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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Final Table Set

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Our final table is now set. All nine remaining players are guaranteed at least AU$4,560 in prize money and we'll have updated chip counts for you shortly.

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Mikkelsen Gets Revenge; Doubles Up

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[user38449]
Michael Pesek has been coming over the top of Dag Martin Mikkelsen's pre-flop raises all day, but this time, Mikkelsen showed some resistance and saw a flop:

{K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Mikkelsen passed the first action to Pesek who opened with a 10,000 bet, to which Mikkelsen repsonded by re-raising all in.

"I'm pretty sure I have you," said Pesek, while he considered a call. "What do you have, K-10 or something?"

"Eh, I call," Pesek said, turning over {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. Mikkelsen tabled the {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for an open-ended straight draw.

The {J-Spades} further improved Pesek's hand, giving him two pair, but the {A-Diamonds} on the river was bad news for him, as it gave Mikkelsen the nut straight. After the hand, Mikkelsen reclaimed his spot atop the leaderboard with 138,000 in chips while Pesek dropped to about 88,000.

Tags: Michael Pesek

Winston Doubles Through Field

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Josh "JJProdigy" Field opens the action with a raise to 8,000 and Roy Winston announces that he is all in. It's only 7,500 more to Field and he makes the call.

Winston: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Field: {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The flop comes {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Field calls for spades as he looks for a backdoor miracle. The {5-Spades} peels off to the "ooohs" of the crowd as Winston exclaims "Don't you do a spade...that would be rude!"

The river is the {10-Clubs} and Winston cries out "You can't keep 'The Oracle' down!" as he doubles up to 31,000 chips.

Tags: Roy Winston

Mikkelsen Takes a Hit; Loses Chip Lead

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[user38449]
On a board showing {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Michael Pesek led out with an 11,000 bet. Dag Martin Mikkelsen then kicked it up to 26,500. When action returned to Pesek he bet the pot, effectively moving all in for approximately 40,000 more, a bet which sent Mikkelsen into the tank.

After quite some time, Mikkelsen opted to lay it down, leaving himself with approximately 72,000 in chips. With the win, Pesek took over the chip lead, stacking up just over 110,000 in chips.

Tags: Michael Pesek

Table Talk

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With just 10 players remaining in the tournament - one elimination away from the money - the tournament is being played hand-for-hand on two tables with five players on each.

Local favorite Sam Khouiss was overheard talking to his neighbor, Dag Martin Mikkelsen:

"Dag . . . Dag . . . You've got enough (chips). Just take it easy, OK?"

Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen

John Dalessandri Eliminated

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Dag Martin Mikkelsen raised it up pre-flop to 7,000 and John Dalessandri pushed the last of his 11,500 chips into the middle. Mikkelsen made the pot-committed call and the cards were flipped:

Mikkelsen: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Dalessandri: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Dalessandri held the slight lead however the flop soon changed that when {7-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} were dealt on to the table. Mikkelsen flopped two pair, leaving Dalessandri needing only a five to survive. The turn and river came {8-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Dalessandri is eliminated in 11th place.

Tags: John Dalessandri

Vince Moro Eliminated

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Vince Moro pushed the last of his short stack into the middle with {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} and JJ Hazan made the call with {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Hazan made a straight to the ten.

"Yes!! Yes!! Straight! I win!" exclaimed Hazan. "Anyone else want to take me on?"

Winston Doubles Early

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Roy Winston got most of his stack into the middle pre-flop holding K-Q against David Bach who challenged with pocket fours. The flop came {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Bach started picking chips off of his stack to put Winston all in, but Roy beat him into the pot, tossing in his last 2,500 worth of chips.

The {K-Diamonds} fell on the turn giving Winston trip kings and the river blanked ({8-Diamonds}) to give Winston the pot, worth just under 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Roy Winston