Frank Rusnak, the Day 1b chip leader, just jumped up to the top three overall in the Main Event. Jan Suchanek kicked things off with a raise to 3,200 from the cutoff and the player on the button called. Rusnak was seated in the small blind and three-bet to 10,500. Both Suchanek and the other player called.
The flop brought out and Rusnak checked to Suchanek who bet 21,000. The third player folded and Rusnak made the call.
On the turn the hit and both players checked.
The river brought out the and this time Rusnak put out a bet worth 38,300. Suchanek went into the tank for a while before verbally declaring, "Call".
Rusnak turned over and Suchanek sat motionless for about three seconds after mucking his hand.
"You still need to pay," Rusnak said with a smile after which Suchanek put together to chips to pay off his debt.
Stevan Chew led out for 6,600 on a board of , and Matthew Ginn called in position. The river was the , Chew led out again - this time for 15,200 - and Ginn quickly called.
Chew turned over for a set of tens, and Ginn showed for a straight.
The very next hand, Ginn opened to 2,600 in late position. Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 6,500 on the button, and Micah Raskin cold-called in the big blind. Ginn called as well, and the flop fell . Raskin checked, Ginn fired 8,000, and both Chidwick and Raskin called.
The turn was the , all three players checked, and the completed the board. Raskin led out for 16,500, Ginn folded, and Chidwick called. Raskin showed for nines and threes, but Chidwick had that beat with for nines and eights.
Didier Guerin just won a pot that more than doubled his stack. We walked up to the table as the dealer ran out the board, and Guerin explained to us what happened after he managed to dodge the outs of both his opponents.
The player under the gun raised to 2,500 and his neighbor moved all in for around 18,000 chips. The action was folded to Guerin who moved all in from the cutoff for 75,200 chips. The button decided to make the call and the initial raiser folded.
Guerin:
Button:
UTG+1:
The board ran out and Guerin raked in a massive pot. He's now up to around 170,000 chips.
Patrik Antonius opened for 3,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Tom Grigg in the big blind. He defended and then checked dark headed to the flop. Antonius checked behind and then called when Grigg bet 2,600 on the turn. Grigg fired again on the river, this time for 5,600, and Antonius snap-called.
"Queen," Grigg said, but before he could turn over his hand Antonius tabled the winning . Despite winning that pot, Antonius is down since the last time we checked in with him.
Jesse Sylvia is still kicking in his first-ever Aussie Millions Main Event. He spoke with us yesterday about his time down under, and how life has changed since his second-place finish in the 2012 WSOP Main Event.
Brandon Adams opened in late position, a player defended from the big blind, and the flop fell . The player checked, Adams continued for 4,500, and the player called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board.
The player led out for 11,000, sending Adams into the tank. He studied his opponent before reaching for chips, then committed enough to make the call. The player rapped the table then turned over - we think at least one of the cards was a heart.
Adams tabled for aces and sixes with a king kicker, raking in the pot.
and Rusnak checked to Suchanek who bet 21,000. The third player folded and Rusnak made the call.
hit and both players checked.
and this time Rusnak put out a bet worth 38,300. Suchanek went into the tank for a while before verbally declaring, "Call".
and Suchanek sat motionless for about three seconds after mucking his hand.
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, Chew led out again - this time for 15,200 - and Ginn quickly called.
for a straight.
. Raskin checked, Ginn fired 8,000, and both Chidwick and Raskin called.
, all three players checked, and the 
completed the board. Raskin led out for 16,500, Ginn folded, and Chidwick called. Raskin showed 
for nines and threes, but Chidwick had that beat with 
turn. Grigg fired again on the 
river, this time for 5,600, and Antonius snap-called.
- we think at least one of the cards was a heart.
for aces and sixes with a king kicker, raking in the pot.
