Billy Jordanou is one of the local Melbourne favorites and he's doing very well during the early hours on Day 1a. Jordanou is up to around 47,000 while his table mate Bjorn Li started off with a loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
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David Gorr had an opponent all in and at risk on a flop of 
. Gorr flopped a flush with 
, but needed to fade a fourth diamond because his opponent held 
. The turn (
) and the river (
) were both black however, and Gorr recorded the knockout.
The 2012 Australian Poker Hall of Fame inductee now sits with 28,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Michael Pedley just lost a serious pot when he ran into pocket aces. The action started with Leo Boxell who raised it up to 450 and Pedley called. The player in the big blind three-bet to 1,300 and only Pedley followed with the call.
The flop came down 
and the big blind bet 2,000. Pedley called after which the turn, the , was checked by both players. On the river the 
hit and the big blind checked again. Pedley bet 3,100 and his opponent called immediately. Pedley showed 
and lost to 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Rupert Elder and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
. The player check-called a 2,800-chip bet from Elder, and the river was the 
.
The player checked, Elder fired 5,700, and the player immediately called. Elder confidently tabled 
for two pair, but his opponent rolled over for a straight to the jack.
Elder's hand went into the muck, and his stack slipped to 19,200 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,200
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
||
The first starting day of the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event has been quite exciting already. We just lost another player as Michael Kanaan was knocked out. Kanaan just moved all in under the gun for 1,975 and he was called by one player.
Michael Kanaan:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Kanaan was knocked out.
"It was just a series of coolers," Kanaan told us as he left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Grant Levy opened to 400 in middle position, both players in the blinds called, and the dealer fanned 
. All three players checked.
The turn was the 
, the player in the small blind checked, and the player in the big blind fired 800. Only Levy called.
The completed the board, and the player led out for 2,300. Levy raised to 6,300, and thinking he just called, the player flashed what looked like .
Once he realized that Levy raised, he immediately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Oliver Speidel's table broke about 15 minutes ago, and an extended search has left us to believe he's no longer playing. Speidel took home A$1,600,000 for his victory last year, but he won't be adding anything to his winnings this year in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
All the remaining players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
