Level: 5
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2018 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Entries
19
Level
16
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Small Pot for Higgs; More for Fast
Level 4
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Dietrich Fast raised to 8,000 and Christian Christner defended his big blind to see a flop of 
. A check by Christner was followed up by a bet of 12,000 by Fast and that shut down all further action.
Kahle Burns raised to 8,000 and picked up calls by Fedor Holz and Sam Higgs in the cutoff. The flop came 
and Holz's bet of 8,000 won the pot.
Holz raised it up to 7,500 and Higgs called in the hijack. The 
flop brought no betting action while Holz bet the 
turn for 8,000, Higgs called. On the 
river, both players checked once more and Higgs flashed the 
despite not being last aggressor, Holz mucked.
Higgs raised to 8,000 and Sam Greenwood took down the pot with a three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff.
Manig Loeser limped the small blind, Burns raised to 10,500 and that ended the hand right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
240,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
185,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
Holz Under 100k
Level 4
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Kahle Burns limped and Fedor Holz checked in the big blind.
Burns check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and Burns bet 6,000. Holz called.
The river was the 
. Burns bet 17,500 and Holz folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
87,000
-25,100
|
-25,100 |
|
|
||
Fast Wins a Big One off Greenwood
Level 4
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Sam Greenwood raised to 8,000 on the button and Dietrich Fast in the small blind three-bet out of the small blind to 32,000, Greenwood called. The flop fell 
and Fast continued for 19,000, Greenwood came along. On the 
turn, the second barrel of Fast was worth 82,000 and Greenwood called.
Fast slowed down and checked the 
on the river to send Greenwood into the think tank. After starting at his opponent and the board while breathing heavily, Greenwood checked behind and Fast turned over 
for fours and treys, which was good enough to win the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
-126,000
|
-126,000 |
|
|
||
New Additions to the Field
Level 4
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
A couple of minutes after the break, two more players joined the $100,000 Challenge meaning the table now looks like this
| Seat | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Greenwood |
| 2 | Dietrich Fast |
| 3 | Michael Lim |
| 4 | Manig Loeser |
| 5 | Kahle Burns |
| 6 | Fedor Holz |
| 7 | Sam Higgs |
| 8 | Christian Christner |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
||
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Chip Counts at the Break
Level 3
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
338,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
256,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
183,200
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
|
|
||
|
143,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
|
112,100
-12,900
|
-12,900 |
|
|
||
Lim Begrudgingly Plays Last Hand
Level 3
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With the second ticking down towards the break, Michael Lim was already standing ready to potentially fold under the gun and enjoy his break.
Instead, after looking down at his cards, he complained and then raised to 6,000. Fedor Holz called in middle position. It folded to Dietrich Fast in the big blind.
"Good speech," said Fast, before folding.
Lim bet 10,000 on the 
. "Ok," said Holz. "I believe you." He folded and Lim showed 
.
The players are now on their first break of the day.
Fast's Stack Goes Straight Up
Level 3
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Michael Lim raised to 5,000 and Fedor Holz called in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Holz checked and folded to a bet of 7,700 by Lim.
Kahle Burns made it 5,000 to go and Sam Greenwood defended the big blind, then check-called a bet of 4,200 on the 
flop On the 
turn both players checked and Greenwood check-folded the 
river to a bet worth 15,400.
Lim raised to 6,000 and Dietrich Fast called in the big blind. The 
flop went check, check, and Fast bet the turn for 10,000, which Lim called. The 
fell on the river and Fast now bet 28,000. Lim called after brief consideration and mucked when Fast flashed 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
195,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
146,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
125,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
Greenwood Doubles Through Higgs
Level 3
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Sam Higgs raised to 4,500 and Sam Greenwood three-bet to 17,000. Higgs asked how much Greenwood was playing before four-betting to 130,000. Greenwood moved all in for 153,000 and Higgs called.
Sam Greenwood: 
Sam Higgs:
There was no dramas for Greenwood on the 
runout and Greenwood doubled up to just over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
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