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

01-15-2008 19:41 UTC+10

Hachem Back Up

A few hands after getting bluffed off a pot, Joe Hachem busted an opponent. We didn't catch all the action aisde from Hachem showing A-K and his opponent walking away from the table. Hachem is up to 95,000.

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01-15-2008 19:37 UTC+10

Bluffing Joe Hachem

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Joe Hachem limped from the button. The small blind raised to 3,700. Hachem re-raised to 8,100. The small blind jammed and moved all in for 38,200. Hachem went into the tank and stared his opponent down. The player sat motionless and didn't make a move while Hachem deliberated a call. Hachem leaned back in his chair and shuffled his chips. He tried to get a read on his opponent. He finally mucked.

Hachem's opponent showed his bluff and tabled {6-Spades}

.

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01-15-2008 19:35 UTC+10

Lombardo vs. Wolpert

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John Lombardo raised to 2,375 from middle position and Leo Wolpert called from the cutoff. The flop was {J-Clubs}

. Lomberdo led out for 4,000 and Wolpert called. The turn was the {8-Spades}

. Lombardo fired out another 4,000, Wolpert raised to 10,000 and Lombardo called. The river was the {8-Clubs}

. Lombardo checked, and Wolpert moved all in for 15,000. Lombardo tanked for so long the clock was called on him. With ten seconds remaining, he called all in for 9,000.

Wolpert turned up {J-Spades}

for a full house, Lombardo mucked, and Wolpert won the pot.

01-15-2008 19:31 UTC+10

Masaaki Kagawa Eliminated

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Masaaki Kagawa from Japan has been busted from today's event.

01-15-2008 19:25 UTC+10

"THAY3R" Doubles Up

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Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen made it 1,200 to go from the button and was reraised by Ramzi Jelassi who kicked it up to 3,300; Rasmussen made the call. The flop came {3-Diamonds}

and Ramzi led out with a 4,000 bet which Rasmussen called.

The turn brought the {4-Spades}

and Jelassi put Thayer to a decision for all of his chips (12,600). Rasmussen made the call and tabled {K-Hearts}

. Jelassi, caught bluffing, showed {A-Hearts}

. The river blanked ( {5-Spades}

) and Rasmussen stacked up just over 40,000 in chips after the hand.

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01-15-2008 19:20 UTC+10

Gus Hansen Eliminated

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Gus Hansen was short stacked and pushed for his last 5,125. He got one caller.

Hansen: {7-Spades}

Opponent:

The flop was {A-Hearts}

and Hansen muttered, "That's not a good flop." The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and the

. Hansen was eliminated.

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01-15-2008 19:15 UTC+10

Peter Pratis Eliminated

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Peter Pratis was short stacked for most of the day. He finally met his fate when he was taken out by Phil Ivey.

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01-15-2008 19:12 UTC+10

Perry Friedman Doubles Up

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Three players limped in pre-flop, including Adam Junglen on the button and Perry Friedman in the big blind. The flop was {K-Clubs}

. Friedman checked, the middle position player bet 2,250, Adam Junglen called, and Friedman check-raised all in for 10,000. The MP player called and Junglen folded.

Friedman {K-Hearts}