2012 Aussie Millions

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
122,670 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
92
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
300

Tyron Krost Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,105 AUD)

Tyron Krost (4th Place-$57,105 AUD)
Tyron Krost (4th Place-$57,105 AUD)

The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion has just been eliminated. The Tournament of Champions is also going on at this time, and Krost wasted no time running over to this amazing freeroll in which he can win a life time Aussie Millions Main Event ticket.

On his final hand Dan Kelly raised the button to 6,000 and from the small blind Krost decided to shove all-in for his last 60,000 chips. Kelly made the call.

Dan Kelly{A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Tyron Krost{Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Clubs} giving Kelly another knock out. Krost takes home a very decent amount but his biggest prize is still to come in the TOC which can be followed right here on PokerNews.com.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
315,000
65,000
65,000
Tyron Krost au
Tyron Krost
Busted

Tags: Dan KellyTyron Krost

Mike Watson Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,610 AUD)

Mike Watson(5th place-$29,610 AUD)
Mike Watson(5th place-$29,610 AUD)

From the cut-off Mike Watson raised to 6,000 and Dan Kelly opted to call from the big blind. The flop brought out {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and both players checked.

The turn was the {Q-Spades} and Kelly lead out for 11,000. Watson gathered some chips and pushed a raise to 25,000 forward. Kelly announced he was all-in and Watson sighed as he made the call for his tournament life.

Kelly turned over {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flopped flush and Watson threw his cards face down towards the muck. The dealer turned over his {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and he was, as we expected, already drawing dead. The turn card was perfect for Kelly who got all Watson's chips when the river, the {A-Clubs}, completed the board.

Watson shook everyones hand before leaving and we are now down to just four players.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
250,000
116,000
116,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WatsonDan Kelly

Watson Back in Contention

Action folded to Mike Watson on the button and he put in a raise to 6,000. Michael Pedley folded the small blind while Jonathan Karamalikis moved all in from the big. Watson called off for 49,400 and the cards were turned up:

Showdown

Watson{A-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Karamalikis{J-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Watson was ahead with his ace high, which is what won him the pot after the board ran out {K-Hearts}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. With that, Watson was back over 100K while Karamalikis took a hit down to 229,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
229,000
-33,000
-33,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
102,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisMike Watson

Jim Collopy Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,380 AUD)

Jim Collopy (6th place-$25,380 AUD)
Jim Collopy (6th place-$25,380 AUD)

Jim Collopy raised to 6,000 under the gun and Dan Kelly, who was next to act, three-bet to 13,300. Action folded back around to Collopy and he moved all in for a little over 50,000, which Kelly called.

Showdown

Collopy{10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kelly{K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

Collopy was dominated and in need of a ten, and while the window card was the {10-Hearts}, it was followed by the {K-Hearts}and {2-Clubs} on the flop. Both players had flopped a set, meaning Collopy needed to catch the case ten to survive. The {9-Hearts} turn was not it, and neither was the {8-Hearts} river. Collopy was eliminated on the hand in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
134,000
67,000
67,000
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Jim CollopyDan Kelly

Watson Doubles Through Kelly

Mike Watson was all in preflop holding {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and up against the {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} of Dan Kelly. While he was ahead preflop, the {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop delivered a blow to Watson as Kelly paired his jack. The {8-Spades} turn gave Watson a little help, but he would need another eight or a king on the river to survive.

Wouldn't you know it, the {K-Clubs} spiked to deliver Watson new life.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
67,000
-26,000
-26,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
53,000
26,800
26,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Dan KellyMike Watson

Tournament of Champions

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

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:

Aussie Millions Tournament of Champions

SeatPlayerYear They Won
1Tyron Krost2010
2Peter Costa2003
3Gus Hansen2007
4Stewart Scott2009
5Jamil Dia2005
6Lee Nelson2006
7Tony Bloom2004
8David Gorr2011

*Alexander Kostritsyn won in 2008 but was unable to attend the TOC due to the anticipated birth of his child.

Tags: Tournament of Champions

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300