$10,600 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2015 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,480,000 AUD
Entries
648
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Welcome Back for Day 1c of the Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event
Two starting flights are in the bag and it's time to round things off today at Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event with Day 1c. Australia Day celebrations are over and we hope not to see too many hungover faces today!
The AU$100,000 Challenge reached the final table last night and will now pause until Saturday to allow the final eight, and all the players who played yesterday, the chance to play the Main Event today. Not only is the field expected to be bigger than Days 1a and 1b but it's also expected to be the most star-studded. More than 312 players are needed to show up today to top last year's 668 entrants.
Yesterday's play was full of huge pots with aces versus kings, royal flushes beating full houses and players flopping quads over full houses. The same amount of coolers can't be promised for today but the play is expected to be of a very high level. The player to catch is Ian Wassell who finished yesterday with a massive 229,500, good for the overall lead.
Once again, the plan for the day is to play seven 75-minute levels with a 15-minute break after each. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 4. Cards will be in the air at 12:30pm local time so join us back here then for what promises to be an exciting day of poker!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Line Up, Line Up, Seats for All
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
For the first time this week a line has emerged at the cage full of players wanting to buy in to the Main Event. Today promises to be a bumper field! Those already seated include....
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
More Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Interesting Dynamics at Table 7
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Former ANZPT chmapion Gordon Huntly has been drawn at table 7 but he had a little difficulty taking his seat as the lady sat to his right was using his space to store her juice and other items. Huntly had to ask her to move them and then got his revenge by immediately raising her big blind to 300 from under the gun. She didn't take the bait and folded.
Down the other end of the table is where successful businessman Paul Newey is sat. Newey is a very busy man so travels with a friend - Robbie Schiffbauer - who takes care of many of his needs. Schiffbauer is also playing today and, wouldn't you know it, he's been drawn in the next seat along from Newey! It'll be interesting to see if Schiffbauer has the audacity to raise Newey today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 |
Reigning 2014 Asia Player of the Year in Action
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The 2014 Asia Player of the Year (APOY), Taiwanese poker pro Pete Chen, is in action today. The 26-year-old, who was awarded a one-year sponsorship to PokerStars Asia special events, took POY honors after amassing 5,691 points – second most for a APOY recipient. He also set a record for the largest margin of victory, coming in 1,714 points ahead of runner-up Ka Cheong Wong (3,977 points).
Chen made seven final tables last season and notched one win back in August when he took down the HK$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack at the Macau Poker Cup 21 (MPC). All told, Chen won HK$1,383,511 (USD $178,411) during the season, moving him into 14th on the APOY all-time money list. Of course Chen is hoping to add an Aussie Millions title to his list of successes.
In a recent hand, action folded to Chen on the button and he raised to 300. David Gregory pushed back with a three-bet to 800 from the small blind, the player in the big folded, and Chen called to see a flop of 
, which both players checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Gregory bet 1,000 and Chen called. The 
river saw Gregory bet 1,650, and this time it did the trick as Chen opted to lay down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000 | -2,000 |
Lynskey Holding His Own
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
One can think of a lot easier table draws than having Dani Stern, Sam Trickett and Tobias Peters sat to your right but Alex Lynskey - who finds himself in that position- has held his own so far.
He's taken on Stern and Trickett and come out on top both times.
Stern raised to 300 from under the gun and Lynskey was the only caller from the small blind. Stern continued for 400 on the 
flop and Lynskey check-called before the 
[q]d turn and river were checked down. Stern opened 
and lost out to Lynskey's 
.
A while after, Lynskey and Trickett were at the river of an 
board and around 2,050 had made it into the middle. Trickett checked from under the gun to face a 900 bet from Lynskey in the cutoff. Tricket, head being massaged at the time, flicked in a call but soon mucked upon seeing his opponent's 
for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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29,000 | -1,000 |
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28,000 | -2,000 |
Vingrys the First to Fall on Day 1a
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
"All in and a call Table 27," a dealer bellowed just 45 minutes into Level 1. We quickly made our way over to ascertain the situation.
The exact action escaped us, but we do know a raising war on the 
flop resulted in Nathan Vingrys getting his stack all in against Khylon Hanegraaf.
Hanegraaf: 
Vingrys: 
Vingrys opted to go 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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Busted |
Money and Jobs Can't Buy a House in this Game
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Successful entrepreneur Andrew Bassat is chancing his arm in the Main Event today but he's gotten off to a rocky start, down to 22,500 after running into a full house.
He was in the big blind and defended after a cutoff raise to 250. The flop fanned 
and both players checked to the 
turn where Bassat check-called 200. The 
river completed the board and Bassat check-called another 500. His opponent opened 
and Bassat mucked indicating he had an ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,500 | -7,500 |