$1,100 Opening Event No Limit Holdem [Day 2]
Structure Chip counts Prizepool
Photo Gallery Players Left: 1 out of 1143
Tran Semi-Bluffs Kingston
Anthony Kingston made it 125,000 from the small blind and Trung Tran made the call from the large.Kingston fired out 150,000 on the
flop in which Tran called before being met with a check once the 
landed.Tran thought for a moment before moving all in for 500,000 to force a quick fold from Kingston.
As Tran raked in the pot to climb over one million in chips he tabled his
for a semi-bluff.
"Jim Mastorakos eliminated in 8th place"
January 18, 2010
Jim Mastorakos Eliminated In 8th Place ($22,860)
Jim Mastorakos opened to 115,000 only to have Brendan Edmonds three-bet to 290,000 from out of the blinds.Mastorakos made the call and when the flop fell
he was faced with a bet for his tournament life.After a few minutes of deliberation Mastorakos made the call and tabled his
to be drawing against Edmond's 
.The turn and river blanked out with the
and 
falling to see Mastorakos eliminated in 8th place as Edmonds climbs to 3,700,000 in chips.
Rawiller Doubles
Brad Rawiller has just doubled through Brendan Edmonds.Rawiller:
Edmonds:
The board ran out
to see Rawiller double to over one million as Edmonds drops to 2,350,000 in chips.
"Aaron Wilt eliminated in 9th place"
January 18, 2010
Aaron Wilt Eliminated In 9th Place ($13,716)
Aaron Wilt open-jammed for roughly 600,000 from under the gun and Brendan Edmonds made the call from the big blind.Wilt:
Edmonds:
The board ran out
to see Wilt hit the rail and Edmonds climb to 2,850,000 in chips.
Chip Counts
Matthew Ephraums - 2,150,000Glenn Croft - 1,860,000
Brendan Edmonds - 1,850,000
Anthony Kingston - 1,300,000
Jim Mastorakos - 1,200,000
Trung Tran - 860,000
Aaron Wilt - 800,000
Brent Thomas - 600,000
Brad Rawiller - 550,000
Croft Chips Up To Two Million
Trung Tran entered the pot with a raise to 100,000 from the hi-jack, but was soon faced with a re-raise to 175,000 from Glenn Croft next to speak.Tran made the call before check-calling 175,000 on the
flop to see the 
land on the turn and another check from Tran follow.Croft cut out a bet of 300,000, and after nearly three minutes in the tank, Tran laid his hand down to see Croft climb to 2,000,000 in chips.
"Trung Tran in action"
January 18, 2010
Tran Takes One From Kingston
Anthony Kingston made it 105,000 to go before Trung Tran bumped the action to 250,000 from the button.Kingston made the call to see a
flop fall and, after checking, an all in push from Tran amounting to roughly 640,000.After a few moments of deliberation, Kingston laid his hand down to see the pot pushed to Tran as he chipped up to nearly 1,200,000 in chips.
"Aaron Wilt scooping pots"
January 17, 2010
Wilt Leaking
With the action on Aaron Wilt in the cutoff he made it 80,000 to go only to have Brent Thomas bump it to 165,000 from the small blind.Wilt made the call but instantly folded to Thomas' all in on the
flop to slip to 1,200,000 as Thomas climbs to 530,000.Easily one of the most experienced players on the table, Wilt has been three-bet a few times on the final table, but is showing an obvious display of patience and confidence as he looks to claim the first event of the 2010 Aussie Millions.
Sam Vakili Eliminated In 10th Place ($11,430)
Anthony Kingston opened to 100,000 only to have Sam Vakili move all in. Kingston made the call and the cards were tabled.Kingston:
Vakili:
The flop of
put Kingston well ahead after striking gold, and when the turn and river fell the 
and , we lost our first final table victim.
Rawiller Doubles
With the action folding round to Brad Rawiller in the small blind, he moved all in for 227,000. Brent Thomas made the call from the big blind and we have our first all in confrontation of the Final Table.Rawiller:
Thomas:
Although Rawiller would have to sweat it out on a board of
, he would manage to double up to over 450,000 in chips.