Team Betfair @ the Aussie Millions

peter philips 26 Jan 03:03

philly out

bifta 27700

chelsea m 42200 end of day 1b

bifta ended in 3rd place in the $550 Stud, taking home $2,250

Peter was chip leader for most of the 7 card stud final table but was extremely unlucky in a huge pot with 3 left that would have all but given him the win and the Aussie Millions ring. Four cards had been dealt and he needed any club, any ace, any jack, any 7 or any 8 in the remaining 3 cards and it would have been all but over. They all blanked.
Chelsea M

very sick - but well played Bifta!

How you getting on chief?

Yeah, big big shame. Guy missed a million cards with 3 to come and the eventual winner took that pot with a pair of 4's in the end. Not easy to win the biggest pot of the day with only a pair of 4's in seven card stud! If it had been holdem bif would have shoved the river and taken the pot of course but you cant do that in stud. Big shame, but Bifta was upbeat as always.
Im ok thanks - around the average with 42000 so will be a stressful day but hopefully I'll get some kind of momentum going today and who know's. Im playing ok.
just getting ready to meet bifta and philly for a breakfast and we start again in about an hour and a half.
Hope youre well M8 and best wishes to all.
Chelsea M

Chelsea - please give me a ring or email and will meet up during event !

V.V.

Ok VV, Will do. I'll be outside with the boys having breakfast in about half an hour so you're more than welcome to join us if you fancy a bite. M

And a promise not to tell you about my bad beat in the bounty event with 80 left where I was one of the bigger stacks and an "internet whizzkid" re popped my aces all in preflop with 65 and hit 239, and 4 turn. ;-)

:-)

I will text WillyWonky or PressTheSix as I don't have your number!

See you soon!

Simon

Ok Simon. I dont have my number either! I dont have a number out here in fact. Yeah, we'll be outside having breakfast near where the unbreallas are mate. Be good to see you and the boys if they can make it. Speak later. M

Having breakfast in my room right now , slightly hungover after Murray match last night. GL to all betfair players today.

Wear ur kilt to the game?

GL chaps

Lol Willy - Tourney starts in an hour! Off to promenade now.. See you there and GL to all!

Don't have it out with me unfortunately, I saw a lot of kilts about the ground though. Cilic match should be cracking cause the croat fans can get pretty rowdy.

Hi there, play is now underway and below is a list of all remaining players and their approxamate stacks:

Chris Brammer (NigDawG) - 75,000
Daniel Drescher (All4non) - 57,000
George McDonald (WillyWonky) - 28,000
Patrick McNamara (BLoufFPJ) - 24,000
Sorel Mizzi (Imper1um) - 110,000
Annette Obrestad (Annette 15) - 91,000
Mark Seagul (Chelsea M) - 55,000
Peter Smyth (bifta) - 26,000

Will try and keep you posted!

V.V.

After 4 hours of play, here is how we stand:

Chris Brammer (NigDawG) - 125,000
Daniel Drescher (All4non) - TBC
George McDonald (WillyWonky) - 55,000
Patrick McNamara (BLoufFPJ) - Out
Sorel Mizzi (Imper1um) - 250,000
Annette Obrestad (Annette 15) - 200,000
Mark Seagul (Chelsea M) - Out
Peter Smyth (bifta) - TBC

bifta out lost 85k pot raised utg with kq flop kq3 all in -gets called by aq river ace shame!

Unlucky bifta but good news from other ends of the poker romm as Sorel has now over 320,000 and Annette also 162,000

Good luck guys...

Day 3 Table Draw and Starting Stacks

(Table 25)
Seat 1: John Dalessandri - 200500
Seat 2: Joel Dodds - 116500
Seat 3: Sorel Mizzi - 470000
Seat 4: Davor Lanini - 24500
Seat 5: Jacqueline Flint - 75000
Seat 6: Pierre Aoukar - 501000
Seat 7: Elliot Smith - 267500
Seat 8: Todd Brandis - 108000

(Table 27)
Seat 1: Nicolas Faure - 52000
Seat 2: James Keys - 63500
Seat 3: Andrew Feldman - 85500
Seat 4: Minh Trinh - 203000
Seat 5: Trevor Mccormack - 167500
Seat 6: David Frieling - 537000
Seat 7: Kristoffere Kero - 89000

(Table 31)
Seat 1: Annette Obrestad - 134000
Seat 2: Thomas Markussen - 139500
Seat 3: Amir Minagar - 400000
Seat 4: Mario Doria - 300500
Seat 5: Gustav Hansen - 328000
Seat 6: Jason Pritchard - 239000
Seat 7: David Olson - 125000

is WillyWonky still in ?

Is Richard Allen Reeshah?

Wonky is out unfortunately...

isnt andrew a fulltilt red pro not team betfair

I guess it's coz he plays on BF but he is a red pro on Tilt. Day 3 starts in an hour so update you guys soon!

dinner break

37 left

sorel sat 3rd with a million
annette sat 9th with 600k
feldman hanging on with 50k

gus hansen still in on 510k as well for any gus fans.

How many get paid?

72 got paid


26 left

annette moved to 1.1 million
sorrel down to 760k
gus hansen down to 250k
feldman120k and still hangin on lol

feldman gone aq v kj. AJxQT
gus hansen gone losing big pot 99 v JQ allin on low flop JQ had flush and overs thoug and spiked the jack. his last 50k went in with k2 v 99

Annette got foot down just knocked 2 players out one with AA v KK mbn and another JJ v AT. must be doing *****in between as is still only at 1.2 mill though

Sorrel down to 570k

21 left

sorel and annette at same table now. could get interesting

for anyone who is interested 19 remain and one more to go till end of play for the day.

annette has 1.7 (chip leader has 1.8) and sorel has 700k

play finished for day

sorel takes out a guy in a big pot AT v 67 guy fired allin on a board of a234 and sorel called.

annette and sorel both have 1.7million

Last 16 play today and as ariston pointed out, Sorel and Annette make up part of the Top 3 in *****:-)

PS - Veteran players might remember a Betfair player by the alias SkyLopez.. He won the $5k Heads Up last night after a 5 hour battle!

Also, John Taba and Back2Back are doing well in the $1,000 Freezeout and the last 18 also play later on today!

Simon

SkyLopez still plays on betfair doesn't he? I haven't got my tracker here, but am fairly sure I have played him recently.

I am going to try and make this next year, so you better take a load of people and keep the bf rungood going.

Anyone have any links to a live 'feed' of Aussie millions.

Good Luck Sorel & Annette

Prod

SkyLopez does still play, see him on cashtables , think he plays out of Canada so plays different times.

The aim is to have bigger teams each time and keep the Team Betfair spirit high! Looking forward to meeting all next time and obviously not just in Aussie Millions but Vegas, BF Poker Live! Events, etc!

Thanks for the interest guys!

Oh an Prod, all I cant think of is the live reporting tab on PokerNews...

Down to last 6 to be played tomorrow:

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

Woohoo

That's 8

:^0

Well Done to Sorrel and Annette and good luck to both. OK, I do understand that its not quite on the same level but just to let you know Simon that Ive made it to the Final table of the Event 17, No Limit Holdem/Pot Limit Omaha which I play tomorrow at 2pm Melbourne time. I outlasted Joe Hachem and some other top pro's so I guess its still a little bit good!. 7 left and Im 4th on *****so who knows. If you want to slip by and drop me a Betfair badge Id be happy to stick it on. Best wishes to all. Chelsea M

gl chelsea M. TID sir

Lol PR at its best from betfair

Chelsea make a mean feat in making an ft at a big event and he has to mention it himself.

Gl mate take it down

Appreciate your kind wishes FlopIt & lol@ Joffy. Better try and get some sleep. Its 4am here and theres no sign of me winding down at all but I have to find a way otherwise Im going to be shattered tomorrow;-( Catch up with you guys soon. Thanks again.

gl chelsea and sorel.

gl guys

www.donkvillfatbird luckvill_boring .org

yep hes right. 2 of the best tourney players in the world who consistantly go deep in the best tourneys in the world are donks lol.


gl sorel, annette and chelsea

aye and a 1 cent player is the best person to stand in judgement, eh page?

Go Chelsea!

We'll be following you on here :)

gl annette btw, didnt realise i'd missed her

Gl Chelsea M!!

Good luck to all, Chelsea - I will come round no problems! Thanks for letting me know!

good luck all,well played

'Its 4am here and theres no sign of me winding down at all but I have to find a way otherwise Im going to be shattered tomorrow'

i would highly recommend a couple of pints followed by a 10mg valium - send u right to la la land

gl

Oh - and below is Part 5 of my blog:

http://betting.betfair.com/poker/poker-news/vegas-virgin-down-under---part-5-290110.html

Part 6 is soon to follow

Simon

Best of luck chelsea mate. Would love to see ya win it.

AKAKAKAK

Best of luck Chelsea M. You supported me throughout the staking so top karma to you hope you get a nice score.

GL,

Ben

Where were you Simon, I would have worn your badge (for free) all the way to victory and you could have had another "Betfair" champion but you never turned up.
Anyway and Im officially NLHE/PLO champion and got a ring to show for it. I may never be a Sorrel or a Obrestad - or a John tabatabai who by the way is an absolute gentleman as well as a class act -
(but please don't write me off because I will be working hard on my game) Thanks Guys- I deeply and truely appreciate alll of your kind words. Chelsea M

Very well done

Thank You Sir. I'm still not sure that I woke up this morning and this will all turn out to be a very bad joke! 3 handed I got sucked out and was left with 18,000 with a 180,000 stack on my SB and a 240,000 stack on my BB. Just shows, fairytales do happen to ordinary guys too. Anyway, its 7pm here and I'm off to bed. Sad but true. See you all online soon. Over and out.......

Nice 1 m8, nice to wake up to some good news for once.

Chuffed for ya. :D

Sorry to be crude, but what did he win apart from the ring?

Not Crude Mate. Pokernews were busy reporting the final table of the main event so it go no coverage. 1st prize was $70k. Thanks again to all of you guys for you kind wishes.

vwp and congrats

Respect Chelsea M, very well played.

Well played Chelsea, how much did you win?

well done chelsea mate. top result for a gentleman on and off the tables imo

Thanks Guys- 1st prize was $70k Keith so very nice.

Very well played, but well done to betfair for giving you support(Good luck to all, Chelsea - I will come round no problems! Thanks for letting me know!)
Where were you Simon, I would have worn your badge (for free) all the way to victory and you could have had another "Betfair" champion but you never turned up.
He was proberly brown nosing the pros instead of watchin out for the people who keep the site going.
VWD Sir.

well done chelsea - chuffed for you sir.

ps as Ben says probs some good karma!!!

Congratulations Chelsea

That is a top result. Puts my second in the 100 rebuy on st ars last night in the shade.

Looks like Sorel is still leading the main. Annette was out in 7th $175k.

Yep,nice one chelsea,wp

nice 1 doobs also as know that is more than a few quid

I came 13th in that 1 on thurs doobs,nice $16k for u ,wp.

Looooooooool good **g work son well done and dont tell me your ever running bad again ;)

As for Simon straight to job centre shirley

Congrats :)

Puts my second in the 100 rebuy on st ars

Nice result doobs, does this mean you have broken your *s hoodoo?

No idea who you are chelsea, but WP.

Chief - as per facebook message - Brilliant, VWP, couldn't have happened to a better or more deserving bloke!

But as I've always maintained, it was more a matter of when, not if!

Next stop - is to get yourself one of them WSOP bracelets!

Fantastic, well played mate.

Great score Chelsea M, VWP! Met you at the London EPT in 2007 (I tink it was 07!) where ya seemed a nice friendly fella, nice to see the good guys win!!

Bladelaw, (yes I remember, thx- U2), Dino, McCoy Carp, chop180, "M", joffy, E v v o, Soap, Doobs, keen leader 3m?,engy-carlisle,Keith A15Stone10Lbs,redbag, AKAKAKAK,racing revenue. Lenny the Guvnor, Hull city,richpickns, jamesbeckton,Shosum1,aristonandon,Cromps,FlopIt....

Im not going to add anymore to this thread otherwise I'll bore all of you to death but just a few final thoughts, It actually means a lot when so many people that you have never met (and a few you have) reach out to you. You didnt have to give me all of these kinds words but you did and for that and for the final time, a personal Thank You to all of you and I wish each and every one of you all of the best.

WD for your 2nd Doobs, top result. You're a great player and I can pick out at least 7 more from the list above that I have utmost respect for.

Final thought, I was about to pack it all in after this trip. I played the Aussie Millions bounty last week and someone repopped my aces all in with 4,5 thinking I cold never call. I had a huge stack and would have cashed (if not final tabled) if my aces had held up. I finished 130th in the main event when my ak couldnt hold up against aq. I played a 5k in the WSOP last year and went out with 120 left (out of 800) when a guy shoved on me against my aces (and monster flop) and hit a 1 outer on the river. I never thought this was ever going to happen

.............................and then it suddenly did.

I guess its true what they say, every dog has their day.

God Bless you all, good luck and thanks again to you all.

This time Im really Outta here and back to my Kennel. See you on Betfair poker again soon!

From your posts you seem like a genuine lovely guy, very well done :D

vwp sir!

Congratulations Chelsea - I stayed in the poker room looking till about 3pm but had to go up to Studio 3 to follow the Final Table. Very well played and I look forward to saying hello tomorrow at the players party.

Annette finished a respectable 7th in the Main Event and Sorel got unlucky when moving all in with 77 and called by AK. A King on the turn sealed his faith and he managed 3rd place.

A very successful Aussie Millions this year with 2 Betfair players getting Championship rings and a lot more cashing in! It is now almost 03:30 and I am shattered so good night to all!

Just seen this - excellent stuff, Mark!!

Well played, sir. Bring it home.

very well done, chelsea, great to see it.

bethammer

congrats chelsea


for the betfair rep there next time you on one of these things. go to reception find out which room your player is in and stick an envelope under his door with a betfair patch and a gl mesage- maybe even an offer to meet up for breafast. When I used to play these things all the time it has to be said the service we got from the betfair team was unrivalled by any site and other online qualifiers used to wish they had qualified on betfair. To have a player at the final table without the support of the site that got him there isnt good and it wouldnt have happened in years gone by.

It was a side event though so no reason to think he'd wear a logo!

^ something to do with losing there best 2 reps in last 12 months probs

Maybe the fact he clearly states on this thread that he would could be a reason Beckton!?

Acceptance speech LOL what a fool!! Talking like you have won the WSOP for a life changing sum of money and thanking people who help you "make it".

WP MARKY HOPE TO SEE YOU AT WALSALL FOR THE GUKPT IN FEB

the rag with the comment 2 above, shouldbe ignored.

Dont bite

Yep "M" st ars hoodoo well and truly broken, though I probably did that when I finished 2nd in a $50 rebuy on a sunday a couple of months ago. Now I just need to win my next flip heads up, though I did run pretty hot to get through to the last two. Don't want to start getting 2nd every time on there.

Just wish the million and the super tuesday wern't on so late.

Oh and get a big final table live, to keep up with Chelsea ofc.

Just to be clear, I have always met up with those who I promised to meet. Unfortunately, Chelsea's mobile does not work in Australia and I couldn't just call and meet up when I didn't see him.

Anyways, congratulations once again and an FYI - Tyron Krost won the Main Event..

Thanks Gamal. Your pocket aces won't hold up on this one. I rivered you with a business that changed my life 5 years ago. I feel very good today and since that will make you feel bad, I feel even better now. I will win a bracelet just for you one day mate.
wing commander 'st.john' smyth - Sorry I bit but I promise not to bite again, I believe in Peace and not war.

..... no problem Simon. I'll make sure I have a number next year

Thanks again to all of the people on here that have been nice to me and helped make this win a little more special for me

Thanks Guys