Day 1 Photos
2013 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,167,000 AUD
Entries
22
Level
14
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
96,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
86,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
||
|
78,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
One for Hansen
Chris Lee opened for 2,500 under the gun and received a call from Gus Hansen on the button. The small blind folded, and then Mike Watson opted for a three-bet to 10,000. Lee quickly folded, Hansen tossed in a call, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Watson checked, Hansen bet 6,600, and after a call was made, the dealer burned and turned the 
. Watson checked for a second time, and Hansen kept the pressure on with a bet of 13,200. Watson thought long and hard, but eventually he slid his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,000
30,300
|
30,300 |
|
||
|
95,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
How Dare Yu
Winfred Yu opened for 2,500 under the gun and Martin Finger defended from the big blind. The 
flop saw Finger check-call a bet of 3,500, and then he did the same for 5,500 on the 
turn. When the 
peeled off on the river, Finger checked for a third time, and then he folded when Yu bet 9,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
86,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
"I'm So Curious What You Have"
With 13,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Vanessa Selbst checked from the hijack and opened the door for Gus Hansen to bet 5,100 from the cutoff. Selbst then woke up with a check-raise to 14,600, and Hansen tanked for a solid five minutes.
During that time he leaned back in his chair, took a drink of his water, and did a funky wavy stretch with his arms. Eventually he tossed in a call, and then tanked once again when Selbst bet 16,700 on the 
turn. A few minutes passed before Hansen once again called, and then Selbst slowed down with a check on the 
river.
Hansen took his time before acting, and added: "I'm so curious what you have." He then checked and watched Selbst showdown the 
before taking down the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
51,500
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
|
||
Enter Patrik
The one and only Patrik Antonius has taken his seat in the $100,000 Challenge here at the 2013 Aussie Millions.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
Pritchard Loves the Challenge
Level 4
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jason Pritchard and Philipp Gruissem were involved in a bit of a conversation about their lives and what not, before Pritchard went on to say that he's not a professional poker player. He also claimed that he wasn't that good, but does like playing with the best.
In response, Gruissem looked around the table that contains Igor Kurganov, Tobias Reinkemeier, Sam Trickett, Jason Mercier and Winfred Yu, and said, "Well, I don't think you'll get a tougher table than this one anywhere."
Mercier looked around the table himself and said, "Yup, that's about right."
Trickett & Pritchard Even Up at 70K
Jason Pritchard opened for 2,300 from the hijack and received calls from Sam Trickett and Philipp Gruissem in the small and big blinds respectively. Trickett proceeded to take the initiative on the 
flop by betting 3,100, Gruissem folded, but Pritchard came along for the ride.
When the 
turned, Trickett turned up the heat a bit with a bet of 8,300, and this time it worked as Pritchard sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Good Start for Antonius
Patrik Antoius opened for 2,200 under the gun and received a call from Martin Finger in the cutoff. The rest of the field folded, the flop fell 
, and Finger called a bet of 3,200 from his Finnish foe.
Both players then checked the 
turn, and the completed the board on the river. Antonius opted for another bet, this time 9,500, and it was enough to win as Finger folded without a word.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
88,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200