Event 4 - $1,100 Limit Holdem (2-Day Event) Day 1 | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-08-2008 23:57 UTC+10

Top 5 Chip Counts

"Welcome Back" to the chiplead Mr. Potter

James Potter - 110,000
Simon Morris - 63,000
Ivan Sop - 58,000
Jamie Pickering - 48,000
Ben Edwards - 45,000

01-08-2008 23:56 UTC+10

Unlike at WSOP and WPT events, where the final ten players condense to a single table, here at the Crown, they are playing hand-for-hand at two five-handed tables. This will, no doubt force the action a bit more.

01-08-2008 23:54 UTC+10

Goodwin's Rush

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Marc Goodwin went from 2,500 to 20,000 inside of a few hands. He tripled up when he flopped trips with {K-Hearts}

. A couple of hands later, he outflopped Ivan Sop's {A-Diamonds}

with

.

Tags: Marc Goodwin

01-08-2008 23:51 UTC+10

Ben Edwards Cripples Mark Goodwin

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Ben Edwards got the rest of his chips in the middle vs. Mark Goodwin, with Goodwin covering him only slightly.

Edwards 4-4
Goodwin Q-Q

The flop was A-J-J, Goodwin keeping his substantial lead, but a 4 spiked on the turn making Edwards' set. The river was a 6 and Edwards doubled up, while Goodwin was left with only 4,000 in chips.

01-08-2008 23:48 UTC+10

Jamie Pickering Hates Q-Q

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Martin Cardno and Jamie Pickering capped the betting to a flop of {A-Hearts}

. Pickering led out from the small blind, Cardno raised, and Pickering called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

. Pickering checked and Cardno bet 6,000.

"S**t! S**t! S**t!" spat Pickering as he hemmed and hawed over his decision.

"I'm sorry sir, s**t is a swear word" admonished the dealer, gently.

"Poo! Poo! Poo!" replied Pickering as he shuffled his chips disgustedly.

"Oh well, Merry Christmas!" he said, as he finally tossed in the call.

The river was the {7-Hearts}