Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day 1c Started
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
One Last Day One
From tomorrow on its no more Ground Hog Day, but today the players have one last chance to get to that stage. It's time for Day 1c of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event!
Another 7 levels are scheduled, each and every one of them 90-minutes long. After each level there's a 15-minute break, with a 75-minute dinner break after the fourth level. Players start with a stack of 30,000 at blinds 50/100. The last level of the night will be 300/600.
A total of 180 players signed up for Day 1a on Sunday and yesterday's Day 1b saw 207 players compete, making for a total of 389 right now. Day 1c is traditionally the busiest so we expect a packed Crown poker room today. Amongst the players in the field we expect the six finalists of the $100,000 Challenge. Connor Drinan, Fedor Holz, Jason Mercier, Sam Greenwood, Fabian Quoss and Ben Tollerene all made the final table of that illustrious event late last night, but the final stage of that tournament won't be played till Saturday. That means they have all the time in the world to compete in the Main Event, and today is the day to do it!
The tournament's last starting day starts at 12:30pm local time (about 90 minutes from now), and you know where to find all the updates. Indeed, it's right here on PokerNews.com!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
MyStack App Available for 2016 Aussie Millions
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Play is Underway
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
And we already found the following recognizable faces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Queueing Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There's a long line of people trying to get into the Main Event, but they still need to get their registration slip. Amongst the players ready to play are Paul Newey, Mike McDonald, Tony Dunst, Matt Salsberg and Rupert Elder. They will be able to get a seat shortly, today is already looking to be huge!
Some More
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Engel Gets Off to a Great Start
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ari Engel has gotten off to a great start here on Day 1c.
It happened when the under-the-gun player raised to 250 and the player in the cutoff called. Engel then three-bet to 1,025 from the button, both blinds folded, and the original raiser made the call. The cutoff got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
The under-the-gun player check-called a bet of 1,125 and then proceeded to check-called one of 2,325 on the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, the under-the-gun player checked for a third time and Engel opted to check behind with the 
for a pair of kings. It was good as his opponent flicked his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
Hartmann Checks Behind a Flush
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We picked up the action on a flop of 
with Jesse Sylvia checking from the small blind. Pascal Hartmann, presumably the initial raiser, made a bet and Sylvia check raised to 1,175. Hartmann called and the 
popped up on the turn. Sylvia made a bet again, this time 1,775, and Hartmann called one more time.
The river came the 
and Sylvia knocked on the table. Hartmann contemplated what to do for a bit, and checked behind showing his 
. Sylvia tabled 
and took down the pot.
The Room is Getting Packed
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |