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

01-20-2008 13:36 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos - 6,435,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 6,280,000
Peter Ling - 1,445,000
Erik Seidel - 1,385,000

01-20-2008 13:37 UTC+10

Hand #36 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Peter Ling has the button in Seat 7. Alexander Kostritsyn completes the small blind and Erik Seidel checks from the big blind. The flop is {J-Clubs}

. Kostritsyn bets 50,000, Seidel folds, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:41 UTC+10

Hand #37 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 90,000 and Michael Chrisanthopoulos calls from the big blind. The flop is {Q-Diamonds}

and both players check. The turn is the {K-Clubs}

. Chrisanthopoulos checks, Kostritsyn bets 155,000, and Chrisanthopoulos calls. The river is the {K-Spades}

. Chrisanthopoulos checks, Kostritsyn bets 350,000, Chrisanthopoulos folds and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:41 UTC+10

Can an Aussie Win the Aussie Millions?

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2005 Champion - Jamil Dia (NZ)
2006 Champion - Lee Nelson (NZ)
2007 Champion - Gus Hansen (Denmark)
2008 Champion - ?????

Erik Seidel (US) and Alexander Kostritsyn (Russia) are the only non-Aussies left at the final table. It's kinda weird that a native Australian has not won the Aussie Millions. It's up to Peter Ling or Michael Chrisanthopoulos to bring it home for the Aussies.

01-20-2008 13:42 UTC+10

Hand #38 - Peter Ling

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Erik Seidel has the button in Seat 4. He raises to 90,000, Peter Ling re-raises to 280,000 from the big blind, Seidel folds, and Ling wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:45 UTC+10

Hand #39 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. Peter Ling completes the small blind and Alexander Kostritsyn checks from the big blind. The flop is {Q-Clubs}

and both players check. The turn is the {9-Diamonds}

and they both check again. The river is the {8-Hearts}

. Ling bets 115,000 and Kostritsyn calls. Kostritsyn shows {K-Hearts}

, Ling mucks, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:46 UTC+10

Hand #40 - Erik Seidel

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Peter Ling has the button in Seat 7. Alexander Kostritsyn completes the small blind, Erik Seidel raises to 130,000 from the big blind, Kostritsyn folds and Seidel wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:46 UTC+10

Final Table Analysis: Hands #31-40

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos and Alexander Kostritsyn exchanged the chip lead a couple of times, but Michael Chrisanthopoulos is back on top. After an exciting first thirty hands, the action has slowed down a bit since the final table became four handed.

01-20-2008 13:47 UTC+10

Hand #41 - Michael Chrisanthopoulos

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Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. Erik Seidel completes the small blind, Michael Chrisanthopoulos raises to 130,000, Seidel folds and Chrisanthopoulos wins the pot.

01-20-2008 13:48 UTC+10

Hand #42 - Alexander Kostritsyn

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Erik Seidel has the button in Seat 4. Alexander Kostritsyn raises to 90,000 and wins the blinds and antes.