2016 Aussie Millions

Event #13: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
39,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
323,900 AUD
Entries
316
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Abernathy Bites Back

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Samantha Abernathy
Samantha Abernathy

Samantha Abernathy defended her big blind against an Alex Lee raise to 32,000.

She check-called 30,000 on the {3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and 58,000 on the {q-Clubs} turn. However, she bit back on the {8-Clubs} river, leading for 80,000.

Lee called and mucked when Abernathy turned over the {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} top two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
905,000 185,000
Alex Lee sg
Alex Lee
450,000 -190,000

Tags: Samantha AbernathyAlex Lee

Payne Increases Pressure

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mark Payne raised to 35,000 and was called by Alex Lee in the big blind. On the flop {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Lee check-called a bet of 40,000 before the duo checked through the {4-Hearts} turn. On the {4-Clubs} river, Lee check-called a bet of 55,000 and quickly mucked when he was shown the {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

One hand later, Abernathy raised to 35,000 and Michael Fraser called on the button. Lee squeezed to 100,000 from the small blind and scooped the pot without any further resistance.

Abernathy also raised to 32,000 the very next hand and Lee called, Payne now made it 90,000 to go. Abernathy folded while Lee stuck around to see a flop of {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Payne continued for 115,000 and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Payne au
Mark Payne
1,000,000 240,000
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
720,000 -30,000
Alex Lee sg
Alex Lee
640,000 -160,000

Tags: Alex LeeMark PayneMichael FraserSamantha Abernathy

Robert Spano Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,450)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Spano
Robert Spano

Alex Lee opened to 24,000 and Reece Webb called from the small blind before Robert Spano shoved the big for some 350,000.

Lee called with the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Webb folded. Spano was dominating with the {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} before the {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop made Lee trip tens.

Spano bricked out and busted sixth after the {7-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river, telling a bad beat story on his way to the cage.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lee sg
Alex Lee
800,000 195,000
Robert Spano au
Robert Spano
Busted

Tags: Alex LeeReece WebbRobert Spano

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Abernathy Doubles Through Payne

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

For the first time today, Mark Payne may have felt some pain as a decent chunk of his stack just disappeared. He raised to 26,000 and Samantha Abernathy three-bet to 63,000 and Payne called. On the flop {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, Payne checked and Abernathy announced all in.

It was no snap call, in fact it took quite some consideration, but Payne tossed in a chip and then flipped over the {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a flush draw. Abernathy was ahead with {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and had one flush blocker as well. Both the {2-Spades} turn and the {5-Clubs} river bricked and that evened out their stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Payne au
Mark Payne
760,000 -470,000
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
750,000 340,000

Tags: Mark PayneSamantha Abernathy

Payne Knows No Pain

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Samantha Abernathy raised to 25,000 and Mark Payne squeezed to 58,000 from the button. In the big blind, Robert Spano four-bet to 130,000 and Abernathy folded, Payne called. On the flop {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, Spano continued for 150,000 and Payne tanked for more than two minutes.

Then he grabbed his red Terminator bounty chips, looked at the dealer, and announced all in. Spano gave it some thought and folded to see his opponent peek under both hole cards and then cheekily turn over the {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Payne au
Mark Payne
1,230,000 340,000
Robert Spano au
Robert Spano
330,000 -290,000

Tags: Mark PayneRobert SpanoSamantha Abernathy

Don Mishra Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,805)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Don Mishra
Don Mishra

Don Mishra jammed in for 80,000 over a Samantha Abernathy 25,000-chip open and she made the call with the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Mishra's tournament life was riding on the {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and he picked up a ton of outs on the {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} board to the turn.

The {10-Hearts} river gave him a pair, but it wasn't good enough and Abernathy collected another bounty as Mishra busted.

Player Chips Progress
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
550,000
Don Mishra sg
Don Mishra
Busted

Tags: Don MishraSamantha Abernathy

Action Slows Down; Mishra Pays Off Lee

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The first few hands of the new level brought no excitement before Don Mishra then raised to 25,000. Alex Lee three-bet to 54,000 on the button and Mishra called. On the flop {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Mishra tank-called a bet of 31,000 and was called. Both players checked the {4-Spades} turn and Mishra also checked the {A-Clubs} river.

Lee fired 67,000 with around 150,000 behind and Mishra was sent into the think tank for more than four minutes. Ultimately he sighed, slid the chips forward and said "okay Alex, you got it." Lee turned over {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and that was the winning hand indeed.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lee sg
Alex Lee
480,000
Don Mishra sg
Don Mishra
100,000 -60,000

Tags: Alex LeeDon Mishra

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000