2011 Aussie Millions

Event #1: No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
200,020 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Saliba Saved

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

A short stacked Alfred Saliba has doubled twice in as many hands after an allin battle in the blinds, holding up with {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} against {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

A few hands later Saliba woke up with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and caught the {q-Clubs} in the window, managing to again double, this time through Costas Argirou.

Tags: Alfred Saliba

Last Ladies

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Just as our update on Nielson got sent flying into the blogosphere, he again was involved in some excitement, with the outcome a little different this time.

Nielson found himself all-in preflop against big stack Melanie Wohlers.

Wohlers: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Nielson: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Nielson was busto. Wohlers moves to over 420,000. Wohlers is one of two woman standing, with local player Lauren McIver still in contention.

Tags: Daniel NielsonLauren McIverMelanie Wohlers

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

Sarwar Home; Nielson Up

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Jeffrey Sarwer has been sent home, with his demise coming at the hands of Daniel Nielson. Sarwar moved in preflop for around 40,000, Nielson making the call with {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} sending Sarwer home and chipping up Nielson to 130,000.

Tags: Daniel Nielson

Dawley Dealt Aces

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Jessica Dawley in action on Day 1c
Jessica Dawley in action on Day 1c

Folded to in middle position Jessica Dawley moved all-in for her remaining 12,500. Tim Balaban in the big blind made the call turning over {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, while Dawley turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}.

Board: {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

Dawley would hold up and move to 25,000. While Balaban moves to 33,000.

Just as Dawley was stacking her new chips she moved allin on the next hand, taking tdown the blinds and antes and surviving.

Tags: Jessica Dawley

Lau Cant Lose

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

A shove from Linus Englund, a re-shove from Jackie Glazier, re-re shove from Kamyar Ekrami and having all his three players covered, a call from Isaac Lau.

Englund: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Glazier: {a-}{10-}
Ekrami: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Lau: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, a turned flush for Lau meaning three bust-outs! Lau now has over 300,000.

Busting Everywhere

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Players have been busting left, right and centre with the last 10 players busting within 5 minutes of each other. Stay tuned for all the updates, as players are now in the next payout level, taking home $3,020.

Costas Coasting

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Thuy Quach has been sent home, while Costas Argirou has a monster 300,000 stack and Dean Francis was left crippled.

The huge pot developed with raises every which way with all the money going in pre-flop. Francis had two tournament lives on the line.

Thuy Quach: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Costas Argirou: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Dean Francis: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The kings all over the board, bring Argirou up to 300,000. Francis left with 45,000 and Quach sent home.

Tags: Costas ArgirouThuy QuachDean Francis

Mitchell Done

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Timothy Mitchell has been eliminated, taking home $2,020 for his efforts.

Mitchell was left with only a couple of chips when he got a dominated {q-}{q-} in against {k-}{k-}.

A few hands later Mitchell was all-in against the chip leader Toan Nguyen. Mitchell holding {4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} against Nguyen's {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and with that Mitchell was gone.