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

Chop It Up

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Elliot Smith limped on the button and Dion Mavrangelos moved all-in from the small blind. Takuya Yamashita was in the big blind and went into the tank for a considerable amount of time before making the call.

Yamashita {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Mavrangelos {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and they chopped it up.

Tags: Dion MavrangelosElliot SmithTakuya Yamashita

Smith Doubles Through Yamashita

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Elliot Smith raised to 100,000 under-the-gun and Takuya Yamashita made it 250,000 from the button. It was folded around to Smith, who moved all-in for just over 800,000. Yamashita made the call.

Takuya Yamashita {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Elliot Smith {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}, Smith's Aces held up and he doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Takuya Yamashita jp
Takuya Yamashita
2,350,000 -910,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
1,650,000 805,000

Bilney Doubles Through Mavrangelos

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Sarah Bilney open-shoved her last 215,000 from the cutoff and was called by Dion Mavrangelos in the small blind.

BIlney {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Mavrangelos {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} giving Bilney a pair of eights, and when the turn {5-Clubs} and river {3-Clubs} failed to improve Mavrangelos' hand she doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Dion Mavrangelos au
Dion Mavrangelos
455,000 -225,000
Sarah Bilney au
Sarah Bilney
450,000 235,000

Tags: Dion MavrangelosSarah Bilney

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Mavrangelos His Way To Dinner

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

In the last hand before the break, Dion Mavrangelos open shoved and Sarah Bilney made the call.

Mavrangelos had the dominating {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} over Bilney's {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and held through a {2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs} board.

Below is the full chip counts headed into post dinner play:

Player Chips Progress
Takuya Yamashita jp
Takuya Yamashita
3,260,000 660,000
Graham Jamieson au
Graham Jamieson
1,300,000 100,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
845,000 -405,000
Dion Mavrangelos au
Dion Mavrangelos
680,000 305,000
Sarah Bilney au
Sarah Bilney
215,000 -875,000

Jamieson Doubles Through Mavrangelos

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

Graham Jamieson moved all-in for 590,000 from the cutoff, and Dion Mavrangelos made the call from the big blind.

Graham Jamieson {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Dion Mavrangelos {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The Board ran out {k-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Jamieson doubled up.

With that came the end of Level 24 and the players headed off on a 30-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 6:35 p.m. local time.

Player Chips Progress
Graham Jamieson au
Graham Jamieson
1,200,000 540,000
Dion Mavrangelos au
Dion Mavrangelos
375,000 -545,000

A Snails Pace

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

Play has slowed waaaay down here on this final table. The players are very deep, and spending a lot of time in the tank. A dinner break is scheduled at the next break.

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

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000