2009 Aussie Millions

Event 17 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Turbo
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Matt Dietrich
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
42,900 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
159
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Harach Busts Rodrigues

Constantine Harach has eliminated Manny Rodrigues from the tournament. All the money went in on the turn with the board reading {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Harach's {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for two pair was better than the {8-Spades}{5-Hearts} two pair held by Rodrigues. The {6-Hearts} on the river was not the card Rodrigues needed to stay alive, so he has been eliminated.

Harach moves up to 17,500.

Balaban Triples Up

Darko Balaban
Darko Balaban
Darko Balaban has tripled up through Marsha Waggoner and another opponent. Balaban was all in preflop for 2,650 holding {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Both players made the call and checked down the {4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{j-Spades} board. Waggoner tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, the other opponent mucked, and Balaban's trips would be good to triple him up to 8,150. Waggoner drops to 5,000.

Tags: Darko Balaban

Benson Benefits from Multiway Mayhem

Benson building his stack
Benson building his stack
Gary Benson opened to 750, with both Graeme Putt and the small blind making the call. The flop of {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{q-Clubs} saw the small blind shove for 4,800 which Benson flat-called, before Graeme Putt re-shoved for 8,800. Again Benson made the call, this time for all of his chips and the players showed down their cards.

Small Blind: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Benson: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Putt: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Benson would be leading the hand, and when the turn spiked the {j-Spades} Benson's two pair improved to a full boat. The river completed the {4-Spades} leaving Putt with just 250 chips, and eliminating the other player.

Benson moves up to 27,400. Putt was eliminated a few hands later.

Tags: Gary BensonGraham Putt

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

Payout Information

1st place: AU$42,900

2nd place: AU$31,650

3rd place: AU$22,075

4th place: AU$16,790

5th place: AU$10,540

6th place: AU$7,265

7th place: AU$5,135

8th place: AU$3,845

9th-16th place: AU$2,600

Barratt Blessed

Chris Barratt has sent another player to the rail just moments after eliminating Billy Sukkar. Preflop, Barratt raised and an opponent moved over the top for 10,000 chips all in.

Barratt snap-called and slammed {A-Diamonds}{a-Spades} onto the table, while his opponent looked dismayed and tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. The board was no help to the all-in player running out {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades}, making yet another full house for Barratt and allowing him to eliminate another player.

He now moves up to 64,875.

Tags: Chris Barratt

I Shot the Sherif

Sherif Derias eliminated
Sherif Derias eliminated
Sherif Derias has been eliminated after shoving his last 1,300 chips all in on a flop of {10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Derias' {A-Spades}{4-Spades} would have a lot of work to do against his opponent's {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. With the board completing {3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} we lose Sherif Derias from the Turbo tournament.

Tags: Sherif Derias