Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 Aussie Millions
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounties
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
472,500 AUD
Entries
315
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
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Ross Parkhill came in a short stack but has now moved into the top two after a misstep from Michal Polchlopek.
Polchlopek opened to 17,500 and faced a three-bet to 45,000 from Parkhill. He looked down at his stack and moved all-in for 300,000 (effective). SNAP.
Polchlopek: 
Parkhill: 
The board ran 
for full house over trips aces. The final table is a lively place right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
370,000
-262,500
|
-262,500 |
Ross Parkhill tank-folded to a three-bet shove from Adam Cusenza but moments later he was making sure he got his chips in first.
Michal Polchlopek opened to 17,500 before Parkhill moved his last 137,000 chips over the line. Oliver Speidel was sat behind and moved all-in to isolate. It worked as Polchlopek moved out of the way.
Parkhill: 
Speidel:
The board ran 
and Parkhill would settle for that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
275,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
180,000
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
Oliver Speidel clashed with Jamie Pickering for the first time and came out on top. The pot was three-bet pre-flop by Pickering en route to a 
flop. He c-bet for 49,000 but folded when Speidel raised to 100,000. That pot evened up their stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
-100,500
|
-100,500 |
|
|
450,000
100,500
|
100,500 |
The dangerous, but short-stacked James Obst is the first person out from the final table.
He three-bet all-in after Mark Betts opened to 22,000. Betts took his time and made the call with 
. Obst was ahead with but was powerless to prevent the board running 
.
Betts moved into the chip lead with that win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
224,500
|
224,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
There average stack coming into this final table is about 50 big blinds deep, so there will still be plenty of play for the next few levels.
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
The final table is underway and this is how it all stacks up
| Seat | Player | Chips |
| 1 | James Obst | 125,000 |
| 2 | Jamie Pickering | 550,500 |
| 3 | Sam Capra | 463,000 |
| 4 | Michal Polchlopek | 632,500 |
| 5 | Ross Parkhill | 243,500 |
| 6 | Oliver Speidel | 349,500 |
| 7 | Adma Cusenza | 210,500 |
| 8 | Mark Betts | 605,500 |