Event 9 - $10,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2007 Aussie Millions Crown Casino Poker Championship

01-16-2007 08:15 UTC

Patrik Antonius eliminates Crown Blackjack Champion

Well known local player (and 2006 Crown Blackjack Champion) Gernot Abl gets his last 25k in with A6. Patrik Antonius calls with K5 and hits a King on the flop to eliminate Gernot.

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01-16-2007 08:12 UTC

135 Players Remaining

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Ten minutes left in this round. Average stack is 110666.

01-16-2007 08:07 UTC

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger $405K
Lee Nelson $390K
Haralabos Voulgaris $330K
Nuno Sousa $273K
Jimmy Fricke $270 K
Christopher Chronis $270K
Gus Hansen $260K
Patrick Fletcher $260K
David "The Dragon" Pham $250K

01-16-2007 08:01 UTC

Shaniac = New Chipleader

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Shane "Shaniac" Schleger is over 400K now. Unreal. He admitted that he's gonna need those chips since the last few hours have been a wild ride.

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01-16-2007 07:57 UTC

Fricke Eliminates Another Player

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Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, continuing his dominating play, took out another player with 10-10 vs A-J after winning a coinflip.

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01-16-2007 07:44 UTC

Shaniac Over 300K

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Shane "Shaniac" Schleger doubled through Simon Cook. With 10-10, Shaniac flopped a set and got Cook to shove all in with K-K. Shaniac is on fire with 325K.

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01-16-2007 07:29 UTC

Hansen Up to 200K

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Gus Hansen seems to be in old form. He's up to 212K and steam rolling his table. The Great Dane has his eyes on the $1.5 million first place prize.

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01-16-2007 07:27 UTC

150 Players Remaining

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We have halved the field today.
Average stack is just shy of 100,000.

We just spoke with the TD and although we are moving along through the field well today, we are playing seven levels and if we get time off it will be the day before the Final Table.

01-16-2007 07:17 UTC

Shaniac Doubled Up

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Shaniac has been having a rollercoaster of a day. He was down to 20K and now is back up to 170K after he doubled up with Q-Q against 5-5.

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01-16-2007 07:04 UTC

Erick Lindgren Eliminated

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Erick moves in blind for his last 1800 after Andrew Black had raised to 6000. Erick looks down and says: "Oh well!" and tables his pocket Queens. Andrew smiles and turns over this pocket Tens but Andrew has {10-Hearts}