Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2018 Aussie Millions
$25,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,736,000 AUD
Entries
114
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
The first three levels are done and dusted, and the players have been sent into their first 15-minute break. Registration remains open for another five levels and break to see the attendance of 87 entries grow further.
Yan Rivers Yu to Double in Fortunate Fashion
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
With 9,900 in the middle and the flop showing 
, [Removed:17] checked in the cutoff and Winfred Yu bet 7,000 on the button. Yan reluctantly moved all in for only 12,550 and Yu called.
[Removed:17]: 
Winfred Yu: 
The 
on the turn was a blank and Yan already grabbed his belongings, however he sat back down as soon as the 
river improved his hand to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:17]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
35,100 | |
|
22,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Heath Doubles Up on Second Bullet
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
On a 
flop, Ben Heath checked to Max Silver who bet 1,300. Heath check-raised to 5,900. Silver then three-bet to 8,000 and Heath called.
The turn was the 
and Heath checked to Silver who bet enough to put Heath all in. Heath snap-called.
Ben Heath: 
Max Silver: 
The river was the 
and Heath doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
15,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
New Entries
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ben Heath has become the first or one of the first players to take advantage of the single re-entry option and joined back in with a fresh stack of 50,000. Other new faces include Stanley Choi, Winfred Yu, [Removed:172] and Marius Gierse.
According to the screens there are already 87 entries and that number is guaranteed to increase in the hours to come.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
"Just Call Him Tolly Fish"
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Tolly Sakellariou raised to 600 and Sam Higgs on the button as well as the big blind called. The flop of 
was checked to Higgs and he bet 1,500, which only sakellariou called. After the 
turn, a check followed once more and Higgs made it 3,300 to go. Sakellariou came along and check-called the 
river to a bet worth 7,100.
Higgs flashed his for a busted straight draw and Sakellariou had that beat with . "You called me with that?" Higgs joked and soon after added in table chat "just call him Tolly fish."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
68,000 | |
|
|
||
Berkey Hits on the River to Eliminate Farrell
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Matt Berkey raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Niall Farrell three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind. Berkey called.
The flop came 
and Farrell continued for 6,700. Berkey called. The turn was the and Farrell checked. The Scot only had around 20,000 behind and Berkey moved all in, covering his opponent. Farrell snap-called.
Niall Farrell: 
- straight; flush draw
Matt Berkey: - top set
Farrell was ahead with a turned straight, but the river was another 
giving Berkey a full house and sending Farrell to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Grafton Eliminated in Very First Hand
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Marc MacDonnell raised to 1,100 from under the gun. Sam Grafton three-bet to 3,800 on the button. The blinds folded and MacDonnell four-bet to 11,700. Grafton five-bet all in and MacDonnell called.
Sam Grafton:
Marc MacDonnell: 
The flop came 
with Grafton saying, sarcastically, "Always a sweat!" The turn 
and river 
bricked and Grafton was sent to the rail on the very first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Berkey Busts One
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
A short stack was all in and at risk for around 11,000 from the cutoff and Matt Berkey in the big blind looked him up to take a flip with versus 
. The flop of 
immediately provided both over cards to improve Berkey to two pair, and the turn and river failed to improve the short stack.
The vacant seat was empty for just a minute as Stefan Huber arrived with a fresh stack and entered the competition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
50,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50