After a prolonged break during which a bunch of strange men practiced dropping piles of $100 bills on a granite table while an inanimate showgirl watched inanimate-ly from the background, heads-up play is under way from the Aussie Millions. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion!

With Michael Chrisanthopoulos' elimination Australia has been shut out of the Aussie Millions in 2008. Here are the chip counts as we go to heads-up play:

Alexander Kostritsyn $9.9 million

Erik Seidel: $5.68 million

Erik Seidel raises to $175,000 from the button and Mike Chrisanthopoulos makes the call. Alex Kostritsyn announces a raise and makes it $575,000. Seidel folds and Chrisanthopoulos moves all-in. Kostritsyn asks for a count and the answer is about $3 million. The Russian makes the call and shows T T against Chrisanthopoulos's A 6. It's the biggest pot of the tournament.

The board comes 5 5 3 3 T and Kostritsyn makes tens-full to bust Chrisanthopoulos in third place. The hometown hero earns $700,000 for his efforts this week.

After Michael Chrisanthopoulos' double-up the chip stacks are as follows:

1. Alexander Kostritsyn $6.7 million

2. Erik Seidel $5.84 million

3. Michael Chrisanthopoulos $3.07 million

Alex Kostritsyn raises to $175,000 and Mike Chrisanthopoulos makes the call. The flop comes A K J and Chrisanthopoulos bets out $475,000. Kostritsyn makes the call. The turn is the 7 and Chrisanthopoulos moves all-in instantly. Kostritsyn makes a quick call and shows A T against Chrisanthopoulos' Q T. The river is the J and Chrisanthopoulos doubles up to more than $3 million.

Players are back from break and we will play until we have a winner. Basically what we're saying is three men enter one man leaves... as the 2008 Aussie Millions championship continues.

Play has been stopped so the surviving three players can take a 70-minute dinner break. Here are the chip counts as we head to the buffet:

Alexander Kostritsyn	$7.66 million
Erik Seidel	$6.38 million
Mike Chrisanthopoulos	$1.565 million

 

Alexander Kostritsyn bets $150,000 pre-flop and Erik Seidel re-raises to $450,000. The Russian makes the call and the flop comes Q 6 3. Seidel fires again for $600,000 but Kostritsyn re-raises to approximately $1 million.

Showing absolutely no fear Seidel announces he is all-in. Kostritsyn thinks for a minute and then lays it down. Seidel just raked a massive pot.

Updated chip counts are as follows:

Alex Kostritsyn	$8.75 million
Erik Seidel	$4.7 million
Mike Chrisanthopoulos	$2.02 million

 

Erik Seidel raises to $175,000 and Mike Chrisanthopoulos re-raises to $550,000. Seidel comes over the top all-in for another $1,805,000 and Chrisanthopoulos gives the matter some serious thought before deciding to call, showing J T to Seidel's Q Q.

The flop comes T T 2 and Chrisanthopoulos flops trips to take an incredible lead in the hand. The turn is the Q and it's the most amazing hand evar. The river card is the 8 and Seidel somehow engineers the re-suck to double through Chrisanthopoulos, who looks like he's been shot.

We continue play three-handed...