Event 2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem (2-Day Event) Day 1 | 2008 Aussie Millions

Level: 2

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

01-06-2008 12:26 UTC+10

Lee Nelson Stumbles

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An early position player raises it up to 100 with Lee Nelson in the cutoff and the player on the button making the call.

The flop brings {6-Diamonds}

and the pre-flop raiser leads out for 350. Nelson bumps it up to 700 and his opponent makes the call. The turn is the {2-Hearts}

and Nelson bets 1,500 but his opponent check-raises all in for all of his chips. Nelson makes the call for an additional 1,600 chips.

Nelson: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

With a pair and flush draw Nelson has plenty of outs but a red queen on the river leaves Nelson peddling the short stack.

Tags: Lee Nelson

01-06-2008 12:32 UTC+10

Celina Lin got all of her money in with a straight on a three-spade flop and was challenged by an opponent who gave her action holding just the ace of spades. The turn brought air, but a fourth spade hit the board on the river, sending Celina to the rail at the end of the first level of play.

Tags: Celina Lin

01-06-2008 12:35 UTC+10

Tony Hachem's Bad Beats Continue

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After copping a couple of terrible beats yesterday, Tony Hachem has just been hit hard once again. With all the money in pre-flop Hachem was looking pretty with his pocket rockets well ahead of the pocket jacks of Richard Holmes. However a third jack on the flop sent Hachem into a spin, leaving him crippled while Richard Holmes reeled in a pot worth 8,000 chips!

Tags: Richard Holmes Tony Hachem

01-06-2008 12:38 UTC+10

Emad, Out.

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A short-stacked Emad Tahtouh moved all in for his last 700 holding A-Q on a 10-4-4 board and was called by an opponent who tabled pocket twos. The turn and river blanked out and Emad found himself an early casualty of Day 1.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh

01-06-2008 12:38 UTC+10

Richard Holmes Early Chip Leader

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Richard Holmes is storming up the leaderboard and leaving the players on his table in a state of disbelief. On a flop of {4-Spades}

, Holmes called the all in of his opponent with pocket kings, but his big pair was trailing the two pair of his opponent who held {4-Diamonds}

. However Holmes comes from behind again to spike a {J-Spades}

on the turn for a better two pair. Holmes has catapulted to over 15,000 in chips to claim the tournament chip lead!

Tags: Richard Holmes

01-06-2008 12:45 UTC+10

Angie Italiano Eliminated

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Angie Italiano pushed the last of her 1,200 chips into the middle holding {K-Hearts}

and Warren Pritchard made the call with his pocket queens. Angie couldn't find herself any help and made an unfortunate early exit from today's event.

Tags: Angie Italiano

01-06-2008 12:50 UTC+10

Tony Hachem Eliminated

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Tony Hachem had been short-stacked when he got his last 750 into the middle holding {A-Clubs}

against the pocket nines of David Kruger. The flop came {4-Spades}

and Kruger held the only spade. When a fourth spade, the {Q-Spades}

, popped off on the turn, Hachem was drawing dead.

Tags: Tony Hachem

01-06-2008 12:56 UTC+10

The Castigation of Chronis

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Australian fasion designer Christopher Chronis is trying his luck in today's pot-limit holdem event, but apparently no one told him that he couldn't take business calls at the table. Chronis reportedly answered a phone call at the table and was issued a five-minute penalty by the tournament staff.

Chronis, who owns a number of Playboy Shops around the world, is scheduled to hold his 50th birthday party at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion in three year's time. A decent poker player as well, Chronis put up a 40th place finish at last year's Aussie Millions Main Event.

Tags: Christopher Chronis

01-06-2008 13:02 UTC+10

Mel Judah Doubles Up

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On a flop of {A-Clubs}

, Mel Judah led at the pot for 150 and a player in middle position bumped it up to 350. A third player cold called this raise before Judah re-raised it to 850. The middle position player instantly moved all in, the third player folded before Judah made a quick call.

Judah: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

The turn brought the {8-Spades}

and the river {2-Clubs}

providing Judah with a very nice double up!

Tags: Mel Judah