2014 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,680,000 AUD
Entries
668
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Greenwood Folds the River

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Lucas Greenwood led out for 900 on a board of {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades}, and his lone opponent made the call.

The {8-Hearts} completed the board, Greenwood fired out another 1,400, and his opponent raised to 4,400. Greenwood's eyes widened at the sight of the rather large raise, and he flicked his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
15,300
-2,700
-2,700

Tags: Lucas Greenwood

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
78,000
-9,000
-9,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
56,000
14,000
14,000
Oliver Gill au
Oliver Gill
54,000
9,000
9,000
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
40,000
-4,000
-4,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
39,000
9,000
9,000
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
31,000
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
29,500
-1,000
-1,000
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
20,000
-2,700
-2,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Raymond Rahme za
Raymond Rahme
18,000
1,000
1,000
Paul Khoury
Paul Khoury
12,500
-3,500
-3,500
Jeff LIsandro au
Jeff LIsandro
7,600
-17,400
-17,400
WSOP 6X Winner
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
6,000
-16,500
-16,500

The Sun Sets on Westmorland

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jordan Westmorland
Jordan Westmorland

Jordan "JWPRODIGY" Westmorland, an American who relocated to Thailand to play online and grind live tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region, was recently eliminated from the tournament. It happened when action folded to Westmorland in the hijack and he shoved his last 3,750. Naoya Kihara of PokerStars Team Online made the call from the cutoff and the rest of the field folded.

Westmorland: {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kihara: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

It was a bad spot for Westmorland, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator he had just an 11.68% chance of winning the hand while Kihara would score the knockout 85.57% of the time. The {7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop made things interesting as Westmorland's open-ended straight draw saw his chances of survival jump to 42.42%.

The {3-Spades} turn was a blank, and that meant Kihara was a 3-1 favorite headed to the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {2-Hearts}. "Good luck," Westmorland said before making a hasty exit from the tournament floor.

Player Chips Progress
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
60,000
23,000
23,000
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
Busted

Tags: Jordan WestmorlandNaoya Kihara

Amir Bleeding

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Amir Minagar, who rocketed out of the gates and up the chip counts at the start of the day, is falling down towards the starting stack.

In a recent hand, he three-bet to 1,700 over an open to 650. The player on his direct left put in a very small four-bet - it looked like 3,000 - and the action folded back to Minagar, who called.

The flop fell {2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Minagar check-called a bet of 2,000, and the turn was the {10-Diamonds}. Minagar checked, his opponent fired out another 5,000, and Minagar folded.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Minagar
Amir Minagar
33,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: Amir Minagar

Let's Have Ourselves a Break

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Another level is in the books, and that means it's time for another 15-minute break. When the players return, they'll play three more 90-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the night.

While you wait, check out the following video (which is our first from the 2014 Aussie Millions):

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

The Voice Finds a Straight Flush

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Paul Khoury
Paul Khoury

We happened upon the action with around 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. An unknown player had bet 2,000, leaving himself about 4,500 behind, and Paul "The Voice" Khoury spiked in a big raise. His opponent wasted little time in calling off and discovered the bad news.

Khoury: {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

"Straight flush," Khoury siad in his recognizable voice. His opponent was a bit surprised and could only smile in disbelief. As the meaningless {5-Diamonds} was run out on the river, the eliminated player walked around the table, shook hands with Khoury, and then took his leave from the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Khoury
Paul Khoury
23,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Paul Khoury

Addamo Above Six Figures

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Faced with a limp from a player under the gun, Michael Addamo raised to 800 in middle position. The action folded back to the limper, who called, and the flop came {5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The limper led out for 1,200, Addamo called, and the turn was the {3-Spades}.

The preflop limper slowed down, checking to Addamo who tossed out two teal T1,000 chips. His opponent folded, and he raked in the pot.

Tablemate Casey Kastle is also doing quite well, chipping up to 70,000 here on Day 1a of the Aussie Millions Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
105,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
70,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Casey KastleMichael Addamo

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dave Heskin
Dave Heskin
67,000
-9,000
-9,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
57,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
51,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
47,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Guttman
Michael Guttman
46,000
6,000
6,000
Mel Judah au
Mel Judah
44,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
41,000
2,000
2,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
41,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
25,000
-35,000
-35,000
Jay Kinkade
Jay Kinkade
24,000
-5,500
-5,500
Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
22,000
-1,000
-1,000
Amir Minagar
Amir Minagar
12,500
-20,500
-20,500
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
10,000
-5,300
-5,300
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
9,700
-10,300
-10,300
WSOP 1X Winner