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2008 Aussie Millions
Event 5 - $1,150 No Limit Holdem w/ $1,000 rebuys (2-Day Event)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
526,000 AUD
Entries
150
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
1,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
10-Minute Break
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul has increased his chip lead over the field since our last update and he currently has somewhere in the ball park of 90,000 in chips.
Tony "Bond18" Dunst has the second-largest stack with 78,000.
Zhi Hong Ma Eliminated
to eliminate Ma and elevate Topakas up to 42,000 in chips.
Erich Kollmann Moving Up
Josh "JJProdigy" Field Eliminated
Anna Wroblewski raised it up from under-the-gun to 1,600 with Michael Russell and David Steicke making the call. "JJProdigy" then bumped it up another 14,000 and the action folded back to Steicke who went into the tank. He eventually made the call and flipped
to have the lead over Field's 
.The board landed
and Steicke doubles up to 40,000, eliminating young gun Josh "JJProdigy" Field from today's event within sight of a cash finish.
Saul Busts Sol
Saul opened the pot with a raise from under-the-gun and Bergren re-popped it to 5,000 from late position. Saul made the call and the flop came down
. Saul then passed the first action to Bergren who opened with a 5,000 bet. Saul then check-raised to 15,000, a move that was met with an all in bet from Bergren, who had a total of approximately 18,000 in chips. Saul made the call and revealed
; Bergren flipped over a pocket pair of jacks. The turn (
) brought disaster for Bergren, as it gave Saul trip fives and the lead in the hand. Bergren would need to catch a jack and a jack only on the river to stay alive, but would get no such luck, as the last card off the deck was the 
.Saul pushed past the 70,000 mark in chips after the hand.
Vincent Connecting With Aces
figuring it was a good chance to be the best hand and made the call. The button flipped pocket sevens and Vincent was going to need some help.The flop did exactly that, with the board finishing
as "Yoyo" jumps to 37,000 chips.
Powell Claims Another
The board landed 9-4-3-2-6 and Powell had made a straight as a dejected Topakas heads to the rail with a sarcastic, "Thanks, Julian...(expletive)."
36 Players Remaining
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul is at the top of the leaderboard at the moment with 52,000 in chips, followed by Michael "Timex" McDonald who currently has 46,000 in chips.
It's clear early on at this year's Aussie Millions that the online poker contingent is prepped and ready to put up some very big results.