Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,320,000 AUD
Entries
732
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Australian Poker Hall of Famer Among Recent Eliminations
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Last year on Day 2 of this tournament, Van Marcus was ceremoniously inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame. Unfortunately for Marcus, there will be no Day 2 for him here in 2016.
We missed his elimination, but as Samantha Abernathy told it, action folded to Marcus in the small blind and he shoved for his last 3,000 holding 
offsuit. She looked him up from the big blind with 
offsuit and managed to spiked an eight on the turn to send Marcus packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Aditya Agarwal Goes Down with Kings
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The player under the gun opened with a raise to 1,200 and Aditya Agarwal right next to him made the call. The player on the button squeezed to 3,500 and the big blind contemplated what to do. He eventually colf four-bet to 12,500 and the initial raiser quickly released.
Action was back on Agarwal and the Indian PokerStars Team Pro thought about it for a bit before shoving all in for 31,150. The player on the button moved out of the way but the big blind made the call. Agarwal got the bad news soon enough.
Aditya Agarwal: 
Big Blind: 
The flop came 
and did not much for Agarwal. The 
on the turn gave him a flush draw but the 
didn't fill it up. Agerwal was covered by a couple of thousand and he made his exit from the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Ivey Left Crippled After Failing to Push Off Kolonias
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Alexandros Kolonias opened for 1,200 under the gun and the player in the hijack called. Phil Ivey then called from the button, both blinds folded, and three players saw a flop of 
. Two checks saw Ivey bet 2,500, only Kolonias called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Kolonias checked for a second time and then called when Ivey bet 5,000. When the completed the board on the river, Kolonias checked yet again and Ivey tossed out 10,000, which was about half his remaining stack. Kolonias tossed in a single chip to signify a call and Ivey simply sent his hand to the muck. That meant Kolonias was able to win the pot without having to show his own two cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
||
|
10,350
-19,650
|
-19,650 |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
84,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
82,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
72,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
68,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
54,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
49,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
42,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
36,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
26,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
23,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
17,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
|
16,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
Roberts Eliminated
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Brian Roberts was already short and was nowhere to be found just now. Former table mat Kitty Kuo told us he had shoved all in for his last 10 big blinds with 
from early position. A player in middle position had looked him up with 
and that hand had held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
McDonald Can't Bluff Benson
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
On the 
board, Gary Benson bet 3,500, and Mike McDonald made the call.
The river was the 
, and Benson checked. McDonald attempted a bet of 8,000, but Benson stuck around with a call and that didn't mean good news for McDonald and his . Benson had the and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
|
||
Zarco Doubles Through Ivey
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
After Phil Ivey raised to 1,200 from middle position, play folded to Javier Zarco in the big blind. Zarco moved all in for 6,125, and Ivey made the call after he received the count from the dealer.
Ivey had the 
, but he was behind the 
for Zarco.
The 
board kept Zarco's hand best, and he doubled up to knock Ivey down to 4,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500 | |
|
|
4,000
-6,350
|
-6,350 |
|
|
||
McDonald Shoves the Flop
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
On the 
flop, Mike McDonald was check-raised by an opponent from 1,200 to 2,700. McDonald responded by reraising all in for 9,400, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Benson Pushes Out Mercier
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
After the player in the cutoff seat limped in for 500, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 1,800 on the button. Gary Benson called from the small blind, the player in the big blind called, and then the limper completed the preflop action with a call as well.
The flop was paired with cowboys — 
— and action checked to Mercier. He bet 2,600, and Benson check-raised to 5,700. The other two players folded, and then Mercier called.
The turn was the , and Benson led with a bet of 7,500. Mercier tanked for a minute or so and eventually folded his hand to give Benson the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
47,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||