2008 Aussie Millions

Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
1,650,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,800,000 AUD
Entries
780
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Poker is a Cruel, Cruel Game

Not even five minutes after the cards were in the air, we witnessed the first elimination of Day 1b.

On a flop of {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Johnathan Theisen got it all in holding {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and found himself up against the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} of Ching Choy. The {6-Spades} fell on the turn and another fell on the river (the {6-Clubs}) giving Choy a full house and a comfortable 40,000 stack to start the day.

As for Theisen, there's a good chance he'll never spend $10,500 that quickly ever again.

Tags: Ching Choy

Who's Here?

On a quick trip around the room we spotted Dan Harrington, Peter "Nordberg" Feldman, Marsha Waggoner, Kristy Gazes, Marc Karam, Joe Hachem, Mark Vos, Nick Binger, Paul Wasicka, Sorel "Impe1um" Mizzi, Michael "Sticky" Guttman, Adam Junglen, Phil Laak, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klecz, Billy "The Croc" Argyros, Peter Pratis and Josh "JJProdigy" Field.

Who Else Is Here?

There are plenty of familiar faces here... Mark Inizan, Bodog Ari, David Chiu, Tony "Bond18" Dunst, Damien Oborne, Jeff Lisandro, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Kevin Saul, Karina Jett, Rafe Furst, Casey Castle, Phil Ivey, Annie Duke, Clonie Gowan, Michael Binger, Jen Tilly, Hiroshi Shimimuara, Masa Kagawa, Erick Lindgren, James "Welcome Back" Potter, Jordan Morgan, Barney Boatman, Terrance Chan, and Nenad Medic.

Ugly River Sends Tilly to the Rail

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
With the board showing {3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs}, Hiroshi Shimamura fired a 3,000 bet into his opponent, actress turned poker player Jennifer Tilly. Holding pocket threes for a full house, Tilly responded with a min-raise, making it 6,000 to go. Shimamura then came over the top with a 15,000 all-in bet. Tilly made the call and Shimamura tabled {A-Spades}{9-Spades} for a bigger full house to send Tilly to the rail early on Day 1b.

Tags: Jennifer Tilly

Kenny Shei Up to 38,000

Kenny Shei flopped a straight on a board of {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} while holding {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. George Yousef flopped top pair and a up and down straight draw with {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. All the money went in the flop. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and the river was the {7-Clubs}. Kenny Shei won the pot and increased his stack to 38,000. Yousef was crippled down to 200.

More Tables of Death

Annie Duke and Clonie Gowen sitting next to each other...
Annie Duke and Clonie Gowen sitting next to each other...
Three of poker's most successful women, Annie Duke, Clonie Gowen, and Amanda "MandyB" Baker are seated together at Table 17, while right behind them at Table 22 sits an online "murderer's row" featuring Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen, Erick Lindgren, and Shane "Shaniac" Scheleger. Table 14 boasts Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul, Erik "Erik123" Sagstrom, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, and Karina Jett.