Aussie Millions Main Event Day 4
1 month ago
All the action from Day 4 of the 2010 $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Final Table Set!
Written by Tim Duckworth at 7:50pm
Following six days of gruelling tournament poker we have now arrived at the 2010 Aussie Millions Final Table!
Seat 1: Sorel Mizzi – 6,033,000
Seat 2: Stephen Shelley – 991,000
Seat 3: Annette Obrestad – 1,349,000
Seat 4: Tyron Krost – 1,869,000
Seat 5: Frederik Jensen – 1,754,000
Seat 6: Kosta Varoxis – 635,000
Seat 7: Peter Jetten – 1,700,000
Seat 8: Steven Friedlander – 694,000
An unlikely short day four saw elimination followed by elimination in an action packed afternoon as local players, amateurs and professionals fell to the rail.
Dan Shak, Elliot Smith, Steve Topakas, Joel Dodds and of course Team 888poker member Pierre Aoukar were just a few of the names to exit the tournament, but it is Canadian Sorel Mizzi standing tall above all as he takes a whopping 6,033,000 into the final table – nearly half the chips in play.
Annette Obrestad is another big name taking chips into the final table, and has already improved on her 21st placing in this same event last year and continued her strong form in Melbourne after capturing the Event 4: $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha title.
Online qualifiers and amateurs take up the final six places and tomorrow one player will walk away with the $2 million first prize, coveted Gold Championship Ring and Bracelet and most importantly title of 2010 Aussie Millions Champion.
Make sure to check back to 888BehindTheScenes tomorrow for a comprehensive recap once the final table is complete.
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Main Event Nearing A Close
Written by Tim Duckworth at 1:15pm
Following the elimination of Pierre Aoukar, no Team 888poker member’s remain in the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Stay tuned to 888Behind the Scenes as we will be providing a comprehensive recap of the day’s action once the final table is set.
Thank you for your support of Team 888poker and 888BehindTheScenes!
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888Poker Announces 8 Ways To Win 88 WSOP Packages
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888poker is opening the doors of the WSOP to everyone, with no specific focus on poker-playing abilities, with their latest promotion. Unlike most of their competitors, 888poker has really stepped outside the box, going beyond providing the usual qualifiers and giving members a better chance than ever of actually playing in the world’s most prestigious offline poker event.
Members can win a WSOP package via their choice of no less than 8 different ways, which range from a simple status points race to a refer-a-friend route. There’s a way for tournament lovers, one for those who like the occasional spin on the slots between poker games and another for the hardcore, persistent poker player.
Perhaps the most creative of the 8 ways that 888poker are presenting is SOCIAL SUCCESS, where members have the chance to make it to Vegas on their social networking abilities. Members can upload a video to YouTube explaining why they deserve to win a WSOP package, they can follow @888poker on Twitter, tweeting about how they want a package, and they can become a fan of 888poker on Facebook and follow the fanpage updates.
888poker’s celebrity poker players also come into play in the BOUNTY HUNTER way, where members who knock out WSOP 2009’s Last Woman Standing, Leo Margets or cricketing legend Shane Warne – easily achievable with just one good hand – can go on to play in Vegas this year.
On the back of Leo’s success at last year’s WSOP, where she placed 27th out of 6,000 participants and made over $352,000, there’s also a way specifically for the fairer sex – ONE FOR THE LADIES – which consists of a ladies-only status points race..
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Pierre Aoukar Eliminated In 18th Place ($75,000)
Written by Tim Duckworth at 12:48pm
Pierre Aoukar limped into the pot for 12,000 from the hi-jack only to have Stephen Shelly raise the action to 25,000. Annette Obrestad made the call from the small blind and Aoukar also came along to see a Jc-4s-3s flop fall.
Obrestad checked and Aoukar fired out 90,000 only to have Shelly raise to 200,000. Obrestad tossed her cards into the muck and Aoukar announced he was all in, and pushed forward the remainder of his stack.
Aoukar: Qh-Jh
Shelly: As-Js
“C’mon, just a Queen . . . just a Queen!” screamed Aoukar as everyone pushed up hard on the edge of the feature table.
With the cameras in place, journalists with their pads at the ready and photographers with their lens affixed on Aoukar, the dealer burned and turned the Kd to change little.
“C’mon . . . just a Queen!” screamed Aoukar once again as his cousin Fouad Chaptini vacated his table to cheer on his South Australian counterpart.
Unfortunately for Aoukar, Chaptini, their strong entourage and Team 888poker, the river landed the 5d to see Aoukar eliminated in 18th place for a $75,000 payday.
Congratulations to Pierre for a great display of poker on behalf of Team 888poker!
(Pierre Aoukar under the bright lights of the feature table before elimination)
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Just Eleven Eliminations From The Final Table
Written by Tim Duckworth at 12:30pm
It has been a tough slog, but we are now down to the second last day of the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event!
Only eighteen players are returning to battle it out today – and when the dust settles – only seven will remain and we will have out final table.
South Australian and Team 888poker member Pierre Aoukar is sitting in the bottom five in counts, but like everyone else, still has a chance of mounting a charge at the $2 million first prize.
Aoukar has drawn the feature table, and combined with the lights and cameras, he has also drawn an incredibly tough table:
Seat 1: Pierre Aoukar – 310,000
Seat 2: Stephen Shelly – 1,241,000
Seat 3: Elliot Smith – 334,000
Seat 4: Annette Obrestad – 1,711,000
Seat 5: Tyron Krost – 953,000
Seat 6: Frederik Jensen – 1,114,000
Play is kicking off in just a few minutes, so make sure to stay tuned to 888BehindTheScenes for all your Aussie Millions Main Event coverage!
