2016 Aussie Millions

Event #20: $1,500 "Deep Freeze" No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
83,620 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,300 AUD
Prize Pool
484,500 AUD
Entries
323
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Dion Mavrangelos Wins The $1,500 Deep Freeze for $83,620

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

Adelaide, Australia's Dion Mavrangelos took down the 2016 Aussie Millions Event #20 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Freeze title inside the Crown Poker Room on Monday.

Mavrangelos earned $98,635 in prize money and an LK Boutique Aussie Millions championship ring, ultimately defeating a field of 323 entries over three days.

The final table kicked off just after noon Melbourne time Monday and German Dietrich Fast was the first to exit, running a big ace into Elliot Smith's kings.

Michael Wang ran nines into Andy Chong's jacks to go out ninth and short stack Milton Trickey busted eighth getting it in with king-high and failing to improve versus Smith's ace-high.

Wing Sang Lee started the final table with the chip lead, but seemed determine to bluff it off, first handing heaps to Sarah Bilney when he called off a five-bet shove with king-high versus ace-queen, then ultimately getting unlucky with eights versus Smith's rivered set of sevens to say goodbye seventh.

Bilney couldn't hold on to those chips, however, busting fifth after Andy Chong was eliminated in sixth.

Smith flirted with the lead at several points throughout the final, but could do no better than fourth and although Japan's Takuya Yamashita had about half the chips in play three-handed, he paid off Graham Jamieson in a big pot and got trapped by Dion Mavrangelos in another, eventually busting third.

Heads-up play between Jamieson and Mavrangelos started about even and they chopped up the prize money, taking $78,000 each and leaving $5,620 and the ring to play for.

Mavrangelos took a 2:1 lead winning a battle of full houses, but Jamieson struck back, taking a 2:1 lead of his own with a full house over a flush. Mavrangelos soon evened things up and kept the pressure on, chipping away at Jamieson with big bets and all-in raises until he had a better than 5:1 lead.

Although Jamieson doubled once, getting it in bad with five big blinds and finding a flush, he couldn't manage it a second time bowing out with queen-high versus king-high to give Mavrangelos the title.

Tags: Dietrich FastDion MavrangelosElliot SmithGraham JamiesonMichael WangMilton TrickeyTakuya YamashitaWing Sang Lee

Graham Jamieson Eliminated In 2nd Place ($62,985)

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

After doubling up just two hands earlier with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} against {a-Spades}{3-Hearts} and making a flush, Graham Jamieson has just been eliminated in second place.

Dion Mavrangelos shoved again and Graham Jamieson called it off with the {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Mavrangelos was ahead again with the {k-Spades}{8-Hearts} and this time he held on a {6-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} board, eliminating Jamieson second and winning the tiitle.

Player Chips Progress
Dion Mavrangelos au
Dion Mavrangelos
6,400,000 1,100,000
Graham Jamieson au
Graham Jamieson
Busted

Takuya Yamashita Eliminated in 3rd Place ($39,890)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Takuya Yamashita
Takuya Yamashita

Takuya Yamashita shipped it in for 330,000 over a Dion Mavrangelos raise to 200,000.

Both opponents called and checked down the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} board. Yamashita turned over the {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}, but ace-high was no good as Mavrangelos had the {k-Spades}{9-Clubs} and had made a pair.

With that pot, Mavrangelos heads into heads-up play with Graham Jamieson within a couple of big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Graham Jamieson au
Graham Jamieson
3,300,000 -500,000
Dion Mavrangelos au
Dion Mavrangelos
3,100,000 800,000
Takuya Yamashita jp
Takuya Yamashita
Busted

Tags: Graham JamiesonTakuya Yamashita

Elliot Smith Eliminated in 4th Place ($31,495)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Elliot Smith
Elliot Smith

Elliot Smith open shoved for 540,000 and Takuya Yamashita called with the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Smith's tournament life was riding on the {k-Spades}{5-Spades} and he bowed out fourth when the board rolled out {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Hearts} making Yamashita aces up.

Yamashita then gave up the lead the next hand when he flopped a pair of sevens against Graham Jamieson's pocket kings and paid him off.

With that the players headed off on a 15-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Graham Jamieson au
Graham Jamieson
2,800,000 1,300,000
Takuya Yamashita jp
Takuya Yamashita
2,000,000 -750,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
Busted

Tags: Elliot SmithGraham JamiesonTakuya Yamashita

Andy Chong Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,900)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Andy Chong
Andy Chong

Andy Chong open shoved for 590,000 and Takuya Yamashita pushed all in for more behind him.

The blinds folded and a classic race was revealed with Chong holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} to Yamashita's {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. The board rolled out {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, taking Chong with it.

Player Chips Progress
Takuya Yamashita jp
Takuya Yamashita
2,600,000
Andy Chong au
Andy Chong
Busted

Tags: Andy ChongTakuya Yamashita

Wing Sang Lee Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,700)

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Wing Sang Lee
Wing Sang Lee

Sarah Bilney came in with a raise to 50,000 and Elliot Smith called.

Wing Sang Lee jammed for 350,000 from the small blind and only Smith called.

Lee was leading with the {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} over Smith's {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}, and held that lead through a {9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Spades} board to the turn.

However, as fate would have it, the river delivered the {7-Diamonds} to Smith, making him a set of sevens and sending Lee to the rail seventh.

Player Chips Progress
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
1,100,000 505,000
Wing Sang Lee hk
Wing Sang Lee
Busted

Tags: Wing Sang LeeElliot Smith

Dietrich Fast Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,190)

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

Dietrich Fast open shoved for 137,000 and Elliot Smith woke up with the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} behind and made the call.

Fast had outs with his {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, but needed runners after the {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop made Smith three kings. He was drawing dead after the {7-Diamonds} turn and the {2-Clubs} river ended Fast's final table appearance rather quickly.

Player Chips Progress
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
710,000 62,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dietrich FastElliot Smith