2016 Aussie Millions

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

The Germans Run Good

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Rainer Kempe has already doubled up his stack and Julian Stuer did so, too. In fact, the German said he cracked the pocket aces of Andrew Lichtenberger with {A-}{K-} and also doubled up the initial stack.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
22,000 22,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
21,000 21,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
5,500 -12,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJulian StuerRainer Kempe

Flourentzou's Full Busts One

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The player that had previously doubled through Alex Rocha is no longer in the tournament. It happened in a three-way pot with Panayotis Flourentzou when the latter opened to 550. He was raised to 1,500 and the player in the big blind flat-called, Florentzou did so too. On the flop {7-}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Florentzou raised the bet of the three-bettor from 2,500 to 5,500 and then called the jam on the {9-Hearts} turn with his set.

The opponent called the shove with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} for the nut flush, but another nine paired the board on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Panayotis Flourentzou au
Panayotis Flourentzou
31,000 31,000

Tags: Alex RochaPanayotis Flourentzou

Young Flushed Away by Butteroni

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The full action is unknown but a decent-sized pot emerged until the river of a board {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Spades}. Rory Young checked with around 4,000 chips behind and Federico Butteroni put him all in with the far superior stack. Young snap-called but the 2014 WSOP APAC bracelet winner had picked the wrong timing, as Butteroni flipped over {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for the nut flush.

Unable to beat that, Young tossed his cards into the muck and rushed out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Federico Butteroni it
Federico Butteroni
31,000 13,000
Rory Young au
Rory Young
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Federico ButteroniRory Young

Another WSOP APAC Champion on Board

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Sam Higgs defeated Mike "SirWatts" Watson to win the golden bracelet at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific A$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha and has registered for Flight 2. The table of the Australian also includes Geoffrey Mooney as well as Gerald Karlic, so expect some fireworks.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000 15,000
Geoffrey Mooney au
Geoffrey Mooney
13,000 13,000
Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
12,000 12,000

Tags: Geoffrey MooneyGerald KarlicMichael WatsonMike WatsonSam Higgs

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Break!

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The players are now off on a 15-minute break with the first three levels of the flight behind them.

Elder Gone; Rastogi Stacked

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Rupert Elder
Rupert Elder

Raj Ramakrishnan opened to 450 and was called only by Rahul Rastogi in the big blind. Rastogi check-called a continuation bet worth 700 on the flop {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and did so again for 1,500 on the {Q-Spades} turn. The {7-Hearts} river completed the board and both players checked to see Rastogi flip over {8-Spades}{9-Spades} as winning hand.

While Rastogi is up to triple starting stack, the chips of Rupert Elder at the same table have vanished entirely.

Player Chips Progress
Rahul Rastogi au
Rahul Rastogi
30,000 30,000
Raj Ramakrishnan us
Raj Ramakrishnan
11,000 1,000
Jesse Kertland us
Jesse Kertland
7,000 -7,000
Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Rahul RastogiRaj RamakrishnanRupert Elder

Rocha Back on Track

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Daniel Levy has late-registered not long ago and taken a seat at the table of Andrew Lichtenberger. Not far away from them is the table of Alex Rocha and the latter has tripled up his short stack, then called a raise to 450 while sitting on the button. Ferenc Riech also called in the big blind and the flop came {5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

The initial raiser in the cutoff fired a continuation bet worth 1,075 and Rocha as well as Riech folded.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
13,500 10,100
Ferenc Riech de
Ferenc Riech
11,000 1,000
Daniel Levy au
Daniel Levy
10,000 10,000

Tags: Alex RochaAndrew LichtenbergerDaniel LevyFerenc Riech

Salter Leads Field; Coolers MacDonnell

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Louis Salter
Louis Salter

Marc MacDonnell's Flight 2 came to a pretty early end after being coolered by table neighbor Louis Salter. Both had flopped two pair and turned a full house on a board of {J-}{9-}{6-}{J-}{Q-}, but the {J-}{6-} of MacDonell were not good enough to beat Salter's {J-}{9-}. A few other notables and faces from yesterday have already done some work at the tables, too.

Player Chips Progress
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
36,000 16,500
Federico Butteroni it
Federico Butteroni
18,000 8,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
17,500 7,500
Arunas Sapitavicius lt
Arunas Sapitavicius
17,000 17,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
15,000 5,000
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
Busted

Tags: Louis SalterMarc MacDonnell