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

01-20-2008 14:22 UTC+11

Hand #27 - Nino Marotta Eliminated in 5th Place ($400,000)

Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. Nino Marotta raises to 100,000, Alexander Kostritsyn re-raises to 300,000, and Moratta calls. The flop is {J-Diamonds}

. Marotta moves all in and Kostritsyn calls.

Kostritsyn {A-Spades}

Marotta

The turn is the {A-Diamonds}

, the river is the {9-Spades}

and Marotta is eliminated in 5th place. He'll take home $400,000.

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01-20-2008 14:24 UTC+11

Hand #28 - Michael Chrisanthopoulos

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Peter Ling has the button in Seat 7. Michael Chrisanthopoulos raises to 100,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

01-20-2008 14:26 UTC+11

Hand #29 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 100,000 and Michael Chrisanthopoulos calls from the big blind. The flop is {9-Clubs}

. Chrisanthopoulos checks, Kostritsyn bets 120,000, Chrisanthopoulos folds, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

01-20-2008 14:28 UTC+11

Hand #30 - Michael Chrisanthopoulos

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Erik Seidel has the button in Seat 4. Michael Chrisanthopoulos raises to 100,000 from the small blind and Peter Ling calls from the big blind. The flop is {5-Hearts}

. Chrisanthopoulos bets 200,000, Ling folds, and Chrisanthopoulos wins the pot.

01-20-2008 14:28 UTC+11

Final Table Analysis: Hands #21-30

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There were two eliminations over the last ten hands. At one point in the tournament, Antonio Casale was the chipleader, which created a huge buzz in the poker room. Sadly, the local favorite was eliminated on Hand #24 when he ran into Alexander Kostritsyn's pocket Aces.

On Hand #27, Alexander Kostritsyn added more chips to his stack when he took out Nino Marotta. Kostritsyn is closing in on Michael Chrisanthopoulos for the chiplead.

01-20-2008 14:29 UTC+11

Hand #31 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. Peter Ling completes the small blind, Alexander Kostritsyn raises to 90,000 from the big blind, Ling folds, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

01-20-2008 14:32 UTC+11

Hand #32 - Peter Ling

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Peter Ling has the button in Seat 7. He raises to 100,000, Alexander Kostritsyn re-raises to 250,000, Ling moves all in for over 1,1 million, Kostritsyn folds, and Ling wins the pot.

01-20-2008 14:33 UTC+11

Hand #33 - Erik Seidel

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Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 90,000, Erik Seidel re-raises to 350,000, Kostritsyn gives up the hand and Seidel wins the pot.

01-20-2008 14:34 UTC+11