2017 Aussie Millions

$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kkq4
Prize
100,815 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
65
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
0

Raj Ramakrishnan Eliminated in 2nd (AUD$64,155)

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Raj Ramakrishnan
Raj Ramakrishnan

It took just one hand at the new level before all the chips went in when Raj Ramakrishnan and Espen Solaas became embroiled in a pre-flop raising war.

At first, it looked like the pot could be an anti-climatic chop with both players holding kings, but fate had other ideas.

Raj Ramakrishnan: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Espen Solaas: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}

Ramakrishnan was the at-risk player but both had the support of their respective rails, with the Australians calling for diamonds and the Norwegians calling for hearts.

The flop came down a diamond-less {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades} to give both players a pair, leaving Solaas the only player who could hit a backdoor flush.

The {4-Spades} gave the Norwegian two pair, though when the {9-Clubs} hit the river Ramakrishnan thought he had it with nines and twos and looked crestfallen when Solaas pointed out he had the higher two pair.

That was an epic heads-up battle, but in the end, Ramakrishnan had to settle for second place while an elated Espen Solaas was embraced by his watching rail.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Solaas no
Espen Solaas
975,000
263,000
263,000
Raj Ramakrishnan us
Raj Ramakrishnan
Busted

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