Event #11: $10,600 Main Event Day 4 | 2016 Aussie Millions

01-29-2016 18:50 UTC+10

Obst Crippled in Last Hand Before Dinner Break

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

James Obst opened for 52,000 from the button only to have Bobby Zhang three-bet to 143,000 from the big blind. Obst paused for a few beats before announcing himself all in, and he didn't seem too pleased when Zhang called off for 943,000 total.

Zhang:
Obst:

As it turned out, Obst picked a bad spot to shove, and he paid the price as the board ran out a dry .

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Zhang	1,900,000	890,000
James Obst	302,000	-848,000

Tags: Bobby Zhang James Obst

01-29-2016 18:50 UTC+10

Honeyman Doesn't Back Down, Lynskey Hurting

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Dylan Honeyman raised to 50,000 and Alexander Lynskey three-bet from the cutoff to 130,000. Honeyman made the call and the flop brought out .

Honeyman check-called a bet of 135,000 and on the turn the hit. Both players checked the turn and the river brought out the .

Honeyman checked a third time, and now Lynskey fired out 245,000. Honeyman made the call and Lynskey showed . Honeyman won the pot with , and he's now among the chip leaders of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Honeyman	2,886,000	807,000
Alexander Lynskey	897,000	-763,000

01-29-2016 18:49 UTC+10

Featured Table Update

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Seat	Name	Chip Count
1	Kitty Kuo	2,828,000
2	Alexander Lynskey	1,660,000
3	Tony Dunst	4,430,000
4	Cankai Zhang	865,000
5	Samantha Abernathy	1,040,000
6	Dylan Honeyman	2,079,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	4,430,000	60,000
Kitty Kuo	2,828,000	-172,000
Dylan Honeyman	2,079,000	366,000
Alexander Lynskey	1,660,000	-240,000
Samantha Abernathy	1,040,000	-32,000
Cankai Zhang	865,000	-35,000

01-29-2016 18:48 UTC+10

Adam Monaghan Eliminated in 13th Place (AU$85,000)

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

From under the gun, Adam Monaghan raised to 60,000. Ari Engel moved all in from the big blind, and Monaghan called off for approximately 540,000 with the . Engel had the .

Thanks to a run out of , Engel won the pot by spiking an ace, and Monaghan was out the door in 13th place. He earned a payday of AU$85,000 for his finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	3,200,000	600,000
Adam Monaghan	Busted

Tags: Adam Monaghan Ari Engel

01-29-2016 18:41 UTC+10

Engel Five-Bet Jams On Zhang

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

From under the gun, Bobby Zhang raised to 55,000. Ari Engel reraised on the button to 168,000, and action folded back to Zhang. He four-bet to 399,000, but Engel wasn't to be outdone and moved all in. Zhang snap-folded, and Engel won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	2,600,000	525,000
Bobby Zhang	1,010,000	-470,000

Tags: Bobby Zhang Ari Engel

01-29-2016 18:37 UTC+10

"You're a Nice Person"

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On the button, Ari Engel raised to 52,000. John Apostolidis called from the big blind, and the two players then checked the flop. After the landed on the turn, Apostolidis bet 50,000, and Engel called.

The river was the that paired the board, and Apostolidis bet 50,000. Engel went into the tank, and this is when things got a little interesting in a hand that seemed rather uninteresting throughout.

"I'll show you," said Apostolidis while Engel tanked.

After that, the two engaged in some back-and-forth chatter while Engel played with 50,000 in chips in his hands debating whether or not he would make the call.

"Can I say what I have?" Apostolidis asked to the dealer and floor staff member present.

"No," said the floor man with a shake of his head.

"Yes, I vote yes," said Engel while he gave a thumbs up.

Another half a minute passed, and then Apostolidis began talking some more.

"I have to show or otherwise you'll think less of me," he said to Engel.

Eventually, Engel called, and Apostolidis showed the for trips.

"Thank you, thank you," said Apostolidis. "I really appreciate this."

Apostolidis collected the chips while he kept thanking Engel for paying him off.

"Thank you," Apostolidis said. "You're a nice person, I'll tell you that."

"Thank you," responded Engel. "You, too."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	2,075,000	-75,000
John Apostolidis	635,000	135,000

Tags: John Apostolidis Ari Engel

01-29-2016 18:31 UTC+10

Dunst Extends Chip Lead Taking Big Pot Off Obst

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

KC Wong raised to 55,000 under the gun and Tony Dunst called from the cutoff. James Obst then three-bet to 190,000 from the small blind, Wong folded, and Dunst called to see the flop.

Obst proceeded to check-call a bet of 175,000 and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Obst checked for a third time and then called when Dunst bet 350,000. Dunst rolled over the for a pair of kings, and it was good as Obst sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	4,370,000	1,020,000
James Obst	1,150,000	-1,000,000

Tags: James Obst Tony Dunst

01-29-2016 18:30 UTC+10

Artur Koren Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$85,000)

donpeters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

After he lost the big pot to Ari Engel, Artur Koren was knocked way down to 160,000 in chips. He got those chips in shortly thereafter from the small blind, raising all in for about 110,000 from the small blind against the big blind of Adam Monaghan. With a stack of about 500,000, Monaghan quickly called with the . Koren was at risk with the .

The flop kept Koren in front, as did the on the turn. But the river card meant Koren's tournament had come to an end in 14th place, while Monaghan saw his stack increase to about 600,000 in chips.