Break
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The field is on a 15-minute break. 288 out of 377 entries are still in contention on Day 1c.
2018 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,000,000 AUD
Entries
800
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Berkey Busts Karlic
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Matt Berkey opened in the cutoff for 1,100 and snap-called the shove of Gerald Karlic, who had just over 14,000 in the big blind.
Berkey: 
Karlic: 
The board ran out 
, and Berkey took it with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
Busted |
Glaser Makes A Massive Call
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
After Benny Glaser opened to 1,100 on the button, he faced a three-bet from the big blind to 4,400. Glaser called to see the 
flop appear. The big blind continued his aggression with a bet of 6,500 and Glaser came along with a call.
On the turn, the big blind thought for a long time before firing a second barrel worth 8,500. Glaser called relatively quickly and the 
rolled off on the river. The big blind emptied the clip and shoved all in for 21,350, then quickly buried himself under his hoodie with his arms crossed at the table.
The bet was for nearly all of Glaser's remaining stack. The British mixed game specialist let out a faint smile and tried to glance under his opponent's hoodie, seeing if could get any interaction. There was no response from the other side, and Glaser went back into the tank. He took nearly two minutes before flicking in a calling chip.
Defeated, the big blind showed 
for eight-high and was eliminated. Glaser opened 
for a pair of nines and vaulted up the leaderboard with the massive call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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Ingham Rising
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player limped on the button and Sam Ingham raised to 1,600, which the button called. Both players checked the 
flop and things then escalated on the turn. The button was unfortunate to have improved to two pair with 
, as Ingham had that crushed and drawing dead with for top set. A meaningless 
river was a mere formality.
One hand later, a raise to 1,100 was followed by a call from Sean Giesbrecht on the cutoff and Ingham raised to 4,500 on the button. Only Giesbrecht called and the flop fell 
, which Giesbrecht checked. Ingham moved all in and forced a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
28,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Toothpick Tony Loses Some
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Antonis Kambouroglou, to most in Australia also known as "Toothpick Tony", had a short stack at risk for 17,125 on the 
and turned over the 
. Unfortunately, his opponent had flopped trips with 
and the turn and 
river were both blanks.
Below are further assorted counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
110,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
80,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
64,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
40,000
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
||
|
39,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
||
Heath Ousted Before Dinner
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
According to a player at Ben Heath's old table, the Brit's fast start did not portend a big day as he went bust. Ironically, one year after Heath bluffed it all off heads up for the Aussie Millions title, he went bust on another bluff. This time, the player said, Heath tried piling on a four-flush board but didn't have it and mucked when he got called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
48,600
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
48,000
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
||
|
39,300
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
38,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
23,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
18,200
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Not Always The "Fairest and Best" for Goodes
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
For those of you following the coverage from the Northern hemisphere, the name Adam Goodes might not ring a bell. Here down South, however, Goodes is widely known and considered a legend in Aussie Rules football. Goodes is a two-time Australian Football League (AFL) Premiership winner with the Sydney Swans, the team he played for his entire professional career.
Goodes is considered one of the best utility players and is also a two-time Brownlow medalist, awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the AFL during the home-and-away season.
The Australian's versatility stretches beyond the oval-shaped Aussie Rules football field. After Goodes had raised to 1,000 on the button and the small blind called, the player in the big blind three-bet to 3,500. Goodes then four-bet to 9,000, leaving himself with 32,000 behind. The big blind considered it briefly, before flashing what appeared to be two paint cards in the muck. Goodes showed a measly pair, 
, and added more chips to his stack.
"The best thing about poker is the people you get to play against. I've been playing against some awesome professional poker players, but instead of sitting there in awe of them I've been watching and trying to learn." Goodes said yesterday before he announced the shuffle up and deal for Day 1b. "The biggest thing to learn is that you have to minimize your mistakes because if you make one on the big stage it'll cost you your stack!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Foggin Jams Into Zhang
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Chi Zhang raised and called a three-bet by Marc Foggin to see a flop of , on which he checked and subsequently check-raised from 2,200 to 6,600. Foggin called and the on the turn brought a bet of 12,300 by Zhang. Foggin moved all in and Zhang needed quite some time to act. It was as much time that the clock was called on him, and one minute ran down without any decision to see Zhang's cards declared dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
31,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Kanit Bluffs it Off
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We found Mustapha Kanit all in for 16,375, which looked to be only a little under the size of the pot. The board had come 
and Kanit was in middle position facing an under-the-gun opponent deep in the tank. It appeared a clock had already been called, and Kanit's opponent sighed and then called as the final countdown was beginning.
The Italian slapped down for a bluff and took his leave when the 
got shown down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Park Rivers Greenwood to Jump to Six Figures
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Unlike on Day 1b there was no massive big stack before the dinner break and there is none thus far either, but Chul-Hyon Park has just emerged with a six-figure stack after sending Sam Greenwood to the rail.
According to Matthew Wakeman and other players at the table, it was a classic coin flip that saw Greenwood run out of chips. Wakeman had raised to 900 from under the gun and Greenwood from one seat over three-bet to 2,700. Park was in the big blind and four-bet to 9,400, forcing a fold from Wakeman. Greenwood moved all in for 32,000 and was called to see the Canadian turn over 
and Park had a flip with 
. Three nines on the flop and a blank 
on the turn brought no upset just yet, but a king on the river improved Park.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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