With around 2,500 in the pot, a player in the small blind checked and opened the door for Viktor "Isildur1" Blom to bet. The small blind then woke up with a check-raise to 2,800, but Blom wasn't intimidated and wasted little time in making the call.
When the completed the board on the river, the small blind backed down with a check and Blom seized the opportunity to bet 3,000, leaving himself just a little more than that behind. The small blind eyed up his Swedish opponent but ultimately decided to lay down his hand.
Another starting flight for the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event is in the books, and Kristy updates you on the action. Today is the last chance players have to register for this great event.
Most of the time Viktor "Isildur1" Blom can be found at the highest-stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker, but the Aussie Millions is such a prestigious event that he's opted to travel around the world to grind the live felt.
We often write about Blom in our weekly online series, The Online Railbird Report, but we thought we'd shift gears and give him a little live love by spending an orbit with him over at Table 26. The orbit began at an eight-handed table with Blom sitting on a stack of about 12,000.
Hand #1 (Hijack): A player in middle position opened for 525, another player called, and Blom folded.
Hand #2 (Middle Position): The first two player folded and then Blom did the same.
Hand #3 (UTG+1): Blom opened for 500 and received calls from the players on the button and in the big blind. Two checks on the flop saw the button bet 1,025, the two checkers called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
After all three players checked, the completed the board on the river. This time the big blind led out for 4,000 and it did the trick as both Blom and the button folded.
Hand #4 (Under the Gun): Blom folded.
Hand #5 (Big Blind): A player in middle position limped and action folded around to Blom, who checked his option from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out and Blom showed that he was playing the board with the . His opponent then rolled over the to win the pot.
Hand #6 (Small Blind): A player raised in early position and Blom folded.
Hand #7 (Button): A player opened for 525 from middle position and Blom folded.
Hand #8 (Cutoff): A player opened for 525 from middle position and Blom folded.
Not too exciting, but given he's lost 2/3 of the starting stack already, we expect Blom won't wait too long to try and run it up.
The action folded to a player in the cutoff, who opened to 450. [Removed:17], who reached the final table of this event last year, three-bet to 1,125 on his direct left, and both blinds released. The original raiser four-bet to 2,600, Yan quickly called, and the flop fell . The player led out for 2,300, and Yan called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The original raiser knuckled once more, and Yan plopped 7,000 in front of him. The player tanked for roughly 90 seconds before calling, then mucked when Yan showed for a pair of kings.
The Crown Poker staff has confirmed that the field for this year's Aussie Millions Main Event has eclipsed that of last year's 621 players. Numbers are still being tallied for Day 1c while registration remains open, but once closed and verified, we'll have the final field size for you.