2014 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 4
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

Rabinowitz vs. Rubianes

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Denny Lewis opened for 55,000 under the gun and received a call from Vincent Rubianes. Darren Rabinowitz came along from the button and the three players saw a flop of {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Two checks saw Rabinowitz bet 70,000, Lewis fold, and Rubianes make the call.

Rabinowitz then check-called a bet of 125,000 on the {4-Clubs} turn, which was followed by both players checking the {A-Diamonds} on the river. Rabinowitz tabled the {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}, but it was no good as Rubianes held two pair with the {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
2,440,000 240,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
1,835,000 -315,000

Tags: Darren RabinowitzVincent RubianesDenny Lewis

Rockets for O'Dea

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Eoghan O'Dea raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Scott Seiver three-bet to 145,000 in the cutoff, and O'Dea called.

O'Dea check-called a bet of 90,000 on a flop of {4-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Spades}, and the two players checked on the turn ({7-Spades}) and the river ({6-Diamonds}). O'Dea showed {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for aces and sixes, and it looked like Seiver flashed {3-}{3-}.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
2,225,000 -275,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
1,425,000 375,000

Tags: Eoghan O'DeaScott Seiver

The Final Two Tables (full)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
281Ami Barer1,900,000
282Eoghan O'Dea1,050,000
283Jake Balsiger750,000
284Scott Seiver2,200,000
285Tam Truong1,950,000
286Erik Seidel1,075,000
    
311Vincent Rubianes2,200,000
312Andrew Phaedonos950,000
313Sorel Mizzi2,550,000
314Darren Rabinowitz2,150,000
315Patrick Crivell600,000
316Denny Lewis1,650,000
Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
2,550,000 -250,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
2,200,000 -645,000
Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
2,200,000 -100,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
2,150,000 50,000
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
1,950,000 -175,000
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
WSOP 1X Winner
1,900,000 -80,000
Denny Lewis au
Denny Lewis
1,650,000 550,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
1,075,000 150,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
1,050,000 -254,000
Andrew Phaedonos au
Andrew Phaedonos
950,000 -75,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
750,000 165,000
Patrick Crivell ca
Patrick Crivell
600,000 -200,000

Jeff Rossiter Eliminated in 13th Place (AU$70,000)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jeff Rossiter - 13th Place
Jeff Rossiter - 13th Place

Jeff Rossiter was first to act on the four-handed outer table, and opened to 48,000. The action folded to Ami Barer in the big blind, and the Canadian three-bet to 114,000. Rossiter four-bet ripped, moving all in for 891,000, and Barer went into the tank.

Like he did in a previous hand against Jason Mercier, Barer started laughing to no one in particular. After racking his brain for a little longer Barer called, and the two were off to the races.

Rossiter: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Barer: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Spectators flocked to the table when the tournament director announced that there was an all in and a call, and the dealer paused before delivering a flop of {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Barer snatched the lead away from Rossiter, but either player flinched.

The {2-Hearts} on the turn was a brick, leaving Rossiter with just two outs to survive, and unfortunately for the Aussie the {8-Spades} on the river was not one of them.

Rossiter exited in 13th place, earning AU$70,000, while Barer chipped up to nearly two million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
WSOP 1X Winner
1,980,000 1,080,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
Busted

Tags: Ami BarerJeff Rossiter

Olympians David Wise, Katie Uhlaender, and Nick Goepper Discuss Enthusiasm for Poker

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Nick Goepper
Nick Goepper

The Winter Olympics in Sochi kicked off today, and Team USA will be out in full force hoping to bring home more gold medals than there are gold bracelets in several years’ worth of World Series of Poker editions. Many athletes competing at the Winter Games have worked hard to position themselves for Olympic glory, but they also enjoy competition outside of their respective sports, including playing poker.

Three of the Team USA Olympians — David Wise, Katie Uhlaender, and Nick Goepper — are a few of America’s best hopes for bringing home gold medals, and they aren’t shy about sharing their enthusiasm the game of poker. To them, poker may not require much physical athleticism, but it does require the same mental toughness that has helped push them to the forefront of their individual Olympic sports.

In a recent feature article on PokerNews, author Michael Friedman talked with Wise, Uhlaender, and Goepper. You can read the article by clicking here.

Tags: David WiseKatie UhlaenderNick Goepper

Rubianes Doubles Through Crivell

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Vincent Rubianes
Vincent Rubianes

On the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, Vincent Rubianes checked to his opponent, Patrick Crivell. Crivell bet 90,000, then Rubianes check-raised to 250,000. Crivell came back with a reraise to 500,000, but Rubianes didn't back down and moved all in for 777,000. Crivell called and tabled the {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top pair, top kicker. Unfortunately for him, Rubianes had him beat with the {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for bottom set.

The {8-Hearts} on the turn and {3-Diamonds} on the river kept Rubianes in front and gave him the double up to 2.3 million. Crivell was left with 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
2,300,000 1,115,000
Patrick Crivell ca
Patrick Crivell
800,000 -1,135,000

Tags: Patrick CrivellVincent Rubianes

Blind vs. Blind Battle

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sorel Mizzi raised to 55,000 out of the small blind, Daren Rabinowitz three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind, and Mizzi made the call.

The dealer fanned {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, the pair checked, and the turn was the {4-Clubs}. Mizzi led out for 105,000, Rabinowitz called, and the {a-Clubs} completed the board.

Mizzi checked once again, Rabinowitz took the opportunity to bet 100,000, and Mizzi folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
2,800,000 150,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
2,100,000 -400,000

Tags: Darren RabinowitzSorel Mizzi

Everybody Loves a Chopped Pot

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Patrick Crivell opened to 48,000 out of the cutoff, Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 135,000 out of the small blind, and Crivell made the call.

The flop fell {3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, O'Dea led out for 135,000, and Crivell made the call.

The turn was the {5-Spades}, O'Dea led out again - this time for 260,000 - and Crivell quickly called.

The {2-Spades} completed the board, O'Dea checked for the first time, Crivell checked behind. Both players showed kings - O'Dea with {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Crivell with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} - and they chopped the pot.

Tags: Eoghan O'DeaPatrick Crivell

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
2,845,000 -105,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
2,650,000 -200,000
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
2,500,000 555,000
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
2,125,000 825,000
Patrick Crivell ca
Patrick Crivell
1,935,000 435,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
1,304,000 104,000
Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
1,185,000 -305,000
Denny Lewis au
Denny Lewis
1,100,000 220,000
Andrew Phaedonos au
Andrew Phaedonos
1,025,000 -157,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
925,000 -50,000
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
WSOP 1X Winner
900,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
830,000 -370,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
585,000 -295,000

Salvatore Fazzino Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$70,000)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Salvatore Fazzino
Salvatore Fazzino

Salvatore Fazzino no doubt had high hopes at the start of the day (after all he was the chip leader), but those hopes were recently dashed courtesy of Sorel Mizzi.

In what would be Fazzino's final hand, Mizzi opened for 48,000 under the gun and received a call from Darren Rabinowitz in the cutoff. Denny Lewis then came along from the button and Fazzino, who had dwindled to a short stack, moved all in for 344,000 from the small blind. Mizzi made the call, the other two players folded, and the cards were turned up.

Mizzi: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Fazzino: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Mizzi was ahead with the big pocket pair, and that meant Fazzino's best shot at survival was to catch either an ace or spades. Unfortunately for the Perth contingent on the rail, their man was left drawing to running aces when the {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop gave Mizzi a set. The {5-Hearts} turn was the final nail in the coffin, and after the {7-Hearts} was run out on the river for good measure Fazzino took his leave in 14th place for AU$70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
2,850,000 380,000
Salvatore Fazzino au
Salvatore Fazzino
Busted

Tags: Salvatore FazzinoSorel Mizzi