Home / Poker News January 2010 / Aussie Millions Days 3-4
Aussie Millions Days 3-4
Posted by: James Carter. - Sat, 2010-01-30 15:00
83 players showed up for Day 3 action at the Aussie Millions. The money bubble would be reached on this day, but 10 players would still leave empty handed.
When the dust settled in the wake of the Day 3 green felt hostilities, there were only 18 players left standing, looking to return for Day 4 of the
poker tournament.
Joseph Sevian matched luck with Peter Jetten in the decisive hand of the day. The A,A vs K,K match-up saw both players hit their sets, but it was Jetten who had the upper hand and Sevian’s departure meant that the money was reached.
Kosmas Dratsas finished the day with the chip lead. Sorel Mizzi didn’t do bad either, he finished third, right behind Annette Obrestad. There were several heroics on Day 3, but the biggest one of them all was the stunt pulled out by Steve Topakas. Topakas had started the day a short-stack, yet he battled on and he managed to make it through to day 4 despite all the odds. The truth is that he will start Day 4 as a short-stack too, but given his short-stacked skills, that may not mean a lot handicap-wise.
Day 4 of the poker tournament saw Sorel Mizzi rise to the top. Out of the 18 players who bellied up to the tables at the beginning of the day, only 8 remained when the hostilities ceased. Steve Topakas who had maneuvered his short-stack masterfully the through previous day, succumbed on Day 4. He began the day on a short-stack again, but this time he failed to pull a rabbit out of the hat. He did keep the crowd of railbirds on the edge of their seats though as once again proved extremely resilient.
Sorel Mizzi had a much better day though. He shot to the chip lead in an absolutely dominant manner, making quads at one point to relegate Kosta Varoxis to short-stack status. The Pro secured a 3-1 lead over second place man Tyron Krost by the end of the day. Mizzi’s Betfair teammate, Annette Obrestad survived day 4 as well: she finished with a stack of 1,349,000 chips, positioning herself for a deep run at the final table.
Peter Jetten also made it to the final table on a 1.7 million chip stack.
