Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2014 Aussie Millions
$25,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
24,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,560,000 AUD
Entries
65
Level
22
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
40,000
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
The players are now on their first break of the day.
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Action folded to Shane Warne in the hijack seat, and he kicked off the action with a raise to 1,100. In the cutoff seat was Fabian Quoss, and he reraised with a three-bet to 2,800. Then, action was on Yevgeniy Timoshenko on the button. Timoshenko decided to four-bet and made it 6,800 to go. Play folded through the blinds and back to Warne. He also gave it up, and then Quoss also folded, giving Timoshenko the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
On the historic 200th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier joins the crew in Melbourne Australia to answer some fan questions, discuss his future in poker, and guess the over/under for runners in the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event. If a listener guesses the exact number using the hashtag #PNPod, they will win a PokerNews t-shirt signed by Mercier.
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Here are a handful of updated chip counts from the AU$25,000 Challenge. Igor Kurganov, last year's winner, has busted from the event, but will reenter, and David Steicke is a late entrant.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
94,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
89,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
76,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
69,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
In a three-bet pot on the 
flop, Jonathan Duhamel was up against Yevgeniy Timosheko. Duhamel was first and bet 3,600. Timosheko made the call.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river to complete the board. Duhamel checked, as did Timosheko.
Duhamel showed the 
for nothing but a missed hand. Timosheko showed the 
, and he won the pot.
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Antonio Esfandiari fired a bet of 4,200 into Joe Hachem on the final board of 
. Hachem made the call, but couldn't beat the that Esfandiari had for trip nines with a ten kicker.
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
On the 
board, Grayson Ramage and Patrik Antonius were up against one another. Ramage was first and checked. Antonius took some time, then fired a bet of 8,500. Ramage made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
, and Ramage checked to Antonius again. Antonius fired 15,000, and Ramage called.
Antonius tabled the , but it was only to chop the pot against Ramage because he held the same hand with the 
.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
