Event #9: $25,000 Challenge Day 1 | 2016 Aussie Millions

01-23-2016 00:46 UTC+11

McDonald Eliminated by Kornuth

Remko Rinkema

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Chance Kornuth just raised under the gun to 6,500 and Mike McDonald moved all in from the big blind. Kornuth told us he called the shove for about 53,000 chips and the showdown went as follows.

Kornuth showed and beat McDonald's , and the event is now down to its last 40 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	250,000 46,000	46,000

Mike McDonald	Busted

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01-23-2016 00:50 UTC+11

Spindler Chips Up Through O'Dwyer

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Donnie Peters

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

From the hijack seat, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 7,000. Benny Spindler reraised to 20,000 on the button, and O'Dwyer made the call.

The flop came out , and O'Dwyer check-folded to a bet of 20,500 from Spindler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	295,000 16,000	16,000

Benny Spindler	202,000 52,000	52,000

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01-23-2016 00:50 UTC+11

Yan Ousted by Quoss

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Remko Rinkema

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

[Removed:17], who was down to just 14,000 chips, just moved all in and Fabian Quoss paid the small shove from the big blind.

Quoss:
Yan:

The board ran out and Yan was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	80,000 10,000	10,000
[Removed:17]	Busted

Tags: Fabian Quoss

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

01-23-2016 00:54 UTC+11

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	206,000 96,000	96,000

Kitson Kho	150,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Weiss	117,000 104,000	104,000
Michael Liem	110,000 30,000	30,000

Chidwick Runs into Kurganov's Kings

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Remko Rinkema

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Igor Kurganov raised from the button and Stephen Chidwick proceeded to move all in for about 80,000 from the small blind.

Kurganov called Chidwick's shove, and showed . Chidwick was in trouble holding , and the board brought him no help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	240,000 114,000	114,000

Stephen Chidwick	Busted

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01-23-2016 00:59 UTC+11

Giesbrecht Gone

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Sean Giesbrecht, who fired two bullets in this event, open-shipped under the gun for his last 24,000 and action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov, who called from the big blind.

Katchalov:
Giesbrecht:

Giesbrecht was a heavy favorite, but disaster struck when the flop paired Katchalov's kicker. Neither the turn nor river helped Giesbrechet, and he headed for the exit here in the last level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	300,000 50,000	50,000

Sean Giesbrecht	Busted

Tags: Sean Giesbrecht Eugene Katchalov

01-23-2016 01:04 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Donnie Peters

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	310,000 89,000	89,000

Igor Kurganov	230,000 10,000	10,000

Jeff Rossiter	148,000 2,000	2,000
Martin Kozlov	100,000 22,000	22,000

Erik Seidel	95,000 35,000	35,000

Connor Drinan	90,000 35,000	35,000

Daniel Neilson	81,000 14,000	14,000
Byron Kaverman	70,000 10,000	10,000

01-23-2016 01:05 UTC+11

Cates Doubles Lynskey

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Alexander Lynskey opened to 8,000 from first position on his 5-handed table. Daniel Cates three-bet to (what appeared to be) 29,000 from the small blind and Elliot Smith folded from the big blind. Lynskey pushed all in for 69,000 and Cates, after giving it some thoughts, made the call.

Alexander Lynskey:
Daniel Cates:

The gave Cates some additional outs. The made Lynskey top set and left Cates drawing dead. The on the river gave Cates two pair but it wasn't good enough this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Lynskey	144,500 81,500	81,500
Daniel Cates	78,500 71,500	71,500

Tags: Alexander Lynskey Dan Cates

01-23-2016 01:08 UTC+11

Kurganov Fishhooks Kozlov

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Igor Kurganov opened for 8,000 from the button and Martin Kozlov responded by three-betting all in for roughly 90,000 from the small blind. Kurganov wasted little time in making the call after the big blind got out of the way.

Kurganov:
Kozlov: