2016 Aussie Millions

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

Bindon Binks the Turn

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

On a three-way flop of {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, a raise to 1,550 was in front of the initial raiser from early position and Tim Bindon from one seat over called. The player on the button then raised to 3,600 and the initial raiser folded whereas Bindon moved all in. "You got a four?" Bindon immediately asked and was met with a nod by his opponent.

Bindon: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Button: {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

The dealer burned and turned the {10-Spades} to leave the player on the button with one out only and Bindon's double up for 8,575 was complete once the {K-Hearts} appeared on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Bindon au
Tim Bindon
19,500

Tags: Tim Bindon

Aristidou Above Starting Stack

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a heads-up pot to the flop {6-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{7-Spades}, Peter Aristidou faced a bet of 750 and raised to 2,000. The dealer initially announced a call only before other players at the table corrected him and the opponent of Aristidou threw his cards into the muck not much later. The Australian moved back above starting stack, while Scott Davies at the same table is still grinding with around 22 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Aristidou au
Peter Aristidou
11,000
2,500
2,500
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Peter AristidouScott Davies

Adding Karlic to the VIP Table

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Only two tables remain in the secondary tournament area as the third table broke seconds ago. Among those to find a new home were Nathan Gubieski and Gerald Karlic with the latter grabbing a new seat right next to Xuan Liu. This makes the table of the "Idealistic Poker Heroine" (according to her Twitter profile) even more interesting, expect some fireworks here.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Gubieski au
Nathan Gubieski
15,000
15,000
15,000
Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
14,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: Gerald KarlicNathan GubieskiXuan Liu

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Break!

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Game On
Game On

With the first three levels in the books the players are headed off on a 15-minute break.

Kaplan With Big Stack

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Jordan Kaplan
Jordan Kaplan

Rory Young has been eliminated and the player next to him vanished as well, sending his stack over to Jordan Kaplan. The American shoved into a big bet on a nine-high flop with pocket queens and his opponent called with pocket jacks to dodge the two-outer. Kaplan also four-bet raised against the opponent from one seat over without getting a call this time.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Kaplan us
Jordan Kaplan
32,000
32,000
32,000
Rory Young au
Rory Young
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jordan KaplanRory Young

Correa busts Kambouroglou

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Tony "toothpick" Kambouroglou was last spotted with around 6,000 in chips and those just vanished. The cards were already rushed away, but Kambouroglou got it in with the {A-}{J-} and early chip leader Neil Correa looked him up with the {A-}{K-} to emerge victorious.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Correa au
Neil Correa
35,000
6,000
6,000
Tony Kambouroglou au
Tony Kambouroglou
Busted

Tags: Antonis KambouroglouTony KambouroglouNeil Correa

Interesting Table Draw

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Michael Addamo & Xuan Liu
Michael Addamo & Xuan Liu

Michael Addamo was the initial raiser and picked up two callers in Geoffrey Mooney and Kahle Burns. On the flop {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Burns bet 625 and Addamo folded, Mooney called. Both the {10-Spades} turn and the {2-Clubs} river were checked down and the {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} of Burns won the hand.

One hand later, Addamo was involved in a battle of the blinds and bet {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{Q-Spades} river. His opponent in the small blind reluctantly called and then mucked when he was shown the {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs} by Addamo. The same table also features Xuan Liu as well.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
15,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
11,500
11,500
11,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
8,500
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Geoffrey MooneyKahle BurnsMichael AddamoXuan Liu