2016 Aussie Millions

Event #1: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
275,300 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
1,353,000 AUD
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Blackwood Rivers the Nuts

Level 30 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Blackwood limped in and Phachara Wongwichit checked his option to see the flop of {Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. On the {J-Diamonds} turn, Wongwichit checked and called a bet worth 300,000 by Blackwood to do the very same for 650,000 on the {A-Hearts} river.

Blackwood showed the {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for the back door nut straight and scooped another important pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
8,900,000
-800,000
-800,000
Natural8
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
4,300,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Kevin BlackwoodPhachara Wongwichit

Two Pair for Blackwood

Level 30 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Phachara Wongwichit raised to 300,000 and Kevin Blackwood called to see the flop come {6-Spades}{J-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Both players checked and there was no betting action on the {5-Spades} turn either. Blackwood then led the {9-Diamonds} river for 550,000 and Wongwichit tank-called to immediately sigh and regret his decision.

Blackwood had shown {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for two pair and scooped a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
9,700,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Natural8
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
3,500,000
1,400,000
1,400,000

Tags: Kevin BlackwoodPhachara Wongwichit

Wongwichit Increases Lead

Level 30 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante
Final Table
Final Table

Kevin Blackwood limped in and Phachara Wongwichit checked his option to see the flop come {Q-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Both players checked and did so again for the {Q-Spades} turn and {2-Clubs} river. Blackwood announced an ace and won the small pot with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}.

Then, Wongwichit raised to 300,000 and was called. On the flop {8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}, Blackwood check-folded to a continuation bet worth 320,000.

Blackwood raised to 280,000 and Wongwichit called. On the flop {A-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, Wongwichit checked and called a bet worth 350,000 by his opponent. Blackwood slowed down on the {5-Clubs} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river, checking behind each time. Wongwichit showed {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
11,100,000
725,000
725,000
Natural8
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
2,100,000
-725,000
-725,000

Tags: Kevin BlackwoodPhachara Wongwichit

Louis Salter Eliminated in 3rd Place ($102,000)

Level 30 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante
Louis Salter
Louis Salter

Louis Salter lost heaps betting three streets then folding to a Phachara Wongwichit river shove.

A hand or two later he snap called with the {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} when Wongwichit shoved preflop into his big blind.

Wongwichit had the dominated {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} but managed to get there and hold on an {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{a-Spades} board to send Salter packing third.

Wongwichit will now take a massive 5:1 lead into heads up play with Kevin Blackwood.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
10,375,000
2,675,000
2,675,000
Natural8
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
2,825,000
-975,000
-975,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
Busted

Tags: Kevin BlackwoodLouis SalterPhachara Wongwichit

Level: 30

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 20,000

Salter Doubles Back

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Blackwood shoved the small blind and Louis Salter called off for his tournament life with the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

Blackwood had the {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, but did not get lucky this time, with Salter doubling up on a {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
3,800,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
2,400,000
1,200,000
1,200,000

Blackwood Wins A Flip

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Blackwood's Chips
Kevin Blackwood's Chips

Kevin Blackwood shoved the small blind for 2.5 million and Louis Salter looked him up from the big blind with the {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}.

Blackwood held the {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and was strangely flipping, taking the lead and holding on an {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades} run out to double and leave Salter the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
5,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
1,200,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000

Sean Giesbrecht Eliminated in 4th Place ($74,400)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sean Giesbrecht
Sean Giesbrecht

Phachara Wongwichit made it 250,000 and Sean Giesbrecht shipped it in for a little over one million.

Wongwichit called with the {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and was dominating Giesbrecht's {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and play has moved three handed with Giesbrecht taking fourth.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
7,700,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Natural8
Sean Giesbrecht ca
Sean Giesbrecht
Busted

Tags: Phachara WongwichitSean Giesbrecht

Salter Coming On Strong

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Louis Salter
Louis Salter

Phachara Wongwichit still leads, but Louis Salter is coming on fast.

Like he did at the start of the final table, Salter has been the aggressor since the players returned from dinner break.

He's three-bet shoved over the top of a number of raises and made two pair to drag a sizable pot off Wongwichit moments ago.

In fact, he's more than doubled up since dinner and hasn't had to show down all in yet.

Player Chips Progress
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
6,500,000
-800,000
-800,000
Natural8
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
3,300,000
2,000,000
2,000,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000