2008 Aussie Millions

Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
1,650,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,800,000 AUD
Entries
780
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #96 - Erik Seidel Doubles Through Michael Chrisanthopoulos

Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. Erik Seidel raises to 175,000, Michael Chrisanthopoulos re-raises to 550,000, Seidel moves all in for 2,355,000 and Chrisanthopoulos calls.

Seidel {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Chrisanthopoulos {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The flop is {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Chrisanthopoulos making trip tens. The turn is the... {Q-Clubs} and Seidel takes the lead! Suck-re-suck!!! The river is the {8-Diamonds} and Seidel doubles through Chrisanthopoulos. He's up to 4,725,000 while Chrisanthopoulos is down to 2,020,000.

Hand #92 - Michael Chrisanthopoulos Doubles Through Erik Seidel

Michael Chrisanthopoulos has the button in Seat 6. He raises to 175,000 and Erik Seidel calls from the big blind. The flop is {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}. Seidel checks, Chrisanthopoulos bets 400,000, and Seidel asks how much he has behind (1,595,000), before moving him all in. Chrisanthopoulos calls.

Seidel {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Chrisanthopoulos {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The turn is the {3-Hearts}, the river is the {K-Diamonds}, and Chrisanthopoulos doubles through Seidel. He is left with 2,510,000 while Chrisanthopoulos is up to 4,380,000.

Hand #91 - Alexander Kostritsyn

Erik Seidel has the button in Seat 4. Michael Chrisanthopoulos raises to 180,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn calls. The flop is {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and both players check. The turn is the {10-Spades}. Kostritsyn bets 200,000, Chrisanthopoulos folds and Kostritsyn wins the pot.

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Final Table Analysis: Hands #81-90

Fear the wombat. Erik Seidel is making a run. He jumped into second in chips after he took a chunk out of Chrisanthopoulos' stack. Alexander Kostritsyn is the leader with over 8.5 million, while Seidel is in second place with 4.5 million.

Hand #90 - Erik Seidel

Alexander Kostritsyn has the button in Seat 1. Erik Seidel calls from the small blind and Michael Chrisanthopoulos checks. The flop is {K-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Seidel bets 75,000 and Chrisanthopoulos calls. The turn is the {7-Hearts} Seidel bets 325,000, Chrisanthopoulos folds and Seidel wins the pot.