Event 7 - $1,650 Feature Event Day 1 | 2007 Aussie Millions Crown Casino Poker Championship

01-11-2007 09:46 UTC

Again!

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Our apologies again we had another internet outage just before the dinner break and as we were hungry........ Anyway 10 minutes until we are back from the dinner break. 91 players remaining.

01-11-2007 08:47 UTC

Ben Roberts Takes a Hit

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Ben Roberts was one of the chipleaders but his stack took a hit, when he lost a big pot after his opponent pulled a masterful bluff on him.

Tags: Ben Roberts

01-11-2007 08:46 UTC

Local player Sam "The Colonel" Korman is making his presence felt today. After a slow start he has been accumulating chips at a constant rate. As Sam often does in these spots he has started chatting and joking. As he often does when he gets ahead he starts to dominate so it din't come as a surprise when I saw him open raise on the button for 2500 ( BB 800 ) and show {7-Spades}

as he collected the blinds. Two hands later it was a limp with pocket 3s catching a 3 on the flop but no takers for the 2,000 bet. Sam has 45,000 with ans average of 21,000.

Tags: 33 72 Sam Korman The Colonel

01-11-2007 08:40 UTC

The Dragon Has Left The Building

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With a shortstack, David "The Dragon" Pham moved all in with {K-Diamonds}

. His opponent called with {A-Hearts}

. The Dragon flopped two pair on a board of {5-Clubs}

and took the lead. He lost it when the {A-Spades}

spiked on the turn. The river was a blank and The Dragon headed to the rail. He admitted that he had a tough day after getting his Aces cracked and then losing a big pot to a two outer on the river. I didn't charge him fto hear both bad beat stories. There are 100 players remaining.

Tags: AK David Pham KJ The Dragon

01-11-2007 08:27 UTC

112 Players Remaining

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Almost 80% of the field has been eliminated.

01-11-2007 08:24 UTC

New Chipleader

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Martin Comer {K-Clubs}

versus Marek Kolk {A-Clubs}

; it was the {K-Clubs}

on the turn that got all the money in. Marek began the hand with 45K, Martin had 55K and that took his stack up to 100K and he also took down the $1,000 bounty.

Tags: AK KK Marek Kolk Martin Comer

01-11-2007 08:11 UTC

Floor Staffing

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I've been trying to figure out why the floor seem so efficient here at Crown. We've been blaming it on training or Aussie Attitude or something.... Well there is another thing I have just realized... There are simply more staff on the floor. Looking out at the tournament area with 128 players remaing at 16 tables and there are at least eight floor staff covering those tables.

In the States there would be one perhaps two.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

01-11-2007 07:51 UTC

Marek "the Maverick" Kolk takes a player out

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On a flop of {7-Spades}

Marek Kolk calls a player's all-in bet and is just ahead with {Q-Clubs}

versus

. The turn and river come {10-Hearts}

and Marek takes down a huge pot and increases his chipstack to 46,000.

Tags: AT JT Marek Kolk QT

01-11-2007 07:38 UTC

Gary Benson Out

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With blinds now at 300/600, Gary Benson, in late position, moves his remaining 2400 in chips in with {7-Hearts}

, he is called on his immediate left, only for BB, Lawrie Hall, to push all in for another 9K, he in turn is called and covered by unknown player. Lawrie shows two black nines, but both him and Gary trail the {Q-Spades}

. The flop comes {K-Clubs}

, turn is

which allows us to now farewell Gary Benson. A blank {2-Spades}

gives the pot to Lawrie.