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2013 Aussie Millions
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,290,000 AUD
Entries
629
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Short Day for Kagawa
It was a short and not so sweet day for Masa Kagawa as he has been eliminated from the tournament. We didn't catch the hand when it happened, but Rody Kaka was kind enough to fill us in on the details.
According to him, Kagawa limped with the 
from early position and Kaka raised with 
. The big blind called, as did Kagawa, and three players took a flop of 
. Two checks saw Kaka bet 900, the big blind woke up with a check-raise to 3,000, and Kagawa moved all in. Kaka got out of the way and the big blind snap-called with for a flopped set. That was all she wrote for Kagawa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Early Chip Counts
After doing a round of early chip counts we've also noticed Finn Jens Kyllonen. Kyllonen won EPT Copenhagen back in 2009 and participated in last summer's One Drop tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 25,000 |
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
|
44,000 | 14,000 |
|
38,000 | 8,000 |
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
22,300 | -7,700 |
|
22,000 | -8,000 |
Kagawa Runs Into a Flush
An early-position player limped for 200 only to have Masa Kagawa, who recently finished in third place in the 2013 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for AU$320,000, raise to 800 from middle position. The rest of the field got out of the way, the limper called, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
The early-position player proceeded to check-call a bet of 1,050, and then did the same, for 2,200, on the 
turn. Both players then checked the 
river and the early-position player tabled 
for a flush. Kagawa double checked his own cards and then sent them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,750 | -9,250 |
A Look at the 2004 Aussie Millions: Tony Bloom Claims Victory in Main Event
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Today's tournament has a special connection to the 2004 Aussie Millions as Tony Bloom, that year's champion, is in the field. As such, we thought it'd be worthwhile to take a look back at the 2004 Aussie Millions, a year that saw an extra tournament added to the schedule and Americans Seth Towle, Steve Zolotow, and Andy Glazer win side events.
2004 Aussie Millions Results
| Event | Winner |
|---|---|
| $100 No Limit Hold’em | Marty Wilson (U.K.) |
| $500 Limit Hold’em | John Homann (Australia) |
| $500 Limit Omaha | Arul Thillai (Australia) |
| $500 Pot Limit Hold’em | Andy Glazer (USA) |
| $500 Pot Limit Omaha | Seth Towle (USA) |
| $1,600 Limit Hold’em | Sam Korman (Australia) |
| $1,600 Limit Seven-card Stud | Andy Glazer (USA) |
| $5,200 Heads-up NLHE | Per Werner Swennson (Sweden) |
| $2,100 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | Michael Guttman (Australia) |
| $1,100 Pot Limit Hold’em | Mike Ivin (Australia) |
| $5,200 Pot Limit Omaha | Steve Zolotow (USA) |
| $10,500 NLHE Main Event | Tony Bloom (England) |
The Main Event final table that year was comprised of two Americans, two Englishmen, and five Australians, making the probability of a local capturing the national title quite high. Unfortunately, that hope diminished significantly when the first four eliminations were Aussies. Not long after, the last Australian, David Hatzis, was sent packing in fourth place, leaving Americans Kenna James and Jesse Jones to take on England’s Tony Bloom.
James was the first to fall in third place, and Jones followed him back across the Pacific in second. Bloom became the second Englishman in a row to win the title, and took home AUD$426,500 for his performance.
2004 Aussie Millions Main Event Results
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10,500 | 133 | $1,330,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Bloom (England) | $426,500 |
| 2nd | Jesse Jones (USA) | $243,700 |
| 3rd | Kenna James (USA) | $134,000 |
| 4th | David Hatzis (Australia) | $109,700 |
| 5th | Mark Banin (England) | $85,300 |
| 6th | Brian Hull (Australia) | $73,100 |
| 7th | Mike Ivin (Australia) | $60,900 |
| 8th | Han Luu (Australia) | $48,700 |
| 9th | Tino Lechich (Australia) | $36,600 |
Full House for Ozzy
From the cutoff seat, [Removed:163] raised to 450. Scott Lazar called on the button, the small blind called, and the big blind called.
On the 
flop, all four players checked to see the land on the turn. The small blind fired 1,000, the big blind folded, Sheikh called, and Lazar folded.
The river was the 
, and the small blind checked. Sheikh bet 2,000, and his opponent made the call.
Sheikh tabled the 
for a full house and beat his opponent's 
to move to 32,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
More Notables
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Good Start For Brammer
Last summer in Las Vegas he was very close to winning the $10,000 Six-Max event , but there was no stopping Greg Merson. Brammer started out today's Main Event good as he just got some nice value.
The board read 
when Brammer fired out 2,800 and his opponent made the call. The Brit showed 
and raked in this pot bumping his stack up to 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
"I'll Give Ya a Gamble"
Every once in awhile we see a familiar face in a tournament field, but we can't quite place it. That was the case with the gentleman over at Table 25. After pondering it for awhile and some debate among the PokerNews Live Reporting Team, we can now confirm that Scott Lazar is in the tournament.
If that name rings a bell, it's because he made the iconic 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, the same one won by Australian Joe Hachem. Lazar finished in sixth place that year and took home a $1.5 million payday.
Here's a look at Lazar in action back in 2005 in a classic hand against Mike Matusow (check the three-minute mark):
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0