Action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier on the button, and he raised to 1,600. In the small blind was Stephen Mccormick, and he reraised to 3,400. Mercier called, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Mccormick bet 5,000. Mercier made the call, then the dealer completed the board with the 
on the river. Mccormick bet 10,000, and Mercier raised to 25,000. Mccormick gave it up, and Mercier won the pot.
We mentioned before that Gus Hansen was one of the players who registered right before Day 2. Here are all nine players who rocked up today:
Minh Nguyen and Jason Grey both called a raise from a player in early position, and the flop came 
. Nguyen and Grey checked, the original raiser continued for 2,600, and Nguyen moved all in for 11,300. The action folded back to the original raiser, who called, and the two players both turned over the same hand.
Nguyen: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river both produced fours, and the two players chopped the pot.
Max Lehmanski and Lily Kiletto were heads up on a board of 
. Lehmanski led out for a bet of 5,200 into a pot of around 8,000, and his Floridian opponent tanked for a bit before calling.
The river was a repeat six - the 
- and Lehmanski tossed out three yellow T5,000 chips, effectively moving Kiletto all in. She tanked for a minute or so, then folded.
Wai Kin Yong tossed out 2,600 on a flop of 
. Jason Mercier called, another opponent folded, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked.
The river was a third seven - the 
- and Yong bet 7,000. Mercier didn't look too happy about it, but he made the call. Yong showed 
for sevens full of aces, and Mercier instantly mucked his hand.
On a flop of 
, a player bet 2,000 and received a call from Dean Francis. The bettor then slowed down with a check on the 
turn, but still called when Francis fired out 3,600. Both players then checked the river and Francis tabled the 
for two pair. It was good as his opponent mucked.
The prize pool information has not yet been released, but the tournament officials have announced that the official numbers of runners for the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event is 668, which is the biggest turnout in three years!
| Year | Winner | Prize | No. of Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mervin Chan | AU$1,600,000 | 629 | AU$6,290,000 |
| 2012 | Oliver Speidel | AU$1,600,000 | 659 | AU$6,590,000 |
| 2011 | David Gorr | AU$2,000,000 | 721 | AU$7,210,000 |
| 2010 | Tyron Krost | AU$2,000,000 | 746 | AU$7,460,000 |
| 2009 | Stewart Scott | AU$2,000,000 | 681 | AU$6,810,000 |
| 2008 | Alexander Kostritsyn | AU$1,650,000 | 780 | AU$7,800,000 |
| 2007 | Gus Hansen | AU$1,500,000 | 747 | AU$7,470,000 |
| 2006 | Lee Nelson | AU$1,295,800 | 418 | AU$4,180,000 |
| 2005 | Jamil Dia | AU$1,000,000 | 263 | AU$2,630,000 |
| 2004 | Tony Bloom | AU$426,500 | 133 | AU$1,330,000 |
| 2003 | Peter Costa | AU$394,870 | 122 | AU$1,220,000 |
Jospeh Moussa opened for 2,500 only to have Jeremiah Menzel three-bet to 4,200 from the cutoff. When action reach Corbett Darrin in the big blind, he moved all in for 28,000 and Moussa quickly called off for 10,000 or so. Menzel, who had the biggest stack, then snap-called to put both players at risk.
Menzel: 
Darrin:
Moussa: 
All three players woke up with pocket pairs, but of course Menzel's was best. Darrin and Moussa needed to trip up to stay alive, but that didn't happen as the board ran out an uneventful 
. Ship the double elimination to Menzel, who is now up to around 85,000 after starting the day with a mere 20,500.
A massive pot just went down that saw Philipp Gruissem eliminated in Table 45. Gruissem was done in by Phillip Willcocks with unknown action, and Willcocks now has a quarter of a million chips.
Gus Hansen didn't register until the start of play, which meant he started with 30,000 in chips. He's now got more than double that.
He got it when he opened for 2,000 under the gun and then called a three-bet to 5,300 by Tyler Cornell in middle position. Hansen then check-called a bet of 6,500 on the 
flop, the turned, and the "Great Dane" checked. Cornell moved all in and Hansen wasted little time in calling off his remaining 22,800.
Hansen: 
Cornell:
The railbirds were shocked and excited to see that Hansen had turned a set to crack Cornell's queens. The river was of no consequence, and Hansen shipped the early double while Cornell's nightmarish start to Day 2 continued.
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