Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
731,000 AUD
Entries
731
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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Christian flew under the radar for most of the tournament as his high profile opponents came and went. At the final table he held firm and with a rush of good cards and solid play, he defeated the best Australia had to offer to collect the first place prize of AU$150,000. Congratulations to Christian and all of our cash winners.
That wraps up our coverage of Event #1, but as the song goes, we've only just begun! The PokerPro event is nearing an exciting conclusion across the room and the team will be back again tomorrow at 12:30pm for our continued coverage of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships. We look forward to your company then!
. Topakas checked to Heich, then called a bet of 110,000. On the turn 
Topakas checked a second time. Heich bet 275,000, then snap-called when Topakas moved all in. The crowd pressed around the rail to see what cards each player would reveal:Topakas:
Heich:
Heich showed a set of jacks, but had to fade the double gutshot straight draw of Topakas. When the river fell a blank, the
, Topakas was eliminated from the tournament. His second place finish was not without its reward, however. The prize money he collected amounted to AU$110,380.
. Heich checked and then called a bet of 220,000.Both players checked through the
turn. When the river fell 
, Heich made a sizable bet of 375,000. Topakas seemed pained by this bet, removing his sunglasses as he contemplated a decision. He finally made a brave call. Heich showed 
for a pair of kings; Topakas flashed a king of his own before mucking his hand.With that win, Heich has climbed up the counts to 2.5 million in chips. He once again has a two-to-one chip lead on Topakas.
The
flop was checked and the free card on the turn was the 
. Topakas led out with a 145,000 chip bet and Heich gave it up.Topakas now has a very slight chip lead over his opponent.
They saw a flop of
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and again both checked. The river produced the and Heich checked for a third time. Topakas fired out 100,000 but Heich looked him up with a call.Topakas showed
for top pair which was good to collect the pot. Both players are now very even in chips.
. Heich fired out for 125,000. Topakas finally fought back with a check-raise to 400,000. Heich gave it about thirty seconds of thought before folding.Topakas tabled
, a stone bluff, as he collected the pot. He's clawed back to about 1.5 million in chips. Heich still has the lead with approximately 2.1 million. Topakas has shown more willingness to play pots out of position than Heich has, which may ultimately hamper his comeback efforts.
They took a flop of
and Heich checked to Topakas who bet out 50,000. Heich folded and Topakas collects the small pot.
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000