From the hijack seat, Oliver Speidel raised to 25,000. Lee Nelson, 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion, three-bet to 65,000 from the button and play folded back to Speidel. He called to take a flop.
The flop came down 
and Speidel checked. Nelson fired 85,000 and Speidel folded.
Form the cutoff seat, Mohamad Kowssarie raised to 25,000. Matthew Turk called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Turk checked before calling a bet of 40,000 from Kowssarie. The river then paired the board with the 
and Turk check-called a bet of 80,000.
Kowssarie tabled the 
to beat Turk's 
and win the pot.
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The action was opened by Minh Nguyen on the button to 22,000 and Josh Barrett three-bet to 57,000 in the big blind.
Flop: 
Barrett led for 39,000 on the flop and Nguyen asked how much Barrett had. After working out Barrett's amount, Nguyen shoved his stack all in. Barrett tanked for some time before quickly flash a and folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
260,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
From the small blind Karim Jomeen raised to 30,000 and Yann Dion pushed his opponent all-in from the big blind. Jomeen called for his last 194,000 chips giving us another all-in showdown.
| Karim Jomeen |  |
| Yann Dion |   |
The board ran out 
giving Jomeen a much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,220,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
425,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
From the cutoff seat, Lee Nelson opened with a raise to 23,000. Tim O'Shea called from the button and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop produced the 
and Ivey checked. Nelson bet 55,000 and O'Shea called. Ivey folded.
The turn was the and paired the board. Nelson opted for a check and O'Shea checked behind to see the land on the river. Nelson moved all in for an effective shove of 237,000 as that's what O'Shea had left. O'Shea folded and Nelson won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,075,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
237,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
From under the gun, Lee Nelson raised to 23,000. Patrick Healy called on the button, Phil Ivey called from the small blind and Oliver Speidel called from the big blind.
The four players took the 
flop and Ivey led for 60,000. Speidel folded and Nelson raised to 125,000. Healy ducked out of the way, then Ivey called.
The turn brought the 
and Ivey checked. Nelson slid out two tall towers of yellow T5,000 chips topped by two chocolate T25,000 chips totaling 250,000. Ivey gave it up and Nelson won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,361,000
-189,000
|
-189,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,261,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
We missed the pre flop action but judged from the chips in the pot there was more than just a single raise. The small blind, Lesinskis, had 55,000 chips laid out in front of him while Kenneth Wong had 130,000 invested in the pot. It was on Lesinskis who tanked for a bit before sliding out 275,000 for the three-bet. Wong tanked for a while and than made the call.
The turn was the and Lesinskis opted to check. Wong thought about it for a minute or so before betting 225,000 chips. Lesinskis was far from happy and opted to lay his hand down resulting in a serious loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,285,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
545,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
Thanks for following along with our coverage of the 2012 Aussie Millions on PokerNews. Be sure to check out our friends at the PartyPoker blog as well for great posts by Mike Sexton, Tony G, Kara Scott, and Dragan Galic.
We've put the first level in the books, and we're four players shorter than we were two hours ago. The 22 who've survived to this point are stepping away for a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,065,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
2,025,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
1,540,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
1,405,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
1,360,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,280,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
1,255,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
1,170,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
730,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
610,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
545,000 | |
|
440,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
395,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
385,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
|
385,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
318,000
-202,000
|
-202,000 |
|
260,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
|
235,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
210,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
180,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
