Event 9 - $100,000 No Limit Holdem | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-12-2008 18:33 UTC+11

Final Table Set

Seat 1: Michael Sampoerna - 125,000
Seat 2: Nikolaus [Removed:552] - 446,000
Seat 3: Howard Lederer - 202,000
Seat 4: Erick Lindgren - 574,000
Seat 5: Jeff "ActionJeff" Garza - 496,000
Seat 6: Mark Teltscher - 171,000
Seat 7: Jeff Lisandro - 192,000
Seat 8: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan - 299,000

01-12-2008 18:30 UTC+11

Short Break

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There is a short break as the final table is being prepared. Stay tuned for seat assignments and chip counts.

01-12-2008 18:29 UTC+11

Tony Bloom Eliminated

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Tony Bloom raised 15,000 and Erick Lindgren called. The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. Bloom moved all in and Lindgren called.

Bloom: {A-Diamonds}

Lindgren:

Lindgren was ahead. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

. The river was the {9-Hearts}

. Bloom headed to the rail, as Lindgren dragged the pot.

Tags: Tony Bloom

01-12-2008 18:29 UTC+11

John Juanda Eliminated

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Tom "Durrrr" Dwan raised to 16,000 from UTG, John Juanda re-raised the pot to 51,000, having only another 10,000 behind (remember-- it's pot-limit before the flop). Dwan put Juanda all in and he called.

Juanda {9-Hearts}

Dwan

The flop was {J-Spades}

, making Juanda two pair, but giving Dwan an open-ended straight draw. Dwan picked up more outs with the {K-Spades}

fell on the turn, and the {7-Spades}

made him a jack-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Juanda.

Tags: Durrrr John Juanda

01-12-2008 18:27 UTC+11

[Removed:552] 1, Teltscher 0

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Niki [Removed:552] continues to roll. With the board reading {8-Hearts}

on the turn, [Removed:552] bet 30,000 and Mark Teltscher called. The river was the {Q-Clubs}

. [Removed:552] bet 75,000, sending Teltscher into the tank. As his time bank ran down to the last second, Teltscher announced "call" and saw the bad news as [Removed:552] rolled over {8-Clubs}

for a set.

After the hand, Teltscher was down to 170,000 while [Removed:552]'s stack rose to 450,000.

Tags: Mark Teltscher Niki Jedlicka

01-12-2008 18:26 UTC+11

Lindgren = New Chipleader

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Last year's champion, Erick Lingren has captured the chip lead. He's sitting on a stack worth over 500,000.

01-12-2008 18:25 UTC+11

Bloom Doubles Up

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Tony Bloom doubled through Michael Sampoerna. Bloom moved all in on the flop with an open-ended straigth draw. Michael Sampoerna had flopped top pair, but Bloom turned a straight. His hand held up and he increased his stack to 72,000.

Tags: Michael Sampoerna Tony Bloom

01-12-2008 18:19 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Erick Lindgren 540,000
Jeff 'ActionJeff' Garza 517,000
Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan 330,000
Mark Teltscher 282,000
Howard Lederer 184,000
Michael Sampoerna 184,000
Nikolaus [Removed:552] 178,000
Jeff Lisandro 160,000
John Juanda 61,000
Tony Bloom 40,000

01-12-2008 18:18 UTC+11

[Removed:552] 1, Durrr 0

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Niki [Removed:552] and Tom "Durrr" Dwan were involved in a pot. Durrr raised 16,000 from the cutoff. [Removed:552] called from the button. The flop was {J-Hearts}

. Durrr bet 24,000. [Removed:552] called. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}

. Durrr bet 54,000. [Removed:552] moved all in for 128,000 more. Durrr folded, and Jeclicka won the pot.

Tags: Durrr Niki Jedlicka

01-12-2008 18:15 UTC+11

Phil Ivey Eliminated

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On a flop of {J-Diamonds}

Phil Ivey bet 10,000, Erick Lindgren raised to 20,000 from the big blind, Ivey re-raised to 45,000, Lindgren moved all in and Ivey called.

Lindgren {J-Spades}