Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #16: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2016 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
2,250 AUD
Prize Pool
427,500 AUD
Entries
190
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Vic Spadavecchia Doubles With Cowboys
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Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
It was folded around to Robert Nguyen in the small blind, who raised to 40,000. Vic Spadavecchia made it 80,000 from the big blind and Nguyen made the call. The flop came 
and Nguyen checked. Spadavecchia paused for a moment before moving all-in and was almost beaten into the pot by Robert Nguyen who snap called.
Spadavecchia opened 
for an overpair of Kings, and Nguyen opened 
for an open ended straight draw. The turn was the 
, giving Nguyen a pair and even more outs, but it was the 
on the river that gave Vic Spadavecchia the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000 | -475,000 |
|
288,000 | 125,000 |
Frank Williams Eliminated in 6th Place ($23,510)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Hoefer shoved from the small blind and Frank Williams called off his short stack with the 
in the big blind.
Hoefer had the 
and held up on a 
board, eliminating Williams in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 308,000 |
|
Busted |
Grocott Gets Through Williams
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Grocott opened to 50,000 and Frank Williams shipped it in.
Grocott made the call with the 
and was racing for his tournament life against Williams' 
.
Grocott smashed the 
flop and held through the 
turn and river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 375,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -385,000 |
Karib Yustinus Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,235)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Nguyen raised to 40,000 in middle position and it was folded around to Karib Yustinus in the small blind who moved all-in for 152,000. Mogens Hansen folded his big blind and Robert Nguyen made the call, tabling 
. Karib showed 
and needed some help from the board.
The board was no help, running out 
and eliminating the Crown Poker Room regular Karib
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000 | 290,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Chip Counts at the Break (full)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,060,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
565,000 | -115,000 |
|
320,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
275,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
242,000 | -88,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
163,000 | -137,000 |
Dinner Break!
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The seven players remaining are off on a 30-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 9:40 p.m. local time in Melbourne.
Najeem Ajez Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,960)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Najeem Ajez open-shoved for the third time in five hands and while there were no callers on the first two, Robert Nguyen called this time.
Ajez was flipping for his tournament life with the 
versus Nguyen's .
The 
flop was good for Ajez, but the 
turn looked dangerous. Finally, the board paired again on the river and Ajez was counterfeited, busting eighth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 200,000 |
|
Busted |
Mogens Hansen Doubles Up
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mogens Hansen moved all-in from the button for his last 119,000 with the 
and was called by Alex Grocott in the big blind holding 
. The board ran out 
giving Hansen two pair and a nice double up.