$10,000 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2013 Aussie Millions
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,290,000 AUD
Entries
629
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Ellis Leads Final 36; Antonius, Ivey & Shak Still in Contention
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On Thursday, the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event recommenced for Day 3 action with just 68 players of a 629-player field remaining. Not only were they all looking to make the money at 64, but each hoped to make the final 36 and punch their ticket to Day 4—which will mark the start of six-handed play in the tournament. It only took three levels for 33 players to hit the rail, and during that time Ray Ellis emerged as the chip leader with 1,044,000, though the fearsome Finn Patrik Antonius is hot on his heels with 957,000.
Ellis got a good portion of his chips in Level 16 (3,000/6,000/1,000) in a big pot against Jan Collado. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team caught the action with around 130,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
when Collado bet 62,000 from the big blind and received a call from Ellis on the button. When the 
completed the board on the river, Collado slowly bet 77,000 and Ellis made a quick call by arching his chips into the pot. Collado rolled over 
for ace high, and then Ellis showed down the winning 
.
As far as Antonius is concerned, he won a big hand in Level 17 (4,000/8,000/1,000) in a blind-versus-blind pot. There was around 30,000 in the pot and a flop of 
when he checked from the small blind and Wei Low bet 18,000 from the big. Antonius responded with a check-raise to 60,000 and Low hit the tank for a couple minutes before moving all in for approximately 325,000. Antonius snap-called and Low discovered the bad news.
Antonius: 
Low: 
Even though he got it in bad, Low was still drawing live as a five would complete his gutshot straight draw and either a six or eight would put him in the lead. The 
was not what he needed, and neither was the . Low was eliminated on the hand while Antonius chipped up to 1.2 million.
Obviously not everyone was as fortunate as Ellis and Antonius. On the very first hand of the day, which happened in Level 15 with the blinds at 2,500/5,000/500, Phil Ivey opened for 11,000 from the hijack and action folded to Michael Kane in the big blind. He opted for a three-bet to 24,000, Ivey four-bet to 55,000 and Kane moved all in for 159,000. Ivey snap-called and the cards were turned up:
Ivey: 
Kane: 
Kane looked devastated and he looked on helplessly as the board ran out 
. With that, Kane became the day's first casualty while Ivey got an immediate boost to his stack. Not long after Zoltan Szabo took an incredibly bad beat when he got his stack all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Collado. The 
flop seemed innocent enough, but the running 
turn and river was disaster as Collado went runner-runner to make a straight and send Szabo home empty handed.
While those were both heartbreakers, no one experience more pain that Australian Poker Hall of Famer Gary Benson, who finished as the 2013 Aussie Millions bubble boy. It happened when Benson got his last 50,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Ivey. The hand was halted until action finished at all the other tables, which gave the railbirds plenty of time to circle Table 10 in preparation for the action. When it was time for the cards to be flipped up, Benson rolled over 
while Ivey had him dominated with the 
.
Benson was out of his chair and packing his things when the dealer put out the flop... 
. The crowd awed in disbelief as Benson hit a set to take the lead. Even so, Ivey was drawing very much alive as he flopped an open-ended straight draw. The TV cameras zoomed in while the railbirds' eyes were fixed on the table and overhanging TV screen. The dealer burned and turned the .
That meant Benson needed to avoid an ace, nine and jack on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, and much to the astonishment of the rail, the spiked on the river to give Ivey the straight! Benson turned away from the table to mask his disappointment, but the veteran soon turned back around, wished the table good luck, and then made a gracious exit from the tournament.
Per usual, the in-the-money eliminations came fast and steady after the bubble had burst. Elliot Smith (64th-AU$15,000), Didier Guerin (62nd-AU$15,000), Craig McCorkell (58th-AU$15,000), Adam Schmidt (55th-AU$15,000), David Boyaciyan (53rd-AU$15,000), Michael Harrison-Ford (44th-AU$20,000) and Adam Carlton (42nd-AU20,000).
In Level 17 (4,000/8,000/1,000), 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champ Tyron Krost, who earned a lifetime of free Main Event buy-ins after winning last year’s Tournament of Champions, moved all in for roughly 100,000 after Shoshiro Karita had opened for a raise in late position. A call was made and the cards were turned up.
Karita:
Krost: 
Krost, who had been working with a short stack for the better part of two days, was in desperate need of some help, but he would find none as the board ran out . Krost was eliminated in 41st place for AU$20,000.
Other notables still in contention include Dan Shak (596,000), Sam Cohen (559,000), Lee Markholt (558,000), Kitty Kuo (507,000), Jay Tan (494,000), Kevin Rabichow (478,000), Minh Nguyen (418,000), Ivey (399,000), Daniel Laidlaw (312,000) and Celina Lin (188,000).
The remaining 36 players will return on Friday at 12:30 p.m. local time for Day 4 action, which will be played six-handed. It’ll likely be a long one as they’ll play down to a final table of six, but the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be there every step of the way. Who will win the AU$1,600,000 first-place prize and accompanying Chrysler 300C sports car? Join us tomorrow as we get one step closer to finding the answer.
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End-of-Day Counts (full)
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Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,044,000 | -6,000 |
|
957,000 | -118,000 |
|
943,000 | -17,000 |
|
928,000 | -92,000 |
|
908,000 | 58,000 |
|
739,000 | -341,000 |
|
|
696,000 | -29,000 |
|
660,000 | 20,000 |
|
624,000 | 99,000 |
|
608,000 | -162,000 |
|
601,000 | -249,000 |
|
596,000 | 21,000 |
|
559,000 | 289,000 |
|
558,000 | -67,000 |
|
532,000 | -18,000 |
|
525,000 | 280,000 |
|
507,000 | 127,000 |
|
494,000 | -16,000 |
|
484,000 | -206,000 |
|
484,000 | 124,000 |
|
478,000 | 128,000 |
|
460,000 | 170,000 |
|
459,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
455,000 | 75,000 |
|
438,000 | -12,000 |
Neilson's Elimination Brings the Field to the Final 36
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
A short-stacked Daniel Neilson moved all in for just 20,000 from the button and Ray Ellis and Jan Collado called from the small and big blinds respectively. The former then checked the 
flop, Collado bet, and Ellis got out of the way.
Neilson:
Collado:
Collado had paired his four on the flop, but he was still behind the pocket tens of Neilson. The 
turn was of no consequence, but the river was. Collado, who had been running hot here on Day 3, had spiked two pair to eliminate Neilson, who seemed none too pleased and made a beeline for the payout desk.
With that, we're down to 36 players which means Day 3 has come to an end. We're off to get official chip counts, so stay tuned for those as well as a full recap of all the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Shak Eliminates Suchanek
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jan Suchanek had dwindled to 106,000 when he moved all in from early position and Dan Shak called from middle position. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were tabled.
Suchanek: 
Shak:
Suchanek managed to pair his nine on the 
flop, but he needed even more help to survive. The 
turn didn't do it, and neither did the river. With that, Suchanek took his leave in 38th place, which means we need to lose just one more before calling it a night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000 | 225,000 |
|
Busted |
Aces Again for Antonius
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jay Tan led out for a bet on a flop of 
. Her opponent, Patrik Antonius, moved all in for effectively 221,000, and Tan snapped it off.
Tan: 
Antonius:
Tan's set held as the turn and river came , respectively, and she doubled to 510,000 chips. Antonius is still one of our leaders with 1.075 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,075,000 | -175,000 |
|
|
510,000 | 289,000 |
Aces Hold for Yan
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
When we arrived at the table, we saw that [Removed:17] was all in with . Jarrod Glennon had him at risk with 
, and the board had already been completed .
Yan doubled to around 725,000 chips, while Glennon slipped to 265,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
725,000 | 460,000 |
|
265,000 | -325,000 |
Jay Tan VS Kenny Wong
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
If you haven't heard the news, two of the remaining 38 players in this event, Jay Tan and Kenny Wong, are a couple. Kenny gets put to the test about how well he knows his leading lady.
Low Picks Wrong Time to Shove Into Antonius
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
In a blind-versus-blind pot, there was around 30,000 in the pot and a flop of when Patrik Antonius checked from the small blind and Wei Low bet 18,000 from the big. Antonius responded with a check-raise to 60,000 and Low hit the tank for a couple minutes before moving all in for approximately 325,000. Antonius snap-called and Low discovered the bad news.
Antonius:
Low:
Even though he got it in bad, Low was still drawing live as a five would complete his gutshot straight draw and either a six or eight would put him in the lead. The was not what he needed, and neither was the . Low was eliminated on the hand while Antonius chipped up to 1.2 million.
Meanwhile, Phil Ivey has managed to work his way up to 395,000 over at Table 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 205,000 |
|
395,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Obst Going the Wrong Way
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Damian Baldi was all in and at risk for his last 258,000 chips holding . He was well ahead of the of James Obst, and held as the board ran out 
.
Baldi now has around 525,000 chips, while Obst dropped down to 640,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000 | -290,000 |
|
|
525,000 | 390,000 |