2017 Aussie Millions

ANTON Jewellery $100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
882,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Entries
18
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Check Raise the River

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

From early position, Bryn Kenney opened for 7,000 and Alexandros Kolonias called from the hijack. Big blind Steffen Sontheimer over called and all three of them checked the {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop and {K-Spades} turn. The river came the {J-Spades} and Sontheimer checked again. Kenney bet 17,000 and Kolonias called. Sontheimer check-raised to, what looked like, 225,000 to put them both at risk. Kenney needed time and tossed in a time breaker chip, but folded. Kolonias folded as well.

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasBryn KenneySteffen Sontheimer

Peters Doubles Petrangelo

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened for 7,500 from middle position and over on the button David Peters three-bet to 20,500. Both blinds folded, Petrangelo called.

Both checked {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and the {A-Clubs} hit the turn. Petrangelo check-called a bet of 20,000 and the {K-Clubs} completed the board. Petrangelo checked, Peters bet 50,000, and Petrangelo shoved for 104,000.

Peters called, but mucked after being shown {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} by Petrangelo for the flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
298,000 146,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
84,000 -190,500

Tags: David PetersNick Petrangelo

Sontheimer Slows Down Peters

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

David Peters opened from middle position to 7,500 with Steffen Sontheimer the only caller in the small blind. Both players checked the monochrome {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop.

The {4-Hearts} turn saw Sontheimer open for 14,500, which was enough to get Peters to give it up.

Undeterred Peters opened the next hand, again for 7,500, this time finding no callers.

Now sitting under the gun plus one Peters raised for the third time in a row, again making it 7,500. Sontheimer opted to look Peters up once more, this time from the cutoff and action went heads-up to a flop of {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

Both players checked the flop and the subsequent {6-Diamonds} turn before Peters led out for 15,000 on the {q-Hearts} river. Sontheimer thought for 15 seconds before making the call, his {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} leading Peters’ {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to take the pot.

Tags: David PetersSteffen Sontheimer

Play Back Underway

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Blinds are still 1,500 and 3,000 with a 500 ante. There are 33 minutes left on the clock for this level. Play is back underway with the final nine players.

The Final Nine

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Steffen Sontheimer286,000
2Nick Petrangelo152,000
3Bryn Kenney86,500
4Mike Watson270,500
5David Peters274,500
6Alexandros Kolonias116,500
7David Steicke98,000
8Fedor Holz302,000
9Sam Trickett229,000
Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
302,000 2,000
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
286,000 10,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
274,500 14,500
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
270,500 -106,500
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
152,000 -20,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
116,500 2,500
David Steicke au
David Steicke
98,000 -2,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
86,500 22,500

Trickett Banks to Bust Badziakouski

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

What started as a limped blind versus blind hand quickly escalated to result in the elimination of Mikita Badziakouski.

Preflop Sam Trickett completed from the small blind and Badziakouski checked his option taking both players to a flop of {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Trickett led out for 5,000 and after a little deliberation Badziakouski made the call.

The {5-Spades} turn brought a 15,000 second barrel from Trickett before Badziakouski moved all in for his last 56,000 reasonably quickly. Trickett, sitting on around 142,000 tanked for the full 30 seconds and used two of his three time breaker chips before finding the call and the cards were turned over.

Sam Trickett: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Mikita Badziakouski: {q-Spades}{7-Spades}

The river was a non-spade {2-Diamonds} and Badziakouski hit the rail while Trickett climbed to 235,000. With nine players now remaining there will be a new seat draw as the two tables are merged into one.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
235,000 44,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiSam Trickett

Holz Doubles Kenney

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Fedor Holz made it 9,000 to go from the button, a short-stacked Bryn Kenney moved all-in for his last 30,000 and Holz snap called.

Bryn Kenney: {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Fedor Holz: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} to grant Kenney a much needed double and he climbed to 64,000 while Holz dropped to 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
300,000 -6,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000 -36,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyFedor Holz

Kolonias Runs Out of Time

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

David Peters opened the cutoff for 7,500 followed by a Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 22,000. Both blinds folded and Peters called. Peters check-called 25,000 on {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts} before both of them checked the {Q-Clubs} on the turn. Peters bet a mere 20,000 on the {9-Hearts} river and Kolonias tanked for a bit to make his decision. He used a time breaker chip to gain a minute to tank but when that too ran out, he was just too late to toss in another one. Kolonias was forced to fold, decent sized pot to Peters.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
260,000 160,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
114,000 -56,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasDavid Peters

Sam Trickett Doubles

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Action folded to Steffen Sontheimer on the button and he opened for 6,000. Big blind Sam Trickett three-bet to 17,000 and Sontheimer called.

The flop came {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Trickett bet 19,000. Sontheimer wasted not much time piling his 25,000 into the middle and Trickett beat him to the pot calling all in for 76,500 total.

Sam Trickett: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Steffen Sontheimer: {K-Spades}{6-Spades}

The dealer burned and turned the {5-Clubs} rapidly, and Trickett asked him to wait: "Wait, wait. Let me enjoy this. One brick please!"

The dealer obliged, putting the {3-Hearts} out to complete the board.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
276,000 -94,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
191,000 75,500

Tags: Sam TrickettSteffen Sontheimer