$100,000 Challenge Day 2 | 2015 Aussie Millions

01-26-2015 10:03 UTC+11

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

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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 that held against the 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.

Tags: Jason Mo

01-26-2015 14:43 UTC+11

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

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

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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01-26-2015 17:21 UTC+11

Mo Hits 1.1M

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donpeters

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

Picking up the action on the 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 , and Mo checked again. Gruissem bet 40,000, and Mo made the call to see the pair the board on the river. Mo checked, and Gruissem checked.

Mo showed the for a full house, and Gruissem mucked his hand.

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

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01-26-2015 23:49 UTC+11

Tony Bloom Eliminated in 10th Place

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donpeters

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

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 . Schemion checked, and Bloom bet 115,000. Schemion called.

The turn was the , and both players checked to see the 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 for a rivered flush, but that was no good against Schemion's for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	1,890,000 720,000	720,000

Tony Bloom	Busted

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01-27-2015 00:26 UTC+11

Ole Schemion Leads Final Table of $100,000 Challenge

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donpeters

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

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 with a flush. Unfortunately for him, Schemion had the 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 and ran into the 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

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Erik Seidel	1,083,000
2	Scott Seiver	545,000
3	Richard Yong	554,000
4	Justin Bonomo	833,000
5	Ole Schemion	1,888,000
6	Alex Trevallion	291,000
7	Dani Stern	656,000
8	Jason Mo	1,150,000

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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