Event #4: $1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2016 Aussie Millions

01-19-2016 12:53 UTC+10

Costa Survives Another All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Ilias Sagias opened from the button and Peter Costa reraised the pot, putting himself at risk for the last 41,500 chips. Sagias made the call and had to dodge two over cards and hearts.

Sagias:
Costa:

"Not as many spades there, eh?" Sagias said once he spotted the flop . The turn improved Costa and he even made a flush with the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilias Sagias	271,000 -60,500	-60,500
Peter Costa	87,000 26,500	26,500

Tags: Ilias Sagias Peter Costa

01-19-2016 13:07 UTC+10

Paul Hoefer Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,005)

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Paul Hoefer made it 17,000, Mostafa Haidary raised to 61,000 and after it folded to Peter Costa, he jammed in for 95,000.

Both players called and Hoefer jammed the flop. Haidary snap-called.

Hoefer:
Haidary:
Costa:

The board ran out and Costa won the main pot to triple up with aces and sixes. Haidary's tens and sixes with an ace kicker was good for the side and Hoefer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mostafa Haidary	360,000 -120,000	-120,000
Peter Costa	300,000 213,000	213,000
Paul Hoefer	Busted

Tags: Mostafa Haidary Paul Hoefer Peter Costa

01-19-2016 13:11 UTC+10

Panayotis Flourentzou Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,460)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

On the three-way flop of , Panayotis Flourentzou checked out of the big blind and so did Mostafa Haidary. Ilias Sagias bet 37,000 and Flourentzou check-raised all in for a total of 130,000. Haidary folded and Sagias quickly called.

Flourentzou: for a pair of nines, flush draw and open-ended straight draw
Sagias: for a set of fives

Neither the turn nor the river changed anything whatsoever for Flourentzou, it even gave Sagias quads to scoop the pot and sent his opponent to the rail in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilias Sagias	455,000 184,000	184,000
Panayotis Flourentzou	Busted

Tags: Ilias Sagias Mostafa Haidary Panayotis Flourentzou

01-19-2016 13:21 UTC+10

Costa Chipping Up Further

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Peter Costa limped and Andrian Chin raised to 28,000 from the button, which Costa called. On the flop, Costa check-raised and Chin gave up the hand after putting in a continuation bet worth 32,000. Costa flashed two of his cards and grinned "you know I only play the nuts."

Shortly after, the 2003 Aussie Millions Main Event champion showed three cards on a te-high board with two clubs. The Brit held for middle pair and the second nut flush draw. "I don't want to be too predictable and play aces only," Costa joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Costa	380,000 80,000	80,000
Andrian Chin	170,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Andrian Chin Peter Costa

01-19-2016 13:27 UTC+10

Swolf Heats It Up Into The Break

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Roger Swolf has the lead and it continues to increase.

He just made tens and kings getting three streets of value out of start-of-day leader Mostafa Haidary. A little earlier he hit the jackpot, winning a 350,000-chip pot of Yuki Ko with on a board.

Heading into a 15-minute break that starts right now, Swolf is officially on fire.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Swolf	630,000 160,000	160,000
Mostafa Haidary	280,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Mostafa Haidary Roger Swolf Yuki Ko

01-19-2016 13:31 UTC+10

Updated Counts After Level 18

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

At the very end of the previous level, Yuki Ko made a bet of 35,000 on the flop when Mostafa Haidary checked to him and was called. Haidary then led the turn for 50,000 only to fold to the shove of Ko.

Last but not least, Andrian Chin gave up a heads-up pot on the flop. Ilias Sagias had bet 35,000 and then showed the . Below are the updated counts in the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Swolf	759,000 129,000	129,000
Ilias Sagias	477,000 22,000	22,000
Yuki Ko	360,000
Peter Costa	287,000 -93,000	-93,000
Mostafa Haidary	170,000 -110,000	-110,000
Andrian Chin	153,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Andrian Chin Ilias Sagias Mostafa Haidary Yuki Ko

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

01-19-2016 13:56 UTC+10

Sagias Thriving; Haidary Shoving

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ilias Sagias opened to 23,000 and Peter Costa called in the big blind. On the flop , both players checked and did so again on the turn. On the river, Costa bet 10,000 and then called the raise to 38,000 by Sagias. "You got a straight?" Costa was asked before Sagias turned over his for a straight. The Brit shook his head and tossed the cards into the muck.

Sagias also raised the next hand to 23,000 and Andrian Chin called in the big blind. After a flop of , both players checked and Chin check-folded the turn to a delayed continuation bet.

Then, Mostafa Haidary, who was just enjoying a massage, potted to 35,000. Chip leader Roger Swolf called and bet the flop out of the big blind for 50,000. Haidary moved all in and Swolf mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Swolf	674,000 -85,000	-85,000
Ilias Sagias	571,000 94,000	94,000
Mostafa Haidary	260,000 90,000	90,000
Peter Costa	221,000 -66,000	-66,000
Andrian Chin	130,000 -23,000	-23,000