Kristy speaks to Premiership Winning Captain of Hawthorn, Luke Hodge just after he announced the "shuffle up and deal" for the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event. He talks about poker, his kids and explains what a "specky" is in Australian Rules Football.
We stumbled upon a big pot brewing; in fact, there was about 35,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. Didier Guerin was in the small blind and committed his remaining stack of approximately 15,000.
Edison Nguyen, who was on the button, insta-called and Guerin was left shaking his head.
Guerin: 
Nguyen: 
Nguyen had flopped top two pair, which meant Guerin needed to hit his flush draw to survive. That proved easier said than done though as the useless 
blanked. Guerin rapped the table and then quickly exited the 2014 Aussie Millions.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 13,000 |
|
29,000 | -17,000 |
|
18,000 | -2,000 |
|
11,500 | -1,000 |
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The action folded to Eoghan O'Dea, who raised to 900 near the button. An opponent in the small blind three-bet to 2,600, but the Irish 2011 November Niner refused to back down, four-betting to 4,900.
His opponent folded.
Across the room, Aussie Daniel Laidlaw was faced with an open to 900. He called, a player on his direct left three-bet to 2,850, and the action folded back to Laidlaw. He reached for chips, four-betting to 6,800, and his opponent folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 18,000 |
|
44,000 | 14,000 |
We noticed that Paul "The Voice" Khoury wasn't in his seat, and a quick check with the table confirmed that he'd been eliminated.
According to Jake Balsiger, the under-the-gun player opened with a raise only to have Khoury three-bet with 
. Balsiger then four-bet from the small blind with 
, the original raiser folded, and Khoury made the call. After the flop came down 
, Balsiger continued for 4,000 and then called when Khoury shoved his last 14,000 or so. Khoury failed to catch a queen, and just like that "The Voice" was silenced.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
107,000 | 29,000 |
|
105,000 | -4,000 |
|
59,000 | -11,000 |
|
55,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
46,000 | 28,000 |
|
46,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 10,000 |
|
37,000 | 6,000 |
|
13,000 | 5,400 |
|
|
12,500 | -17,000 |
|
8,000 | -12,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
57,000 | 7,000 |
|
51,000 | -1,000 |
|
47,000 | 11,000 |
|
46,000 | 6,000 |
|
44,000 | 8,000 |
|
41,000 | 2,000 |
|
41,000 | -9,000 |
|
25,000 | -35,000 |
|
24,000 | -5,500 |
|
22,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
12,500 | -20,500 |
|
10,000 | -5,300 |
|
9,700 | -10,300 |
Faced with a limp from a player under the gun, Michael Addamo raised to 800 in middle position. The action folded back to the limper, who called, and the flop came 
. The limper led out for 1,200, Addamo called, and the turn was the .
The preflop limper slowed down, checking to Addamo who tossed out two teal T1,000 chips. His opponent folded, and he raked in the pot.
Tablemate Casey Kastle is also doing quite well, chipping up to 70,000 here on Day 1a of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 31,000 |
We happened upon the action with around 5,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. An unknown player had bet 2,000, leaving himself about 4,500 behind, and Paul "The Voice" Khoury spiked in a big raise. His opponent wasted little time in calling off and discovered the bad news.
Khoury: 
Opponent: 
"Straight flush," Khoury siad in his recognizable voice. His opponent was a bit surprised and could only smile in disbelief. As the meaningless was run out on the river, the eliminated player walked around the table, shook hands with Khoury, and then took his leave from the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 11,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -17,000 |
|
|
12,000 | -500 |
