Last Year's Runner-Up Off to a Good Start
Last year, Sorel Mizzi came up one spot shy of winning the Aussie Millions Main Event. He ultimately finished runner-up to Ami Barer in the 668-player field to win a smooth AU$1,000,000. Mizzi actually has quite the track record in the Aussie Millions Main Event. Back in 2009, he finished 16th for AU$65,000, and a year later he placed third for AU$715,000. In 2011, he made another deep run finishing ninth for AU$130,000, and in 2012 he finished runner-up to Greg Ronaldson in the AU$5,000 Heads-Up event for AU$40,000.
The Canadian is in today's field looking to continue his tradition of strong performances in the "Land Down Under," and he's well on his way to doing it.
In a recent hand, the under-the-gun player raised to 225 and Mizzi called from the button. The blinds came along and four players took a flop of 
. Two checks saw the under-the-gun player continue for 550, Mizzi called, and the small blind check-called to make it three-way action to the 
turn.
After the two players in front of him checked, Mizzi tossed out 1,650, a bet that would win him the pot as both the small blind and under-the-gun player released their cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
11,000
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11,000 |