2016 Aussie Millions

Event #8: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
72
Prize
147,930 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
672,400 AUD
Entries
656
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Jason Brown Eliminated in 4th Place ($43,040)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Brown
Jason Brown

Jason Brown bet a {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop three handed and only Christopher Soyza called.

Brown then jammed the {j-Spades} turn and Soyza called with the {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

Trips were good as Brown was only holding the {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}, bowing out fourth when the {8-Diamonds} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
4,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Jason Brown us
Jason Brown
Busted

Tags: Christopher SoyzaJason Brown

Park Yu Cheung Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,585)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Park Yu Cheung
Park Yu Cheung

Christopher Soyza raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Park Yu Cheung moved all in for 385,000 from the big blind to receive a call by the dominating chip leader.

Cheung: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Soyza: {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Cheung was having the best of it preflop, but the board ran out {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} to give the Malaysian a straight and send Cheung to the rail in 5th place for A$29,585.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
4,200,000
400,000
400,000
Park Yu Cheung hk
Park Yu Cheung
Busted

Tags: Christopher SoyzaPark Yu Cheung

Soyza in Charge

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jacob Balsiger opened to 80,000 and Christopher Soyza as well as Dylan Garland called in the blinds. On the flop {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, the action was checked to Balsiger and he bet 85,000. Only Soyza called and both then checked down the {6-Diamonds} turn and the {J-Hearts} river. Balsiger showed {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Soyza took the pot with the {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
3,800,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Dylan Garland au
Dylan Garland
1,070,000
-80,000
-80,000
Jacob Balsiger us
Jacob Balsiger
1,000,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Christopher SoyzaDylan GarlandJacob Balsiger

Soyza Takes Hold

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Christopher Soyza
Christopher Soyza

Jason Brown made it 90,000 and Jacob Balsiger called before Christopher Soyza bumped it to 300,000.

Brown four-bet to one million and after Balsiger folded, Soyza pushed all in. Brown snap called with the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} setting up a classic race against Soyza's {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The board rolled out {3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Soyza is now the dominating chip leader with Brown back under one million.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
3,200,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Jason Brown us
Jason Brown
750,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Tags: Christopher SoyzaJason Brown

Soyza Doubles Through Cheung

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff, Park Yu Cheung raised to 85,000 and Christopher Soyza moved all in for what looked like less than 20 big blinds. Cheung snap-called and they tabled the cards with the defending at risk and in need of help:

Soyza: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Cheung: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

Soyza nodded, ready to accept his fate, but then the flop fell {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to give him trips. It was not over yet, as the {10-Diamonds} provided some sweat with the gutshot and flush draw. However, the blank {Q-Hearts} river sent Soyza back into contention and Cheung onto the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
1,600,000
800,000
800,000
Park Yu Cheung hk
Park Yu Cheung
350,000
-680,000
-680,000

Tags: Christopher SoyzaPark Yu Cheung

Cheung Jams Up his Stack

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Defending champion Christopher Soyza has dwindled a bit in the chip counts whereas Park Yu Cheung moved all in twice to enforce folds all around. Just now he three-bet shoved into a raise by Jacob Balsiger again and the latter asked for a rough count before forfeiting his invested 80,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Park Yu Cheung hk
Park Yu Cheung
1,030,000
334,000
334,000
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
800,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Christopher SoyzaJacob BalsigerPark Yu Cheung

Worst Turn Card Possible for Garland

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Dylan Garland lost a small pot to Jacob Balsiger after defending his big blind and then check-folding an ace-high flop. The next hand, Garland limped in from the small blind and Jason Brown raised to 120,000. Garland called and checked the flop {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Brown continued for 150,000 and was called before the {5-Spades} fell on the turn. Garland check-raised all in and Brown snap-called after having fired a second barrel worth 250,000.

Brown: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flopped ten-high straight
Garland: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a turned nine-high straight

The {J-Hearts} river was a blank and Brown took over the lead from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Brown us
Jason Brown
2,450,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Jacob Balsiger us
Jacob Balsiger
1,450,000
200,000
200,000
Dylan Garland au
Dylan Garland
1,150,000
-1,250,000
-1,250,000

Tags: Dylan GarlandJacob BalsigerJason Brown

Ronnie Bardah Eliminated in 6th Place ($23,535)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

Ronnie Bardah lost almost half his stack firing two barrels into Dylan Garland on a queen-high board, then folding to a Garland bet on the end.

The rest went over when he shoved the {9-Spades}{10-Spades} and Garland looked him up with the {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

The last board Bardah would see in this event rolled out {q-Spades}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and he headed for the exit as Garland increased his lead.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Garland au
Dylan Garland
2,400,000
700,000
700,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dylan GarlandRonnie Bardah

Soyza Bluffs Some Off

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jacob Balsiger opened to 80,000 and Christian Soyza and Ronnie Bardah called in the blinds.

The flop fell {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and it checked to Balsiger, who continued for 80,000. Only Soyza called and they both checked the {k-Hearts} turn.

The river came the {5-Clubs} and Soyza led for 160,000. Balsiger called with the {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Soyza was caught with his pants down on the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Balsiger us
Jacob Balsiger
1,250,000
325,000
325,000
Christian Soyza
Christian Soyza
900,000

Kevin Andriamahefa Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,165)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Kevin Andriamahefa
Kevin Andriamahefa

From the button, Jacob Balsiger open-shoved for 12 big blinds and Kevin Andriamahefa made the call from the small blind, Park Yu Cheung folded his big blind.

Andriamahefa: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Balsiger: {K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

In the battle of US boys, Andriamahefa was the one at risk and had to dodge kings or plenty of threes in the community cards. However, the flop {K-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} provided both. Once the {9-Clubs} turn and {8-Diamonds} river completed the board, he was sent to the rail in 7th place for a payday of A$19,165.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Balsiger us
Jacob Balsiger
925,000
425,000
425,000
Kevin Andriamahefa us
Kevin Andriamahefa
Busted

Tags: Park Yu CheungKevin AndriamahefaJacob Balsiger