Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2012 Aussie Millions
Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,590,000 AUD
Entries
659
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and soare we.
On a flop of 
, Brendon Rubie led out for 2,400 and his opponent shipped for 13,250 total. Rubie made the call and discovered he was a big favorite.
Showdown
| Rubie |   |
| Opponent |   |
Rubie was primed to take down a huge pot, but the 
spiked on the river to knock him from a huge favorite to just having a 5% chance of wining on the river. Unfortunately for him, it was not meant to be as the 
appeared. Rubie paid off his opponent and assessed the damage . . . he was left with 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Lee Nelson is the only former Aussie Millions champ playing here on Day 1a, and he has been holding his own. If you recall, Nelson, author of numerous poker books, took down this event back in 2006:
2006 Aussie Millions Main Event Results
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10,500 | 418 | $4,180,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lee Nelson (NZ) | $1,295,800 |
| 2nd | Robert Neary (USA) | $689,700 |
| 3rd | Nenad Medic (Canada) | $376,200 |
| 4th | Shannon Shorr (USA) | $271,700 |
| 5th | Jeff Sealey (USA) | $209,000 |
| 6th | Russell Davies (Australia) | $167,200 |
| 7th | Wes Bugiera (Australia) | $125,400 |
| 8th | Mark Vos (Australia) | $83,600 |
| 9th | Kenna James (USA) | $83,600 |
Nelson returns to the Crown every year for this prestigious tournament, and in a recent "Where Are They Now" interview with PokerNews, he explained why:
"For one thing, I do really well there. I think I’ve made more final tables at the Aussie Millions than anyone, anywhere. I think at last count it was something like 14 final tables. That’s not all Main Events, that is [also preliminary events] at the Aussie Millions. I’ve always had really good tournaments every year, and I love the environment, I love Crown, and I think the poker room at Crown is incredibly well run.
The Aussie Millions is one of the best run tournaments in the world. The dealers are very confident, the structure is excellent, it’s an excellent event, and it happens to be in my backyard, kind of like home turf almost."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
We happened by Table 27 as the dealer was counting down a player's stack so that they could be paid by McLean Karr. The player held 
on a 
flop, while Karr held 
. We're not sure of the action, but we do know the money got in on the turn. Seems like a bluff gone wrong could have been the culprit. Nonetheless, Karr was left with just 11,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
A total of 153 players registered so far today and at this moment we have 128 players remaining. Registration will remain open all throughout the three starting days. Players could even register in the first level of the second day so there is no telling what will happen on Tuesday when the registration will finally close. Last year the first starting day drew 238 players.
| Day | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 191 | 233 | 238 |
| 1b | 202 | 243 | 209 |
| 1c | 288 | 270 | 274 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
A press conference was held at Club 23 this morning with Joe Hachem announcing his new partnership with AsianLogic and the Asian Poker Tour.
We didn't catch the exact details, but we do know that Patrik Antonius has been eliminated from the tournament after bluffing all in on the river with 
. A woman in Seat 1 called holding 
for top pair with top kicker, and just like that, Antonius' day came to an end.
It was quite the ride for Antonius in a relatively short period of time. He was a late registrant, doubled on one of the first hands he played, and then lost most of his stack after having his pocket aces cracked by pocket queens. The good news is there is still a little over a half hour left to late register for the $100K Challenge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
A player in middle position opened for 650 and received a call from Randy Dorfman in the cutoff. Eoghan O'Dea was on the button and opted for a three-bet to 2,100, which pushed out the small blind. With action on Matt Jarvis was in the big blind, he came in for a four-bet to 5,325, which inspired two folds back to O'Dea.
The November Niner thought for about 40 seconds before moving all in for 24,325, putting the pressure back on Jarvis, who fidgeted in his chair, removed his glasses, stared down his opponent, counted his chips, and then made the call.
Showdown
| O'Dea |   |
| Jarivs |  |
Dorfman, who was now watching the action, was surprised by the call and admitted that he had folded pocket nines. Nonetheless, O'Dea was at risk and needed some help. The 
flop gave him a gut-shot straight draw, but it would not come in as the 
and blanked on the turn and river.
O'Dea was eliminated on the hand while Jarivs chipped up to 67K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Salman Behbehani was in dire need of a double up and just managed to get two in a row. On the first hand he shoved under the gun for just 2,625 and one player made the call.
| Salman Behbehani |   |
| Opponent | |
The board ran out 
giving Behbehani his first double up. The very next hand there was a raise to 700 from middle position and after the small blind called Salman decided to go for it once more. The initial raiser folded but the small blind made the call.
| Salman Behbehani |   |
| Opponent | |
The board ran out giving Behbehani another double up. He's still well under the starting stack but with this amazing structure he has plenty of room to move.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
9,500
|
9,500 |