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 Started

[Removed:17] Leads Six-Max Event #6 into Final Day

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The A$1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Event #6 of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship drew a total of 534 entries and after 17 and a half levels of play, only 16 hopefuls bagged up with David "MissOracle" Yan in the lead on 632,000 chips. The overnight podium is completed with the Aussie Mark Malecha (539,000) and Sam Steindl (490,000) whereas Sergio Aido follows in fourth place with 480,000.

Others returning to the poker room of the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne include Ronnie Bardah (184,000), 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific bracelet winner Sam Higgs (177,000), Rainer Kempe (161,000) and Chance Kornuth (148,000). They are all guaranteed at least A$,5,580 whereas all eyes are set on the LK Boutique championship ring and first-place payout of A$122,060.

Action recommences in half an hour from now at 1 p.m. local time with 34 minutes remaining in level 18 at blinds 5,000-10,000 and a running ante of 1,000. The event plays down to a winner today and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide all key hands. Further events that kick off today are the $A2,500 8-Game Mix Event as of 12.30 p.m. local time and the first starting day of $A1,150 Accumulator Event as of 6.10 p.m. local time

Tags: Chance KornuthMark MalechaRainer KempeRonnie BardahSam HiggsSam SteindlSergio Aido

Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerNationalityChip Count
71Francesco SergiAustralia222,000
72Sam SteindlAustralia490,000
74Mark MalechaAustralia539,000
75Ashish GuptaAustralia506,000
76Chance KornuthUSA148,000
     
81Sergi AidoSpain480,000
82Jim NagiAustralia203,000
83Tang PengAustralia404,000
84Arunas SapitaviciusLithuania236,000
85Max ChinAustralia477,000
     
171Sam HiggsAustralia177,000
172Derek WoltersUSA291,000
173Chad AwerbuchAustralia221,000
174Ronnie BardahUSA184,000
175Rainer KempeGermany161,000
176[Removed:17]New Zealand632,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

The Day Starts with a Bang; Wolters Busts Kempe and Bardah

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Derek Wolters opened to 22,000 and Ronnie Bardah announced all in for 18 big blinds. Rainer Kempe called all in for two big blinds less and Wolters called it off to create a massive pot in the three-way all in:

Kempe: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Bardah: {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Wolters: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Spades}{J-Hearts} and despite all chop outs, the king kicker scooped the pot for Wolters to bust two opponents.

Player Chips Progress
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Derek Wolters
630,000
339,000
339,000
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Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rainer Kempe
Busted

Tags: Rainer KempeRonnie BardahDerek Wolters

Nagi Busts to Sapitavicius

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Sergio Aido opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and Jim Nagi flat-called from the button, so did Arunas Sapitavicius from the big blind. On the flop {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, the action was checked to Nagi and the Aussie bet 25,000. Only Sapitavicius called and then led the {10-Diamonds} turn for 37,000.

Nagi announced a raise and slid forward 50,000 chips only to be reminded by the dealer that a minimum raise had to be at least 74,000. Sapitavicius then shoved and Nagi called it off for around 120,000 in total.

Sapitavicius: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Nagi: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The blank {3-Spades} river changed nothing whatsoever and Nagi hit the rail in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Arunas Sapitavicius
480,000
244,000
244,000
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Jim Nagi
Busted

Tags: Sergio AidoJim NagiArunas Sapitavicius

Awerbuch Busts to Yan

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

[Removed:17] raised to 20,000 and Chad Awerbuch defended his big blind to see a flop of {6-Spades}{9-Spades}{A-Hearts}. The Aussie check-called a bet of 25,000 by "MissOracle" and checked again the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Yan now fired a second barrel worth 54,000 and was called before Awerbuch also checked the {7-Hearts} river.

Yan asked his opponent if he had any bigger chips behind and then shoved for effectively 145,000. Awerbuch checked his stack carefully before calling it off and sent his cards into the muck as soon as Yan had flipped over the winning {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:17]
860,000
228,000
228,000
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Chad Awerbuch
Busted

Tags: Chad Awerbuch

Chin's Shove Goes Through

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Max Chin and Tang Peng had traded some chips before and just now Chin raised to 20,000. Peng was in the big blind and squeezed to 60,000 before his opponent moved all in. Peng asked for a count and ultimately mucked to the 346,000 shove.

Player Chips Progress
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Tang Peng
510,000
106,000
106,000
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Max Chin
430,000
-47,000
-47,000

Tags: Max ChinTang Peng

Higgs Hits the Rail

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific bracelet winner Sam Higgs had been a short stack for most of the last stages the previous night and didn't find any spot today. Down to just 112,000 chips, he moved all in from under the gun and Tang Peng announced the call from the button with the players in the blinds getting out of the way.

Higgs: {A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Peng: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} was kind of an overkill, as only running fours or aces could save the Aussie. It was all over after the {2-Hearts} turn and the {A-Spades} river even gave Peng a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Tang Peng
640,000
130,000
130,000
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Sam Higgs
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sam HiggsTang Peng