John Juanda Eliminated in 23rd Place (AU$40,000)
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After a very interesting three-way all in, John Juanda has been eliminated in 23rd place of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
It started when Andrew Phaedonos opened to 38,000 from under the gun. John Juanda three-bet to 101,000 in the cutoff, Jim Mourafas cold-called on the button, and Phaedonos called as well.
The dealer fanned 
, Phaedonos and Juanda both checked, and Mourafas fired out 206,000. Phaedonos called, Juanda moved all in for 407,000, and Mourafas called, leaving just 130,000 behind. Phaedonos called once again, and thinking Mourafas was also all in, Juanda tabled 
for a pair of aces.
Quickly realizing his mistake Juanda turned his cards back face down, and the turn was dealt - 
. Phaedonos moved all in for effectively 130,000 into a pot of over 1.5 million chips, and Mourafas tanked for a considerable amount of time before folding.
Phaedonos revealed 
for a set of tens, Juanda re-opened his pocket aces, and the 
bricked off on the river.
As Juanda was collecting his things to leave he asked Mourafas what he had, but the Aussie shrugged it off, saying he didn't remember.
Hand Analysis
This is a curious hand in which Jim Mourafas was presented with a unique set of circumstances that warranted his folding after having committed 80% of his chips. Read more about the strategies pursued by all three players in this hand on Learn.PokerNews in "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: Amateur vs. Pro."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
130,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
|
Busted | |
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flop. McCorkell was first and checked. Barer bet 24,000, and McCorkell check-raised to 79,000 with roughly 310,000 behind. Barer thought about it, but then folded, and McCorkell won the pot.
, and Rubianes bet 55,000. Balsiger folded, and Rubianes picked up the pot.
. After Barer checked, Rubianes bet 55,000. Barer check-raised to 140,000, and Rubianes made the call.
was added to the board. Barer moved all in and had Rubianes covered. With a little over 300,000 left in chips, Rubianes folded, and Barer won the pot.
, and Seiver bet 80,000. Truong made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Seiver bet 165,000, and Truong folded.
, and remained ahead after the flop (
), and the turn (
. The flop fell 
, giving Rubianes a leading pair of kings, and the turn was a meaningless 
of Ami Barer, who had his opponent covered by just 10,000!
