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January 19th 2007
Aussie Millions main-event: 14 play down to 7
The penultimate day of the Aussie Millions was always bound to be a short one as just seven elminations were required before the final table was settled and play would end for the day.
The 19 year old internet prodigy Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke started the day as chip leader after his sensational performance the previous day, and the watching crowd were keen to see if his rush would continue of if he would get snagged by one of the top pros such as Gus Hansen or Patrik Antonius. Fricke didn't disappoint, or perhaps he did, because there was a subtle feeling the crowd were actually hoping he'd get caught, but Fricke continued his agressive play and sent a number of players to the rail in building a sizable stack.
Kristy Gazes was also on form and took control of her table from the start, clashing often and successfully with Sweden's Jonas Buskas. On the other table a decisive confrontation took place between perhaps the worlds best known Scandinavian poker players. Gus Hansen had started the day second in the chip counts with Patrik Antonius just behind him, so when both players caught a huge chunk of the flop a massive pot was unavoidable. It was over almost as soon as it began; Hansen betting $500,000 on the As-Jh-9h flop, Antonius quickly moving all-in and Hansen almost beating him into the pot. Hansen flipped over J-J for a set of jacks while Antonius turned over Ah-8h for top pair and a flush draw. When the turn and river blanked out one of the most dangerous players left in the tournament was walking to the rail; another one, in the shape of Gus Hansen, was busy raking in an enourmous pot.
Andy Black was also playing well today, though without quite the fervour of Fricke and Hansen. Even so he busted out Curly Seal in 10th place and maintained his third position in the chip counts. Play finally ended with the elimination of Jakob Glassi in 8th place; he was another one of Gobboboy's nicknames, falling when Fricke's A-T came from behind to beat his pocket jacks.
But though he may be have been re-named "Luckbox" by the railbirds for his outrageous suck-outs the previous day, Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke proved that he was no flash in the pan, confidently building his stack from $2.6 million to $5.175 million. He ended the day where he started, as chip leader.
The following seven players will return tomorrow for the final table:
Jimmy "Gobooboy" Fricke $5.175M
Gus Hansen $4.845M
Andrew Black $2.1M
Kristy Gazes $1.05M
Julius Colman $785K
Marc Karam $535K
Hans Martin Vogl $455K
The payouts for the final table are as follows:
1st : $1.5 million
2nd : $1 million
3rd : $700,000
4th : $500,000
5th : $400,000
6th : $300,000
7th : $220,000
Submitted: 19/01/2007 11:21:19
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