2009 Aussie Millions

Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠a♦
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,810,000 AUD
Entries
681
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Whew! Day 2 Ends

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Annica Ivert leads all runners.
Annica Ivert leads all runners.
We expected a day of furious action when we set up our laptops earlier this morning, but we had no idea just how furious it would be. The field started with 320 runners spread over forty eight-handed tables. It ended with just more than a quarter of those players still in the running for the AUD 2,000,000 first prize.

We bid adieu to several local favorites today. Steve Topakas, Mark Vos, Eric Assadourian, PokerNews chairman Tony G, and Billy "the Croc" Argyros were all among the early departures. They were soon joined by young guns like Michael Guzzardi, James Obst and WSOP Main Event runner-up Ivan Demidov.

In mid-afternoon, we started to realize that the key to poker success is to be a teenage girl with Scandinavian origins. A formidable one-two punch emerged, with Swedish-born Japanese local Annica Ivert and Norwegian phenom Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad battling for the chip lead. We were also inspired by the play of young David Docherty, who started the day with fewer than 10,000 chips and ended the day in the top five of the counts.

Never count out the old-school professionals, however. One dangerous tiger is still in the mix, prowling the tables in search of chips. Patrik Antonius would love to pad his bankroll by AUD 2,000,000 before sitting down to play the AUD 1,000,000 cash game next week. He is in the top ten in the counts, within striking distance of the top. Official counts for all of the remaining players will be made available once they have been confirmed by tournament staff.

Tomorrow we play another five levels. The money bubble will come well before dinner. By the end of the day we expect to have between thirty-five and forty players left in the hunt. Action kicks off at 12:30pm local time.

See you then!