2016 Aussie Millions

Event #6: $1,150 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
117,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
547,350 AUD
Entries
534
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Event #6: $1,150 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Completed

[Removed:17] Wins The $1,150 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em For $117,000

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
[Removed:17] Wins
[Removed:17] Wins

New Zealand's [Removed:17] dominated the final table on the way to capturing the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #6: $1,150 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em title at the Crown Entertainment Complex on Wednesday.

By the time they reached three-handed play, the Kiwi a held 3:1 lead on the other two players combined and agreed to a deal, taking $117,000 in prize money.

Ashish Gupta earned $66,235 for a third-place finish and Francesco Sergi took $68,000 for second while Yan went on to win the LK Boutique Aussie Millions Championship ring, ultimately defeating a field of 534 players over two days.

The tournament played down to the final 16 Monday and returned with Yan in the lead.

When Tang Peng busted seventh, fellow Aussie Sam Steindl took the lead into the six-handed final and Yan sat in the middle of the pack. But after Steidel got his kings cracked, doubling up Gupta, Yan moved into the top spot, sending American Derek Wolters home sixth.

Yan was relentlessly aggressive the rest of the way and got the cards when he needed them, holding with pocket jacks against a suited ace to felt Max Chin fifth, and ending Steindl's run in fourth when the latter ran tens into his queens.

After the deal was made, he picked up pocket aces to eliminate Gupta and simply leaned on Sergi until he had secured his first Aussie Millions title.

Tags: Ashish GuptaDerek WoltersFrancesco SergiMax ChinSam SteindlTang Peng

Francesco Sergi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($68,000)

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

The last few hands all followed the same principle. Francesco Sergi limped in, [Removed:17] moved all in and his opponent folded. The stack of Sergi was reduced to only 10 big blinds when Yan pushed and received a call:

Sergi: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Yan: {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

On the flop {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Yan paired up and "MissOracle" held onto the lead with the {4-Hearts} turn and {A-Hearts} river as last two community cards. Both players shook hands and Sergi was eliminated in 2nd place for a payday of A$68,000 as agreed by the deal.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
5,340,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Francesco Sergi au
Francesco Sergi
Busted

Tags: Francesco Sergi

Yan Keeps on Betting

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

After a min-raise to 100,000 preflop, both players checked the flop {7-Clubs}{J-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and the 10d] turn. On the {5-Diamonds} river, [Removed:17] bet 150,000 and Francesco Sergi called to muck when the New Zealander flipped over Jh,9d] for top pair.

One hand later, Sergi limped in and Yan checked. On the flop {2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, Sergi bet 100,000 and Yan folded, he was shown {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} by his opponent. "I didn't put you on that one," Yan grinned.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
4,640,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Francesco Sergi au
Francesco Sergi
700,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Francesco Sergi

The Kicker Plays

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

[Removed:17] quickly pulled away further in heads up by sheer aggression and then things got set back to where the duo started. Yan limped in and Francesco Sergi raised to 175,000, which Yan called. They checked the flop {8-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Yan then bet the {7-Hearts} turn for 200,000.

Sergi called and they checked once again on the {8-Diamonds} river. Yan flipped over {A-}{5-}, Sergi won with the better kicker in {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
4,190,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Francesco Sergi au
Francesco Sergi
1,150,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Francesco Sergi

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Ashish Gupta Eliminated in 3rd Place ($66,235)

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

[Removed:17] raised to 80,000 and Ashish Gupta moved all in for over 1.2 million, getting snap-called.

Gupta: {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}
Yan: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

There was no help on the board {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Gupta was sent to the rail, but remained near the tournament area to talk with friends and follow the action.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
4,240,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
Busted

Tags: Ashish Gupta

Yan Let's Some Go

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

On the button Francesco Sergi raised to 125,000 and [Removed:17] called. On the {2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop both players checked. The {K-Hearts} turn saw another check by both players and then the {A-Spades} fell on the river. Yan checked and Sergi's bet of 125,000 took it down.

Yan raised to 80,000 from the button and Ashish Gupta shoved to win the pot.

Last but not least, Gupta limped and Yan checked in the big blind. The flop {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{A-Clubs} was checked through, Yan then faced a check-raise to 125,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn and called. Gupta's bet of 225,000 on the {K-Clubs} river was paid off eventually as well and Yan then mucked when he was shown {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
3,040,000
-775,000
-775,000
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
1,200,000
490,000
490,000
Profile photo of Francesco Sergi au
Francesco Sergi
1,100,000
275,000
275,000

Tags: Ashish GuptaFrancesco Sergi