2016 Aussie Millions

Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,320,000 AUD
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
110,000 30,000
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
84,000 -6,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
82,000 17,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
72,000 12,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
68,200 3,200
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
54,000 4,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
54,000 13,000
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
49,000 20,500
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
42,000 9,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
36,000 12,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
35,000 5,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
29,000 -9,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
28,000 -12,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
26,000 -9,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
EPT 1X Winner
23,000 10,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
17,000 3,500
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
16,000 -16,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
12,000 -10,000

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 {9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Two checks saw Ivey bet 2,500, only Kolonias called, and the dealer burned and turned the {K-Diamonds}.

Kolonias checked for a second time and then called when Ivey bet 5,000. When the {K-Diamonds} 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
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
10,350 -19,650

Tags: Phil IveyAlexandros Kolonias

Aditya Agarwal Goes Down with Kings

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

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: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Big Blind: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and did not much for Agarwal. The {J-Clubs} on the turn gave him a flush draw but the {Q-Hearts} 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
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
Busted

Tags: Aditya Agarwal

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 {a-}{9-} offsuit. She looked him up from the big blind with {j-}{8-} offsuit and managed to spiked an eight on the turn to send Marcus packing.

Player Chips Progress
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
90,000 20,000
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
Busted
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Samantha AbernathyVan Marcus

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Retired AFL Star Steve Baker Busts First Major Tournament

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Steve Baker (selfie face). Pic c/o Tony Hachem
Steve Baker (selfie face). Pic c/o Tony Hachem

Steven Baker, 35, is a retired Australian rules footballer known for playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1999 to 2011.

As it happens, Baker, who was the 27th pick in the 1998 AFL Draft, also fancies poker, though he doesn't have a ton of experience, which is comprised of home games alongside Tony Hachem and Shane Warne. Baker decided to take a shot at the big time by playing the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event — his first-ever major tournament — but things did not go his way.

Way back in Level 2, Baker lost all but 900 of his stack when his pocket kings were cracked by Faraz Jaka's {a-}{7-}. The flop contained a seven, the turn was another seven, and the chips went in on the river. Baker managed a bit of a comeback — at least enough of one to keep him in contention past the dinner break — but his run came to an end at the tail end of Level 5.

It happened when Baker moved all in from early position for 1,900. Action folded all the way to Poker Hall of Famer John Juanda, who opted to call from the big blind.

Juanda: {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Baker: {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Baker, who admitted he had only looked at the king when he shoved, got his stack in good, and he remained in the lead on the {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the {Q-Clubs} to pair Juanda. The {4-Clubs} river was no help to Baker, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Baker, known as one of the most efficient taggers in the AFL, stopped by Hachem's table to deliver the bad news before exiting the Crown Melbourne poker room.

For more on Baker, check out his Wikipedia page.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
9,000 2,000
Steve Baker au
Steve Baker
Busted

Tags: John JuandaSteve Baker

Glazier's Tournament Ends with Ace-King

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jackie Glazier
Jackie Glazier

After a raise to 800, Jackie Glazier just moved all in for about 9,000 chips. A few players folded before a third player got involved, moving all in as well. The other players, and the initial raiser, folded, creating the following showdown.

Glazier: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Glazier busted out, and she wished the other players at the table the best of luck before heading for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Stop The Presses: O'Dwyer Knocked Out

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

The man with some of the most impressive results of recent memory, Steve O'Dwyer, has been knocked out from the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event. O'Dwyer, who had been knocked down to about 12,000 chips prior to his final hand, raised under the gun to 900 and the player on his left made it 3,000.

The action folded back to O'Dwyer, and he moved all in for about 12,000, only to get called right away.

O'Dwyer showed {Q-}{Q-}, and he got knocked out against the {K-}{K-} of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer

Updated Chip Counts from the Outer Room

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrick Zellweger au
Patrick Zellweger
150,000 17,000
Giuliano Nobili au
Giuliano Nobili
112,000 12,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
80,000 13,000
Mehrdad Razmi nz
Mehrdad Razmi
70,000
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
70,000 28,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
65,000 5,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
65,000 10,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000 18,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
60,000 -8,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
50,000 4,500
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
40,000 -8,500
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
38,000 11,000
Chen-An Lin tw
Chen-An Lin
35,000 6,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
33,000 -19,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
32,000 1,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
30,000
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
29,600 600
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
28,500 -11,500
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
24,000 -3,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
24,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
22,000 -3,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
13,500 -6,500
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
12,000 -15,000
Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
6,000 -32,000