Level: 3
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
2014 Aussie Millions
LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
245,000 AUD
Prize Pool
11,270,000 AUD
Entries
46
Level
19
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000 | 125,000 |
|
340,000 | 90,000 |
|
130,000 | -120,000 |
Stanley Choi Eliminated
Level 2
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
From under the gun, Stanley Choi raised to 5,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the small blind, and Jason Mercier folded from the big blind. The dealer spread the 
flop, and the fireworks show began.
First, Reinkemeier checked. Choi bet 8,000, and then Reinkemeier fired in a check-raise to 27,000. Choi came back with a reraise to 87,000, and then Reinkemeier moved all in for 213,700. Reinkemeier had Choi covered, and Choi made the call to put himself at risk.
Reinkemeier had flopped the nuts with the 
for a Broadway straight, and he was up against the 
for Choi, who had flopped middle set.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Both of those failed to improve Choi, and he became the first player eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
More Late Arrivals
Level 2
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
Fabian's Green Tea
Level 2
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Fabian Quoss showed up and asked the Crown Poker staff why the LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge wasn't being held in the same room as it was last year. Last year, the event was held upstairs in a special high-stakes lounge for Day 1, the Teak Salon. While the Teak Salon was super nice and allowed for a bit of privacy while playing the large buy-in event, it didn't allow for spectators to watch, and that's the main reason the Crown staff opted to hold things downstairs in the poker room this year.
"Are we able to get the green tea from the other room?" asked Quoss with a smile to Jim Preston, Director of Poker for Crown Casino.
Preston laughed, but Quoss was actually being serious with his request, and he had good reason.
"That was the best green tea I've ever had, seriously," Quoss continued. "Even since that event, I've never had any green tea like it. I tell everyone about the green tea I had while we played in that room."
With a smile, Preston nodded his head and said that he would see what he can do. Crown strives for superb player hospitality, and our guess is that Quoss will be getting his special green tea from upstairs at some point today. The question then will be: How many more players will want the same?
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Three More
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Max Altergott, Igor Kurganov, and Tony Bloom has all joined the mix to bring the field size up to 15 entries. Fabias Quoss and Tobias Reinkemeier have also showed up and are currently buying in at the cage. We'll have an updated table draw to be posted shortly once arranged.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 |
Early Faces
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Better late than never, right? That said, the cards are in the air for Day 1 of the 2014 Aussie Millions LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100