Let's Have Ourselves a Break
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break. When they return they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 3
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
From the Floor
Sha's Kicker Problem Leads to His Departure
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We missed the preflop action unfold, but we do know Sailendra Sha got his stack of 74,000 all in against Kitty Kuo.
Kuo: 
Sha: 
Sha was looking for a jack, spades, or some other help, but the 
flop didn't do much for him. the 
turn opened up some chop outs, but none connected for Sha as the 
blanked on the river to put an end to his 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |
Rowe Rivers Hachem
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
After unknown action Tony Hachem found himself all in for about 130,000 on a 
flop and he got called by Martin Rowe.
Hachem: 
Rowe: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Rowe hit a set of fives on the river to send a very disappointed Hachem to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
802,000 | 177,000 |
|
Busted |
Koren Makes a Monster Call, Sends Bansal Packing
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to Artur Koren on the button and he limped in for 6,000. The small blind completed and Paawan Bansal in the big blind checked his option.
The flop came 
and the small blind checked. Bansal lead out and Koren and the small blind both called.
The 
fell on the turn and the small blind checked again. Bansal bet out 36,000 now and just Koren called, the small blind folded.
With the 
completing the board Bansal had 96,000 left. He shoved all in and Koren had a real decision. He tanked about it for a bit, smiled and asked if Bansal had 
maybe, and eventually called by tossing in a single chip.
"Good call" admitted Bansal, showing 
not much later.
Koren tabled 
and took down the pot. Paawan Bansal made his exit in 66th place, netting him AU$66,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |
Chu Stays Alive Thanks to the Turn
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
A short-stacked John Chu moved all in under the gun for 102,000 and action folded all the way around to Cankai Zhang in the big blind. Zhang thought long and hard before making the call.
Zhang:
Chu: 
It was a flip, but Chu needed to improve. He didn't do it on the 
flop, but he did on the turn.
The river was of no consequence and Chu shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | -105,000 |
|
212,000 | 110,000 |
Braun Loses 500,000 Flip Against Chidwick
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened to 14,000 from the cutoff and the button immediately laid down his hand. Daniel Braun in the small blind three-betto 43,000 with 209,000 behind and the big blind folded. Action was back on Chidwick and he pushed all in. Braun made the call, though he wasn't the happiest person in the world doing it.
Stephen Chidwick:
Daniel Braun:
The flop came 
, a disaster for Brown. The on the turn gave him a live flush draw, but the 
on the river blanked and Braun had to make his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
745,000 | 235,000 |
|
Busted |
Nolte's Exit Makes Zhang a Millionaire
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Christian Nolte four-bet all in for what looked like more than 200,000 and Bobby Zhang snap-called to put Nolte at risk and in desperate shape.
Nolte: 
Zhang:
The flop 
was of no help for Nolte, neither was the 
on the turn but a 10 would have now given him a straight. The blank river sent Nolte to the rail and Zhang's already big stack was increased further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 310,000 |
|
Busted |
Monaghan Takes Aim at Kenneady
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We missed the preflop action, but we do know that Michael Kenneady got his stack of 123,000 all in preflop and was racing against Adam Monaghan.
Monaghan:
Kenneady:
Kenneady needed to improve to stay alive, and while he didn't do it on the 
flop, he picked up a gutshot to a jack. The turn put up some chop outs to a club, but Kenneady missed as the 
blanked on the river to send him out the door in 69th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 230,000 |
|
Busted |
Soucek Finds a Double
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
From middle position, Samantha Abernathy raised to 13,000. Jack O'Neill flat-called in the cutoff seat, Alexandros Kolonias called on the button, and then play folded to Lukas Soucek in the big blind. Soucek reraised all in for 129,000, and Kolonias called after Abernathy and O'Neill folded.
Kolonias had the , but Soucek had the for the best hand.
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Soucek doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
752,000 | 152,000 |
|
485,000 | 155,000 |
|
268,000 | 128,100 |
|
192,000 | -288,000 |