2011 Aussie Millions

Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,210,000 AUD
Entries
721
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Gabe Patgorski Eliminated in 32nd Place (AUD$30,000)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Gabe Patgorski in the small blind and he moved all in for 103,000. Chris Moorman got a count and then made the call from the big blind. Patgorski tabled the {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Moorman the {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

"Aaahhhh man, you have a ten!" whined Patgorski with a smile.

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Patgorski hit the rail in 32nd place to take home AUD$30,000. Moorman collected the pot and moved to 700,000.

Tags: Chris MoormanGabe Patgorski

Perkins Shoves, Chops, Doubles

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After a 17,000-chip raise from Sorel Mizzi, Jamie Perkins shipped it for 93,000 from the small blind. Mizzi made the call.

Mizzi: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Perkins: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades} to see the pot chopped up, but on the very next hand, Perkins was at it again.

He shipped from the button and Tyler Bonkowski, made the call from the small blind.

Perkins: {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Bonkowski: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board rolled out {6-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to see Perkins spike a rivered straight to double to over 200,000 as Bonkowski slipped to 500,000 in chips.

Tags: Jamie PerkinsSorel MizziTyler Bonkowski

Aces for Mounteney

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jeff Rossiter entered the pot from the button with a raise to 16,000 only to have Chris Mounteney three-bet his small blind to 37,000.

Rossiter pushed and Mounteney instantly made the call for his last 171,000.

Rossiter: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Mounteney: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to see Mounteney celebrate with a fist pump as he doubled to 350,000 while Rossiter was left with just 170,000.

Tags: Jeff RossiterChris Mounteney

Moorman Staying Aggressive

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From the cutoff seat, Martin Pecnik raised to 21,000. Chris Moorman reraised to 55,000 from the button and Pecnik made the call. Everyone else folded and going to the flop, Pecnik had about 445,000 behind with Moorman having him covered.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Pecnik checked over to Moorman. He fired 64,000 into the middle and Pecnik quickly gave it up and picked up more chips to move to 775,000 or so.

Tags: Chris MoormanMartin Pecnik

Mizzi Clips Dorfman

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Sorel Mizzi opened to 17,000 from under the gun only to have chip leader Randy Dorfman bump it to 42,000 from the button.

Mizzi smooth-called as the {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop fell and he proceeded to check-call 36,000 before the {A-Diamonds} spiked on the turn.

As Dorfman fired out another barrel - this time for 62,000 - Mizzi made the call before leading for 150,000 when the river landed the {8-Hearts}.

Dorfman went into the tank for nearly two minutes before laying his hand down while slipping to 1,280,000 as Mizzi climbs to 700,000 in chips.

Tags: Sorel MizziRandy Dorfman

Rodriguez Shoves the Turn

On the flop of {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}, the dealer pulled in 22,000 each from Michael Ryan, Tobias Reinkemeier and Sanchez Rodriguez before putting the {8-Spades} out on the turn. Ryan checked and Reinkemeier bet 38,000. Rodriguez moved all in for 152,000 and Ryan folded. Reinkemeier also gave it up and Rodriguez won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Ryan us
Michael Ryan
900,000
75,000
75,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
540,000
-50,000
-50,000
Sanchez Rodriguez
Sanchez Rodriguez
330,000
95,000
95,000

Antonius Picks One Up from Ryan

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun, Michael Ryan raised to 20,000. Patrik Antonius made the call from the button and the flop came down {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Ryan checked and Antonius checked behind.

The turn card brought the {A-Spades} and Ryan bet 30,000. Antonius made the call to see the {2-Hearts} complete the board on the river. Both players checked.

Ryan tabled the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for nothing and lost to Antonius' {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

Tags: Michael RyanPatrik Antonius

Antonius Climbing

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With some chips in the pot and the flop reading {8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, Patrik Antonius check-called 21,000 before the {3-Spades} and {4-Spades} on the turn and river were checked through.

Tobias Reinkemeier tabled his {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}, but it would be Antonius' {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} that would see him collect the pot and move to 910,000 in chips.

Tags: Patrick AntoniusTobias Reinkemeier

Heath Backs Into Flush

On the board of {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}, Eli Heath fired 87,000 and was called by James Keys to see the {2-Hearts} fall on the turn. With a fourth heart now on a paired board, Heath bet 132,000 after some time in the tank. Keys almost immediately looked him up.

Heath tabled the {K-Hearts}{7-Spades} having flopped middle pair and backing into a flush. Keys mucked his hand and didn't look happy about it.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Heath
Eli Heath
1,090,000
370,000
370,000
James Keys
James Keys
360,000
-330,000
-330,000

Dorfman Does It

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Randy Dorfman chipping up
Randy Dorfman chipping up

It was limp city on table twenty-five as four players saw a {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} flop.

Tyler Bonkowski fired out 15,000 from the button before Randy Dorfman bumped it to 35,000 with only Bonkowski making the call.

Dorfman led for 65,000 when the {5-Hearts} landed on the turn only to have Bonkowski up it to 145,000. Dorfman called and both players checked the {4-Spades} on the river to see Bonkowski's {A-Clubs}{3-Spades} bested by Dorfman's {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

As Bonkowski slips to 310,000, Dorfman climbed to 1,400,000 in chips.

Tags: Randy DorfmanTyler Bonkowski