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
Tyron Krost
The board ran out 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.
From the cut-off Mike Watson raised to 6,000 and Dan Kelly opted to call from the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked.
The turn was the 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 for a flopped flush and Watson threw his cards face down towards the muck. The dealer turned over his 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 , completed the board.
Watson shook everyones hand before leaving and we are now down to just four players.
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
Karamalikis
Watson was ahead with his ace high, which is what won him the pot after the board ran out . With that, Watson was back over 100K while Karamalikis took a hit down to 229,000.
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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
Kelly
Collopy was dominated and in need of a ten, and while the window card was the , it was followed by the and on the flop. Both players had flopped a set, meaning Collopy needed to catch the case ten to survive. The turn was not it, and neither was the river. Collopy was eliminated on the hand in sixth place.
Mike Watson was all in preflop holding and up against the of Dan Kelly. While he was ahead preflop, the flop delivered a blow to Watson as Kelly paired his jack. The 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 spiked to deliver Watson new life.
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
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.