2010 Aussie Millions

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

2010 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Entries
746
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Gus Flops Well

We walked over to the sound of an "all-in, call" to see Gus Hansen had flopped a wheel with {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, on a {4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades} board. His opponent was drawing live with {2-Spades}{3-Spades}, and would pick up even more outs when the {8-Spades} hit the turn.

Gus seemed to like the sweat, as he said "at least it makes things interesting," but was surely happy to see the {3-Hearts} on the river.

In a side note, Gus seems to be channeling his table mate "Toothpick Tony" as he is sitting with a toothpick in his mouth while he plays.

Gus is now sitting at about 230,000.

Tags: Gus Hansen

Shinzaki Shazamed

Michael Shinzaki has just been eliminated from the main event by Mile Krstanoski. Shinzaki was gone from his seat when we arrived at the table, so Krstanoski replayed the hand for us:

Shinzaki opened the pot with a raise to 4,800 from middle position and was called by Krstanoski in the cutoff and a third player on the button.

The flop came king-high and Shinzaki checked to Krstanoski who fired a 16,000 bet. The button player folded and when the action reached Shinzaki, he moved all in for about 40,000. Krstanoski made the call and a showdown ensued:

Shinzaki: {Q-?}{Q-?}
Krstanoski: {A-?}{K-?}

The turn and river both blanked and Krstanoski took down the pot with a pair of kings, improving to 140,000 in chips on the day.

Tags: Michael Shinzaki

J.P. Kelly Takes One

A player from under the gun made it 6,000 to go and found a caller in J.P. Kelly in the big blind.

The flop came down {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

Kelly checked, his opponent made it 6,000 and Kelly came along for the ride.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and the action was the same. Kelly checked, his opponent made it 6,000 and Kelly made the call.

On the river, the {k-Hearts} fell and it was like deja vu. Check, 6,000 bet, call.

The player under the gun showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Kelly flipped over {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for the win.

Tags: JP Kelly

Bluff Gone Right

[Removed:197] is up to 75,000 after an untimely bluff worked out quite well for him.

A player sitting under-the-gun opened with a raise to 6,000 and another unknown to his left made the call before the action reached [Removed:198], who moved all in for 30,100 in an attempted squeeze play. Action then folded around to a fourth player in the hand sitting in the hijack position and he moved all in over the top of [Removed:198] for upwards of 100,000. All other players folded, setting up a heads-up showdown between [Removed:198] and the hijack player:

[Removed:198]: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The ensuing board then ran out {4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} giving [Removed:198] a straight to stay alive in the tournament.

Vos Busts

On a {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop Mark Vos got all in with {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} but would need help against his opponents {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

The {q-Clubs} on the turn, and the {6-Spades} on the river would not be the help he needed, and Mark Vos is out.

Tags: Mark Vos

Jonatan Soderstrom Busts At Feature Table

On the feature table Jonatan Soderstrom got all in with {a-?}{10-?} against Lasse Steffensen, who had {a-?}{k-?}.

The flop brought Soderstrom's ten, dropping {9-?}{10-?}{4-?}. The {7-?} turn would keep Soderstrom in the lead, but the king on the river would catapult him from his seat to the rail.

Action Slowing Down

After a furious start to the day, with what seemed like an elimination or double up every minute or two, play has slowed considerably with twenty minutes to go before the dinner break. There is certainly no lack of star power though, as each table up here in Studio 3 seems to have someone worth watching.

As soon as we have some updates, we'll be sure to post away.

Clarke Crippled

Michelle Clarke (Dennis Huntly's executioner) is now down to her last 600 in chips after getting it all in preflop holding {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and running into an opponent's {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

Clarke spiked a queen on the turn, but it was all for naught as her opponent hit one king on the turn and another on the river, to go with the ace they both hit on the flop, giving him a full house.