2008 Aussie Millions

Event 2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
60,398 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
189,000 AUD
Entries
189
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
0

Jonathan Karamalikis Eliminated in 7th Place - AU$7,560

Jonathan Karamalikis - 7th Place
Jonathan Karamalikis - 7th Place
Jonathan Karamalikis raised pre-flop to 5,300 from middle position and George Palavos re-raised to 18,600 from the cutoff. Karamalikis then shoved for the last of his chips and Palavos made the call.

Karamalikis: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Palavos: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The flop arrived {4-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Palavos took the lead in the hand with a pair of kings. With no heart in either hand, Karamalikis was in need of one of the two remaining ladies in the deck to survive. Unfortunately for Karamalikis the turn brought the {4-Spades} and river {3-Diamonds} to eliminate him from today's final table in 7th place for a collect of A$7,560.

Tags: George PalavosJonathan Karamalikis

Where's Anna?

Anna Wroblewski's Chips
Anna Wroblewski's Chips
Anna Wroblewski has yet to take her seat at the final table of today's event. Rumor has it she's very deep in a major online tournament at Full Tilt. She started the day with 92,000 in chips and has been blinded down to 81,800. In the meantime, three players have been eliminated from the tournament!

Some rough math reveals that while she's lost 12% of her starting stack, her guaranteed money has increased by approximately 200%!

Tags: Anna Wroblewski

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Manny Stavropoulos Eliminated in 8th Place - AU$5,670

Manny Stavropoulos - 8th Place
Manny Stavropoulos - 8th Place
David Gorr opened the action with a raise to 5,000 and Manny Stavropoulos pushes his short stack into the middle. Richard Sara then came over the top of both players with another raise for all of his chips. Gorr stepped out of the way and the players tabled their cards:

Stavropoulos: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Sara: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

Once again a battle of aces versus jacks, and once again the aces took it down with a board of {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} sending Stavropoulos home in 8th place for AU$5,670 in prize money.

Tags: Manny StavropoulosRichard Sara

Alex Keating Eliminated in 9th Place - AU$3,780

Alex Keating - 9th Place
Alex Keating - 9th Place
Chris Chronis opened the action in middle position with a raise to 5,000. Alex Keating re-raises to 18,000 before Chronis moves all in. Keating calls and the cards are flipped.

Keating: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Chronis: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}

The board came {6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and amazingly Chronis found himself with quad aces to eliminate Keating in 9th place for a return of AU$3,780.

Tags: Alex KeatingChris Chronis

Chris Chronis Wins Blind War

The action folds to Chris Chronis who completes from the small blind. Alex Keating raises to 6,000 from the big blind and Chronis makes the call.

The flop brings {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Chronis checks. Keating bets out 7,700 and Chronis check-raises the pot. Keating instantly folds and Chronis takes down a nice early pot.

Tags: Alex KeatingChris Chronis

Youssef's Early Kings

Sam Youssef raises it up to 6,000 from middle position on the very first hand of the final table. He gets no action and flashes pocket kings!

The table seems rather serious and perhaps a tad nervous as there is very little table talk at this early stage.

Tags: Sam Youssef

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Play is now officially under way on the final table of Event #2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem event. A nice little crowd has gathered around the table here in the poker room and we should be in for an exciting day's play.

Players Taking Their Seats

We're just a few moments away from getting started here inside the Crown poker room with the final table of Event #2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem event. Most of the players have arrived at the table and the cards will be in the air momentarily.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0