2015 Aussie Millions

$100,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
1,870,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
98,000 AUD
Entries
70
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Day 2 of the $100,000 Challenge To Begin Shortly

Jason Mo
Jason Mo

The 2015 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge rolls on today with Day 2 action beginning at 2:15 p.m. local time. After Day 1 action yesterday, 28 players advanced. Leading the pack was Jason Mo after he bagged up an impressive stack of 637,000 in chips.

Mo took over the chip lead thanks to a big double through Jeff Rossiter in the final level of the night. It was Mo's {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} that held against the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} for Rossiter, and from there it was nothing but smooth sailing for him to close out the night on top. Not only was Mo the only player to eclipse 600,000 in chips, but he was also the only player to finish with over 500,000. Erik Seidel bagged up 493,500, and Connor Drinan finished on 403,500 to round out the top three on the leaderboard.

After the dust had settled on Day 1, 63 total entries had been generated. That number is a little less than last year's 76, but with registration still open until the start of Day 2, it is highly expected that one or two new players join the field and several others who busted yesterday reenter. This should push the field size to over 70 and challenge the record set in 2014.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for Day 2 coverage of the $100,000 Challenge, where the action won't stop until a final table is reached.

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Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Running Now Through Feb. 11, 2015

Level 9 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open

The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, now through Feb. 11, 2015, held in the resort’s ballrooms. The series will feature 21 main events along with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting live poker action culminates with the Seminole Hard Rock WPT Lucky Hearts $3 Million Guaranteed Championship beginning Feb. 5-11, with a $3,500 buy-in and three starting flights. The live streamed Championship final table will be held at the resort’s Paradise Live theater in Seminole Paradise.

The LHPO schedule can be found at www.SHRPO.com.

The annual series kicks-off on Jan. 22 at 11a.m. ET with a four-day $570 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool with six starting flights.

Super Bowl weekend will bring even more action with the WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS), which will kick off its 2015 tour at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. WPTDS is a one-of-a-kind partnership between the world’s most established poker tour, WPT®, and the world’s fastest growing poker tour, DSPT. The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 Guarantee WPTDeepStacks-Hollywood will start Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. ET in the resort’s ballrooms.

Other highlight tournaments include a $350 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em, $250,000 guarantee with five starting flights, from Jan. 25-28 and a two-day $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee with eight starting flights from Jan. 28-31.

Satellite events for the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Jan. 22-Feb. 7, 2015.

Registration for all LHPO events will be open Dec. 15, 2015. To participate, players must obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise, located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. Take I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way.

For more information and schedule visit www.SHRPO.com.

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Mo Hits 1.1M

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mo
Jason Mo

Picking up the action on the {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop, Scott Seiver, Jason Mo, and Philipp Gruissem were all in action. Seiver was first and checked, as did Mo to put the action on Gruissem. The German fired 28,000, and Seiver folded. Mo made the call.

The turn was the {3-Spades}, and Mo checked again. Gruissem bet 40,000, and Mo made the call to see the {K-Diamonds} pair the board on the river. Mo checked, and Gruissem checked.

Mo showed the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} for a full house, and Gruissem mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Mo
1,100,000
125,000
125,000
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Philipp Gruissem
45,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Tony Bloom Eliminated in 10th Place

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Tony Bloom
Tony Bloom

In a spectacular turn of events, 2004 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Tony Bloom has been eliminated. It wasn't too long ago that Bloom had a healthy, above-average stack, but he has since run into the juggernaut that is Ole Schemion.

After Bloom raised to 45,000 from the cutoff seat, Schemion reraised to 110,000 from the big blind. Bloom made the call, and the flop came down {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Schemion checked, and Bloom bet 115,000. Schemion called.

The turn was the {Q-Spades}, and both players checked to see the {Q-Hearts} land on the river. Schemion led with a bet of 175,000, and Bloom raised all in for right around 400,000. Schemion confirmed with the dealer that Bloom said that he was all in, then gave a little quick shrug and called.

Bloom tabled the {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a rivered flush, but that was no good against Schemion's {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Ole Schemion
1,890,000
720,000
720,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Tony Bloom
Busted

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Ole Schemion Leads Final Table of $100,000 Challenge

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

The official final table of the 2015 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge has been set, and it is truly a great one. Ole Schemion leads the pack with 1.888 million in chips, and he's trailed by Jason Mo with 1.15 million and Erik Seidel with 1.083 million. Include the likes of Justin Bonomo, Dani Stern, Richard Yong, Scott Seiver, and Alex Trevallion, and you've got yourself quite the lineup of stars.

Schemion's big chip lead came just before the night came to a close when he busted Tony Bloom in 10th place. Bloom, the winner of the 2004 Aussie Millions Main Event, raised all in on the river of a board that read {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} with a flush. Unfortunately for him, Schemion had the {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for a full house, and he made the easy call to send Bloom packing. Thanks to that hand, Schemion finished over 700,000 ahead of his nearest competitor.

The plan for Day 2 was to reach the final table with everyone remaining officially in the money. That couldn't have been done without someone earning the unlucky title of "bubble boy." That nickname went to Dan Smith, the 2012 winner of this event.

After Bloom went out in 10th place, the final nine competitors formed to one table. It was here that Smith moved all in from the cutoff seat with the {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and ran into the {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} of Seidel. Smith found no help on the flop, turn, or river, and he was eliminated to move Seidel over a million in chips to end play.

Not only did Seidel hit seven figures, but he found his way to the money in this event for a record fourth time — something no one else has done in the history of the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge. Heading into this year's affair, Seidel, David Steicke, Bloom, and Dan Shak had all made the money three times in this event, but now Seidel stands alone with four. He's also locked up no less than AU$310,000 in prize money to put his combined take from this event at over AU$3 million.

Speaking of money, the top prize this year is set at AU$1.87 million, and the top three spots are set to earn at least a million Australian dollars.

Final Table Seat Draw

SeatPlayerChips
1Erik Seidel1,083,000
2Scott Seiver545,000
3Richard Yong554,000
4Justin Bonomo833,000
5Ole Schemion1,888,000
6Alex Trevallion291,000
7Dani Stern656,000
8Jason Mo1,150,000

It's going to be quite the finale when it goes down, and that's going to happen on Saturday, Jan. 31. All of the final eight players will now have a chance to make a deep run in the Main Event, which will see them enter the third and final starting flight tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. local time.

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