With the blinds at 150/300/25, Gus Hansen opened with a raise to 850 from the hijack seat. Jamil Dia three-bet from the button to 2,000 and then action folded back to Hansen. He reraised and made it 5,125 to go. Dia moved all in for 19,250 and Hansen folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
40,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
21,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
20,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
15,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Peter Costa check-called a bet on the 
board before the 
completed things on the river. Costa checked and Dia fired all in for 7,075. Costa made the call, but mucked when he saw Dia's set of sixes holding the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Gus Hansen opened to 525 with the blinds 100/200/25 and Jamil Dia reraised to 2,525. Everyone folded, including Hansen, and Dia won the pot.
On the next hand, Hansen opened to 575 from under the gun. He was called by Dia in middle position and Peter Costa in the big blind before taking a flop of 
. Costa checked and Hansen bet 1,200. Dia folded, then Costa followed him into the muck to give Hansen the pot.
On the very next hand, Lee Nelson raised to 550 and Hansen defended with a call from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Hansen led for 800 and Nelson made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Hansen led for 2,200. Nelson called again before the dealer dealt the 
on the river. Hansen fired another bet, this time for 5,525. Nelson began to tank and, after a couple of minutes, folded his hand to give Hansen the pot.
The 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Stewart Scott just took a nice pot off of Gus Hansen, the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event champion. Scott relieved Hansen of about 8,000 chips on the 
board with the 
. Hansen didn't show his hand and was knocked back a bit to 25,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
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Tyron Krost, winner of the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event, has been sitting out for much of this Tournament of Champions. Why? Well, he's still in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys event at the final table with five players left.
The 10th Anniversary Tournament of Champions has begun. The crowd here at the Crown is electric, and while we will not be live reporting the event, we will periodically provide you with some updates. Here is a look at the seat draw for the TOC:
| Seat | Player | Year They Won |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyron Krost | 2010 |
| 2 | Peter Costa | 2003 |
| 3 | Gus Hansen | 2007 |
| 4 | Stewart Scott | 2009 |
| 5 | Jamil Dia | 2005 |
| 6 | Lee Nelson | 2006 |
| 7 | Tony Bloom | 2004 |
| 8 | David Gorr | 2011 |
*Alexander Kostritsyn won in 2008 but was unable to attend the TOC due to the anticipated birth of his child.
Each player begins with 30,000 in tournament chips and the structure is the same as the Aussie Millions Main Event, although with shortened levels to 15 minutes.
Kicking off shortly with be the Aussie Millions Tournament of Champions, a late addition to the 2012 schedule of events. The event is scheduled to start up at 7:00 PM local time here at the Crown Casino in beautiful Melbourne, Australia and is another great way Crown is giving back to its players, specifically the past Main Event winners.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary, this event will feature eight of the nine Aussie Millions Main Event champions. The eight players who will attend are Peter Costa (2003), Tony Bloom (2004), Jamil Dia (2005), Lee Nelson (2006), Gus Hansen (2007), Stewart Scott (2009), Tyron Krost (2010), and David Gorr (2011). The champions will compete for a “golden ticket,” which will award the winner a lifetime of buy-ins to the Aussie Millions Main Event.
Things should be very fun and lively, but there is still a very, very solid prize on the line that will keep things a bit serious in nature as well. PokerNews will be on hand for the coverage, so be sure to stay tuned for the updates. You won't want to miss them.
Tournament of Champions
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