$100,000 Challenge Day 1 | 2013 Aussie Millions

01-27-2013 20:04 UTC+11

Chips Counts at the Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	235,000 10,000	10,000

Dan Shak	220,000 105,000	105,000
Mike Watson	188,000 62,000	62,000

Masa Kagawa	171,000 71,000	71,000
Philipp Gruissem	136,000 50,000	50,000

Tony Bloom	127,000 3,000	3,000
Gus Hansen	126,500 8,500	8,500

Eric Liu	125,600 40,400	40,400
Andrew Robl	115,000 15,000	15,000
Winfred Yu	107,000 21,000	21,000
Sam Trickett	93,000 23,000	23,000
Martin Finger	84,000 4,000	4,000

Chris Lee	76,700 13,300	13,300
John Juanda	72,500 16,500	16,500

Tobias Reinkemeier	70,000 26,000	26,000
Jason Mercier	63,300 20,200	20,200

Vanessa Selbst	61,400 10,600	10,600

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

01-27-2013 21:14 UTC+11

"That was Probably a Bad Fold"

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Chad Holloway

Tony Bloom opened for 7,600 from the cutoff only to have Dan Shak three-bet to 25,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Bloom raised the pot (remember it's pot limit preflop), making it 81,300 to go.

Shak looked as if he was going to make a quick call, but then he slowed down and took inventory of his chips. Over the course of about 90 seconds he cut out enough chips to make the call, but then unexpectedly grabbed his cards and dropped them into the muck.

"That was probably a bad fold," Shak said as the pot was pushed to Bloom. Shak then claimed to have folded .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	195,000 25,000	25,000
Tony Bloom	160,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Dan Shak Tony Bloom

01-27-2013 21:22 UTC+11

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01-27-2013 21:23 UTC+11

One for Robl

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Donnie Peters

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

From under the gun, Chris Lee raised to 6,000. Andrew Robl made the call from the small blind, and Mike Watson called from the big blind.

On the flop, the fell, and action checked around to see the land on the turn. Robl bet 11,000, and Watson folded. Lee also gave it up, and Robl won the pot.

Tags: Andrew Robl Chris Lee Mike Watson

01-27-2013 21:23 UTC+11

Lee Liu

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Chad Holloway

Eric Liu raised to 6,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way to Chris "Genius28" Lee in the big blind. He opted to push back to 14,200, Liu raised the pot, and Lee committed for 67,400 total.

Lee:
Liu:

The railbirds, who're several people deep, watched on the overhead TV monitor as the dealer put down the flop... . Some "ohhhs" and "ahhhs" echoed from the rail when Liu picked up a gutshot straight draw, but they quickly faded into nothingness as the appeared on the turn followed by the river.

Lee's aces held and he received a welcomed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Lee	137,000 60,300	60,300
Eric Liu	63,000 62,600	62,600

Tags: Chris Lee Eric Liu

01-27-2013 21:25 UTC+11

Juanda Falls

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Donnie Peters

Tony Bloom raised to 7,600 from under the gun, and Dan Shak made the call from the hijack seat. John Juanda reraised to 32,600 from the small blind, then Masa Kagawa reraised to 63,500 from the big blind. Bloom and Shak folded before Juanda went into the tank.

After a bit of thought, Juanda moved all in for between 70,000-75,000. Kagawa snapped it off with the . Juanda held the .

The flop, turn and river ran out , and Juanda was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masa Kagawa	254,000 83,000	83,000
John Juanda	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak John Juanda Masa Kagawa Tony Bloom

01-27-2013 21:28 UTC+11

Down to Two Tables

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Donnie Peters

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Table	Seat	Player
10	1	Mike Watson
10	2	Chris Lee
10	3	Eric Liu
10	4	Vanessa Selbst
10	5	Igor Kurganov
10	6	Gus Hansen
10	7	Andrew Robl
10	8	Tobias Reinkemeier

14	1	Dan Shak
14	2	Martin Finger
14	3	Winfred Yu
14	4	Philipp Gruissem
14	5	Masa Kagawa
14	6	Sam Trickett
14	7	Tony Bloom
14	8	Jason Mercier

01-27-2013 21:46 UTC+11

Robl Five-Bet Shoves

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Chad Holloway

Andrew Robl opened the action for 7,000 under the gun only to have Tobias Reinkemeier, who was next to act, three-bet to 17,000. Action then folded around to Igor Kurganov, who came in with a four-bet to 35,500 from the small blind.

The big blind folded, and Robl thought for about 45 seconds before five-betting the pot, which committed him for 119,900. Reinkemeier folded, and Kurganov tanked for a solid two minutes before doing the same.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	180,000 55,000	55,000

Andrew Robl	173,000 58,000	58,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	61,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Tobias Reinkemeier Andrew Robl Igor Kurganov

01-27-2013 21:46 UTC+11

Shak Leads Turn

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Donnie Peters

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

From early position, Winfred Yu raised to 7,500. Dan Shak made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Shak checked, Yu fired 9,500. Shak called.

The turn was the , and Shak led for 20,000. Yu gave it up, and Shak won the pot.

Tags: Dan Shak WInfred Yu