Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-20-2008 16:54 UTC+11

Hand #81 - Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 150,000, Michael Chrisanthopoulos re-raises to 450,000 and Kostritsyn calls. The flop is {8-Hearts}

. Chrisanthopoulos checks, Kostritsyn bets 275,000, Chrisanthopoulos raises to 650,000 and Kostritsyn calls. The turn is the {10-Spades}

. Chrisanthopoulos bets 1,500,000, Kostritsyn raises to 3,250,000, Chrisanthopoulos folds, and Kostritsyn drags the largest pot of the final table. He's now up to 8,425,000 while Chrisanthopoulos is down to 4,225,000.

01-20-2008 16:47 UTC+11

Final Table Analysis: Hands #71-80

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Since Ling's elimination on Hand #70, Chrisanthopoulos opened up a comfortable lead over Kostritsyn until Hand #80. Seidel was in trouble as the shortstack but he managed to avoid elimination and double up with pocket deuces in a race situation. Chrisanthopoulos outflopped him, but Seidel spiked a set on the river to double up. Kostritsyn is back in the chiplead.

01-20-2008 16:47 UTC+11

Hand #80 - Erik Seidel Doubles Through Michael Chrisanthopoulos

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. He raises to 175,000, Erik Seidel moves all in for 1,475,000, and Chrisanthopoulos calls.

Seidel {2-Clubs}

Chrisanthopoulos {A-Diamonds}

The flop is {K-Spades}

, pairing Chrisanthopoulos' jack. The turn is the {5-Hearts}

, but the

spikes on the river, making Seidel's set! He doubles through Chrisanthopoulos, increasing his stack to 2,990,000. Chrisanthopoulos is left with 6,880,000.

01-20-2008 16:41 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos - 8,360,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 5,770,000
Erik Seidel - 1,480,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

01-20-2008 16:38 UTC+11

. Christhanopoulos bets 100,000, Kostritsyn folds, and Chrisanthopoulos wins the pot.

01-20-2008 16:15 UTC+11

Hand #78 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 125,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

01-20-2008 16:15 UTC+11

Hand #77 - Michael Chrisanthopoulos

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. Chrisanthopoulos limps from the button. Erik Siedel raises to 125,000 and Christhanopoulos calls. The flop is {Q-Diamonds}