Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
2017 Aussie Millions
ANTON Jewellery $100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Entries
18
Level
14
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Watson Keeps Winning Despite Move
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A table move has not slowed down Mike Watson at all and the Canadian has been using his sizable stack like a club to beat down on the other players.
Watson is now sitting in the number three seat between Alexandros Kolonias in seat two and Nick Petrangelo in seat five and opened the action with a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff with Petrangelo calling the button and David Peters calling from the big blind.
Peters checked the 
flop and Watson led out for 9,000 before Petrangelo three-bet to 23,000 from the button.
After Peters bowed out Watson made the call taking the action heads-up to the 
turn. Watson checked and Petrangelo checked it right back to take things to the 
river. The action went check, check once again and Petrangelo rolled over 
but was behind to Watson’s 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
377,000 | 42,000 |
|
172,000 | -23,000 |
Sam Greenwood Eliminated by Nick Petrangelo
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Sam Greenwood got the last of his chips in with 
up against the 
of Nick Petrangelo. The 
runout wasn't all too exciting and Greenwood exited the tournament area.
With now just 10 players remaining, Mike Watson has moved tables to balance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Watson Ups Aggression to Take Lead
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike Watson has been pretty active so far this level as the aggressor in three separate consecutive hands, winning all without showdown.
The first saw Watson raise it up to 6,000 from the button with Fedor Holz electing to three-bet from the big blind to 24,500. Watson took his time before four-betting to 60,000, which was enough to get Holz to lay it down.
The second hand saw Watson make it 6,000 from the cutoff with both Holz and Steffen Sontheimer making the call from the small and big blind respectively.
All three players check the 
flop and after checks from Holz and Sontheimer on the 
turn Watson’s 10,000 delayed continuation bet was enough to take it down.
The third hand saw Sam Trickett open to 5,500 from under the gun only to see Watson three-bet to16,500 from under the gun plus one. Trickett quickly four-bet to 42,000 but just as quickly folded when Watson five-bet shoved.
All that action saw Watson edge slightly in front of Holz to snag the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000 | 75,000 |
|
306,000 | -24,000 |
|
196,000 | -4,000 |
|
115,500 | -40,000 |
A$882,000 for the Champion
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The prize pool information has just been announced. With 18 total entries, three spots will be paid.
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|
| A$882,000 | A$529,200 | A$352,800 |
Ben Tollerene Eliminated by Alexandros Kolonias
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Ben Tollerene got his last 58,700 in before the flop from the hijack up against big blind Alexandros Kolonias.
Tollerene was in excellent position to double up as he dominated with 
against the 
of Kolonias.
The 
flop, however, wasn't the flop Tollerene was hoping for and the on the turn and on the river denied him a comeback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
Busted |
New Seat Draw & Chip Stacks
Level 7
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | Table 2 | |||
| 1 | Fedor Holz | 320,000 | David Peters | 100,000 |
| 2 | - | - | Alexandro Kolonias | 170,000 |
| 3 | Steffen Sontheimer | 200,000 | Sam Greenwood | 51,800 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney | 100,000 | - | |
| 5 | Sam Trickett | 155,500 | Nick Petrangelo | 160,000 |
| 6 | Mike Watson | 260,000 | - | - |
| 7 | - | - | David Steicke | 100,000 |
| 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | 100,000 | - |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
260,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
155,500 | 35,500 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
51,800 | -18,200 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Two New Players Enter, Two Reenter
Level 6
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
David Steicke and Bryn Kenney have just bought into the event. Mikita Badziakouski and David Peters have just reentered. Right now, 18 entries total with 12 players in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Break
Level 6
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The players have gone on their 45-minute dinner break. With the hand of Chidwick versus Watson running into the break, just 37 minutes of that break remain right now.