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January 9, 2009
Differing Fortunes
2009 Aussie Millions, Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em | Day 1a
By F-Train
Event 1 is over for Michael Vartan.
Luke Hodge and Michael Vartan found themselves in a similar situation. Each was short on chips. Hodge got his last 1,125 in the middle with A-Clubs, K-Spades and was up against A-Spades, J-Diamonds. Things looked grim for Hodge when the flop came 2-Spades, J-Diamonds, 10-Hearts and the turn 3-Hearts didn't improve his hand. The river Q-Hearts saved Hodge, making a Broadway straight and the best hand. Due to dead money in the pot, his count climbed to 3,500.
Vartan, on the other hand, did not fare as well. He moved all in for 2,800 after an opponent opened with a raise to 700. Vartan's opponent made the call with ace-king; Vartan had two live cards, a queen and a ten. Each player made two pair on a board that ran out A-x, 10-x, 4-x, K-x, Q-x. Vartan's two-pair hand was second best. He has been eliminated.
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