Tony Dunst and Ari Engel are heads up. No reports of deal negotiations. Play is underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,355,000 | |
|
9,520,000 |
Hand #92: Tony Dunst folded the button and action was on Samantha Abernathy in the small blind. With just about 15 big blinds left (1.5 million) she moved all in with 
. Ari Engel was quick to call in the big blind with 
.
Abernathy needed to improve to stay alive. While Engel flopped two pair, Abernathy was anything but drawing dead after the 
flop.
She needed running tens or eights, or a seven or queen to stay alive. She missed those outs with the 
on the turn and 
on the river, and made her exit in 3rd place for AU$625,000.
Tony Dunst and Ari Engel are guaranteed AU$1 million but will soon be battling it out heads up for the AU$1.6 million first place prize and the coveted 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,355,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
|
9,520,000 | 275,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand #89: Tony Dunst made it 220,000 with a monster: 
. Abernathy folded but Engel had a real hand as well with 
and called.
The flop came 
and Engel check called a bet of 250,000. The 
on the turn made Engel check again. Dunst bet 600,000 into the 1 million pot and Engel called. The 
completed the board and Engel checked a third time. Dunst, with the check mark behind his name, reluctantly checked behind after some thinking and collected the chips in the 2.2 million pot.
Hand #90: Samantha Abernathy folded from the button and Ari Engel with 
in the small blind limped in. Tony Dunst was happy to check with his 
.
The flop came 
and Engel and Dunst both checked. The on the turn had Engel check again. Dunst bet 140,000 with the nut low and Engel made the call to grow the pot to 510,000.
The 
completed the board and Engel checked. Dunst checked behind and left the pot to Engel.
Hand #91: Ari Engel limped in from the button and Tony Dunst with 
in the small blind raised it up to 400,000. Abernathy folded, Engel made the call holding 
.
The flop came 
and Dunst took it down with a bet of 350,000 into the 930,000 pot.
Check out a hand analysis video with Ari Engel from the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event:
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
The three remaining players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,955,000 | 955,000 |
|
|
9,245,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
1,675,000 | -425,000 |
Hand #83: On the button, Tony Dunst raised to 175,000 with the 
. Ari Engel called from the big blind with the , and the flop came down 
. Engel checked, Dunst bet 225,000, and Engel called.
The turn was the , and Engel checked. Dunst checked behind, and the river was the . Despite flopping a draw, Engel had missed and now checked. Dunst bet 525,000, and Engel folded.
Hand #84: Dunst received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #85: Engel raised on the button to 175,000 with an unknown hand, and everyone folded.
Hand #86: From the small blind, Samantha Abernathy called, and Engel checked his option in the big blind. Abernathy bet 125,000 on the flop, and Engel folded.
Hand #87: Dunst received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #88: On the button with the , Engel raised to 175,000. Abernathy called with the from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, and the turn was the . Abernathy bet 125,000, and Engel made the call.
Abernathy checked, and Engel bet 135,000. Abernathy made the call, but her pair of eights were no good against Engel's pair of kings.
Hand #77: Tony Dunst raised to 175,000 from the button with a mere 
. Ari Engel called from the big blind with the better hearts: .
The flop came 
and Engel check called a bet of 175,000.
Engel made trips on the turn and both players checked. The on the river was a blank and Engel bet 410,000 into the 770,000 pot. Dunst thought about it for a good 2 minutes before eventually folding his bottom pair.
Hand #78: Ari Engel in the small blind completed with . Tony Dunst with 
checked and the two of them took a flop of . Engel bet 85,000 with his flopped two pair and Dunst folded.
Hand #79: Engel limped in from the button. Tony Dunst completed with and Samantha Abernathy found a monster in the big blind with 
and moved all in for 1.9 million. Engel folded right away, Dunst did the same after thinking about it for just a bit longer.
Hand #80: Abernathy shoved all in from the small blind with and Engel folded immediately.
Hand #81: Ari Engel in the small blind limped in with 
and Tony Dunst checked his option with . 
on the flop and Engel bet out 85,000. Dunst called with his second pair.
The hit the turn and Engel and Dunst both checked. Engel spiked the 
on the river and he bet 145,000 into the 360,000 pot. Dunst got a good price but folded in the end.
Hand #82: Ari Engel limped in from the button with and Tony Dunst completed from the small blind with . Abernathy checked with her 
to see a cheap flop of 
.
Dunst flopped an open ended and bet out 125,000 into the 270,000 pot. Abernathy folded instantly and Engel made the call, growing the pot to 520,000.
The on the turn hit Dunst and he checked. Engel bet 200,000 and Dunst made the call.
on the river, helping Dunst to a straight and Engel to top pair. Dunst bet 450,000 into the 920,000 pot. Engel tanked about it for a fair bit before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | -435,000 |
|
|
9,200,000 | 1,225,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -545,000 |
Hand #74: After Ari Engel limped in from under the gun, Alexander Lynskey raised all in for about 1.6 million with the . Unfortunately for him, Engel had limped with the and made the quick call to have Lynskey at risk.
The flop was to make Lynskey's tournament survival look bleak. The turn left him drawing dead when the fell, and the river was a blank.
Lynskey earned a payout of AU$445,000 for his fourth-place finish, bettering the ninth-place result he scored in last year's Aussie Millions Main Event for AU$120,000.
The remaining trio were guaranteed AU$625,000 after his bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hand #72: Alexander Lynskey raised to 160,000 on the button with the , and Tony Dunst reraised all in with the 
from the small blind. Lynskey folded, and Dunst won the pot.
Hand #73: Dunst raised to 175,000 from the button holding the , and everyone folded.
Hand #74: Samantha Abernathy raised all in for 2 million with the on the button. After Ari Engel folded from the small blind, Lynskey paused to think from the big blind with an unknown hand and a stack of 1.4 million. He eventually folded, and Abernathy won the pot.
Hand #75: Engel called from the button, then Lynskey raised all in from the small blind with the . Dunst folded from the big blind, then Engel folded, and Lynskey won the pot.
