[user38449]
Peter Aristidou just stacked another opponent to move to 165,000 in chips for the main event.
His opponent got the last of his chips into the middle -- 10,700 worth -- holding , and Aristidou looked him up holding pocket threes.
The ensuing flop came and Aristidou spiked a third three, putting his opponent in bad shape. The turn and river then filled out , and Aristidou's set held up to win the pot.
[user38449]
Mark Kassis has just been eliminated from the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Action folded around the table to Kassis in the small blind and he completed the bet. The big blind checked and the two went heads-up to an flop, which both checked.
The turn brought the and Kassis fired 5,000. His opponent then raised it up to 12,000 and Kassis moved all in over the top for approximately 32,000.
"Do you want me to call?" asked his opponent.
"Do what you want, sir," replied Kassis.
After the exchange, a call was made and Kassis tabled for bottom two pair. His opponent then showed for a flush draw.
The then fell on the river, completing Kassis' opponent's flush, subsequently sending Kassis to the rail.
[user141292]
An unknown at table 14 raised it up to 18,000 and action folded around to Mike O'Grady in the big blind. O'Grady stood up and asked "why so much?" He then continued to chat saying "If this were online, I would be all in already," before finally pushing al in for about 60,000.
O'Grady's opponent snap-called and turned over pocket threes, and O'Grady was well ahead with pocket tens. The board rolled out and O'Grady knocked out his opponent and is up to 110,000.
[user141292]
There were five players to the flop which landed . David Olson led out for 11,000, Chris Brammer raised it up to 25,000 and Olson moved all in for about 64,000. Brammer made the call and was in good shape with . Olson showed down and would need to catch a club for the win.
The turn card was the giving Brammer a full house, but still not closing the door on Olson, who now could hit either a nine or ten for the win. And hit a nine or ten is just what he did when the peeled onto the felt, giving Olson the winning full house and about 150,000.
donpeters
A player raised from early position to 6,000 before Dan Shak reraised to 26,000 on the button. The player then moved all in for 96,200 and Shak made the call.
Shak:
Opponent:
The flop put Shak further in the lead when it came . The tuen was the and the river the . The player was eliminated and sent over his chips to Shak.
Shak is coming off his impressive win in the $100,000 Challenge where he topped a field of 24 of the best names in poker. He's up to 340,000 now in the Main Event.
[user38449]
Julian Powell was recently eliminated from the main event by Minh Trinh, in a coolerish sort of hand.
Trinh opened the pot with a raise to 5,800 and when the action reached Powell, he three-bet to 18,200. Trinh then literally threw all of his chips into the middle, saying he was all in and Powell made the call for less:
Powell:
Trinh:
Five blanks later, Powell joined the rail. Trinh, meanwhile, now has 235,000 in chips.
[user141292]
Can I fade these outs? Of course I can.
Gus Hansen is making a charge for his second Aussie Millions Main Event title. It's unclear how the action went down, but all of the money was in the pot preflop.
Hansen:
Opponent:
The flop could not be much worse for Hansen, coming down giving his opponent an open-ended straight flush draw. You win poker tournaments by fading these though, and fade is exactly what Gus did. The turn was the , and the river the resulting in the dealer shipping the pot over to Hansen, who now has 337,000.
donpeters
A player under the gun raised to 6,200 and action folded over to David Steicke on the button. Steicke stuck all of his chips into the middle with a reraise to 71,300. Action then folded to Chad Wiedenhoeft in the big blind. Wiedenhoeft was the chip leader before this hand and made the call. The original raiser mucked face up.
Steicke:
Wiedenhoeft:
The board ran through and Wiedenhoeft won the pot, sending Steicke to the rail. The original raiser would have tripped up his sevens on the river, but folded preflop. Wiedenhoeft is up to 525,000.
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, and Aristidou looked him up holding pocket threes.
and Aristidou spiked a third three, putting his opponent in bad shape. The turn and river then filled out 
, 
and Aristidou's set held up to win the pot.
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flop, which both checked.
for bottom two pair. His opponent then showed 
for a flush draw.
and O'Grady knocked out his opponent and is up to 110,000.
in a race situation. 
flop hit Cohen hard, giving him top pair and a gutshot straight draw, and leaving Booth drawing to two outs. 
. Olson showed down 
giving Brammer a full house, but still not closing the door on Olson, who now could hit either a nine or ten for the win. And hit a nine or ten is just what he did when the 
and the river the 
giving his opponent an open-ended straight flush draw. You win poker tournaments by fading these though, and fade is exactly what Gus did. The turn was the 
resulting in the dealer shipping the pot over to Hansen, who now has 337,000.
face up.
