2016 Aussie Millions

Event #9: $25,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
790,560 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
24,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,928,000 AUD
Entries
122
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Nitsche Sends Drinan to the Rail

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Connor Drinan just raised to 8,000 from the button and Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind. Drinan made the call with about 45,000 chips behind, and the flop brought out {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

Nitsche put Drinan all in on the flop, who made the call right away.

Nitsche: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Drinan: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

The turn brought the {Q-Clubs}, counterfeiting Drinan's two pair, and the river was the {8-Hearts}, sending him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
282,000
64,000
64,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dominik NitscheConnor Drinan

Kurganov Fishhooks Kozlov

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Martin Kozlov
Martin Kozlov

Igor Kurganov opened for 8,000 from the button and Martin Kozlov responded by three-betting all in for roughly 90,000 from the small blind. Kurganov wasted little time in making the call after the big blind got out of the way.

Kurganov: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Kozlov: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

Kurganov's fishhooks were well out in front, and that's just where they stayed as the the board ran out {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to send Kozlov to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
320,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Martin KozlovIgor Kurganov

Cates Doubles Lynskey

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Alexander Lynskey opened to 8,000 from first position on his 5-handed table. Daniel Cates three-bet to (what appeared to be) 29,000 from the small blind and Elliot Smith folded from the big blind. Lynskey pushed all in for 69,000 and Cates, after giving it some thoughts, made the call.

Alexander Lynskey: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Daniel Cates: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} gave Cates some additional outs. The {Q-Clubs} made Lynskey top set and left Cates drawing dead. The {A-Clubs} on the river gave Cates two pair but it wasn't good enough this time.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Lynskey au
Alexander Lynskey
144,500
81,500
81,500
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
78,500
-71,500
-71,500

Tags: Alexander LynskeyDan Cates

Giesbrecht Gone

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sean Giesbrecht
Sean Giesbrecht

Sean Giesbrecht, who fired two bullets in this event, open-shipped under the gun for his last 24,000 and action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov, who called from the big blind.

Katchalov: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Giesbrecht: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Giesbrecht was a heavy favorite, but disaster struck when the {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop paired Katchalov's kicker. Neither the turn nor river helped Giesbrechet, and he headed for the exit here in the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
300,000
50,000
50,000
Sean Giesbrecht ca
Sean Giesbrecht
Busted

Tags: Sean GiesbrechtEugene Katchalov

Chidwick Runs into Kurganov's Kings

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Igor Kurganov raised from the button and Stephen Chidwick proceeded to move all in for about 80,000 from the small blind.

Kurganov called Chidwick's shove, and showed {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. Chidwick was in trouble holding {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}, and the board brought him no help.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
240,000
114,000
114,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovStephen Chidwick

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500