

After Matt Turk raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Yann Dion three-bet to 113,000 from the small blind. Turk flat-called and opted to take a flop in position.

The flop produced the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{6-Spades} and Dion checked. Turk bet 255,000 and left himself with 745,000 behind. After a minute in the tank, Dion requested an exact count on Turk's stack. The floor assisted the dealer in counting and then Dion check-raised all in. Turk tanked long and hard before finally mucking his hand.

Dion is now up to two million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
2,000,000 610,000
Matt Turk
Matt Turk
745,000 -840,000

Tags: Yann DionMatt Turk

Grant Levy Eliminated in 15th Place (A$75,000)

Grant Levy - 15th Place
Grant Levy - 15th Place

Action folded around to Grant Levy on the button and he moved all in for 304,000. Janis Lesinskis was in the small blind and moved all in himself, driving the big blind from the hand.

Showdown

Levy{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Lesinskis{A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

It was a classic races, and while the {J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{K-Hearts} flop didn't hit Lesinskis directly, it did give him some extra outs to a straight. The {4-Hearts} turn was a safe card for Grant, but he grimaced with pain when the {A-Hearts} spiked on the river to give Lesinskis the hand.

Levy was eliminated on the hand in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Janis Lesinskis
Janis Lesinskis
1,050,000 540,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
Busted

Tags: Janis LesinskisGrant Levy

Ivey Shows Emotions

Patrick Healy and Phil Ivey
Patrick Healy and Phil Ivey

We caught the action on the flop between Patrick Healy, who was in the big blind, and Phil Ivey, who was under the gun. The dealer washed two 50,000 chip bets into the pot as the board read {J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{K-Spades}. Healy bet out 50,000 and Ivey decided to raise to 200,000. Healy tanked for a bit before verbally announcing a raise to 350,000. Ivey didn't waste more than 30 seconds before putting in the call.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Healy grabbed chips. He pondered for around a minute moving chips back and forth before finally deciding to check. Ivey stared at the table for about 20 seconds and said, "Check". Healy turned over {4-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and was amazed he had the best hand, as Ivey slammed his cards face down into the muck. For only half a second we could spot some serious frustration on Ivey's face, but this didn't last long as he went back to his focussed look. Phil Ivey just dropped below one million chips, but he still has 47 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy
2,280,000 647,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
750,000 -250,000

Tags: Patrick HealyPhil Ivey

A Couple Hands from Table 28

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Ivey raised from the button to 38,000 and Lee Nelson defended his big blind with a call to see the {K-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop. After that, Nelson checked, Ivey bet 50,000 and Nelson gave it up.

A couple hands later, Ivey opened from under the gun to 38,000. Oliver Speidel called from the cutoff seat and then Nelson three-bet to 150,000 from the button. The blinds folded then Ivey gave it up as well. Speidel also chucked 'em in and Nelson won the pot.

On the next hand, action folded to Patrick Healy in the small blind and he raised to 38,000. Ivey called from the big blind and took a flop of {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} in position against Healy. On the flop, Healy bet 35,000 and Ivey called.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {3-Hearts} land on the river. Both players checked again. Healy showed queen high with the {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}, but Ivey flopped a pair of sevens holding the {J-Spades}{7-Clubs} and won the pot.

Tags: Lee NelsonOliver SpeidelPatrick HealyPhil Ivey