Event #17: No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed
Day 1 Completed
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #17: No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
225
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
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Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Another marathon day here at the Crown Casino Poker Room and once again we were treated to some world-class poker, this time in the short-handed format that is known to all as "six-max".
225 players took to the felt for the 2011 Aussie Millions $2,200 Six Handed No Limit Hold'em event and it was a horror start for the Full Tilt Poker contingent. Red Pros Annette Obrestad, Scott Montgomery, Jonathan Karamalikis, Simon Watt, Matt Jarvis and James Akenhead were all amongst today's tournament obituaries, as well as past Aussie Millions champions Lee Nelson and Tyron Krost, just to name a few.
Of course, for those who fall, there are also those who are able to endure. Jim Sachinidis, Kyle Cheong, Mike Watson, Peter Sheary, Michel Bouskila and Alexander Debus have already cashed in, but we've still got 18 players coming back tomorrow to battle it out for the title, led by Josh Tekesky, who tops the counts with 237,600.
Stuart-McLeod Smith (228,500) is not that far behind, nor is Ben Vinson (215,100). Tony Dunst (153,300) and the affable Waki Waki (152,300) round off the top five.
Full Tilt Red Pro Billy "The Croc" Argyros (126,800) will also be coming back tomorrow, along with Ben Delaney (141,000), Andrew Jeffreys (102,500) and Leo "The Mechanic" Boxell, who's one of the short stacks with 38,700. In what he hopes will bring him good fortune, he's even sealed up his toy wombat Wally inside his chip bag!
No matter what it takes, it's going to take that special something to take down this title, as any one of these 18 players are worthy winners. Here's how they'll line up when they come back at 2pm AEDT tomorrow:
Table 29
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Kosta Varoxis | 56,000 |
| 2 | Tony Dunst | 153,300 |
| 3 | Daniel Reijmer | 120,800 |
| 4 | Ray Ellis | 29,700 |
| 5 | Josh Tekesky | 237,600 |
| 6 | Danny Chevalier | 134,900 |
Table 31
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Toby Lewis | 142,600 |
| 2 | Andrew Jeffreys | 102,500 |
| 3 | Billy Argyros | 126,800 |
| 4 | Adam Stoneham | 123,900 |
| 5 | Ben Delaney | 141,000 |
| 6 | Leo Boxell | 38,700 |
Table 32
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Stuart McLeod-Smith | 228,500 |
| 2 | Waki Waki | 152,300 |
| 3 | Bodo Sbrzesny | 76,200 |
| 4 | Simon Charette | 104,500 |
| 5 | Daniel Laidlaw | 69,500 |
| 6 | Ben Vinson | 215,100 |
Who will take home the gold ring and the AUD $108,000 first prize? That for us to find out so you all find out! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled tomorrow from 2pm AEDT for all the updates, because there's nobody that knows poker news like PokerNews. From all of us here in Melbourne, ciao for now!
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
It didn't take us very long at all to confirm our 18 players, as Kyle Cheong and Jim Sachinidis were both eliminated in quick succession with nine minutes remaining in this blind level.
Cheong open-shoved the last of his very short stack into the middle before the flop with 
, but Ben Delaney called with 
and improved to two pair on the board of 
to send him to the rail in 20th place.
Only moments later over on table 29, Jim Sachinidis jammed his chips in preflop with 
and was called by Daniel Reijmer's 
. Despite hitting the ace on the board of 
, Reijmer had freerolled to the flush and that was the end of Sachinidis' tournament life in 19th place. Both Cheong and Sachinidis will collect AUD $3,400.
Well, that's about all she wrote, sports fans! We're now down to 18 players - time to wrap this one up!
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Michel Bouskila, Peter Sheary and Mike Watson have all just hit the rail, leaving us with 20 players as the action continues here at the Aussie Millions $2,200 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed event.
Bouskila moved the last of his money into the middle after the turn on a board that read 
holding 
, but was crushed by Danny Chevalier who had flopped a set with 
. The river changed nothing and Bouskila was eliminated in 23rd place.
Then on table 32, Sheary moved the last of his stack in before the flop with 
, but failed to improve against Ben Vinson who called with . The board was spread 
, sending Sheary on his way in 22nd place.
The cry of "All in, call" then went up over on the feature table where Mike Watson was at risk with 
against Billy Argyros' 
, but couldn't find anything on the board of 
and departed in 21st place.
All these players will receive AUD $3,400 for their efforts. The tournament staff have advised us that once we get down to 18 players, play will cease for the night.
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Alexander Debus was the first player to collect from the cage, while Stuart McLeod-Smith has catapulted into the chip lead after taking a huge pot off Bodo Sbrzesny.
Debus open-shoved for the last of his stack before the flop with 
, but Tony Dunst woke up with . Both players paired up on the board of 
and Debus was confirmed as the 24th place finisher, good for AUD $3,600.
Our attention then turned to Sbrzesny and McLeod-Smith who were locked in an intense battle on a flop that read 
. Sbrzesny check-called McLeod-Smith's bet of 13,000 after the flop, then check-raised all-in after McLeod-Smith opened for 28,000 on the turn of the 
. McLeod-Smith snap-called.
Sbrzesny:
McLeod-Smith:
Needing any ace or eight, the blanked out on the river and Sbrzesny looked visibly upset as he was forced to send the chips over to McLeod-Smith, who is now our new chip leader with over 210,000!
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
It appeared that we were in for a long hand-for-hand session, but just as the blinds ticked over into the new level, Tim Davis moved the last of his money into the middle on a board that read 
with 
.
Adam Stoneham called with 
, hoping that he would outdraw him. "Ace one time," he said to the dealer. Nothing on the turn of the 
, but Stoneham "Greensteined" Davis with the on the river.
Table 28 has been broken and we're officially down to 24 players! From this point onwards, they're guaranteed at least AUD $3,600.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Josh Tekesky managed to double up through Ben Delaney on table 30, but Delaney regained those chips through Simon Charett as hand-for-hand play continues in this event.
Earlier, Tekesy moved the last of his chips into the middle on a flop of 
, having hit top set with his against Delaney's 
. A repeat 
fell on the turn, filling Tekesky up and Delaney had already cut out the chips to ship over by the time the river 
completed the board.
The crowd then moved over to table 32, where Waki Waki and Ben Vinson were locking horns over a flop that read ; Waki led out for 8,300, Vinson raised to 19,500 and Waki called before both players checked down the turn and river of , . Waki showed and that was enough for Vinson to muck his hand.
Our reporter then wheeled back around to table 30 where Delaney and Simon Charett were heads-up to a flop of ; Charett check-called Delaney's bet of 5,100 after the flop, then check-called Delaney's bets of 11,500 on the turn of the and then 128,000 on the river of the 
. Delaney quickly tabled and Charett sighed as he threw his hand away.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ami Barer has just been felted at the hands of Ben Vinson and we're now playing hand-for-hand!
Barer moved the last of his money into the middle before the flop with 
, but ran into Ben Vinson's . Neither hand improved on the board of 
and Barer was done for the day.
One more elimination until payday ... stay tuned!
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Not long after that nail-biting hand, Leo Boxell was able to double up through Andrew Jeffreys and is now holding a stack worth more than 72,000 in chips.
The money was all-in the middle before the flop and Boxell was flipping with 
against Jeffreys' . Fortunately, the board was spread 
, giving Boxell some much-needed breathing space. Jeffreys is down to around 80,000 in chips.