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2010 Aussie Millions
Event 20: $550 No Limit Hold'em Turbo
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
250
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Rodrigues got his money all in preflop with
but found himself behind an opponent's 
.The flop of
was of no help to either player, but Rodrigues caught a glimmer of hope with the straight draw.And yea, the poker gods did smile upon the blessed Rodrigues, delivering thy
on the river to multiply him to 11,000.
Both players checked the flop of
, then Guiliano led out for 2,000 on the turn of the 
.The opponent went all in for 2,700 and Guilliano made the call.
Opponent:
Guiliano:
Guiliano had caught his opponent out by hitting bottom two pair, which held up when the
bricked on the river.Another one bites the dust and Guiliano is up to 36,000 in chips.
Wicks and his opponent got their money in the middle preflop and we got there as the cards were revealed:
Wicks:
Opponent:
The board was spread
, sending the opponent packing and Wicks' stack up to a whopping 65,000!
Segal recalled to us that before his elimination, he had witnessed three classic "aces-versus-kings" showdowns and a "kings-versus-queens" showdown, with the better pair winning each time.
Which leads us to Segal's elimination - Segal moved all in with
, only to run into ... yep, you guessed it ... pocket rockets!
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Tabatabai moved his short stack into the middle preflop with
and found himself ahead of one opponent's 
.However both were behind another's
.That is, until the dealer spread the board of
.Two pocket pairs cracked, two players eliminated and Tabatabai is still alive.
The money was all in the middle preflop; Birman tabled
and found himself well ahead of his opponent's 
.The board ran out
, crippling the opponent and keeping Birman above water.