First Break of the Day
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Fewer than 300 players have made to the first break of the day. Many more will fall in the next level, 15 minutes away.
2015 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
Day: 2
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
More Level 8 Eliminations
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
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Hachem Finishes Off Schemion
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Ole Schemion has a couple of days to prepare for his huge day on Saturday (chip leader of the AU$100,000 Challenge) after he was eliminated from the Main Event by Tony Hachem.
Hachem raised to 1,700 before Schemion three-bet to 13,500, leaving just 1,200 behind. Hachem called thinking the raise was all in and put the extra in before the flop came down 
. Schemion called and the cards were on their backs.
Hachem: 
Schemion: 
The board ran out 
to send the German superstar on his (not so) merry way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000 | 11,100 |
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Busted |
Action Flop Cripples Schemion
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
We missed the action unfold, but we do know action exploded on a 
flop between Ryan Yu and Ole Schemion that resulted in the former getting all in for 32,200.
Schemion: 
Yu: 
Schemion had flopped a pair with a straight draw, but he found himself in a bad spot as Yu had flopped top set. Schemion was looking for some help, but neither the 
nor the 
proved useful. With that, Schemion sent a good portion of his stack over to Yu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | -45,400 |
Hachem Keeps His Aussie Millions Hopes Alive
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Poker Hall of Famer Joe Hachem came into Day 2 with one of the shorter stacks, but he's played patiently waiting for a hand. He recently moved tables, which is when he finally found it. Hachem got his stack of 13,500 all in preflop and was at risk against Mikael Koistinen.
Koistinen: 
Hachem: 
Hachem was in great shape to double, and it got even better when the 
flop gave him a set. The 
turn improved him to a full house, and after the 
was put out on the river he was pushed a much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000 | 14,600 |
Dream Over for Leyland
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
AU$65 seat man Glenn Leyland's Main Event ride has come to an end after an hour of play. He got his stack in dominated against Kane Kalas and couldn't find a way out.
All the chips went on preflop and the cards were flipped up:
Kalas: 
Leyland:
The board ran 
to hand Kalas two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000 | 23,600 |
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Busted |
Not a Repeat: Kanit Plays Big Pot with Aces
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Mustapha Kanit was in the Day 1b updates quite a lot. He played three big pots, all with pocket aces and he's back for more of the same today.
He was in the big blind and battling heads up with Mikael Koistinen. The board read and Kanit led out for 13,500. Koistinen called on the button to see the river where he faced a 28,000 bet. He called and mucked upon seeing Kanit's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000 | 44,100 |
Back to the Poker King Club for Yu
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Winfred Yu, the man behind Macau's famed "Big Game" at Poker King Club, began the day on the shorter side of things, and it didn't take long for him to mix it up.
It happened when Bill Liapis opened for 1,800 from middle position and Yu defended from the big blind to see a flop of 
, which both players checked. When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Yu shoved his short stack all in and Liapis called.
Liapis:
Yu: 
Yu got it in good with top pair, but Liapis was drawing to two overs and a flush draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Yu made his flush and his Day 2 came to an unceremonious end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Buddiga Buliding
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Pratyush Buddiga didn't manage to make a chip profit in Day 1c but he's on the up here on Day 2.
Aristomenis Stavropoulos raised to 1,700 from the cutoff and both blinds called, including Buddiga in the big blind. The flop came 
and all three checked to the 
turn where Buddiga led for 3,500. Stavropoulos was the only caller to the 
river where he called another 8,500.
Buddiga opened 
for a straight and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | 9,300 |
Hata Runs Into the Big Slick Buzzsaw
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
A few preflop raises resulted in Aymon Hata getting his last 22,000 or so all in preflop against Wai Tung Lo.
Lo:
Hata:
Hata had some major kicker issues, and they didn't get resolved as the board ran out a dry 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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125,000 | 30,600 |
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Busted |