2010 Aussie Millions
Event 20: $550 No Limit Hold'em Turbo
Day: 1
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Rodrigues got his money all in preflop with but found himself behind an opponent's .
The flop of was of no help to either player, but Rodrigues caught a glimmer of hope with the straight draw.
And yea, the poker gods did smile upon the blessed Rodrigues, delivering thy on the river to multiply him to 11,000.
Both players checked the flop of , then Guiliano led out for 2,000 on the turn of the .
The opponent went all in for 2,700 and Guilliano made the call.
Opponent:
Guiliano:
Guiliano had caught his opponent out by hitting bottom two pair, which held up when the bricked on the river.
Another one bites the dust and Guiliano is up to 36,000 in chips.
Wicks and his opponent got their money in the middle preflop and we got there as the cards were revealed:
Wicks:
Opponent:
The board was spread , sending the opponent packing and Wicks' stack up to a whopping 65,000!
Segal recalled to us that before his elimination, he had witnessed three classic "aces-versus-kings" showdowns and a "kings-versus-queens" showdown, with the better pair winning each time.
Which leads us to Segal's elimination - Segal moved all in with , only to run into ... yep, you guessed it ... pocket rockets!
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Tabatabai moved his short stack into the middle preflop with and found himself ahead of one opponent's .
However both were behind another's .
That is, until the dealer spread the board of .
Two pocket pairs cracked, two players eliminated and Tabatabai is still alive.
The money was all in the middle preflop; Birman tabled and found himself well ahead of his opponent's .
The board ran out , crippling the opponent and keeping Birman above water.