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

01-29-2016 14:51 UTC+10

Koren Picks One Up

donpeters

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

After Artur Koren took out James Keenan in 26th place, Keenan's seat was filled with James Obst. On his first hand, Obst raised to an unknown amount from the cutoff seat, and Koren reraised on the button to 100,000. Obst called, and the flop came out . Obst checked, Koren bet 75,000, and Obst folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,390,000 -105,000	-105,000

Artur Koren	760,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: James Obst James Keenan Artur Koren

01-29-2016 14:55 UTC+10

Dunst Wins Big

Webjoker

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Martin Rowe opened the button to 35,000 and from the small blind Tony Dunst three-bet to 110,000. The big blind got out of the way and Rowe made the call.

The flop came and Dunst made a bet of 90,000. Rowe called in position.

Both players checked the on the turn and the hit the river. Dunst checked and saw Rowe carefully cut out 160,000.

Dunst tanked for a bit before making the call. Rowe showed , Dunst took it down with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	1,859,000 429,000	429,000

Martin Rowe	722,000 -288,000	-288,000

Tags: Martin Rowe Tony Dunst

01-29-2016 14:56 UTC+10

Habib Doubles, But Can't Watch

donpeters

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

On the button, a short stacked Mikel Habb was all in for 64,000. Andrew Michael called from the big blind with the , and Habb turned up his before he walked some 20 or 30 feet away from the table.

Habb was pacing back on forth with his hands on his hips as the dealer dealt the flop. He didn't seem too worried about how the board was running out, likely figuring he'd know the result one way or another by the reaction of those watching. One of Habb's friends, who was playing a cash game at another table in the room, had run over to the rail and was sweating the all-in situation hard.

The turn was the , and the river was the .

"Yeah!" yelled Habb's railbird. "You doubled, mate!"

Habib began to make his way back to the table. As he did so, he slapped his hands together loudly and yelled, "C'mon!"

Michael was left with 265,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Michael	265,000 -100,000	-100,000
Mikel Habb	140,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Andrew Michael Mikel Habb

01-29-2016 14:57 UTC+10

Andrew Bassat Eliminated in 25th Place (AU$40,000)

donpeters

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kitty Kuo raised to 35,000, Andrew Bassat reraised to 76,000, and then Kuo came back over the top with an all-in shove.

"All right, I'll call you," said an innocent Bassat, turning up the to put himself at risk.

Kuo had the .

What's interesting about this all-in situation was the railbirds that swarmed to the table. The group of them seemed much more interested in rooting for Kuo to win, but not because they favored Kuo as a player. It was because they were the railbirds of Mikel Habb at the other table who was short, had just doubled up, and was looking to hit a pay jump.

"Queen! Queen!" they yelled, as an anxious Bassat stood behind his chair waiting for the flop to come out.

The flop came , and Bassat's kings were still best. Even so, the railbirds held out hope that Kuo would win the hand.

"A queen is coming on the river, don't worry," one of them said. "There's always the river."

"Queen! Queen!" another pleaded.

Another man, who didn't seem to be associated with any particular party, also chimed in. "The river is going to be an ace or whatever," he said.

The turn was the , and Bassat only needed to dodge one more card to double up, but when the smacked on fifth street you could see his heart drop to the floor. Kuo had made a winning set of queens, and Bassat looked dejected.

The railbirds jumped up and down as they yelled over to Habb what happened. Habb was excited with the bustout and gave another one of his patented yells of "C'mon!" before he clapped his hands together again.

As for Bassat, he shook the hands of some players at his table, grabbed his backpack, and made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Bassat	Busted

Tags: Andrew Bassat Kitty Kuo Mikel Habb

01-29-2016 14:59 UTC+10

Sinan Aydogan Eliminated in 24th Place (AU$60,000)

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Sinan Aydogan raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 90,000 from KC Wong on the button. Both blinds folded, Aydogan called, and the two watched the flop come down .

Aydogan checked, Wong bet 80,000, and Aydogan check-raised all in for right around 420,000 total. Wong snap-called and Aydogan couldn't believe what he saw.

Aydogan:
Wong:

"Set over set," a flabbergasted Aydogan yelled to his rail. The spectators lining the rail were in disbelief and watched the board run out the turn and river.

The brutal set-over-set hand put an end to Aydogan's run in 24th place, good for AU$60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
KC Wong	1,400,000
Sinan Aydogan	Busted

Tags: KC Wong Sinan Aydogan

01-29-2016 15:05 UTC+10

Michael Wang Eliminated in 23rd Place (AU$60,000)

donpeters

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

On the feature table, Michael Wang was all in with the against the for Ari Engel. The flop was big for Engel, coming and all but slamming the door shut on Wang's tournament.

The turn was the to seal the deal, and the river completed the board with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	Busted

Tags: Michael Wang Ari Engel

01-29-2016 15:06 UTC+10

James Ong Eliminated in 22nd Place ($60,000)

Happy_Freaked

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded to Kitty Kuo on the button after she got moved to Table 10, and she raised to 35,000. James Ong called from the small blind and the flop brought out .

Ong check-called a bet of 45,000 and the turn brought the .

Ong moved all in on the turn for about 200,000 chips and Kuo snap-called.

Kuo:
Ong:

Holding ace-king, Ong was already drawing dead and the river was the meaningless .

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	2,350,000 950,000	950,000

James Ong	Busted

Tags: James Ong Kitty Kuo

01-29-2016 15:11 UTC+10

Chip Counts on Break

Happy_Freaked

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	2,300,000 -50,000	-50,000

Yuki Ko	1,990,000 596,000	596,000
Tony Dunst	1,859,000

Dylan Honeyman	1,720,000 80,000	80,000
Ari Engel	1,702,000 552,000	552,000

Derek Wolters	1,490,000
James Obst	1,490,000 100,000	100,000

KC Wong	1,350,000 -50,000	-50,000
Alexander Lynskey	1,200,000 339,000	339,000
Bobby Zhang	938,000 293,000	293,000
Samantha Abernathy	905,000 -195,000	-195,000
Artur Koren	764,000 4,000	4,000
Martin Rowe	722,000
Adam Monaghan	719,000 118,000	118,000
Tino Lechich	710,000 170,000	170,000
Jack O'Neill	600,000 -305,000	-305,000
John Apostolidis	500,000 -164,000	-164,000
Thomas Miller	393,000 -452,000	-452,000
Andrew Michael	265,000
Cankai Zhang	174,000 -228,000	-228,000
Mikel Habb	122,000 -18,000	-18,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

01-29-2016 15:20 UTC+10

"NEVER GIVE UP!" (Part 2)

Happy_Freaked

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded to Mikel Habb in the small blind, and he quickly moved all in for his last 119,000. Tino Lechich gave it some thought before making the call, creating the following showdown.

"Let's go baby!" Habb shouted, when the cards were turned face up.

Habb:
Lechich:

Habb walked away from the table, and he stood covering his eyes with his back to the table for the duration of the showdown.

The board ran out , and Habb celebrated loudly, as usual.

"Final table is coming!!" Habb screamed off the top of his lungs.

"Ship it to papa!" he then yelled.

Habb then gathered all his energy and screamed, "NEVER GIVE UP! EVER EVER!"

The people at the table, and on the rail, got a kick out of Habb's antics, and he's now just a few double ups away from contending for a place a the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tino Lechich	580,000 -130,000	-130,000
Mikel Habb	255,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Mikel Habb Tino Lechich