$100,000 Challenge | 2014 Aussie Millions

02-08-2014 22:41 UTC+10

Martin Jacobson Eliminated in 8th Place (AU$350,000)

donpeters

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Short-stacked Martin Jacobson was all in preflop and dominated against Yevgeniy Timoshenko. Jacobson had the , and Timoshenko had the .

The flop came down to give Timoshenko a pair of kings. The turn added a nice sweat when the fell to give Jacobson a flush draw, but the river was the and that was the end of the line for Jacobson.

Jacobson finished in eighth place and earned AU$350,000 for his finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	2,000,000 700,000	700,000

Martin Jacobson	Busted

Tags: Martin Jacobson Yevgeniy Timoshenko

02-08-2014 19:16 UTC+10

Fabian Quoss Eliminated as TV/Money Bubble Boy

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante

Fabian Quoss, who won the $100,000 High Roller at the PCA, opened for 50,000 from early position and received a call from Daniel Negreanu. When action reached Doug "WGCRider" Polk on the button he opted for a three-bet to 127,000.

The blinds both folded and action was back on Quoss. The German thought for awhile and even used one of his two red "time-bank" chips. He eventually pushed back with a pot-size four-bet, Negreanu folded, and Polk moved all in. Quoss called off and the cards were turned up.

Quoss:
Polk:

It was a huge flip, and for Quoss there was AU$350,000 on the line because that's the minimum payday he'd be missing out on if his tens failed to hold. With the railbirds leaning in close the dealer ran out the board lightening quick — .

Polk found a king to win the hand, and Quoss was sent to the rail empty handed.

The field is down to the final eight players, and they'll now take a 45-minute dinner break before heading up to Studio 3 to play out the final table, which of course will be filmed for television.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	Busted

Tags: Doug Polk Fabian Quoss

02-08-2014 19:09 UTC+10

Three Streets of Value With Quads

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Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante

David Polk limped in from the small blind, Yevgeniy Timoshenko checked in the big blind, and the flop fell . Polk check-called a bet of 30,000, the turn was the , and Polk checked again. Timoshenko bet 50,000, Polk called, and the completed the board.

Polk checked a third and final time, Timoshenko fired out 150,000, and Polk called. Timoshenko showed for quad sevens, and the rail whooped while he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	1,525,000 -430,000	-430,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	1,350,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Doug Polk Yevgeniy Timoshenko

02-08-2014 18:24 UTC+10

Yong Gone Part Deux

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Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu min-raised to 48,000 from the cutoff, and Richard Yong tossed all of his chips in the middle from the big blind. This is only pot-limit preflop, however, so Yong was only allowed to raised to 166,000, leaving 26,000 behind. Negreanu wanted to just get the rest in but announced, "call," so the two took a flop of .

Yong said that he only looked at one card, then showed for ace-high. Negreanu tabled for sevens and fours.

The on the turn took away two of Yong's outs because Negreanu had two hearts, and the completed the board, giving Negreanu a flush for kicks and giggles.

Yong hit the rail, and the final nine players are now moving to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	900,000 150,000	150,000

Richard Yong	Busted

Tags: Richard Yong Daniel Negreanu

02-08-2014 17:08 UTC+10

Negreanu's Second Nuts

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Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 35,000 on the button, Mike "Timex" McDonald defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . McDonald checked, Negreanu continued for 41,000, and McDonald check-raised to what looked like 135,000.

"All in," Negreanu announced, making it 281,000 to go.

McDonald stuck his tongue out in disgust, but quickly committed a handful of chips, signifying a call.

McDonald:
Negreanu:

The turn was the , giving McDonald four outs to eliminate Negreanu and four outs to chop with him. The on the river was a big, red brick, however, and Negreanu doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	650,000 90,000	90,000

Mike McDonald	48,000 -242,000	-242,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mike McDonald

02-08-2014 17:04 UTC+10

"I Knew I Was Done"

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

David Steicke opened for 36,000 and received a call from Yevgeniy Timoshenko on the button. A short-stacked Paul Newey then raised the pot (170,000) from the small blind, the big folded, and Steicke got out of the way. Timoshenko eyed up Newey's remaining chips — just 40,000 — and then moved all in. Newey called off and the cards were turned up.

Newey:
Timoshenko:

It was a flip, but Newey needed to improve to stay alive. The flop gave him a gutshot straight to a jack, but it also took away some of his outs as a spade would now give Timoshenko a flush. As it turned out, the turn and river both blanked and Timoshenko's pocket pair held.

"As soon as I seen them I knew I was done," Newey said as he shook Timoshenko's hand. He then explained that pocket nines had done him in several times this week.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	695,000 177,000	177,000

Paul Newey	Busted

Tags: Paul Newey Yevgeniy Timoshenko David Steicke

02-08-2014 16:52 UTC+10

Dwan is Busto

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tom "durrrr" Dwan opened the action for 32,000 preflop and Patrik Antonius defended from the big blind. The Finn checked the flop and Dwan continued for 43,000. Antonius thought for a bit before announcing that he was all in, and Dwan sort of shrugged before calling off for around 200,000.

Dwan:
Antonius:

Antonius had played his ace coyly, and as a result he was primed to win another big pot. Dwan, who had flopped middle pair, was looking for either a seven or king, but instead the turned to leave him drawing dead.

The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure, and then Dwan took his leave from the 2014 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	1,600,000 450,000	450,000

Tom Dwan	Busted

Tags: Tom Dwan Patrik Antonius

02-08-2014 16:51 UTC+10

Ten-High Straight Gives Quoss the Lead

donpeters

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Fabian Quoss knows a thing about these big buy-in, super high roller events. He's played several of them, but most importantly has experience winning them. At the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure just last month, Quoss won the $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,629,940 after beating Dan Shak heads up.

On this hand, Mike "Timex" McDonald, who began the day as chip leader, opened to 32,000 from under the gun. Quoss called on the button, and Martin Jacobson called from the big blind. The flop fell , and Jacobson checked. McDonald bet 50,000, Quoss called, and Jacobson folded.

The turn was the , and McDonald bet 125,000. Quoss called to see the pair the board on the river. McDonald bet 275,000, and Quoss called.

McDonald tabled a busted draw with the . Quoss had turned a straight with the , and he won the pot to move into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	1,340,000 480,000	480,000
Mike McDonald	290,000 -430,000	-430,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss Dan Shak Martin Jacobson Mike McDonald

02-08-2014 15:40 UTC+10

Antonius Wakes Up with Aces to Eliminate Reigning WSOP Champ

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Ryan Riess and Patrik Antonius engaged in a back-and-forth raising contest that resulted in the former player getting all his chips in preflop.

Riess:
Antonius:

Riess has run into several tough hands today, but this was primed to be his last. The flop gave Riess little in the way of hope, and the turn actually left him draw dead. "Good luck guys," Riess offered even before the completed the board on the river.

Riess was bounced in 13th place while Antonius vaulted up to 1.55 million

Ryan Riess @RyanRiess1

AK to AA to bust in 13th :( pretty oi but played great all day and kept getting coolered. What can you do. On to the next one #RIP100KFebruary 07, 2014

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Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	1,550,000 500,000	500,000

Ryan Riess	Busted

Tags: Patrik Antonius Ryan Riess

02-08-2014 15:30 UTC+10

Seidel Busts Esfandiari and Gruissem

[user101598]

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

A very short-stacked Philipp Gruissem raised to 50,000 in the hijack, leaving about 50,000 behind. Erik Seidel three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 230,000 out of the big blind, and Gruissem immediately called all in. Seidel moved all in for effectively 370,000, and Esfandiari called.

Gruissem:
Seidel:
Esfandiari:

The flop fell , giving Esfandiari a backdoor flush draw to go with his one overcard, but the on the turn left him drawing to the three aces in the deck. Gruissem needed one of the two remaining fours, and neither player was fortunate enough to bink as the completed the board.