2011 Aussie Millions

Event #17: No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
108,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
225
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Sheary Doubles, Boxell in Trouble

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Given that we're just two eliminations from the money, the pressure is starting to mount and it definitely showed during a hand between Leo Boxell and Adam Stoneham.

It was four-way action between Stoneham, Boxell, Andrew Jeffreys and Tim Davis on a flop that read {7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Spades}; Jeffreys and Davis checked out of the small and big blinds respectively before Stoneham led out for 7,000. Boxell was the only caller, making it heads-up to the turn of the {6-Clubs}.

Stoneham announced that he was all-in for 36,700 and Boxell went into the tank. Deep into the tank ...

... and while Boxell was thinking about his decision, the cry of "All in, call" went up behind them at table 32, where Peter Sheary had open-shoved from the cutoff for his last 23,900 with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}.

Sheary was flipping for his tournament life against Ami Barer's {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}, but managed to double up to 48,500 after he hit the king on the turn on the board that read {9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}.

Our focus then turned back to the feature table, where Boxell was still deep in the tank. After eight agonizing minutes, he folded, showing the {Q-Clubs}. Stoneham showed {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. "Oh well, we're two away from the money," Boxell sighed. Boxell is down to 35,000 while Stoneham moves up to more than 60,000.

Tags: Leo BoxellAdam StonehamAmi BarerPeter Sheary

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Kovacks Kicked Out, Mehmet Meets His Maker

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The field has been reduced to 26 players after the recent eliminations of Andreas Kovacs and Arif Mehmet.

Kovacs shipped the last of his stack into the middle before the flop with {A-}{J-}, only to run into the {A-}{K-} of Bodo Sbrzesny, who improved to trips after the board ran out {K-}{Q-}{9-}{3-}{K-}. For the first time in this tournament, Ben Delaney has been overtaken for the chip lead, as Sbrzesny now holds over 256,000 in chips.

A short time later, Mehmet moved all-in on the feature table with {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, but was outdrawn by Leo Boxell's {A-Spades}{4-Hearts}, which paired up on the board of {4-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{K-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Given that we're only two eliminations from the money (and a few minutes away from the break), the action has slowed to a crawl.

Tags: Andreas KovacsArif MehmetBodo SbrzesnyLeo Boxell

28 Players Left!

We're now down to our final 28 players in the tournament - only four bust-outs away from the money, so here are the chip counts for not just our notables, but for everybody!

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bodo Sbrzesny at
Bodo Sbrzesny
178,000
60,500
60,500
Profile photo of Ben Delaney
Ben Delaney
178,000
-13,500
-13,500
Profile photo of Waki Waki
Waki Waki
168,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Simon Charette ca
Simon Charette
155,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Jeffreys au
Andrew Jeffreys
115,500
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
102,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
101,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stuart Macleod-Smith
Stuart Macleod-Smith
92,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
88,000
78,000
78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Kovacs
Andreas Kovacs
87,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Daniel Reijmer nl
Daniel Reijmer
73,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Alexander Debus de
Alexander Debus
73,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Danny Chevalier
Danny Chevalier
73,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
68,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
67,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Ray Ellis
Ray Ellis
65,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
65,000
26,000
26,000
Full Tilt
Profile photo of Kosta Varoxis
Kosta Varoxis
64,500
-8,500
-8,500
Profile photo of Tim Davis
Tim Davis
60,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Michel Bouskila au
Michel Bouskila
54,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Josh Tekesky
Josh Tekesky
46,500
36,500
36,500
Profile photo of Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
46,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Jim Sachinidis
Jim Sachinidis
40,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Peter Sheary
Peter Sheary
39,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Adam Stoneham
Adam Stoneham
38,000
28,000
28,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Spilkin Says Goodbye, Edmonds Eliminated

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Mike Spilkin and Brendan Edmonds have been the latest players to have hit the rail, leaving just 32 players in this year's Aussie Millions $2,200 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed event.

Earlier, our reporter caught the action between Spilkin, Billy Argyros and Jim Sachinidis on a flop that read {5-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}; Arygros checked from the small blind and Spilkin opened for 4,000. Sachindis called and Argyros folded, leaving it heads-up to the turn of the {7-Hearts}.

Spilkin quickly check-called Sachinidis' bet of 6,000 and then both players checked the river of the {10-Diamonds}. Sachinidis showed down {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Spilkin threw his hand into the muck. Left with just 8,500 in chips, Spilkin was eliminated a short time later.

At around the same time, the action on table 30 folded to Japan's Waki Waki (perhaps the most awesome name ever), who raised to 3,800 from the hijack position. Edmonds reraised to 9,900 from the small blind and Waki tank-called before Edmonds fired out 11,500 on the flop of {4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

"I raise," said Waki, before declaring that he was all-in. Waki then quickly jumped up on his seat and started anxiously walking around and blinking rapidly (it seemed Waki had something caught in his eye). Edmond and the other players at his table laughed nervously.

"Jeez, I don't know how to read this," said Edmonds before making the call, showing down {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Waki tabled {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and straightened up. "One time," he said between deep breaths.

The turn of the {3-Hearts} was the right color, but the wrong suit. The river {2-Diamonds} was just what Waki ordered, but his celebrations were rather comical. Waki jumped up in the air, pumped his fists, turned and ran towards the wall and started beating it excitedly! Waki then ran back to the table and cried "Ship it!" as the chips were pushed in his direction.

Waki is now on 146,000 in chips while Edmonds' seat remains empty.

Tags: Billy ArgyrosBrendan EdmondsJim SachinidisMike SpilkinWaki Waki

Who's Stacking and Who's Lacking?

With only 36 players left, we've got another round of counts for you. Once again, we can report that Ben Delaney is still the chip leader, but Andreas Skovacs and Simon Charett are amongst the latest players to have cracked the century.

Charett acquired his chips in rather fortunate circumstances though, having eliminated Jackson Zheng after his {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} improved to a king-high straight against Zheng's {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} on the board of {4-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Delaney
Ben Delaney
191,500
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Bodo Sbrzesny at
Bodo Sbrzesny
117,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Ben Vinson gb
Ben Vinson
113,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
110,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Jeffreys au
Andrew Jeffreys
107,500
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Andreas Kovacs
Andreas Kovacs
94,000
84,000
84,000
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
85,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
78,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Kosta Varoxis
Kosta Varoxis
73,000
11,500
11,500
Profile photo of Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
62,500
39,500
39,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Brendan Edmonds
Brendan Edmonds
57,000
-32,000
-32,000
Profile photo of Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
42,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Mike Spilkin
Mike Spilkin
41,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
39,000
-4,000
-4,000
Full Tilt
Profile photo of Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
34,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Jim Sachinidis
Jim Sachinidis
30,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Ian Cowie
Ian Cowie
15,000
-38,000
-38,000