One of the players in the field is Kristen Bicknell, winner of the 2013 World Series of Poker Ladies Championship for $173,922. In that event, Bicknell defeated a field of 954 players, including Australian Leanne Haas in heads-up play.
We just saw 
on the flop when a player checked to Darryll Fish who bet 700 and Sammy Khouis called in position. The third player folded and the 
hit on the turn.
Fish checked on the turn and now Khouis bet 1,200, which was called by Fish.
The river brought the 
and Fish checked again. Khouis threw out 1,400 on the river and Fish folded.
"You're too good," Khouis said, as he flashed the 
.
"If I was too good I would've folded the turn," Fish smiled.
"You could've gotten there on the river," Khouis responded.
"I doubt it," Fish said, as he dropped a little pot in the second level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
28,200 | -1,800 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Dominik Nitsche is one of the most successful young players in the game, having won three World Series of Poker bracelet, LAPT Mar del Plata, WPT Johannesburg and he also has a third-place finish in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. In total Nitsche has $5.1 million in career tournament earnings, and he just busted the Main Event after playing just six hands.
"Six hands," Ronnie Bardah said in amazement, looking back on the hand he just witnessed, "He only played six hands in the Main Event."
The Main Event has a $10,600 buy in, and six hands of play meant Nitsche's tournament cost a whopping $1,766 per hand.
Bardah, who was seated on Nitsche left, explained to us what happened and the action went as follows.
A player raised to 300 in early position and Pete Matusik, who goes by Chewing Gum Pete, from Brisbane with $360,000 in live tournament earnings, three ANZPT final tables and a victory in the 2011 ANZPT Gold Coast event for $145,100, three-bet to 1,200.
Nitsche, seated on the button, called and both the big blind and initial raiser called as well, putting 
on the flop with two spades and one club.
Bardah said, "The dealer thought Nitsche was in the small blind, and he said that the action was on him. Nitsche pointed out that he had the button, and then the other guys said that he thought he had button."
Matusik thought he had the button as well, and after things were cleared up the action was checked to the man from Brisbane.
"Okay, I'll bet," Bardah reenacted Matusik's quote, as he threw out 3,200.
Nitsche raised it up to 8,200 and the other players folded after which Matusik moved all in. The German pro called right away, creating the following showdown.
Nitsche:
Matusik:
The turn was a and the river brought another , sending Nitsche to the rail after losing set over set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Grab your Kit Kat bars, the players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Many of the former Aussie Millions Main Event winners always manage to find their way to the biggest poker tournament on the Southern Hemisphere, and this year that's no different. The 2012 champion, Oliver Speidel, took home $1,600,000 for his victory and today he's back giving it another shot.
Speidel beat Kenny Wong from Hong Kong heads up, while notable Canadians Yann Dion and Daniel Idema also made the final table. Since then Speidel has not played many international events, and his last live result dates back to the 2013 Aussie Millions when he finished second in the $1,100 Mix Max for $25,000.
Speidel sits tenth on the Aussie Millions all-time money list with just shy of two-million in live tournament earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Mexican pro Angel Guillen has just been spotted in the tournament room, a place we know he loves as two of his last three tournament results have come here at the Aussie Millions.
Guillen's biggest result was off course winning a WSOP bracelet in 2009 for $530,548, right after finishing second in a WSOP event two weeks prior for $312,800. In total Guillen has just shy of $1.8 million in live tournament earnings, which puts him third on the Mexican all-time money list.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
While in Prague, Remko Rinkema sat down with Tony G to talk about his on-air personality, his transition to politics, and more.
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