Event 6 - $1,650 Bounty Event (2-Day Event) Day 1 | 2008 Aussie Millions

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

01-10-2008 16:31 UTC+11

168 Players Remaining

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01-10-2008 16:33 UTC+11

Andrew Topakas Makes a Good Read

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The button opened for a 1,200 raise and Andrew Topakas called from the small blind. The flop was Q-Q-9. Topakas let for 1,500, the button raised to 4,500 and Topakas called. The turn was a K and both players checked. The river was a ten. Topakas checked, the button moved all in for 5,000 and Topakas called.

The button turned up 8-8, for a pair of eights. Topakas showed {8-Hearts}

and took it down. His stack is now north of 25,000.

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01-10-2008 16:40 UTC+11

Saidal Wardak Crippled

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Saidal Wardak moved all in with A-A. He was called by Vincent Chua's K-K. Chua rivered a King to cripple Wardak, who was left with 250 in chips.

01-10-2008 16:44 UTC+11

Kaz Jomeen Busts Two; Up to 35K

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Kaz Jomeen's rush continues. He cracked A-K and A-Q with {10-Diamonds}

. he flopped a flush and the rest was history. He increased his stack to 35,500.

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01-10-2008 16:50 UTC+11

Prizepool and Payout Information

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370 players entered the Bounty Event, creating a prizepool of $518,000 AUD. 32 players will be paid, with first place receiving $155,400 AUD.

Here is the full payout schedule:

1 - 155,400 AUD
2 - 88,060 AUD
3 - 51,800 AUD
4 - 41,440 AUD
5 - 31,080 AUD
6 - 23,310 AUD
7 - 17,094 AUD
8 - 11,396 AUD
9-12 - 7,511 AUD
13-16 - 5,180 AUD
17-20 - 3,626 AUD
21-24 - 3,108 AUD
25-32 - 2,590 AUD

01-10-2008 16:53 UTC+11

Billy the Croc Eliminated

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Billy the Croc sleeps with the fishes...

Billy the Croc is the latest bounty player to be eliminated. He was crippled by Mel Judah. He had Queens and Judah had Aces. A couple of hands later, Crocky was eliminated by Mike Watson.

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01-10-2008 16:58 UTC+11

Tony Hachem Eliminated

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Tony Hachem moved all in from the cutoff and was called by a middle position player and Andrew Topakas in the big blind. The flop was {Q-Spades}

. Topakas led for 3,000, inducing a fold from the middle position player. Topakas and Hachem then turned up their hands.

Hachem {A-Spades}

Topakas

Topakas flopped top pair and Hachem needed an ace, king, or jack to survive. The turn, though was the {3-Hearts}

and the rived was the {2-Clubs}

, sending Hachem to the rail.

After the hand, Topakas was up to 27,000.

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01-10-2008 17:00 UTC+11

Shane Beckham Eliminated

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Shane Beckham and BoDog Ari butted heads on two hands. On the first, Beckkham held {9-Clubs}

and flopped a set on a {Q-Clubs}

flop. There was action aplenty between the two players. Bodog Ari held {J-Diamonds}

. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

giving more outs to Bodog Ari. Unfortunately for Beckham the river was the {6-Diamonds}

, and therefore BoDog Ari took down a 20,000 chip pot.

Beckham was left short stacked and not happy.

Beckham busted out on the next hand when his {A-Hearts}