$10,600 Main Event Day 1c | 2015 Aussie Millions

01-28-2015 00:57 UTC+10

WSOP APAC Bracelet Winner Alex Antonios Leads Day 1c; Ivey Advances to Day 2

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Day 1c of the 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship AU$10,600 Main Event attracted 292 players, which along with Day 1a's 183 and Day 1b's 173 brings the total field to 648, which is a little shy of last year's 668.

The third and final starting flight played seven 90-minute levels, and after that time approximately 150 remained with World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific bracelet winner Alex Antonios and his stack of 206,200 leading the way. Others who bagged up big stacks were Jordi Urlings (147,700), Don Mishra (143,400), and Dylan Honeyman (143,200).

Antonios, who won the WSOP APAC $2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event back in October for AUD$128,784, steadily chipped up throughout the day. In the last level of the night, there was around 20,000 in the pot and a board reading . A player in middle position had checked and Antonios took the opportunity to bet 7,900. His opponent thought long and hard before making the call, but mucked just as soon as Antonios rolled over the for two pair. While Antonios thrived, more than a hundred players failed to survive.

"All in and a call Table 27," was heard just 45 minutes into play, and it was a result of a raising war on a flop. Nathan Vingrys ended up getting his stack all in and was at risk against Khylon Hanegraaf.

Hanegraaf:
Vingrys:

Vingrys opted to commit with his big pocket pair, but he was in big trouble as Hanegraaf had flopped a full house. Vingrys could still win with an ace, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river. With that, Vingrys became the first elimination of the day, though he soon had company.

Others who hit the rail as Day 1c progressed were Sam Khouiss, Justin Bonomo, Jackie Glazier, Scott Seiver, Doug "WCGRider" Polk, Sam Trickett, Bryn Kenney, Igor Kurganov, Tobias Reinkemeier, and 2010 Aussie Millions champ Tyron Krost.

Of course not everyone was so unlucky. Among those to advance to Day 2 were AU$25,000 Challenge champ Alex Trevallion (85,500); the legendary Phil Ivey (84,600); "King" Dan Smith (79,000); Asia Player of the Year Pete Chen (77,000); World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific bracelet winner Luke Brabin (70,500); and German wunderkind Ole Schemion (60,400).

The survivors from each of the starting flights will combine under one roof for Day 2 action at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The plan is to play five 90-minute levels with a 15-minute break after each (no dinner break), which means players will have a relatively early night so they may attend the Aussie Millions Welcome Party. Of course the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be there every step of the way to bring your all the action and eliminations straight from the floor of the Crown Poker Room.

While you wait, check out our video featuring WSOP APAC champ Scott Davies:

01-27-2015 21:51 UTC+10

The Freeroll is Over for Krost

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Back at the 2012 Aussie Millions, Tyron Krost won the Tournament of Champions Event for a lifetime of buy-ins to the Aussie Millions Main Event. Unfortunately for the 2010 champ, who took home AU$2 million for his victory, the freeroll won't pay off this year.

Krost was nursing a short stack when action folded to him on the button. He opted to moved all in for 7,550 and David Bonadio made a quick call from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Krost discovered he had kicker problems.

Krost:
Bonadio:

The flop was no help to Krost, and he started to stand up. The turn gave him pause as a queen on the river would give him Broadway, but it was not meant to be as the useless peeled off. With that, a former Aussie Millions champ has hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyron Krost	Busted

Tags: Tyron Krost David Bonadio

01-27-2015 20:59 UTC+10

The Savage Elimination of Tobias Reinkemeier

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ben Savage opened for 1,100 under the gun and two spots over German pro Tobias Reinkemeier three-bet all in for 6,750. Action folded back to Savage and he made the call.

Reinkemeier:
Savage:

It was a classic race, and all Reinkemeier had to do was hold to score the double. That proved easier said than done though as the flop delivered Savage an ace. The turn meant Reinkemeier needed a jack and a jack only to survive, but it was not meant to be as a third ace appeared.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier	Busted

Tags: Tobias Reinkemeier Ben Savage

01-27-2015 20:33 UTC+10

Newest Team PokerStars Pro Stays Alive

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

An under-the-gun player opened for 1,000 and was met by an all-in three-bet to 7,850 by a short-stacked Aditya Agarwal from the button. The blinds both folded, the original raiser called, and Agarwal discovered the bad news.

Agarwal:
Opponent:

Agarwal was in need of some help, and he got it when the flop delivered him trips. Neither the turn nor river harmed Agarwal, and he was shipped a much-needed double.

For those unfamiliar with Agarwal, he has had considerable success playing PokerStars’ biggest online tournaments. So much so that the site made him the first-ever Indian Team Pro.

Agarwal, who will play under the online username ‘Adi Agarwal,” grew up in Darjeeling, India before moving to the United States to study Engineering and Marketing at Drexel University. It was around this time Agarwal watched Chris Moneymaker win the World Series of Poker, and by the time he graduated he was already a full-time pro.

Since then, Agarwal has amassed $394,509 in live tournament winnings including a deep run in the 2008 WSOP Main Event, finishing 96th for $51,466, his largest cash to date.

“I’ve been playing at PokerStars since 2004, so this is a dream come true for me,” Agarwal said. “As a poker ambassador I want to help promote the game in India, and inspire more players to play and enjoy the sport.”

Agarwal’s Career Highlights

Event	Date	Place	Prize
2013 WSOP $10,000 Championship Main Event	July 2013	212th	$42,990
2012 WSOP $1,000 No Limit Hold’em	July 2012	19th	$20,499
World Gaming Festival No Limit Hold’em	September 2011	2nd	$41,992
2008 WSOP $10,000 Championship Main Event	July 2008	96th	$51,466
EPT Barcelona €8,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event	August 2007	15th	$34,313
2007 WSOP $10,000 Championship Main Event	July 2007	450th	$29,883

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Agarwal	16,500	8,500

Tags: Aditya Agarwal

01-27-2015 17:48 UTC+10

Rast Busts a Shorty; Polk's Day is Done

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Brian Rast has been quietly building his stack here on Day 1c. Most recently he sent a shorty home by winning a race. Rast held the and was up against an opponent, who was in for roughly 7,000, holding the . The flop contained a jack, but it was alright for Rast as it also had a third five. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing, and Rast climbed over 50K.

Meanwhile, we saw World Series of Poker bracelet winner and online pro Doug "WCGRider" Polk wandering the tournament floor.

"How goes it?" we inquired.

"Lost. I removed my my chips," Polk offered. "I removed all of them."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	52,000	19,000
Doug Polk	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Doug Polk

01-27-2015 16:23 UTC+10

"Why Can't You Just Be a Good Boy and Die?"

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Last week, Alex Trevallion won the AU$25,000 Challenge, a tournament that blew away expectations by attracting 104 entrants and creating a prize pool of AU$2,496,000, for AU$645,150. Then, yesterday he made the final table of the AU$100,000 Challenge, which will play down to a winner later this week. Needless to say, it's been a heck of a week for the Australia online pro, who happens to share a similar name to Sean Bean's character in the 1995 James Bond flick Goldeneye (Bean's character is Alec Trevelyan, who uttered the iconic line in the title).

Trevallion is in today's field and looking for more Aussie Millions success. In a recent hand, there was around 3,000 in the pot and a board reading when a raising war broke out between Trevallion and an unknown opponent. Trevallion ended up getting his last 18,100 all in holding the for trip sevens with a king kicker, which bested the [7xc5x] of his opponent. the river was safe for Trevallion, and he was pushed a welcome double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Trevallion	43,000	22,000

Tags: Alex Trevallion

01-27-2015 16:12 UTC+10

Glazier Takes Her Leave From 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

"All in and a call Table 47," a dealer bellowed. We rushed over just in time to see local favorite Jackie Glazier all in for her last 4,650 and in a dominating position over Sean Keeton.

Keeton:
Glazier:

Both players held an ace, but Glazier's kicker had her way out in front. The flop was safe enough, but then disaster struck after the dealer burned and turned the . Glazier sat stoically awaiting the river, which ended up being the useless . Glazier quietly collected her things and made her way to the exit.

Meanwhile, Didier Guerin was also eliminated from the tournament. He got the last of his chips in on the river with a board reading , but mucked when his opponent tabled the for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackie Glazier	Busted

Tags: Sean Keeton Jackie Glazier

01-27-2015 16:01 UTC+10

Nacho's Full House Is Mo Betta

donpeters

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Three players were in action on the flop, including Nacho Barbero and Jason Mo. After Barbero checked, Mo bet 3,500. The third player in the hand folded, and then Barbero made the call.

The paired the board on the turn, and Barbero checked. Mo also checked, and the dealer completed the board with the . Barbero led with a bet of 6,700, and Mo went into the tank. Eventually, he raised all in for 22,000-23,000. Barbero immediately called.

Mo turned over a rivered full house with the , but Barbero's proved to be the better full house. With that, Mo was eliminated during Level 3 of the Main Event and Barbero collected the pot and moved to 68,000 in chips.

Mo will still have plenty to look forward to from the 2015 Aussie Millions, though, as he's made the final table of the $100,000 Challenge that will resume on Saturday, Jan. 31. He's already guaranteed AU$310,000 in that event, and will likely increase that take seeing as he'll enter play second in chips among the final eight players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	68,000	37,000
Jason Mo	Busted

Tags: Jason Mo Nacho Barbero

01-27-2015 13:40 UTC+10

A Historical Look at the Aussie Millions Main Event

donpeters

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

The Aussie Millions has a rich history, dating all the way back to 1998 when Alex Horowitz won what was then referred to as the "1998 Australian Poker Championships" and played in limit hold'em. The buy-in that year was $1,000, and that buy-in remained the same for 1999. In 2000 and 2001, the buy-in was increased to $1,500. For 2002's version, the buy-in was bumped up to $5,000, and in 2003 and on it has always been $10,000.

In 1999, the game was changed to pot-limit hold'em, and then no-limit hold'em from there on out. The largest event to date was in 2008 when Alexander Kostritsyn topped a field of 780 players to win $1,650,000.

The Aussie Millions is without a doubt the Southern Hemisphere's most prestigious poker tournament, and another impressive field of over 600 runners is in the making this time around. For the second year running, the event is partnered with the PokerStars.net Asia-Pacific Poker Tour, and many agree that the partnership has been beneficial on both sides.

Below is a historical table of the event, dating all the way back to 1998:

Year	Entries	Prize Pool (AU$)	Winner	First Prize (AU$)
1998	74	$74,000	Alex Horowitz	$25,900
1999	109	$109,000	Milo Nadalin	$38,150
2000	109	$173,500	Leo Boxell	$65,225
2001	101	$151,500	Sam Korman	$53,025
2002	66	$330,000	John Maver	$150,000
2003	122	$1,220,000	Peter Costa	$394,870
2004	133	$1,330,000	Tony Bloom	$426,500
2005	263	$2,630,000	Jamil Dia	$1,000,000
2006	418	$4,180,000	Lee Nelson	$1,295,800
2007	747	$7,470,000	Gus Hansen	$1,500,000
2008	780	$7,758,500	Alexander Kostritsyn	$1,650,000
2009	681	$6,810,000	Stewart Scott	$2,000,000
2010	746	$7,460,000	Tyron Krost	$2,000,000
2011	721	$7,210,000	David Gorr	$2,000,000
2012	659	$6,590,000	Oliver Speidel	$1,600,000
2013	629	$6,290,000	Mervin Chan	$1,600,000
2014	668	$6,680,000	Ami Barer	$1,600,000

The number to beat from last year is 668 entries, and we'll keep you posted on this year's field size as the third and final starting day wears on.

01-27-2015 12:57 UTC+10

Last Year's Runner-Up Off to a Good Start

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Last year, Sorel Mizzi came up one spot shy of winning the Aussie Millions Main Event. He ultimately finished runner-up to Ami Barer in the 668-player field to win a smooth AU$1,000,000. Mizzi actually has quite the track record in the Aussie Millions Main Event. Back in 2009, he finished 16th for AU$65,000, and a year later he placed third for AU$715,000. In 2011, he made another deep run finishing ninth for AU$130,000, and in 2012 he finished runner-up to Greg Ronaldson in the AU$5,000 Heads-Up event for AU$40,000.

The Canadian is in today's field looking to continue his tradition of strong performances in the "Land Down Under," and he's well on his way to doing it.

In a recent hand, the under-the-gun player raised to 225 and Mizzi called from the button. The blinds came along and four players took a flop of . Two checks saw the under-the-gun player continue for 550, Mizzi called, and the small blind check-called to make it three-way action to the turn.

After the two players in front of him checked, Mizzi tossed out 1,650, a bet that would win him the pot as both the small blind and under-the-gun player released their cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	41,000	11,000

Tags: Sorel Mizzi