2008 Aussie Millions

Event 10 - $2,200 PLH/Omaha/Omaha Hi-Lo
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♠k♣7♥6♣
Prize
79,800 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
228,000 AUD
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0
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Roy Winston Eliminated in 4th Place (AU$22,800)

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David Bach opened the action with a raise from the button to 16,000. Roy Winston announces a pot-sized raise from the big blind to 68,000 total. Bach thinks for a moment before making the 52,000 chip call.

The flop comes {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and with around 140,000 already in the pot, Winston pushes his last 44,000 into the middle and Bach makes a pot-committed call.

Bach flips over {A-Spades}{4-Spades} and amazingly holds the lead with his ace-high against Winston's {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The turn is the {Q-Diamonds} the river the {4-Hearts} and Bach takes down a monsterous pot with just a pair of fours!

Roy Winston is eliminated in 4th place, collecting AU$22,800 for his efforts.

Tags: Roy Winston

Dealer Error Corrected

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Earlier, we reported on a questionable hand during the last Omaha Hi-Lo level that we presumed was incorrectly awarded to David Bach. The Crown surveillance team has since looked into the matter and determined that we were, in fact, correct - the low pot should've been awarded to Dag Martin Mikkelsen.

Crown's tournament staff handled the situation very professionally, pulling the four remaining players aside to explain the situation. The entire pot totaled 63,000 in chips, so in order to fully correct the error, David Bach was asked to give 31,000 worth of chips back to Mikkelsen.

The corrected chip counts are reflected below:

Dag Martin Mikkelsen: 147,000
David Bach: 139,000
Michael Pesek: 160,000
Roy Winston: 116,000

Tags: Roy Winston

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Josh "JJProdigy" Field Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$18,240)

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With the board showing {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} Josh "JJProdigy" Field and Michael Pesek committed their chips into the middle.

Field: {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Pesek: {5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The turn and river arrive {4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and after some confusion the dealer pushes the pot to Pesek as he takes the high with his Q-9 and low with his 5-3.

On his first ever live final table, Josh "JJProdigy" Field finishes in 5th place and collects AU$18,240.

JJProdigy Crippled

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Josh "JJProdigy" Field opened the pot with a 21,000 pre-flop bet from under-the-gun plus one, leaving himself with just 2,000 behind. Dag Martin Mikkelsen called from the small blind, as did David Bach in the big.

"I'm folding if I don't hit," Field said.

The players were content to check down the board, which filled out {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and showed the following hands:

Field: {J-Spades}{A-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Bach: {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}
Mikkelsen: {4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

The dealer awarded the entire pot to David Bach, however, if our notes on the hand are correct, then Dag Martin Mikkelsen should've been awarded the half the pot with a A-3-4-5-6 low. There was a bit of confusion between the dealer and tournament director Mike Tarr as to which hands won the respective high and low, but in the end Bach was awarded the whole pot.

Strangely, neither Mikkelsen nor anyone else at the table spotted the error, and play has resumed.

Josh "JJProdigy" Field Gets 1/4

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David Bach and Josh "JJProdigy" Field got it all in pre-flop with Field playing for his tournament life.

Bach: {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Field: {A-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The board came {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Bach wins the low with his A-2 while both players split the high with A-4.

With Field only winning 1/4 of the pot, he is now the clear short stack on the table with a little over 20,000 chips.

Tags: Josh "JJProdigy" Field

JJ Hazan Eliminated in 6th Place (AU$13,680)

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JJ Hazan raised it up pre-flop to 18,000 and Michael Pesek announces a raise of the pot. It's enough to put Hazan to a decision for all of his chips.

Hazan says "I have one of the worst hi-lo hands in history, but it's going to win!" before making the call.

Hazan: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Pesek: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board runs out {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Pesek scoops the high and the low to eliminate JJ Hazan in 6th place.