John Juanda had some chips early on, but he has since lost the majority of those. He was just seen calling a river bet of 16,800 on 
. His opponent turned over 
and Juanda mucked. Danger zone for Juanda.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | -7,000 |
The $25,000 Challenge of the 2017 Aussie Millions has a total prize pool of A$3,192,000 and will award 14 players. A min cash is worth A$63,840 ($48,012) while making the six-handed final table guarantees you a minimum payout of A$143,640 ($108,012). The top contender walks away with A$861,840 ($648,098).
| Position | Prize in A$ | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A$861,840 | $648,098 |
| 2 | A$590,520 | $444,067 |
| 3 | A$383,040 | $288,032 |
| 4 | A$287,280 | $216,024 |
| 5 | A$207,480 | $156,017 |
| 6 | A$143,640 | $108,012 |
| 7 - 8 | A$119,700 | $90,010 |
| 9 - 10 | A$95,760 | $72,018 |
| 11 - 12 | A$79,800 | $60,015 |
| 13 - 14 | A$63,840 | $48,012 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
[Removed:17], seated on the button, was checked to by Martin Finger on a flop of 
. Yan bet 5,500 and big blind Finger check-raised to 15,300 with about 56,000 behind. Yan called in position to see a turn of 
come off. Finger checked and Yan moved in. Finger called instantly but his 
was trailing Yan's 
. The river 
was meaningless and Finger said his goodbyes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:17]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
305,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 160,000 |
|
180,000 | 114,000 |
|
175,000 | 94,000 |
|
160,000 | 40,000 |
|
141,000 | 44,000 |
|
125,000 | 75,000 |
|
93,000 | 43,000 |
|
74,000 | 24,000 |
|
67,000 | 45,000 |
|
54,000 | -41,000 |
|
8,000 | -49,000 |
In a three-way pot, Matt Affleck was all in from the big blind against Ryan D'Angelo and the player in the small blind. The side-pot remained a little over 20,000 when both active players checked on 
. The small blind bet 16,300 on the 
turn and D'Angelo, seated in the cutoff, called. Both checked the 
on the river and the small blind turned over 
. Affleck showed 
and the pot went to D'Angelo who tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000 | 53,000 |
|
Busted |
With registration now closed, it the total amount of entries is 133. Of those 133, 66 remain right now to make for an average stack of just over 100,000.
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize in A$ | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | A$500,000 | Dominykas Karmazinas | Lithuania | A$200,000 | $205,895 |
| 2013 | 30 | A$723,000 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | A$275,000 | $290,317 |
| 2014 | 65 | A$1,560,000 | Max Altergott | Germany | A$241,785* | $211,522* |
| 2015 | 104 | A$2,496,000 | Alexander Trevallion | Australia | A$645,150** | $521,835** |
| 2016 | 122 | A$2,928,000 | Chance Kornuth | United States | A$790,560 | $547,874 |
| 2017 | 133 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
It's dinner break for the 78 remaining players of the $25,000 Challenge high rollers. Registration remains open till the end of the 45-minute dinner break.
We missed the pre-flop and flop action, but were there for the turn in a hand between Italians Mustapha Kanit (hijack) and Dario Sammartino (button). Kanit checked on 
and saw his countryman bet 12,500. Kanit called.
The 
completed the board and Kanit checked again. Sammartino went deep into the tank and eventually shoved for a hefty 75,200. Kanit tanked just as long and eventually let it go.
Table mate Chance Kornuth dared Sammartino to show a bluff but the latter quietly mucked before collecting his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000 | 94,900 |
|
120,200 | 7,200 |
