Aussie Millions 2014: Patrik Antonius is Looking For High-Stakes Cash Games
Patrik Antonius is doing well chipwise on Day 2 of the 2014 Aussie Millions, but he's looking to get in on some high-stakes cash games.
Patrik Antonius is doing well chipwise on Day 2 of the 2014 Aussie Millions, but he's looking to get in on some high-stakes cash games.
At the start of Level 13, the sixth and final level of the evening, chip leader Gareth Dwyer's table broke. His new table is quite interesting, and features local legends Jason Pritchard and Tom Grigg along with poker superstars Liv Boeree and John Juanda.
With a lot of chips and a lot of big names, Table 24 will be an interesting one to watch during the final hour of play tonight.
Team PokerStars Pro and 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel just busted another player to move over 400,000 in chips. It was Duhamel's that did it, besting the all-in player's after the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Duhamel |
410,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
On the last hand before the break, Antonio Esfandiari checked the flop, and the next player fired a bet of 5,000. A third player in the hand called, and then action fell back on Esfandiari. He check-raised to 18,200. The original bettor called, and then the third player folded.
The turn was the , and Esfandiari bet 23,900. His opponent called, and the river completed the board with the . Both players checked.
Esfandiari tabled the , and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Esfandiari |
330,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Darren Rabinowitz |
350,000
313,300
|
313,300 |
Scott Seiver |
325,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Julian Track |
290,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
Dean Schneider |
235,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Jake Balsiger |
220,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Mike Watson |
220,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
||
Jason Mercier |
185,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Paul Klann | 140,000 | |
|
||
Patrick Healy |
133,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Angel Guillen |
120,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Annette Obrestad |
110,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Marco Johnson |
100,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Wai Kin Yong |
82,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Casey Kastle |
77,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Dennis Huntly |
60,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Heinz Kamutzki opened for 4,300, Gareth Dwyer three-bet to 10,200 in position, and the action folded back to Kamutzki, who called.
"It was too easy last time," Kamutzki said. "So you thought you'd try again."
The dealer fanned , and Heinz checked.
"Last time I bet 16K," Dwyer announced, before firing 16,000.
Heinz folded, and Dwyer now has just under half a million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gareth Dwyer |
495,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Daniel Neilson and Zachary Clark were heads up on a board of , and Neilson checked. Clark fired out 7,600, Neilson check-raised to 28,000, and Clark called.
A repeat four - the - completed the board, and Neilson fired out 44,000. Clark mucked.
The very next hand, Clark raised to 4,500 in late position. An opponent three-bet all in for 18,400, and the action folded back to Clark, who called.
Clark:
Opponent:
Clark's hand was dominated, and he couldn't catch up as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Neilson |
170,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Zachary Clark |
130,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |