Event 5 - $1,100 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 2 Completed
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 5 - $1,100 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
98
Level
19
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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It wasn't easy for Solomon; he was one card away from being eliminated by Marcus during the Omaha Hi/Lo round about forty-five minutes into heads up play. He survived with a chop, and from there seemed to play with renewed poise and confidence.
For his efforts in today's H.O.R.S.E. tournament, Solomon will take home $30,380 and a 2009 Aussie Millions gold ring. It is a well-earned, well-deserved accomplishment, for which we offer him our most heartfelt congratulations.
That wraps up coverage of Event #5, but play is still going strong in Event #6 - AU$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys. Feel free to follow along. I'm hitting the bar.
Jarred Solomon limped from the small blind and Van Marcus checked his option in the big blind. On a flop of
Marcus check-called Solomon's 16,000 chip bet before the then turn of the 
landed.Marcus led for 32,000, Solomon raised to 64,000 and Marcus instantly moved his 84,000-chip stack into the pot and Solomon made the call.
Solomon:
Marcus:
With Solomon having the low hand locked in, he still had outs for the straight, two-pair or trips to scoop. With everyone crowding round the table to sweat the river, Solomon would jump to joy high-fiving his entourage when the
landed on the river making Solomon a straight to scoop.With that final hand Marcus would be eliminated in 2nd place for a tidy $20,580 as Solomon is crowned Champion!
Jarred Solomon limped the button, then called a raise from Van Marcus. The flop was
. Marcus bet and was called again. Marcus slowed down on the turn, checking and then calling after Solomon bet. On the river 
Marcus checked again, prompting another bet from Solomon."Do you want me to call?" Marcus asked, searching for information. Solomon didn't respond, so Marcus finally threw in a call. Solomon turned over
, dragging another big pot.Poker boxing analogies tend to be overdone, but after that hand each player turned to his respective "corner" -- spectators standing behind the player and sweating him -- and animatedly (but quietly) described his thought processes for the hand.
Van Marcus is a scrappy competitor. He's been short on chips a few times today, but each time has staged a comeback. He took a pot off of Jarred Solomon to stem the recent chip bleeding. Solomon raised the button to 32,000 and was called by Marcus. Both players checked the
flop. On the turn, Marcus bet and was called. When the river fell 
, both players checked. Marcus showed 
for two pairs, kings and sevens, and the winner.
At this stage of the tournament, losing even one pot can be potentially fatal. Van Marcus has lost the last two. With the game switching to hold'em, Marcus raised the button. Jarred Solomon called. Solomon checked the
flop, then raised Marcus' bet. Marcus called but quickly folded the turn to a bet from Solomon.Marcus is down to 160,000 in chips.
It takes quite a bit to generate action in heads up Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo. When Jarred Solomon started with buried tens and Van Marcus started with buried nines, action is what we got. Marcus hit a second pair on sixth street as his board came
, but Solomon drew a on the river to pair a second king on his board. As a result, a huge pot went to Solomon. He is the chip leader once again with 360,000 chips. Marcus has 228,000.
Back-to-back pots between Van Marcus and Jarred Solomon went to showdown. Each time they chopped. The first time Marcus had the high; the second time Solomon had the high.
It's probably going to take a flop game to end this tournament.
Van Marcus led every street, developing a beautiful board of x-x /
. It was at sixth street that Jarred Solomon, with a board of x-x / 
, finally surrendered. As Marcus collected the pot, he flashed an impish grin and opened his hole cards -- the and !