Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on another ten-minute break.
2012 Aussie Millions
$250,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
250,000 AUD
Prize Pool
4,000,000 AUD
Entries
16
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Winfred Yu was under the gun and opened for 48,000, which Patrik Antonius either flatted or raised from the cutoff (we couldn't quite tell). What we do know is Sorel Mizzi then moved all in from the big blind, Yu folded, and Antonius snap-called.
Showdown
| Mizzi |   |
| Antonius |   |
Antonius was way out in front and looking to dodge an ace, which he did on the 
flop. Mizzi began to rise from his seat, but he paused when the 
turn gave him a flush draw. The dealer burned and out out the river . . . 
! Mizzi let a slight smile cross his face as he hit a flush to double.
Meanwhile, Antonius, who had just beate pocket kings of Phil Ivey to double, had his own cracked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
||
|
560,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
On a flop of 
, Patrik Antonius checked and Phil Ivey bet 65,000. Tony Bloom got out of the way, Antonius moved all in for 458,500, and Ivey made the call.
Showdown
| Ivey | |
| Antonius |   |
Antonius had flopped bottom set to crack Ivey's kings, but the latter still held a flush draw. The railbirds were on their feet as the dealer burned and turned the 
, a blank as far as Ivey was concerned. The river cards was black, but it was the wrong suit as the made an appearance.
Antonius survived the hand for a bug double, while Ivey lost about half his chips on the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
920,000
461,500
|
461,500 |
|
|
||
|
415,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
||
Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Customary for the Aussie Millions, two dealer are now seated at the final table. While one dealers, the other prepares a new deck. This drastically increases the amount of hands played per hour and drives the action. We expect things might pick up a bit from here on out.
Action folded around to Phil Ivey and he put in a raise, which Jason Mercier responded to by moving all in for 173,500 more. Ivey thought for about a minute before making the call.
Showdown
| Mercier |  |
| Ivey |  |
Mercier was dominated and in desperate need of a seven, but he would not find salvation as the board ran out 
. Mercier became the first casualty of the final table.
On his way out, Mercier decided to try his luck one more time and asked Gus Hansen, "Want to flip for $25K?"
Hansen reached in his pocket and pulled out an Australian bill and asked, "Even or odd?"
Mercier bet that the last digit in the serial number would be even, but it was in fact odd, costing him an additional $25K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Since Tony Bloom's double, action has been pretty slow. The order of the day seems to be raise-call-flop-bet-fold.
Level: 8
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
On a flop of 
, 2004 Aussie Millions champ, Tony Bloom, got all in for his last 116,500 holding and was up against the 
of Dan Smith. Bloom was ahead with his pair of sevens, not to mention the nut-flush redraw, and stayed there as the 
hit the turn followed by the 
on the river.
Please keep in mind our chip counts will be inaccurate until we are able to approach the final table during a break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Sorel Mizzi opened for 20,000 from middle position and was called by Phil Ivey on the button and Tony Bloom in the big blind. Bloom checked the 
flop, and Mizzi bet 31,000. Ivey made the call, Bloom folded, and the appeared on the turn.
Both players checked, the peeled off on the river, and Mizzi check-called a bet of 50,000, only to muck when Ivey rolled over 
for top pair.
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
In the first hand at the final table, Jason Mercier was under the gun and opened for 20,000. Dan Smith then three-bet to 40,000 from middle position, Mercier called, and the flop fell 
. Mercier check-called a bet of 25,000, and the check-folded to a 56,000 bet on the turn.
First blood to Smith.