Break Time
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2013 Aussie Millions
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,290,000 AUD
Entries
629
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Diamonds are Shak's Best Friend
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jan Suchanek opened for 14,000 from the cutoff and Dan Shak, who was checking out the structure for today's $250,000 Challenge on his phone, called from the button. The blinds folded, the dealer made Shak get off the phone, and then it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Suchanek continued for 16,000, Shak immediately moved all in for 159,000, and Suchanek snap-called.
Suchanek: 
Shak: 
Shak opted to let it ride on a flush draw, while Suchanek liked top pair with top kicker. The 
turn actually improved Suchanek to two pair, and all he needed to do was dodge a diamond on the river to eliminate a tough opponent. That's easier said that done when it comes to Mr. Shak, and the 
river was evidence of that. Shak hit his diamond flush to double up while Suchanek took a big hit to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 200,000 |
|
260,000 | -455,000 |
Pressure from Adams
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
[Removed:17] opened in the cutoff, Brandon Adams put in a three-bet on the button, and Phares Bouya cold-called from the big blind. Yan four-bet to 97,000, Adams moved all in for effectively 400,000, and both players folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000 | 330,000 |
|
360,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
265,000 | -160,000 |
Suck and Re-Suck
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jay Tan raised out of the small blind, Adam Carlton moved all in for 76,000 out of the big blind, and Tan made the call.
Tan: 
Carlton: 
The 
flop gave Tan a leading pair of nines, and a repeat jack - the 
- fell on the turn. Carlton stood up out of his chair, ready to exit, but the 
spiked on the river.
He gave a hearty fist pump, and sat back down in his chair.
Carlton doubled to around 160,000 chips, while Tan slipped to 515,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 84,000 |
Ellis Over a Million Courtesy of Collado
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With around 130,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
, Jan Collado bet 62,000 from the big blind and received a call from Ray Ellis on the button. When the 
completed the board on the river, Collado slowly bet 77,000 and Ellis made a quick call by arching his chips into the pot.
Collado rolled over 
for ace high, and then Ellis showed down the winning 
. It seems Ellis has quite a few supporters on the rail as they broke out in a round of applause for their man.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 170,000 |
|
681,000 | -319,000 |
Chan's Pain in the Ace
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
After a series of bets and raises, Ying Kit Chan was all in and at risk holding 
. Ray "of sunshine" Ellis had him at risk with 
, and took the lead when the flop fell 
. The 
on the turn gave Chan outs to chop, but the 
bricked on the river.
Chan was eliminated in brutal fashion, while Ellis chipped up to around 900,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
880,000 | 275,000 |
|
Busted |
Markholt Makes Quad Kings to Eliminate Vetsavong
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
"All in and a call Table 19," a dealer yelled. We made our way over just in time to capture a part of the action. We're not sure when the money went in, but upon our arrival the dealer had just put out the turn on a board reading 
. Mark Vetsavong had laid out in front of him, but he was drawing to one out as Lee Markholt held 
for a full house.
Vetsavong needed to make quads to stay alive, but it's be Markholt who would end up with four of a kind when the peeled off on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Adams and Obst Battle
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
When we arrived at the table, Brandon Adams had what appeared to be a three-bet of 34,000 sitting in front of him. James Obst had just four-bet to 88,000 out of position, and the action was back on Adams. He called.
The dealer fanned 
, and Obst continued for 82,000. Adams sat stoically for the better part of a minute, then assembled two short stacks of brown T25,000 chips. He added a few yellow T5,000 chips on top, and pushed forward a raise to 245,000.
It was Obst's turn to tank, and no less than 90 seconds later, he assembled a re-raise. With two hands, he pushed forward four towers of yellow T5,000 chips, re-raising to 408,000. Adams sat quietly for half of a minute, then folded.
Lynn Gilmartin spoke with Adams earlier about his interactions with Obst throughout Day 2 and 3, particularly the key hand that saw Adams begin his tourney up the chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
750,000 | -230,000 |
Lovelady Downs Ginn
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
After Mark Betts opened for 15,000 under the gun, Matthew Ginn three-bet all in from middle position for roughly 42,000. Joey Lovelady then called from the button, the blinds folded, and Betts got out of the way.
Lovelady:
Ginn: 
"You've got outs," another player at the table said just before the dealer put down the 
flop. "Not anymore."
Ginn seemed resigned to his fate, but his brow rose a bit when the turned to give him a bunch of chop outs. The dealer burned and put out the on the river. "I've got a five," Ginn joked before following Tournament Director Christian Vaughn to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 52,000 |
|
Busted |
Kuo Doubles Through Ivey
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Ivey and Kitty Kuo were heads up on a flop of 
. Kuo led out for 13,000, Ivey raised to 42,000, and Kuo put in a third bet, making in 90,000.
Ivey tanked for a bit, then slid forward all of his brown T25,000 chips. Kuo called all-in for around 175,000.
Ivey:
Kuo:
Kuo had flopped a flush, but wasn't out of the woods quite yet. The dealer burned a card, then delivered the on the turn. The rail let out an excited groan — Ivey could eliminate Kuo with an ace or jack on the river.
The river was the 
however, and at the site of it, Kuo giggled. The dealer let out a squeal as well, prompting Ivey to turn to his friend Patrik Antonius with a look of distaste on his face.
Kuo doubled to 380,000 chips, while Ivey dropped to 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 240,000 |
|
250,000 | -290,000 |