2008 Aussie Millions

Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
1,650,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,800,000 AUD
Entries
780
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Day 1a Complete

The first day is over. Stay tuned for official end of day chip counts.

Day 1b begins at 12:30pm local time. Check back in with PokerNews for complete coverage.

See-saw Ride for Juanda

As the final seconds ticked off the play clock, John Juanda played two critical hands that saw him lose all but 8,375 worth of chips - then double back up to 17,000 to end the day.

The first hand saw Juanda lead out with a 3,500 bet on a {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop. He was then raised by Matt Sexton, who kicked it to 8,500. When the action returned to Juanda he re-raised all in on the strength of an open-ended straight draw ({6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}) and Sexton, pot committed, made the call with {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. The turn and river came {J-Clubs},{A-Spades} and Sexton took down the pot with a pair of jacks.

One hand later, Juanda open-shoved from the cutoff holding {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and was called by Joe Reino in the big blind who tabled {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Neither player hit the {5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board, and Juanda raked the pot with ace-high, finishing the day with right around 17,000 in chips.

Tags: John Juanda

Boxell's on a Heater

After being dealt A-K and pocket kings in back-to-back hands, well-known Australian pro Leo Boxell has run his stack up to 98,000 three quarters of the way through the last level of play.

Oliver Gill Up to 58K

On a flop of {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Oliver Gill's opponent shoved all in for 36,900. Gill went into the tank for several minutes while feeling out his opponent. He tried to figure out if he had a set or not.

One of the floor supervisors called the clock on Gill.

"I'm either ending the day broke or with a big stack," he mentioned before finally calling off his last 21,000.

Opponent: {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Gill: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and the river was a {10-Diamonds}. Gill's Aces held up and he increased his stack to 58,000.

Liu Spikes a Two-Outer

All in for her tournament life with pocket eights against the pocket jacks of Raymond Rahme, Full Tilt Pro J.J. Liu brought the rail to their feet after she spiked a third eight on the turn to steal the pot from Rahme, doubling up to 12,000 in the process.

The complete board was: {3-Spades}{6-Spades}{A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

Tags: J.J. Liu