Mustapha Kanit raised to 55,000 from the small blind and big blind Nicholas Wright called. Kanit bet 65,000 on 
and Wright called. Both players then checked the 
on the turn and 
on the river. Wright showed 
for the second nuts and Kanit jokingly showed the 
before mucking.
Artur Koren was all in for 353,000 up against Shurane Vijayaram. Koren showed and was up against 
.
The 
flop was good for Koren but things got tricky with the 
on the turn. The river 
was a good card for Koren, however, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,035,000 | -365,000 |
|
754,000 | 401,000 |
Jeremy Joseph raised to 42,000 from under the gun and was called by Peter Aristidou on the button. Koray Aldemir was in the small blind and reraised to 145,000 as the decision fell back on Joseph. He went into the tank for almost five-minute before the clock was called on him by Aldemir.
The tournament director came over and gave the instructions that he would start his 60-second countdown only for Joseph to then move all in for 351,000.
"He didn't even take his full minute," joked Aristidou. "Now I'll take 10 minutes and then you can give me a minute too," he added, before releasing his hand to the muck.
Aldemir then paused for a moment and called.
Joseph: 
Aldemir: 
Joseph was at risked and outkicked until the board ran out 
giving him an unbeatable flush on the turn and the winning hand.
Aldemir could only shake his head in disappointment as he watched the large pot get moved to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
782,000 | -191,000 |
|
460,000 | -470,000 |
Nicholas Dixon moved all in preflop from the button for his last 133,000 and small blind Haoran Zhang asked for a count before making the call.
Dixon is the at-risk player, his 
trailing to Zhang’s but the 
flop gave the Australian player a flush draw to go with his two live cards.
The 
river saw Dixon complete his flush with the river coming down a meaningless 
to grant the Aussie the double up. Dixon climbed to 321,000 while Zhang dropped to 697,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
697,000 | -163,000 |
|
321,000 | -49,000 |
Nicholas Wright opened to 45,000 under the gun and big blind Mustapha Kanit called. Kanit check-called a 55,000 continuation bet on the 
flop before they both checked the on the turn. The river came the and Kanit bet 140,000. Wrigth tanked for a fair bit before he called. Kanit showed 
for the missed straight draw, Wright took it down with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,430,000 | -170,000 |
|
1,715,000 | 265,000 |
The action folded around to Matthew Wakeman in the cutoff and he moved all in for 292,000. It got to Fedor Holz in the small blind and he asked for a count. The bet was for a huge percentage of Holz’s stack but after some deliberation he committed the chips to put Wakeman at risk.
Wakeman: 
Holz: 
Wakeman was behind but the flop arrived to give him a flush draw and a glimmer of hope. The turn changed nothing and the 
river also bricked off to see Wakeman eliminated and Holz essentially doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | -20,000 |
|
Busted |
Jeff Rossiter was first to act and opened for 45,000, followed by William Haughey three-betting to 117,000 with about 500,000 behind. Action folded around to Rossiter and he moved all in. Haughey called.
William Haughey: 
Jeff Rossiter:
The flop was an interesting one; Haughey jumped into the lead but he wasn't home-safe just yet.
The on the turn gave Rossiter a straight and Haughey needed the board to pair to stay alive. The river didn't fill up Haughey as the meaningless came off.
William Haughey eliminated from the 2017 Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,630,000 | 532,000 |
|
Busted |
The first hand back from break, Jeff Rossiter opened for 40,000 under the gun. His neighbor Patrick Crivell three-bet to 110,000 and the action folded around to Rossiter who called.
Both checked the 
flop before the hit the turn. Rossiter bet 135,000 and Crivell called.
The completed the board and Rossiter checked with 280,000 behind. Crivell moved all in and Rossiter beat him into the pot.
Crivell showed 
so the pot went to Rossiter who had tabled .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,098,000 | 498,000 |
|
463,000 | -617,000 |
In the first hand back from the break Nick Georgoulas moved all in for 470,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Nino Marotta in the cutoff who thought about his decision for a minute then called. The rest of the table folded before both players revealed their cards.
Marotta:
Georgoulas: 
The board ran out 
to see Georgoulas unable to improve with his underpair and he was sent to the rail in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | 470,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
