$100,000 Challenge
Day 1 Started
$100,000 Challenge
Day 1 Started
Welcome to the original $100,000 event on the planet! Since the inception of this event in 2006, Crown Casino in beautiful Melbourne, Australia, has been hosting this six-figure buy-in affair each and every year at the Aussie Millions. It began as the $100,000 Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge and has since turned into the $100,000 Challenge.
Last year, a huge field of 76 entries was generated for the $100,000 Challenge, and that was a massive increase from 2013. It was certainly a spectacular event that included six entries from Isaac Haxton and five from Daniel Negreanu. In the end, though, it was Yevgeniy Timoshenko taking home the title and the AU$2,000,000 top prize.
Below you can find a snapshot of the history of the event, dating all the way back to 2006:
Year | Entries | Prize Pool (AU$) | Winner | First Prize (AU$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 10 | $1,000,000 | John Juanda | $1,000,000 |
2007 | 18 | $1,800,000 | Erick Lindgren | $1,000,000 |
2008 | 25 | $2,500,000 | Howard Lederer | $1,250,000 |
2009 | 23 | $2,300,000 | David Steicke | $1,200,000 |
2010 | 24 | $2,400,000 | Dan Shak | $1,200,000 |
2011 | 38 | $3,800,000 | Sam Trickett | $1,525,000 |
2012 | 22 | $2,200,000 | Dan Smith | $1,012,000 |
2013 | 22 | $2,167,000 | Andrew Robl | $1,000,000 |
2014 | 76 | $7,486,000 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $2,000,000 |
As you can see from that list, plenty of notable poker names have captured the title in this event. Furthermore, the list of all-time cash results from this event is quite an impressive one, and it's topped by Erik Seidel. In this event, Seidel has cashed three times for a combined total of AU$2,701,000.
Player | Cashes | Total Earnings (AU$) |
---|---|---|
Erik Seidel | 3 | $2,701,000 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 1 | $2,000,000 |
David Steicke | 3 | $1,975,000 |
Tony Bloom | 3 | $1,775,000 |
Dan Shak | 3 | $1,637,000 |
Sam Trickett | 1 | $1,525,000 |
Mike McDonald | 1 | $1,500,000 |
Howard Lederer | 1 | $1,250,000 |
Dan Smith | 1 | $1,012,000 |
John Juanda | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Andrew Robl | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Doug Polk | 1 | $860,000 |
Patrik Antonius | 1 | $700,000 |
Mark Teltscher | 1 | $650,000 |
Mikhial Smirnov | 1 | $616,000 |
Igor Kurganov | 1 | $610,000 |
Phil Ivey | 1 | $600,000 |
Masa Kagawa | 2 | $570,000 |
Daniel Negreanu | 1 | $550,000 |
Martin Jacobson | 1 | $35,0000 |
Michael Sampoerna | 1 | $350,000 |
Tony G | 2 | $342,000 |
Joe Hachem | 1 | $330,000 |
J.C. Tran | 1 | $300,000 |
Billy Jordanou | 1 | $300,000 |
James Obst | 1 | $200,000 |
Jeff Lisandro | 1 | $150,000 |
David Benyamine | 1 | $150,000 |
Nikolaus Jedlicka | 1 | $100,000 |
The event is set to kick off at 2:15 p.m. local time, and you can expect a strong, elite field of players that include Isaac Haxton, Brian Rast, Scott Seiver, Dan Smith, Steve O'Dwyer, Mike McDonald, and many more. You will also see Alex Trevallion in the field, and he's coming off a big win in the $25,000 Challenge yesterday for AU$645,150.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Currently 20 entries in the 2015 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge, and that number is surely to rise.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Newey | 100,000 | |
Sam Greenwood
|
100,000 | |
Steve O'Dwyer
|
100,000 | |
Isaac Haxton
|
100,000 | |
Phil Ivey
|
100,000 | |
Ryan Fee | 100,000 | |
Alex Trevallion | 100,000 | |
Mike McDonald
|
100,000 | |
Sam Trickett | 100,000 | |
Daniel Cates | 100,000 | |
Dan Smith
|
100,000 | |
Ole Schemion
|
100,000 | |
Scott Seiver
|
100,000 | |
Andrew Chen | 100,000 | |
Jeff Rossiter | 100,000 | |
Dani Stern | 100,000 | |
Bjorn Li | 100,000 | |
Yi Cheng | 100,000 | |
Brian Rast
|
100,000 | |
Justin Bonomo
|
100,000 |
Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
7 | 1 | Justin Bonomo |
7 | 2 | Andrew Chen |
7 | 3 | Scott Seiver |
7 | 4 | Ole Schemion |
7 | 5 | Jeff Rossiter |
7 | 6 | Dani Stern |
7 | 7 | Brian Rast |
7 | 8 | Yi Cheng |
8 | 1 | Bjorn Li |
8 | 2 | Dan Smith |
8 | 3 | Daniel Cates |
8 | 4 | Isaac Haxton |
8 | 5 | --empty-- |
8 | 6 | Steve O'Dwyer |
8 | 7 | --empty-- |
8 | 8 | Sam Greenwood |
10 | 1 | Paul Newey |
10 | 2 | Phil Ivey |
10 | 3 | Ryan Fee |
10 | 4 | Sam Trickett |
10 | 5 | Mike McDonald |
10 | 6 | --empty-- |
10 | 7 | Alex Trevallion |
10 | 8 | --empty-- |
"Lost one!" was the yell from the far table, Table 7.
Brian Rast could then be seen standing up from the table and making his way to the exit. He was eliminated by Ole Schemion.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion
|
200,000 | 100,000 |
Brian Rast
|
Busted |
After busted to Ole Schemion, Brian Rast quickly reentered. Here we go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Quoss | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Kitson Kho | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Jason Mo | 100,000 | |
Philipp Gruissem
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Mike Watson
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Igor Kurganov
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
7 | 1 | Justin Bonomo |
7 | 2 | Mike Watson |
7 | 3 | Scott Seiver |
7 | 4 | Ole Schemion |
7 | 5 | Philipp Gruissem |
7 | 6 | Dani Stern |
7 | 7 | --empty-- |
7 | 8 | --empty-- |
8 | 1 | Erik Seidel |
8 | 2 | Dan Smith |
8 | 3 | Daniel Cates |
8 | 4 | Isaac Haxton |
8 | 5 | --empty-- |
8 | 6 | Steve O'Dwyer |
8 | 7 | Andrew Chen |
8 | 8 | Sam Greenwood |
10 | 1 | Paul Newey |
10 | 2 | Phil Ivey |
10 | 3 | --empty-- |
10 | 4 | Sam Trickett |
10 | 5 | Mike McDonald |
10 | 6 | Kitson Kho |
10 | 7 | Alex Trevallion |
10 | 8 | Yi Cheng |
11 | 1 | Jason Mo |
11 | 2 | --empty-- |
11 | 3 | Bjorn Li |
11 | 4 | Igor Kurganov |
11 | 5 | Fabian Quoss |
11 | 6 | Brian Rast (2) |
11 | 7 | Ryan Fee |
11 | 8 | Jeff Rossiter |
Paul Newey and Phil Ivey checked the flop, and then Sam Trickett bet 2,200. Alex Trevallion folded, then Newey folded, but Ivey popped it up to 8,000. Trickett gave it up, and Ivey won the pot.