$10,000 Main Event Day 4 | 2013 Aussie Millions

02-01-2013 17:46 UTC+10

Jeremy Simon Eliminated in 18th Place (AU$55,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know Jeremy Simon got his stack of roughly 400,000 all in from the small blind holding and was well behind the of Jarrod Glennon in the big.

The flop was disaster for Simon as it delivered Glennon two pair. In order to survive Simon needed running cards, but the turn put an end to that. Simon was drawing dead headed to the river, which came the . Simon was eliminated in 18th place for AU$55,000 while Glennon chipped up to 1.1 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarrod Glennon	1,100,000 320,000	320,000
Jeremy Simon	Busted

Tags: Jarrod Glennon Jeremy Simon

02-01-2013 17:50 UTC+10

Kitty Kuo Eliminated in 17th Place (AU$55,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kitty Kuo has been fighting valiantly here on Day 4, but her run just came to an end in 17th place courtesy of Patrik Antonius.

It happened when Kuo got het last 100,000 or so all in preflop holding . Much to the dismay of her rail, Antonius had her crushed with the . Kuo was on her feet and calling for hearts, but she would only get one on the flop. Kuo, as well as her supporters, continued to call for a heart, but they were silenced when the turned to pair Antonius and leave Kuo drawing dead.

The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure as Kuo made her way to the payout desk in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	1,450,000 150,000	150,000

Kitty Kuo	Busted

Tags: Kitty Kuo Patrik Antonius

02-01-2013 18:04 UTC+10

Naz Sibaei Eliminated in 16th Place (AU$55,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We just saw a big pot go down that resulted in Patrik Antonius vaulting to well over 2 million in chips.

It happened when Naz Sibaei opened for 32,000 from the cutoff and Antonius defended from the big blind. The Finn proceeded to take the lead in the pot by betting 40,000 on the flop, which Sibaei called. Antonius fired another 78,000 on the turn, but this time Sibaei pushed back with a raise to 205,000. Not to be outdone, Antonius three-bet to 340,000 and then called when Sibaei moved all in for around 500,000 more.

Antonius:
Sibaei:

Both players had turned a straight, but unfortunately for Sibaei his was smaller. That meant he needed a nine on the river just to chop, and while the was close, it was one pip too many.

Sibaei exited in 16th place and was replaced at Table 10 by Ang Pangleng.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	2,650,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Naz Sibaei	Busted

Tags: Naz Sibaei Patrik Antonius

02-01-2013 18:26 UTC+10

Man Hei Lam Eliminated in 15th Place (AU$70,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Man Hei Lam opened for 32,000 only to have [Removed:17] three-bet to 87,000. Action folded back to Hei Lam and he moved all in for 600,000 or so, which Yan called.

Yan:
Hei Lam:

Like we've seen so many times this tournament, it was a flip. The flop seemed innocuous enough for Hei Lam, but the turn did give Yan added outs to a wheel. All Hei Lam needed to do was dodge an ace, queen and three on the river, but he couldn't do it as the spiked on the river to give Yan the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:17]	2,700,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Man Hei Lam	Busted

Tags: Man Hei Lam

02-01-2013 19:02 UTC+10

Ang Pangleng Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$70,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A huge hand just went down at Table 10 that resulted in Patrik Antonius jumping out to a big chip lead.

It happened when Ang Pangleng opened for 35,000 under the gun and Mark Betts called from the button. Patrik Antonius then three-bet to 108,000 from the small blind, the big folded and Pangleng moved all in for 874,000. Betts folded and Antonius snap-called to put Pangleng at risk.

Pangleng:
Antonius:

Pangleng had picked the wrong time to shove as he ran smack dab into Antonius' pocket kings. Pangleng would find no help as the board ran out and the fearsome Finn collected the monster pot to chip up to 3.4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	3,400,000 900,000	900,000

Ang Pangleng	Busted

Tags: Ang Pangleng Patrik Antonius

02-01-2013 21:07 UTC+10

Ray Ellis Eliminated in 13th Place (AU$70,000)

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Ray Ellis started Day 4 of the Aussie Millions Main Event as the chip leader, and nine and a half hours later, he's been eliminated.

He and Sam Cohen were heads up on a board of . Cohen checked, Ellis fired 58,000, and Cohen called. The river was the , Cohen led out for 105,000, and Ellis called. Cohen tabled for the nut-straight, and Ellis mucked.

The very next hand, Ellis open-shoved for around 360,000 in the cutoff seat, and Jay Tan re-shoved from the button. The blinds released, and the hands were tabled:

Ellis:
Tan:

The board ran out , and Ellis was eliminated in 13th place.

We will now combine to the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Tan	1,075,000 525,000	525,000
Ray Ellis	Busted

Tags: Jay Tan Ray Ellis Sam Cohen

02-01-2013 21:31 UTC+10

Daniel Laidlaw Eliminated in 12th Place (AU$95,000)

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Laidlaw opened to 40,000 on the button, Dan Shak three-bet to 145,000 from the big blind, and Laidlaw four-bet shoved for around 600,000. Shak snap-called.

Laidlaw:
Shak:

Laidlaw had Shak dominated, and his lead increased when the flop fell . Now, one of Shak's outs (the ), was dead.

The turn was a red seven, and the gave Shak the lead. The rail exploded into a chorus of groans, and Shak started to walk away from the table with a look of shock on his face.

The bricked on the river, and Laidlaw was eliminated in 12th place. Before he could exit, Shak made sure to go and shake his hand. Laidlaw took it and thanked Shak with a smile on his face.

Shak now sits with around 3.45 million chips, just a few chips behind our leader Joseph Cabret.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	3,450,000 650,000	650,000

Daniel Laidlaw	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Daniel Laidlaw

02-01-2013 21:54 UTC+10

Damian Baldi Eliminated in 11th Place (AU$95,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We didn't catch the action until the flop when Damian Baldi got his remaining stack of approximately 400,000 all in on a flop of and was at risk against Dan Shak.

Baldi:
Shak:

Baldi got it in good with an overpair and the rail, which was pro-Baldi, went nuts. With that said, Shak had an up-and-down straight draw, which meant he could still win with either a seven, three or eight. The rail began to cheer when the dealer burned and turned the , but they soon realized Shak had hit the straight to leave Baldi drawing dead.

The rail's enthusiasm quickly disappeared when they realized the man from Melbourne had been eliminated in 11th place. The was run out on the river for good measure, and Sam Cohen was brought over to fill Baldi's seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	4,100,000 650,000	650,000

Damian Baldi	Busted

Tags: Damian Baldi Dan Shak

02-01-2013 23:21 UTC+10

Ping Chan Eliminated in 10th Place (AU$95,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

A short-stacked Ping Chan was all in preflop holding and racing against the of Mervin Chan. The flop was dry for Ping Chan, as was the turn. That meant he needed either a ten or a nine on the river to keep his 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event hopes alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked.

Ping Chan was eliminated in 10th place for AU$95,000, while Mervin Chan chipped up to 2.7 million. That means just nine players remain, two of which must go before we reach the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mervin Chan	2,700,000 400,000	400,000
Ping Chan	Busted

Tags: Mervin Chan Ping Chan

02-02-2013 01:50 UTC+10

Mark Betts Eliminated in 9th Place (AU$120,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Betts opened for 75,000 from under the gun only to have Patrik Antonius three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and then Betts moved all in for 580,000. Antonius snap-called and the cards were turned up:

Antonius:
Betts:

It was a bad spot for Betts and both he and Antonius shared a king, but the Finn's ace had him way out in front. It got even worse when the flop paired that ace and left Betts in need of runner-runner. The turn kept him alive as a queen would give him a Broadway straight, but it would not come in as the blanked on the river.