Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2015 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
98,000 AUD
Entries
70
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | -13,000 |
|
256,000 | -14,000 |
|
225,000 | 120,000 |
|
192,000 | 27,000 |
|
160,000 | -44,000 |
|
58,000 | -42,000 |
|
38,000 | -34,000 |
Bloom Doubles
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Tony Bloom — a man who has cashed in this event three different times for a total of AU$1,775,000 — just doubled up through Ryan Fee when his 
held up against the 
. The board ran out 
to give Bloom the win. He was all in for 81,800 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
72,000 | -88,000 |
Reenter Yong
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The man nicknamed "Pajama Rich" is back in the field for another go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Kurganov Gets There To Bust Kho
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Igor Kurganov opened the action from the cutoff seat to 6,000, and then play folded over to Kitson Kho in the small blind. He three-bet to 16,000, and Kurganov called.
On the 
flop, Kho bet 22,500, and Kurganov made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Kho moved all in for 44,300, and Kurganov made the call, although he did so somewhat reluctantly. Kho had the 
, proving Kurganov's intuition correct with the second-best 
.
But, the landed on the river and gave Kurganov a winning two pair. He won the pot to send Kho to the rail and moved to about 242,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000 | 162,000 |
|
Busted |
McDonald Busts Trickett
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Sam Trickett was just eliminated at the hands of Mike McDonald. Trickett held 
and McDonald the 
. The flop came down 
to give McDonald the flush, and he easily held from there to win the pot and knock Trickett out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000 | 298,000 |
|
Busted |
Rast Gone Again
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Brian Rast has busted once again, this time falling at the hands of Jeff Rossiter, who has moved up to 353,000 in chips.
Rast had opened from the hijack seat to 5,500, and then Rossiter reraised to 15,500 from the cutoff seat. Play folded back to Rast, and he moved all in for around 110,000-115,000. Rossiter quickly called and tabled the 
. Rast had the 
and was looking to win the flip to double up.
Unfortunately for Rast, the flop, turn, and river ran out 
to send him packing for the third time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
353,000 | 73,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,000 | 133,000 |
|
276,000 | 55,000 |
|
178,000 | 78,000 |
|
166,000 | -64,000 |
|
|
152,000 | 35,000 |
|
150,000 | 10,000 |
|
116,000 | -26,000 |
|
100,000 | -12,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
84,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -20,000 |
|
72,000 | -10,000 |
|
37,000 | -8,500 |
|
33,000 | -165,000 |
Bloom Doubles Through Polk
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Tony Bloom just doubled through Doug Polk after his 
held up against the . The board ran out 
to move Bloom back over the starting stack of 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
103,000 | 3,000 |
Haxton Three-Bets Ivey
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
From under the gun, Phil Ivey raised to 5,500. Isaac Haxton reraised to 15,500 from the hijack seat, and play folded back to Ivey. He thought about it for a little, but folded in the end and Haxton won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
142,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -15,000 |