2015 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2015 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
1,385,500 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,480,000 AUD
Entries
648
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Agarwal Can't Beat an Ace

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

Aditya Agarwal must've been on a recent charge as he just lost a decent-sized pot to drop back to 83,000, more than 65,000 chips than the last time he was checked in on.

He opened from under the gun and was called in three spots before the dealer gave a {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop. Agarwal continued for 2,500 and only the button gave him action, raising to 7,500. Call. The turn brought the {a-Diamonds} and Agarwal check-called a 12,200 bet before both players checked the {k-Spades} river.

The button opened {a-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Agarwal seemed surprised and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
83,000 66,500

Tags: Aditya Agarwal

Drinan Levels the Playing Field with Smith

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

The cards were on their backs and the board had already been dealt as {4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts} and the {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} of Conor Drinan had held against Dan Smith's {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Drinan and Smith were at each other as the dealer counted down how much Smith owed.

"You have no respect for my game!" said Drinan.

"I don't!" quipped Smith.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
71,000 43,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
70,000 -37,500

Tags: Connor DrinanDan Smith

Aussie Millions Ring Winner Hits the Rail

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Jai Kemp receives his championship ring earlier in the day.
Jai Kemp receives his championship ring earlier in the day.

Yesterday, Sydney beer brewer Jai Kemp topped a field of 311 players to win the AU$1,650 Bounty Event here at the 2015 Aussie Millions, a feat that earned him AU$93,200 and a gold ring. Kemp was looking to parlay it into a Main Event win, but any hope of that happening was cut short courtesy of Tonio Roder.

That's because Kemp got his last 8,925 all in preflop in a bad spot.

Kemp: {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Roder: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The {10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop gave Kemp some chop options, and Kemp knew it as he gave the thumbs up to signify high cards. The {Q-Clubs} on the turn was one such card, and all he needed was another higher than a seven to chop.

"Three," called Roder. The dealer obliged and delivered the {3-Clubs}. Kemp missed, rapped the table, and then exited the 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Tonio Roder de
Tonio Roder
100,000 100,000
Jai Kemp
Jai Kemp
Busted

Tags: Jai KempTonio Roder

Rast and Bassat Let it Go

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Brian Rast and Andrew Bassat were both in hands post flop and both folded their holdings looking like they really wanted to call.

Kevin Killeen opened to 1,000 from under the gun and was called in three spots en route to a {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop. The action got checked around to the cutoff and he bet 1,500, a bet called by Rast in the big blind, before Killeen check-raised to 7,000. The raise got through to just Rast left and he studied Killeen's stack and folded too, after a couple of minutes where it looked like he was going to shove.

Bassat was in the big blind and battling the button post flop with the board reading {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. The dealer bet 3,500 and called when Bassat check-raised to 8,000. A third club came came on the {2-Clubs} turn and Bassat checked to face a 13,500 bet. He fidgeted in his seats, checked his cards, though for a minute and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Bassat
Andrew Bassat
70,000 -20,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
50,000 -12,000
Kevin Killeen ie
Kevin Killeen
36,000 -19,000

Tags: Andrew BassatBrian RastKevin Killeen

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alex Antonios au
Alex Antonios
168,000 3,000
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
128,500 3,500
Dylan Honeyman au
Dylan Honeyman
112,000 10,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
107,500 45,500
Andrew Bassat
Andrew Bassat
90,000 37,500
Richard Lyndaker us
Richard Lyndaker
79,000 43,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
76,500 1,000
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
71,000 23,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
70,000 -2,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
63,000 1,000
Jason Les us
Jason Les
62,000 33,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
62,000 20,000
Luke Brabin au
Luke Brabin
WSOP 1X Winner
61,000 31,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
43,000 9,000
Tony Bloom gb
Tony Bloom
43,000 9,000
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 -4,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
35,000 15,400
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
33,000 -22,000
Paul Huynh
Paul Huynh
32,000 -52,000
Percy Yung
Percy Yung
31,000 -6,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
29,000 13,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
28,000 -8,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
26,000 -6,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
25,000 9,000

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The Freeroll is Over for Krost

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Tyron Krost
Tyron Krost

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: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Bonadio: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop was no help to Krost, and he started to stand up. The {K-Spades} turn gave him pause as a queen on the river would give him Broadway, but it was not meant to be as the useless {5-Hearts} peeled off. With that, a former Aussie Millions champ has hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Tyron Krost au
Tyron Krost
Busted

Tags: Tyron KrostDavid Bonadio