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[Brett Kay]

Nicole is turning Nasty

With three limpers into the pot Nicole Dilaveris, fires out a 200k bet on the flop of [3d 7h ks]. Tim Bredl folds and Steven Bailey also folds.

Nicole padding her stack now with some agressive play. Definitely doing the State of Victorian and female poker players proud everywhere.

Bailey makes a move
With his stack starting to shorten Steven Bailey moves All in for 340k, Matt Ralph contemplates for a few minutes before pushing his hand into the much. Steven shows the [kh qd]. He picks up a 145k pot.

Blinds are up
the new level is now 35000/70000 with a 5000 ante.

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Wright way to steal blinds
Paul Wright has just raise the last two pots to take down over 280k worth of blinds and antes.

His stack is creeping up and is just under the 1 million mark.

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Button Play
Peter Solm raises all in from the button. Picking up the blinds and antes just totalling over 140k.

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Matt makes a move
Matt Ralph raises in mid postion and everyone folds and let him take down the blinds and antes

Phil Picks up a pot
Phillip Ellsworth hasn't been too active on this final table. In a battle of the blinds situation with a board reading [8d js 4s] Phil fires out a bet of 165k and the SB Paul Wright Folds, giving Phil a pot worth 180k.

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Chip Counts
2 Paul Wright 655k
3 Phillip Ellsworth 695k
4 Tim Bredl 425k
5 Steven Bailey 375k
8 Matt Ralph 765k
9 Peter Solm 885k
10 Gary Bailey 650k

Phil Pushes All In
Phil Ellsworth pushes all in for 695k and after intense deliberation by Pete Solm, saying "thats twice today" he folds, Phil shows the [as ah] to prove Peters read? or is it metagame?

Phil all in again??!!? Our first Millionaire
Phil Ellsworth pushes all in for 760k, and Nicole asks for a count.

Nicole makes the call and only has 710k behind. Leaving Phil with 50k.

Nicole reveals [7d 7s] and Phil rolls over the [ah qs]

The board runs out [4d 10s 6c]
The turn reveals the [3h]
and after an agonizing moment the [2d]


Nicole becomes our first Millionaire Chip holder taking a pot worth 1.635 Million.

Nicole Not Slowing Down
Steven Bailey Pushes all in for 355k Action goes around to Nicole in the small blind calls.

Steven reveals [Ks qh] whilst Nicole reveals the [as kd]

The board runs out [5d 2s 2d 9d 10c]

Nicole moves her stack over the 2million mark Whilst steven is our 8th place finished and takes home $4500

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Phillip All in again?????
After being crippled a few hands previously. Phillip is all in on the big blind for 35k.

Peter Solm Raises all in for over 700k. And goes heads up with Phillip.

Phillip rolls over the [qd 7s] and Peter rolls the [9s 9c].

The board comes out [10s 5c 7c 4h 3c] To knock out Phillip and move up the cash as well as closer to the champion being crowned.

Phillip Ellsworth takes home a cheque for $5800 and is our 7th place finisher. Not bad for two days
effort.

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Raising Preflop

With the last two flops being taken Down by Matt Ralph and Gary Bailey. They have both shown down pairs in the hole.

Matt holding Kings, and Gary doing one better and showing off Aces.

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Ralph raises

Matt Ralph pushes all in for 505k, and Gary Bailey in the BB is contemplating the call. Eventually he lays the hand down. Matt picks up and extra 130k for his troubles.

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Nicoles Turn to raise
Nicole Raises all in under the gun, and to do both boys one better after they all folded she shows the pocket aces to the table.

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Bredl boosts it up

Tim Bredl raises from under the gun to 165k, Peter Solm is contemplating the call and after a while tanking folds. Paul on the BB shows the ace clubs folds to Tim.