2018 Aussie Millions

$25,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
738,720 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,736,000 AUD
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Karamalikis Doubles Through Salter

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jack Salter opened the action with a raise from under the gun and Jonathan Karamalikis defended the big blind. On the {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop the duo got it in and Karamalikis was the player at risk, having flopped the nut straight with {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Salter had {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the flush draw and didn't get there on {2-Spades} turn and {A-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
230,000
-114,000
-114,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
230,000
122,000
122,000

Tags: Jack SalterJonathan Karamalikis

Lamb Doubles Through Westmorland

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

On an all-diamond {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop Jordan Westmorland checked to Ben Lamb who bet 5,000. Westmorland check-raised to 20,000 and Lamb three-bet to 57,000.

Westmorland four-bet to around 175,000 putting Lamb all-in. Lamb re-checked his hole cards and called.

Jordan Westmorland: {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Ben Lamb: {10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

"At least I have a one-outer," said Westmorland. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river the {7-Hearts} and Lamb doubled up.

"Where was the {3-Diamonds}, then {k-Diamonds} run-out?" asked tablemate Rory Young.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
340,000
167,500
167,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
110,000
-167,500
-167,500

Tags: Ben LambJordan WestmorlandRory Young

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Big Names Still in Contention on Aussie Millions $25,000 Challenge Day 2

Kitty Kuo and Jack Salter
Kitty Kuo and Jack Salter

Just 19 players from a starting field of 114 will return for Day 2 of the 2018 Aussie Millions $25,000 Challenge, with a whole host of big names still in contention for the over A$700,000 in prize money for first place as well as the ANTON Jewellery championship ring.

Leading the way is Kitty Kuo, who stormed to the chip lead on Day 1, but there are still some dangerous players lurking who will look to usurp Kuo. They include former WSOP APAC Main Event runner-up Jack Salter, double Aussie Millions ring-winner Mustapha Kanit, triple bracelet-winner Michal Gathy, WSOP final tablist Ben Lamb and top Australian player Jonathan Karamalikis.

There are still plenty more stories yet to be written in this year's $25,000 Challenge and the action gets underway just after 2pm local time. The tournament must end today, but before we crown a winner we have the money bubble to deal with, which will burst in one of the first few levels of the day.

A total of 14 places will be paid, with a min-cash worth A$54,720. A seat at the final table of six will guarantee a player a cool A$123,120 but all remaining players will be casting their eyes ever skyward towards the first prize of A$738,720 and the Aussie Millions championship ring.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates from this year's Aussie Millions, including the A$10,600 Main Event and $50,000 Challenge, which kick off tomorrow, as well as the $100,000 Challenge which starts February 4th.

Tags: Ben LambJack SalterJonathan KaramalikisKitty KuoMichael GathyMustapha Kanit

Day 2 Seating Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
71Kazuhiko YotsushikaJapan245,00049
72Claas SegebrechtGermany351,50070
73Wayne YapSingapore270,50054
74Mustapha KanitItaly582,000116
75Michael GathyBelgium299,00060
      
81Yury ZinkevichBelarus313,00063
82Jan-Eric SchwippertGermany360,50072
83Marius GierseGermany79,00016
84Brian YoonUnited States349,00070
85Kitty KuoTaiwan754,000151
      
101Danny TangHong Kong169,50034
102Roger TeskaUnited States290,00058
103Jonathan KaramalikisAustralia108,00022
104Jack SalterUnited Kingdom344,00069
105Michael AddamoAustralia157,00031
      
171Rory YoungAustralia400,00080
172Jordan WestmorlandUnited States277,50056
173Ben LambUnited States172,50035
174Stefan HuberSwitzerland179,00036

$25,000 Challenge

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