Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
2017 Aussie Millions
$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
65
Level
19
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
0
Break
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
The first 15-minute break of the day has just commenced.
Laidlaw Taking Early Lead
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Brazil's Yuri Martins Dzivielevski opened to 700 from middle position, Daniel Laidlaw made the call from the button with both blinds along coming along for the ride.
All players checked the 
flop and there was no further betting with the 
turn and 
river completing the hand. Dzivielevski showed 
but this was not enough to beat Laidlaw's 
turned two pairs. Laidlaw has obviously been busy and is sitting on a huge stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,800 | 40,300 |
|
9,175 | -5,825 |
Karmazinas Doubles Through Higgs
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
With 6,150 in the middle already, Dominykas Karmazinas and Sam Higgs got their chips in on a flop of 
.
Sam Higgs: 
Dominykas Karmazinas: 
"Way in front," Higgs said to Karmazinas.
The Lithuanian did not have to worry as the on the turn and on the river were blanks and he doubled, leaving Higgs below starting stack for the first time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500 | 9,500 |
|
14,000 | -10,000 |
Laak Flushes Out Opponent
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
It's raised to 1,000 from the cutoff with Phil Laak making the call from the button and the small blind coming along for the ride as well to a flop of 
.
The small blind checked, the cutoff led out for a pot sized 3,300 with Laak making the call and the small blind getting out of the way.
The turn saw the cutoff move all-in for his last 5,000 with 
and Laak called with 
for straight with a heart flush redraw.
The 
river locked up the hand for Laak and his opponent hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,075 | 8,475 |
Greenwood Doubles
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
We caught the action on the turn as Sam Greenwood (cutoff) had just bet most of his stack on a board of 
. His opponent, Jeremy Joseph on the button, moved in for a tiny bit more and Greenwood called.
Jeremy Joseph: 
Sam Greenwood: 
The on the river filled up Greenwood's full house and Joseph had to part ways with most of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 19,050 |
|
5,400 | -17,700 |
Joseph Flops Quads
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Action folded around to Jeremy Joseph on the button and he opened for 1,050 with Sam Higgs coming along for the ride from the big blind.
Higgs checked the 
flop over to Joseph, who led out for 1,200. Higgs check-raised to 6,000 and Joseph quickly shoved with Higgs making the call.
Sam Higgs:
Jeremy Joseph: 
While Higgs may have started off with the better preflop hand that means much less in omaha than it does in hold'em and Higgs queens had been monstrously outflopped by Joseph's quad sevens.
The turn and river are not the running queens Higgs needed to catch back up and Joseph earned himself the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | -8,400 |
|
|
23,100 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
More Players Sitting Down
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 |
Higgs Bombs River
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
An under the gun player limped for 200, Sam Higgs juiced it up from the button to 1,000 and Dominykas Karmazinas came along from the big blind as did the limper.
Action is checked over to Higgs on the 
flop and needed no further encouragement he fired out a 1,500 bet. Karmazinas looked interested but opted not to call but the under the gun limper did so to bring it heads-up to the .
Both players checked and when the 
landed on the river the under the gun player led out for 2,500. Higgs pushed out a large stack of 1k chips for a pot sized re-raise, which was enough to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,400 | 9,300 |