Event 17 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-25-2009 19:32 UTC+11

Play Resumes

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The dinner break is over and the cards are back in the air.

01-25-2009 18:52 UTC+11

Dinner Time

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The players are now on a 40-minute dinner break.

01-25-2009 18:51 UTC+11

Guttman Doubles Through Garp

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Tobias Garp has taken a large hit at the hands of Mick Guttman.

Garp raised preflop from the button to 3,000 with Guttman calling out of the big blind. The flop of {5-Clubs}

saw Guttman check-raise to 10,000 after Garp bet out 4,000. Garp thought for a few moments before moving all in covering Guttman, and Guttman made the call.

Garp tabled {q-Hearts}

for a pair of fives, queen kicker.
Guttman {a-Spades}

for a pair of fives, ace kicker.

The board completed two pair for both with turn {2-Hearts}

, river

. Guttman's kicker shipping him the 62,600 pot. Garp drops to 17,500.

Tags: Mick Guttman Sticky Tobias Garp

01-25-2009 18:42 UTC+11

Saber Slashes Huntly

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Dennis Huntly has been eliminated from the turbo tournament after having his {K-Hearts}

cracked.

There was plenty of action in front of Huntly with Luke Abolins opening to 3,500 and then Mark Saber pushing all in over the top. Huntly called for slightly less, and Abolins folded his {a-?}

.

Saber tabled {A-Hearts}

to need some help. The flop wasn't of assistance coming {9-Clubs}

, nor was the turn {6-Clubs}

. However the river {A-Spades}

was enough to see Huntly off to the rail, cursing his bad luck, with Saber moving up to approximately 26,000 in chips.

01-25-2009 18:33 UTC+11

Emanuel Seal Doubles Through Matt Dietrich

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Emanuel "Curly" Seal has jumped into contention with a timely double-up. After a flop of {9-Clubs}

, Seal was able to get his remaining chips in with {A-Clubs}

against Matt Dietrich's {A-Spades}

. The turn and river came {10-Diamonds}

and

as Seal now sits on a stack of 21,200. Dietrich takes a hit down to 33,800.

Tags: Emanuel Seal Matt Dietrich

01-25-2009 18:26 UTC+11

Play Slows Down

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With the dinner break and money bubble approaching the tournament has slowed down, by turbo standards. 30 players remain and 16 will make the money.

01-25-2009 18:17 UTC+11

Darko Balaban Eliminated

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Darko Balaban continues our flurry of eliminations today. Michael "Mick" Guttman had all his chips in preflop with {A-Spades}

and Balaban called for slightly less with {k-Clubs}

.

The board was no help to Balaban, running out {8-Diamonds}

to almost double up Guttman, and eliminate Balaban from the final hold'em event of the Aussie Millions.

Guttman now has 19,500.

Tags: Darko Balaban Mick Guttman Sticky

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

01-25-2009 18:04 UTC+11

Huntly Doubles Through

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Dennis Huntly has doubled through Mark Handmer. Mark Saber opened the hand to 1,300 before Huntly moved all in for 5,300. Handmer re-shoved all in covering Saber, so Saber folded out of the way.

Handmer tabled {10-Hearts}

, while Huntly rolled over {A-Hearts}

. The flop put Huntly ahead coming {A-Spades}

. The turn {8-Hearts}

and river

not doing enough to get Handmer back in front.

Huntly moves up to 13,200.

Tags: Dennis Huntly Mark Handmer Mark Saber

01-25-2009 17:53 UTC+11

"Welcome to Gary's Table"

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Gary Benson had just eliminated an opponent in a race, with his {Q-Hearts}

making a set against his opponent's top pair top kicker {a-Spades}

. Seeing a new player arrive to the table Matt Hawker was quick to welcome him with, "Welcome to Gary's table."

As if just to prove the statement Benson proceeded to bust a player in the hand immediately following. Benson opened under the gun to 2,200 and Lindy Thornton moved all in for 9,900. Benson made the call.

Thornton tabled {a-Diamonds}