Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Holdem (2-Day Event) | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-06-2008 17:51 UTC+11

Hand #56 - Michael McDonald

Yevgeniy Timoshenko has the button in Seat 1. Michael McDonald raises to 106,000 from the small blind (enough to put Justin Gendle all in in the big blind) and wins the blinds and antes.

01-06-2008 17:49 UTC+11

Hand #55 - Peter Pratis

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Alex Luck has the button in Seat 10. Vincent Wan raises to 30,000, Peter Pratis moves all in for an additional 134,000 from the cutoff, Wan folds and Pratis wins the pot.

01-06-2008 17:48 UTC+11

Hand #54 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko

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Peter Pratis has the button in Seat 9. Yevgeniy Timoshenko gets a walk in the big blind.

01-06-2008 17:47 UTC+11

Hand #53 - Alex Luck

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Vincent Wan has the button in Seat 7. He raises to 30,000 and Alex Luck moves all in from the big blind. Wan folds and Luck shows A-T as he drags the pot.

01-06-2008 17:45 UTC+11

Hand #52 - Michael McDonald

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Jovan Scekic has the button in Seat 6. Michael McDonald raises to 40,000 and Peter Pratis calls from the big blind. The flop is {9-Diamonds}

. Pratis checks, McDonald bets 50,000 and Pratis calls. The turn is the {K-Spades}

. Pratis checks, McDonald moves all in and Pratis folds.

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

01-06-2008 17:41 UTC+11

Players Return from Break

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01-06-2008 17:38 UTC+11

Chip Counts at the Break

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Yevgeniy Timoshenko 237,000
Michael McDonald 677,000
Justin Gendle 110,000
John Georges 83,000
Jovan Scekic 206,000
Vincent Wan 507,000
Peter Pratis 213,000
Alex Luck 117,000

01-06-2008 17:35 UTC+11

Players Take a 15-Minute Break

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01-06-2008 17:32 UTC+11

Hand #51 - Michael McDonald

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John Georges has the button in Seat 5. Alex Luck raises to 25,000, Michael McDonald re-raises to 65,000 and Luck calls. The flop is {K-Hearts}

. Luck bets 60,000 and McDonald calls. The turn is the {6-Hearts}

. Luck fires out another 110,000, and McDonald moves all in for 320,000. After a lengthy stint in the tank, Luck folds and McDonald shows the {A-Diamonds}

as he drags the monster pot.