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2012 Aussie Millions

Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,590,000 AUD
Entries
659
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Idema Picks It Up On Turn

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

From under the gun, Lee Nelson opened to 48,000. Bjorn Li called on the button and Daniel Idema called from the big blind. The three players were then graced with the {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop and action checked around to see the {6-Spades} land on the turn. Idema bet 75,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Tags: Bjorn LiDaniel IdemaLee Nelson

Kenneth And Kowssarie

We came to Table 28 with a raised pot being raked into the middle and Mohamad Kowssarie and Kenneth Wong taking to a {2-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop.

Both players checked on the flop and the {3-Diamonds} hit the turn. Wong made it 56,000 to see a river card and Kowssarie made the call as the {4-Diamonds} hit the felt. This time Wong checked and Kowssarie bet 100,000. Wong made the call and sent his cards into the muck when Kowssarie tabled his {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Mohamad Kowssarie
2,700,000
470,000
470,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Wong
Kenneth Wong
1,400,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Mohamad KowssarieKenneth Wong

Phil Ivey Eliminated in 12th Place (A$100,000)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Ivey - 12th place
Phil Ivey - 12th place

From under the gun, Yann Dion raised to 40,000. Action then folded to the start-of-day short stack Phil Ivey in the big blind and he three-bet to what looked to be 140,000 as he slid out a tall stack of yellow T5,000 chips. Dion leaned forward and got a look at Ivey's stack, paused, then moved in.

Ivey called and put himself at risk.

Ivey tabled the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, but was dominated by the {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} for Dion. Ivey was going to need some help if he was to stay alive and double up here in the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event.

The flop came down all ducks with the {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} landing. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and now Ivey needed a queen to win or an ace, eight or deuce for the chop. The river couldn't produce the help Ivey needed when the {9-Spades} fell and Dion's king kicker held up.

Ivey shook Dion's hand, hopped up and was out of his chair in an instant. He'll collect A$100,000 for his efforts and we'll possibly be seeing him later on in the $250,000 Challenge.

But for now, just 11 players remain here in the Main Event and Dion has moved to over three million.



Tags: Phil IveyYann Dion

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Jomeen Falls; Li Rises

Karim Jomeen opened the play from under the gun and Bjorn Li quickly three-bet directly on his left. The rest of the table got out of the way, while Jomeen made the call.

Flop: {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

On the flop, Jomeen check-called a bet of 140,000 from Li and the {2-Spades} was dealt on the turn. Jomeen again checked and Li quickly crashed a small stack of 50,000-denomination chips and a couple of 1,000-denomination chips onto the felt. The bet was 303,000 and it prompted Jomeen to go into the tank. In the end, Jomeen decided to get rid of his cards and sent the pot to Li.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bjorn Li au
Bjorn Li
2,760,000
289,000
289,000
Profile photo of Karim Jomeen gb
Karim Jomeen
1,800,000
-263,000
-263,000

Tags: Bjorn LiKarim Jomeen

Wong And Dion

The action was folded to Yann Dion on the button and he raised it up to 40,000. Only Kenneth Wong in the big blind made the call.

On the {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, Wong would lead out for 40,000. A call from Dion would see a repeat eight dealt on the turn, with the {8-Hearts}. Wong would continue his betting, throwing out 55,000. Dion instantly made the call and a {k-Diamonds} completed the board.

Wong again led, this time for 92,000. Dion thought for a few moments before flicking his cards into the muck. The chip leader from the start of the day takes only a small hit to his stack, while Wong now found himself moving up the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
2,425,000
-245,000
-245,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Wong
Kenneth Wong
1,750,000
252,000
252,000

Tags: Kenneth WongYann Dion

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Krstanoski Doubles Through Nelson

Mile Krstanoski
Mile Krstanoski

With the board of {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} in the middle, Mile Krstanoski moved all in for 437,000 against 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson. A few long minutes were spent in the tank by Nelson before he finally committed the chips to make the call. Here's what was revealed.

Nelson: {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Krstanoski: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

Both players had no pair, but were drawing. Nelson was open-ended and had the queen-high flush draw. Krstanoski had his flush draw pipped with his hand and a draw to Broadway as well. At the time the money went in, Krstanoski held the best of it with his ace high.

The dealer burned one last time and then dealt the {4-Clubs} on the river. It was a club and gave Krstanoski the winning hand with an ace-high flush. He doubled to around 1.5 million. Nelson dropped back under 900,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Mile Krstanoski
1,525,000
770,000
770,000
Profile photo of Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
895,000
-756,000
-756,000

Tags: Lee NelsonMile Krstanoski

Let'd Do It

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The cards are being dealt on Day 5 of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event. There is 105 minutes of the current level left.

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

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It's Time To Play Down To A Final Table

It all started six days ago and now here we are on Day 5 of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, with only 12 players returning to the felt with a chance at making poker history. Who's the player with the best chance at making history, you ask? Well that would be Yann Dion, with the Canadian returning as a clear chip leader.

There were 26 players still in with a chance yesterday, but of course, they can't all be winners and that number was dwindled down to the two tables of six who will return today. Trailing Dion with a large chip stack is Bjorn Li, while Mohamad Kowssarie and Karim Jomeen round out the players who will return with chip stacks in excess of 2,000,000.

Taking to the felt today with plenty of chips to scare and a poker resume that frightens is Dion's fellow Canadian, Daniel Idema. No stranger to poker on the big stage, Idema took down the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2011 WSOP.

Another player who knows what it takes to win big poker tournaments is Lee Nelson and he will return with the 6th biggest chip stack. Nelson won this very tournament in 2006 and with his nickname being "Final Table", there is no doubt he will be looking to uphold that moniker.

It seems to be Oliver Speidel who is the hungriest for a title at this year's Aussie Millions, with the Australian already making two final tables in the last couple of weeks. An amazing effort to even make it this far, Speidel will be looking to add another final table to his resume.

While he may be returning with the shortest chip stack, he is definitely the player that all the railbirds will be watching. Phil Ivey needs no introduction and thus this paragraph will end here and we will now show you the Day 5 table draw.

TableSeatNameChip Count
311Daniel Idema1,840,000
312Lee Nelson1,651,000
313Oliver Speidel809,000
314Karim Jomeen2,063,000
315Bjorn Li2,471,000
316Mile Krstanoski755,000
    
321Janis Lesinskis1,501,000
322Mohamad Kowssarie2,230,000
323Phil Ivey699,000
324Yann Dion2,670,000
325Patrick Heary1,565,000
326Kenneth Wong1,498,000

It's all set to begin at 12.30 pm and PokerNews will be here every step of the way until only a 7-handed final table remains.

Aussie Millions Main Event

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