$100,000 Challenge Day 1 | 2015 Aussie Millions

01-25-2015 22:36 UTC+10

Trevallion Doubles Through Kurganov

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Alex Trevallion was all in and at risk with the for 75,500 against the for Igor Kurganov. The flop gave Trevallion the lead, and he was able to hold up from there with the turn and river landing with the and , respectively. Kurganov was left with just about 177,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	177,000 -65,000	-65,000

Alex Trevallion	155,000 55,000	55,000

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01-25-2015 22:38 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mo	580,000 105,000	105,000
Erik Seidel	450,000 -15,000	-15,000

Dan Smith	420,000 93,000	93,000

Connor Drinan	350,000 -25,000	-25,000

01-25-2015 22:39 UTC+10

Three More Hands

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Three more hands left in Day 1.

01-25-2015 22:55 UTC+10

Ivey Takes the Last One

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

From the cutoff seat, Phil Ivey raised to 7,000. Isaac Haxton called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Haxton checked, and Ivey checked.

The turn was the , and both players checked again. Then, the completed the board on the river. Haxton checked, and Ivey bet 10,000. Haxton tank-called, but he couldn't beat the that Ivey turned over.

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01-25-2015 23:00 UTC+10

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mo	637,000 57,000	57,000
Erik Seidel	493,500 43,500	43,500

Connor Drinan	403,500 53,500	53,500

Stephen Chidwick	365,500 140,500	140,500

Dani Stern	358,500 8,500	8,500
Jake Abdalla	357,000 148,000	148,000
Philipp Gruissem	271,000 47,000	47,000

Sam Greenwood	270,500 -5,500	-5,500

Dan Smith	266,500 -153,500	-153,500

Mike McDonald	260,000 -185,000	-185,000

Ole Schemion	249,000 189,000	189,000

Tony Bloom	248,000 56,000	56,000
Dong Kim	244,000 19,000	19,000
Ryan Fee	224,500 124,500	124,500
Scott Seiver	182,000 -63,000	-63,000

Jason Les	176,000 -4,000	-4,000
Alex Trevallion	171,500 16,500	16,500
Justin Bonomo	167,500 67,500	67,500

Igor Kurganov	153,500 -23,500	-23,500

Paul Newey	123,000 23,000	23,000
Jeff Rossiter	115,500 25,500	25,500
Patrik Antonius	111,500 -31,500	-31,500

Yi Cheng	107,000 52,000	52,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	101,000 31,000	31,000
Steve O'Dwyer	89,500 10,500	10,500

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01-25-2015 23:17 UTC+10

Jason Mo Leads After Day 1 of the $100,000 Challenge

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Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Day 1 of the 2015 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge has come to a close. After a star-studded starting day that saw 63 entries generated, it was Jason Mo who finished on top with a stack of 637,000 in chips — more than six times what he and everyone else started the day with.

Mo's rise to the top started early when he busted Fabian Quoss in the second level of the day. That gave Mo an early big stack, but the real shot to the top came in the final level of the night when he doubled in a huge way through Jeff Rossiter.

On the hand against Rossiter, Mo was all in preflop with the for 235,200. Rossiter had the , and he wasn't able to come from behind after the board ran out . That put Mo with around 475,000 in chips, from which he moved up the ranks even more, including scooping a big one from Doug Polk.

Polk was the final elimination of the night, but he will still have the opportunity to return tomorrow if he would like to. Registration and reentry will remain open until the start of Day 2, and that very well means this field could grow even larger.

Other notable players advancing with healthy stacks were Erik Seidel (493,500), Connor Drinan (403,500), Stephen Chidwick (365,500), Dani Stern (358,500), and Jake Abdalla (357,000).

The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 2:15 p.m. local time on Monday, and the day won't see an end until the final table is reached. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews for continued coverage of this big buy-in extravaganza, and don't forget to slide over to our reporting from the 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event as well.

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$100,000 Challenge

Day 1 Completed