Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1b | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-15-2008 14:24 UTC+11

Official Numbers: 294 Runners

There are 294 runner in Day 1b. There were 216 on Day 1a, for a total of 510 runners through the second flight of Day 1.

01-15-2008 14:25 UTC+11

The Unabomber Busts Shannon Elizabeth

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A short-stacked (7,000) Shannon Elizabeth got it all in pre-flop holding pocket sevens against Phil Laak's pocket aces. Elizabeth, playing today for Mansion Poker, would need to spike a seven to crack Laak's aces, but the {A-Hearts}

flop virtually locked up the hand for the man they call the Unabomber. The turn and river came {10-Hearts}

,

and Elizabeth was sent to the rail early in the second level of the day.

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01-15-2008 14:32 UTC+11

Backdoored

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Jason Potter raised 600 from the button. Nicholas Voyatzis called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

. Voyatzis checked. Potter bet 1,500. Voyatzis check-raised 5,000. Potter moved all in for 19,500. Voyatzis called.

Voyatzis: {K-Clubs}

Potter:

Voyatzis was ahead with a set and Potter had a couple of draws. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

and Potter picked up more outs. The river was the {3-Clubs}

and Potter rivered a straight to doubled through Voyatzis. Potter increased his stack to 40,000 while Voyatzis slipped to 5,000.

01-15-2008 14:38 UTC+11

Brandon Crawford Doubles Through Mark Vos

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Mark Vos'

lost to Brandon Crawford's {A-Clubs}

. Vos slipped to 12,500. The previous hand, Crawford doubled up Bruno Portaro. The roles were reversed with Crawford holding Big Slick to Portaro's Aces.

01-15-2008 14:40 UTC+11

288 Players Remaining

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01-15-2008 14:40 UTC+11

Michael Wolf Calls Paul Wasicka's Bluff

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Holding

, and with the board showing {4-Diamonds}

, 2006 WSOP Main Event runner-up Paul Wasicka fired a bet that he hoped would chase Team PokerNews player Michael Wolf out of the pot. Instead of folding, however, Wolf moved all in on the strength of a set of fours and Wasicka, pot-committed, made the call.

The river blanked ( {5-Diamonds}

), and Wolf scooped up the 34,000 pot. Wasicka was left with 7,600 after the hand.

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01-15-2008 14:45 UTC+11

Barny Boatman Crippled

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On a board of {8-Diamonds}

, Jordan Morgan moved all in for 9,700. Barny Boatman called.

Boatman: {5-Diamonds}

Morgan:

Boatman was ahead with a straight, but Morgan had outs to a bigger flush and a bigger straight. The river was the {5-Clubs}

, which gave Morgan an 9-high straight to win the pot. Morgan increased his stack to 23,000 while Boatman slipped to 500.

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01-15-2008 14:51 UTC+11

Annie Duke Eliminated

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One player opened for a 600 raise in middle position. Annie Duke called from the button. Vincent Chua raised to 2,000 from the big blind. The first player folded. Annie Duke moved all in for 11,000. Chua called.

Duke: {A-Clubs}

Chua:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}