AU$25,000 Challenge | 2019 Aussie Millions

01-26-2019 19:06 UTC+10

Nolet Shoves Flop on Izutsu

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Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Guillaume Nolet opened to 25,000 in the cutoff and Hideki Izutsu three-bet the big blind to 75,000.

Nolet called, and the flop landed and Izutsu checked.

Nolet announced he was all in for roughly 175,000, and Izutsu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hideki Izutsu	360,000 -30,000	-30,000
Guillaume Nolet	335,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Hideki Izutsu Guillaume Nolet

01-26-2019 19:02 UTC+10

Nolet Doubles Through Izutsu

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Hideki Izutsu opened to 26,000 and Guillaume Nolet three-bet all in for 110,000 from the big blind. Izutsu called.

Hideki Izutsu:
Guillaume Nolet:

There was no help for Izutsu in eliminating Nolet as the board came and Nolet doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hideki Izutsu	390,000 -110,000	-110,000
Guillaume Nolet	225,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Guillaume Nolet Hideki Izutsu

01-26-2019 18:57 UTC+10

Final 12 Seating Draw

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Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count
8	1	Guillaume Nolet	Canada	115,000
8	2	Jack Salter	United Kingdom	1,100,000
8	3	Toby Lewis	United Kingdom	360,000
8	4	Hideki Izutsu	Japan	500,000
8	5	Rainer Kempe	Germany	1,550,000
8	6	Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Japan	385,000

10	1	Chino Rheem	USA	170,000
10	2	Luke Marsh	United Kingdom	815,000
10	3	Sosia Jiang	New Zealand	240,000
10	4	Gautam Dhingra	Australia	1,445,000
10	5	Jiachen Gong	Canada	260,000
10	6	Martijn Gerrits	Netherlands	480,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	1,550,000 -50,000	-50,000
Gautam Dhingra	1,445,000 160,000	160,000
Jack Salter	1,100,000 -50,000	-50,000
Luke Marsh	815,000
Hideki Izutsu	500,000 145,000	145,000
Martijn Gerrits	480,000 -60,000	-60,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	385,000 -80,000	-80,000
Toby Lewis	360,000 170,000	170,000

Jiachen Gong	260,000 43,000	43,000
Sosia Jiang	240,000 -5,000	-5,000
Chino Rheem	170,000 -80,000	-80,000

Guillaume Nolet	115,000 -362,000	-362,000

01-26-2019 18:55 UTC+10

Jack Sinclair Eliminated in 13th Place (AU$63,420)

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Jack Sinclair got his remaining 140,000 chips in on a holding an open-ended straight draw with . His opponent, Rainer Kempe, held for an overpair to the board.

The turn changed nothing, and the river gave the Brit a pair, but it wasn't enough as he exited in 13th place.

The players are now seated around two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	1,600,000 205,000	205,000
Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Jack Sinclair Rainer Kempe

01-26-2019 18:54 UTC+10

Kitty Kuo Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$63,420)

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Kitty Kuo had survived the bubble with only a couple of blinds and soon got those in over an open from Sosia Jiang.

Jiang's was ahead of Kuo's and it held to send Kuo to the rail in 14th place.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sosia Jiang	245,000 -55,000	-55,000
Kitty Kuo	Busted

Tags: Kitty Kuo Sosia Jiang

01-26-2019 18:52 UTC+10

Elliot Smith Eliminated in 15th Place (AU$63,420)

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Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

Elliot Smith was all in for roughly his last 300,000 against Luke Marsh.

Smith:
Marsh:

The board ran out and Smith was eliminated in 15th place for a AU$63,420 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	815,000 271,000	271,000
Elliot Smith	Busted

Tags: Elliot Smith Luke Marsh

01-26-2019 18:50 UTC+10

Matthew Wantman Eliminated in 16th Place (AU$63,420)

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Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 6,000 ante

From the small blind, Matthew Wantman shoved all in for 51,000 and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called in the big blind.

Wantman:
Yotsushika:

The board ran out and Wantman was eliminated in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	465,000 -235,000	-235,000
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Matthew Wantman

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 6,000

01-26-2019 18:48 UTC+10

Jack O'Neill Joint Bubbles AU$25,000 Challenge with Najeem Ajez (AU$31,710)

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Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 6,000 ante

Rainer Kempe raised to 35,000 from the button and Jack O'Neill moved all in from the small blind for 517,000. Kempe called.

Kempe:
O'Neill:

The board ran out and O'Neill was eliminated.

With the elimination at the other table, both Ajez and Jack O'Neill split the min-cash of AU$63,420 and each receives AU$31,710

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	1,395,000 845,000	845,000
Jack O'Neill	Busted

Tags: Jack O'Neill Rainer Kempe

01-26-2019 18:45 UTC+10

Najeem Ajez Joint Bubbles AU$25,000 Challenge with Jack O'Neill (AU$31,710)

Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 6,000 ante

Jack Salter check-called 25,000 on a flop from Najeem Ajez and the turn was the . Salter checked again and Ajez bet 50,000. Salter check-raised all in putting Ajez to the test for his last 260,000.

Ajez eventually called with for top pair against the of Salter for a pair and a flush draw. The river was the improved Salter to trip sevens and eliminating Ajez.