2013 Aussie Millions

$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2013 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,290,000 AUD
Entries
629
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Healy Very Healthy

Patrick Healy is showing early signs of another deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event. On a {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} board Healy got his opponent to commit his stack worth 16,000 after a quick raising war. Healy turned over {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and his opponent drawing dead who showed {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

Healy is up to 42,000 already and looking to make it deep once again after his fifth place finish last year.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Healy
Patrick Healy
42,000 12,000

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Juanda in the House

John Juanda just arrived at Table 41. In his first hand he opened for 450 from the cutoff and received a call from the player in the big blind. The latter then fired 700 on the {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop and Juanda simply folded. The big blind flashed {A-Hearts} and Juanda simply said, "Last year I would have called you."

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
29,550

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Warne Picks One Up

Action folded to 2012 World Series of Poker Octo-Niner Steven Gee in the hijack seat, and he raised to 550. On the button, Shane Warne three-bet to 1,700. Play folded back to Gee, and he called.

"You got a hand, or the button?" sked Gee to Warne. Warne just smiled.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}, and Gee checked. Warne fired 3,500, and Gee folded.

Player Chips Progress
Shane Warne au
Shane Warne
38,000 -12,000
Steven Gee us
Steven Gee
30,500 500

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Silver Ships One

Nate Silver
Nate Silver

Three players, including Melanie Weisner and Nate Silver, took a flop of {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Silver led out for 1,450, and his two opponents called.

The turn was the {a-Hearts}, Silver checked, and the third player in the hand tossed out 2,600. Both Weisner and Silver called.

The {2-Clubs} completed the board, and all three players checked. Silver tabled {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a pair of aces, both of his opponents mucked, and Silver picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
55,000 -5,000
Nate Silver us
Nate Silver
40,000 7,000

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Lazar's Shove Uncalled

Scott Lazar, one of the 2005 WSOP Main Event finalist, is not a boring player to watch. Back then he was entertaining and just now we've also seen him pull a nice move.

The board read {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Lazar moved all in with just 1,900 chips in the pot. Lazar's opponent shook his head and looked back at his cards.

"And I even have the third nuts," he smiled as he folded his cards.

"Of course I would never do that with anything but the nuts," Lazar said as he took down this little pot.

"We've missed you," your reporter said to Lazar about his entertaining play.

"It's good to be missed, but i'm sure my ex wife doesn't feel the same," Lazar said as he smiled and grabbed the next hand that was dealt.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Lazar
Scott Lazar
34,000 4,000
[Removed:163]
[Removed:163]
34,000 2,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
30,000

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Bloom Continues to Slide

Tony Bloom is an icon at the Aussie Millions. In 2004 he won this very event, and since then he's been back year in and year out, even competing in the various High Roller tournaments with remarkable results. To put it mildly, Bloom has an impressive Aussie Millions résumé. Unfortunately for him, he's not off to a good start here today.

We caught the action in a recent hand with 6,600 already in the pot and a board reading {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}. The player in the big blind had just bet 3,200 and Bloom, who was enjoying a massage, tank-called only to muck when his opponent rolled over {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Bloom gb
Tony Bloom
15,325 -13,175

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McKenzie Freefalling

Earlier today Jesse "OnTheMac" McKenzie won an 18-person freeroll for a seat into the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event. Unfortunately for him, his luck hasn't transfered.

In a recent hand, McKenzie opened for 400 from the hijack and received calls from the players on the button and in the small blind. Three players saw a flop of {6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, and two checks put action on McKenzie, who bet 825. Only the small blind called, and then that player checked the {8-Spades} turn. McKenzie kept the pressure on with a bet of 2,025, and it was enough to get the job done as his opponent sent his cards to the muck.

Despite winning that small pot, McKenzie is still down to about half the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie
15,300 -14,700

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