Welcome back to Day 2 of the 2014 Aussie Millions AU$100,000 Challenge. If you followed our coverage yesterday you already know how crazy it was due in no small part to the massive turnout of 66 entries! That's three times the total number from 2013!
Part of the reason that number is so high has been the willingness of players to fire multiple bullets. Two extreme cases are Isaac Haxton and Daniel Negreanu, each of whom fired five bullets into the event. Negreanu ended the day with 221,500 in chips, while Haxton busted for a fifth time and has the option to fire one more as registration is open until the start of Day 2, which is 12:30 p.m. local time.
Rumor has it that Tobias Reinkemeier will be back in the mix after busting, and both Sorel Mizzi and Scott Seiver may join up on their day off from the Main Event final table. Needless to say, the total number of entries could very well jump to over 70!
Day 2 will start with the 29 survivors from Day 1 plus any late stragglers. Leading the way is Mike "Timex" McDonald with 468,500, while Paul Newey isn't far behind with 428,500. Richard Yong, Antonio Esfandiari, and Phil Ivey round out the top five stacks.
The Day 2 table draw, prize pool, and payouts won't be made available until registration officially closes, so you will have to stay tuned for that information. In the meantime, check out this video of Melbourne's famed Night Market:
Of the nine players who entered at the start of Day 2, three have been eliminated, including Isaac Haxton who was in for his sixth bullet.
Haxton lost a race with against the of Patrik Antonius. Antonius is now up to 390,000 chips.
Seiver moved all in with on a flop of , and David Steicke called with . The aces held up, and Seiver, who is among the seven finalists in the Aussie Millions Main Event, hit the rail.
Hansen was in great shape to double with against Jeff Rossiter's . The flop kept Hansen ahead, and a ten on the turn would end the hand, but instead it was the . Hansen was now behind, and the on the river was no help.
"I guess it's too late to rebuy," the Dane said before exiting.
On Episode No. 201 of the PokerNews Podcast the crew breaks down the insane Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge, previews the Main Event final table, and plays another game of Know Your Circuit Stop. There are also quick-hitters from Philipp Gruissem, Paul Newey, and Jake Balsiger, regarding the upcoming Alpha8 in South Africa, shot clocks, and Nandos.
Ole Schemion open-shoved for around 10 big blinds on the button, Yevgeniy Tmoshenko re-shoved for a little more in the small blind, and the big blind surrendered.
Schemion:
Timoshenko:
Timoshenko's hand held as the flop, turn, and river came , and Schemion exited. Timoshenko chipped up to around 175,000.
When we reached the table, Jason Mercier was all in and at risk against Fabian Quoss and the hands were face up.
Mercier:
Quoss:
The flop had already been dealt - the money went in prior to the flop we believe - and Quoss was ahead with the board showing . The on the turn gave Mercier a leading pair of aces, but it also have the German a club flush draw.
A fourth club - the - completed the board, giving Quoss said flush, and Mercier was eliminated.
After a raising war on a flop of , Doug Polk was all in and at risk for 333,000 holding . His opponent, Paul Phua, held a double-gutter with .
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Polk was shipped a massive double.
A few hands later, it was Phua at risk against Polk preflop, and Jason Mo's tournament life was on the line as well.
Polk:
Mo:
Phua:
The flop fell , giving Polk the lead, and neither Mo nor Phua improved on the turn () or the river (). They hit the rail, while Polk is up over a million chips.
Winfred Yu got his stack all in preflop and was at risk against Martin Jacobson, who had his opponent covered by a single T1,000 chip!
Yu:
Jacobson:
Both players held an ace, which meant it came down to the kicker. As you can see, Yu was lacking in that department. The flop was dry as could be, but the turn opened up some counterfeit options. Unfortunately for Yu, it didn't develop as the blanked on the river to send him home in 20th place.
Fabian Quoss opened to 20,000 in the hijack seat, Martin Jacobson three-bet to 50,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Quoss made the call, then the German check-called a bet of 47,000 on a flop of .
The turn was the , Quoss checked again, and Jacobson fired out 75,000. Quoss' clock ticked down 26 seconds before he announced that he was all in, and only a second expired before Jacobson folded.
Two hands later, Phil Ivey was all in and at risk for around 100,000 in middle position, Jacobson was all in for a little more on his direct left, and Quoss had them both at risk and covered.
Quoss:
Ivey:
Jacobson:
Quoss snatched the lead away when the flop fell , giving him aces and kings, but Jacobson turned a full house when the spiked onto the felt.
"Ace!" Ivey called out, trying to will the to peel off on the river.
It did not as the completed the board, and Ivey was eliminated. Jacobson is back to 330,000 chips, while Quoss dropped a bit to 773,000.
Tom Dwan checked to Ryan Riess on a flop of , and the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event winner fired out 29,000. Dwan put in a check-raise, making it 68,000 to go, Riess re-raised, and Dwan moved all in for 178,000. Riess instantly called.
Riess:
Dwan:
Riess was in great shape to record the knockout and climb back up to 800,000 chips, but the slammed on the turn. Riess clenched his fist momentarily at the sight of the card, then regained his composure as the completed the board.
Dwan doubled to 450,000 chips, while Riess still has 30 big blinds.
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