Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
The second of three starting days of the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event drew a total of 207 players, putting the total for now on 389, 33 entries ahead of last year's pace. After a long day of poker it was American pro Alex Rocha who came out on top on Day 1b, taking 166,000 chips to the second day of play, right ahead of KC Wong who bagged up 163,000.
Day 1b had strong cast of contenders, including German pro Dominik Nitsche. The man with $5.1 million in live tournament earnings lasted all but six hands, as he ran his set of threes into Pete 'Chewing Gum Pete' Matusik's set of tens. Italian November Niner Federico Butteroni, tennis legend Boris Becker and WSOP Ladies Event winner Kristin Bicknell were also among the players we will not see return on Day 2.
Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari made an appearance on Day 1b as well, and he entertained his table filled predominantly with amateur players, with a game of Lodden Thinks. Esfandiari cracked jokes and had a good time, but ultimately he was not rewarded with chips, as he got knocked out.
Brazilian pro Yuri Dzivielevski had a good day and bagged up 76,200, while Vladimir Troyanovskiy took 102,500 to Day 2. Other players that advanced included Dylan Wilkerson, Ronnie Bardah, Oliver Price and former Aussie Millions champions Tyron Krost and Oliver Speidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
166,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
163,300
71,300
|
71,300 |
|
|
153,200
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
150,600
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
139,700
139,700
|
139,700 |
|
|
135,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
127,700
127,700
|
127,700 |
|
|
126,400
96,400
|
96,400 |
|
|
123,800
123,800
|
123,800 |
|
|
118,400
118,400
|
118,400 |
|
|
116,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
|
113,200
113,200
|
113,200 |
|
|
108,300
108,300
|
108,300 |
|
|
106,200
106,200
|
106,200 |
|
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
102,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
101,400
101,400
|
101,400 |
|
|
99,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
94,100
94,100
|
94,100 |
|
|
93,300
19,300
|
19,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
86,300
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
86,200
86,200
|
86,200 |
|
|
83,300
83,300
|
83,300 |
|
|
80,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
|
79,800
79,800
|
79,800 |
Each table will play four more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
Kevin O'Donnell just raised from the small blind to 2,000 and EPT champion Stephen Graner three-bet from the big blind to 5,800. O'Donnell called, and the flop brought out ![]()
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.
Graner bet 5,100 on the flop and O'Donnell called, putting the
on the turn. Both players checked the turn, and on the river the
hit. The action was checked again, and O'Donnell showed ![]()
. Graner tabled his ![]()
and he raked in this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Vikram Gupta just raised in early position to 2,100 and Joe Sandaev called, enticing three more players to call as well. The flop brought out ![]()
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and the action checked to Sandaev who bet 4,800.
The player on the button, and both blinds, folded quickly, and Gupta moved all in right away.
Gupta's shove was for 17,500 and Sandaev went into the tank for quite some time before making the call.
Gupta: ![]()
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Sandaev: ![]()
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The board ran out
,
and Gupta doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
42,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
90,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
70,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
23,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
17,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
16,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
152,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
142,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
136,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
60,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
58,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
24,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
74,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
13,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100