2013 Aussie Millions

$10,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,290,000 AUD
Entries
629
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000

Rabichow Loses Race

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Kevin Rabichow opened to 8,000 in middle position, player three-bet jammed for a little over 50,000 on his left, and the action folded back to Rabichow, who called.

Rabichow: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, and Rabichow's opponent doubled. Rabichow's stack dipped down to 55,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
55,000 -75,000

Tags: Kevin Rabichow

Grigg Gets Lucky... Again

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A short-stacked Tom Grigg moved all in from early position for his last 30,000 and received a call from Man Hei Lam in the small blind. Grigg held {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and was in bad shape against the {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} of Hei Lam... that is until the flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

"How come I only get lucky when I have less than eight big blinds?" Grigg asked with a laugh. "This is like the fourth time this tournament. I get short and then I get lucky." Not only did he get lucky, he got the double as neither the {A-Diamonds} turn nor {2-Hearts} river helped Hei Lam.

Player Chips Progress
Man Hei Lam
Man Hei Lam
435,000 -30,000
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
65,000 35,000

Tags: Man Hei LamTom Grigg

Tanking With Benson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Gary Benson just tanked for, what it seemed like, an eternity. The board read {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds} when Kenny Wong put out a hefty bet worth around 100,000. Benson took his time and thought about it for almost seven minutes. One of the players finally called the clock and Benson folded in the dying seconds of his final minute.

Wong didn't show his cards and is now up to 450,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Wong
Kenny Wong
450,000 145,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
WSOP 1X Winner
230,000 -40,000

Tags: Kenny WongGary Benson

Neilson's Ladies

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The action folded to Nick van Engelenburg, who raised to 11,000 out of the small blind. Daniel Neilson three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind, and the Dutchman called.

The flop fell {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn was the {3-Hearts}, van Engelenburg tossed out 26,000, and Neilson called.

The {4-Clubs} completed the board, and both players checked again. Engelenburg was about to turn his cards over, but before he did, Neilson showed {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of queens. Engelenburg angled his cards into the muck, and Neilson is now flirting with 600,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
690,000 392,000
Nick van Engelenburg
Nick van Engelenburg
80,000 -100,000

Tags: Daniel NeilsonNick van Engelenburg

Shak's Jack Attack

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dan Shak on Day 1c.
Dan Shak on Day 1c.

Adam Carlton opened for 8,800 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 35,000 from Dan Shak, who was sitting to his immediate left. Action folded back around to Carlton and he eyed up Shak's remaining stack of 95,500 before announcing that he was all in. Shak snap-called and it was off to the races.

Carlton: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Shak: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

Neither remained focused on the board as the dealer put down the {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop. It was safe for Shak, as was the {Q-Spades} turn. All he needed to do was dodge an ace and king on the river to double, and that's just what he did as the harmless {3-Spades} reared it's head.

Meanwhile, Dejan Pustoslemsek, who had been nursing a short stack the majority of Day 2, has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Carlton
Adam Carlton
275,000 -175,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
270,000 182,000
Dejan Pustoslemsek si
Dejan Pustoslemsek
Busted

Tags: Dejan PustoslemsekDan ShakAdam Carlton

2004 Champ Eliminated

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Tony Bloom - Eliminated
Tony Bloom - Eliminated

Mervin Chan led out for a bet on a flop of {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}, Tony Bloom moved all in for what looked like 73,000, and the action folded back to Chan, who called.

Chan: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}
Bloom: {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The turn was the {8-Spades}, giving Chan a flush, but Bloom could still double with a ten or four on the river.

The river was a repeat eight - the {8-Hearts} - however, and Bloom was eliminated.

Prior to busting, Bloom, who won the 2004 Aussie Millions Main Event, was seated next to Tyron Krost. Krost, who won in 2010, is now the only remaining champion.

Player Chips Progress
Mervin Chan my
Mervin Chan
310,000 190,700
Tony Bloom gb
Tony Bloom
Busted

Tags: Mervin ChanTony BloomTyron Krost

Wong His Way To Another Final Table?

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

First all, the title above was "Jay Tan approved."

"You should keep it, I think it's hilarious," Tan said after seeing what your reporter was writing about her boyfriend.

Kenny Wong finished second last year to Oliver Speidel and took home a cool million Australian dollars. This year's doing very well on Day 2 with good chances to make another deep run. We just watched Wong take another good nice pot which bumped his stack over the 300,000-chip mark.

We saw that Wong had put in a re-raise to 25,000 and David Tan was his only caller. The other preflop action was unknown to us.

The flop brought out {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and both players checked. On the turn the {5-Clubs} hit and Yan bet 45,000, Wong called. The river brought the {6-Diamonds} and Yan check-folded to a 40,000-chip bet. Wong is doing great and the third day seems to be within reach.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Wong
Kenny Wong
305,000 272,000
[Removed:17]
[Removed:17]
131,000 -109,000

Tags: Kenny Wong