2012 Aussie Millions

$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
1,012,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,200,000 AUD
Total Entries
22
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 22
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Player Chips Progress
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Gus Hansen
336,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
Winamax
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Phil Ivey
236,500
105,000
105,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
WPT Global
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Tobias Reinkemeier
201,000
15,000
15,000
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Dan Smith
201,000
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Joe Hachem
200,500
500
500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Mikhail Smirnov
155,000
2,000
2,000
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Sam Trickett
107,500
3,500
3,500
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JC Tran
107,000
27,500
27,500
WSOP 2X Winner
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Daniel Alaei
102,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Tony G
100,000
partypoker
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Jason Mercier
92,500
15,500
15,500
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Sorel Mizzi
90,500
5,500
5,500
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Nam Le
82,500
2,000
2,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Daniel Cates
81,500
34,500
34,500
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Erik Seidel
66,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Daniel Negreanu
40,500
2,000
2,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
GGPoker

Down to Two Tables

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The remaining 15 players are now spread across two tables, the main feature table that is being filmed and the outer table. Here's how the tables look:

TableSeatPlayer
Feature1--empty--
Feature2Dan Smith
Feature3Sorel Mizzi
Feature4JC Tran
Feature5Nam Le
Feature6Daniel Cates
Feature7Phil Ivey
Feature8Daniel Negreanu
   
Outer1Sam Trickett
Outer2Daniel Alaei
Outer3Erik Seidel
Outer4Joe Hachem
Outer5Tobias Reinkemeier
Outer6Mikhail Smirnov
Outer7Gus Hansen
Outer8Jason Mercier

Dong'd

Jonathan Karamalikis before play on Day 1
Jonathan Karamalikis before play on Day 1

From under the gun, Daniel Alaei raised to 2,500. Erik Seidel called from the cutoff seat and then Jonathan Karamalikis called out of the big blind. The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Karamalikis checked before Alaei bet 4,500. After Seidel folded, Karamalikis raised all in for 24,000. Alaei snap-called with the {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for a set of eights. Karamalikis held the {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a combo draw.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and left Karamalikis drawing dead as Alaei filled up. The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Alaei
108,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Jonathan Karamalikis
Busted

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisDaniel AlaeiErik Seidel

Bloom Doomed

Jason Mercier raised to 2,000 from the button, and he opened the proverbial can of worms. Tony Bloom three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind, and Mikhail Smirnov four-bet to 16,000 in the big. That folded Mercier, and Bloom reraised again. Smirnov put it all in there, and Bloom called off his last 69,500 chips to put himself at risk.

Showdown
Bloom: {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Smirnov: {A-Spades} {K-Hearts}

The race was on, and Bloom's horse pulled out to an early lead on the {4-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} flop. The {A-Diamonds} turn was a serious stumbling block, though, and Smirnov was suddenly one card from the knockout. the river {2-Clubs} secured that, and Bloom has been forced to make his exit. Always gregarious, Bloom shook hands with his table and wished them all luck before departing. He was runner-up in this event last year, but the 2012 edition has not gone quite so well for the "The Lizard".

Player Chips Progress
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Mikhail Smirnov
150,000
20,000
20,000
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Tony Bloom
Busted

Tags: Tony BloomMikhail Smirnov

Adjusting to the Structure

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

With this tournament being played with no antes, just blinds and also the fact that it's pot limit preflop and no limit after the flop, the players have had some adjusting to do. A lot of them have been chatting with one another that the structure is a bit different and weird given that you aren't able to shove preflop in a lot of spots you normally would. For one, there are no antes added to the pot to increase your stack and two, it's pot limit so you can't always shove. Some of the players find this a little bit annoying given that the event's structure is a bit fast-paced like a turbo, but some of the strategy behind playing a turbo event successfully is negated by the pot-limit structure preflop and no antes.

Negreanu Shoves Turn On Karamalikis

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Action folded to Jonathan Karamalikis in the small blind and he raised to 2,500 in attack of Daniel Negreanu's big blind. Negreanu defended with a call and the flop came down {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}. Karamalikis bet 3,000 and Negreanu called to see the turn.

The {K-Spades} landed on the turn and Karamalikis fired 5,500. Negreanu raised all in for 20,500 and Karamalikis snap-mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
37,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
GGPoker
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Jonathan Karamalikis
23,500
10,500
10,500

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisDaniel Negreanu

Another Aussie Battle

Joe Hachem check-called a bet of 4,000 on the {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop from Jonathan Karamalikis before the {9-Clubs} landed on the turn. Hachem check-called again, this time for 7,500. After the {A-Hearts} landed on the river, Hachem checked and Karamalikis bet 14,000. Hachem called.

Karamalikis tabled the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}, but lost to Hachem's {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Hachem
225,000
117,000
117,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Jonathan Karamalikis
34,000
30,500
30,500

Tags: Joe HachemJonathan Karamalikis

Dinner Plans

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The staff has just informed the players that they'll be going on a 75-minute dinner break at the end of this level.

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