With about 20,000 in the pot, Kyle Frey bet 8,000 from the cutoff on . Jonathan Karamalikis called on the button. The river was the . Frey tanked awhile and checked. As soon as his finger his the table, Karamalikis checked back. Frey tabled and was entitled to half of the pot as Karamalikis had .
Ben Lamb has been moved to a new table that also includes 2014 WSOP APAC champion Scott Davies and the latter explained a hand that saw Lamb's stack get cut down considerably.
According to Davies, Lamb was involved in a four-bet pot and invested 4,200 to see an ace-high flop, which brought no betting action. The opponent of Lamb bet a turn for 6,100 and fired another 7,900 on a blank river to get called down by Lamb, who mucked ace-king when being shown pocket aces.
The same table also features Tristan Bain and Michael O'Grady, who were involved in the following hand. The turn showed and O'Grady bet 1,600, Bain called on the button. After the river, O'Grady checked and Bain bet 3,200 only to get check-raised to 8,500 almost immediately. Bain called after some consideration to see O'Grady turn over for a bluff gone wrong, while Bain claimed the pot with for two pair.
While the 2018 Aussie Millions is still building up to its climax, the tournament organization has already announced the 2019 dates for the biggest tournament series in the Southern hemisphere. The 2019 Aussie Millions will run from Tuesday, January 15 until Monday, February 4. The action-packed schedule will include the official gold bracelet event, satellites and cash games, along with daily tournaments running for 21 consecutive days.
The coveted Main Event is slated to run over eight days from Sunday, January 27 until Sunday, February 3 with over 700 entrants expected and an estimated total prize pool of A$7 million. The Main Event will once again feature three starting days and qualifiers will already begin in March.
“The 2018 Aussie Millions is proving to be our biggest and best to date and we can’t wait to see what the 2019 tournament will bring as the poker stage has never been brighter, and the team are already hard at work to make the next event the biggest and best yet,” Aussie Millions tournament director Joel Williams said.
Nearly 100 poker tables will be set up across the award-winning Crown complex to accommodate the thousands of players from over 35 countries who visit Crown during January to compete for a share of a total estimated prize pool of over A$24 million. The current slate of individual events offered during the 2019 Aussie Millions is being finalised, with 26 official gold ring events expected and a broad range of other poker variations at both entry-level and championship level.
The full event-by-event schedule is expected to be released soon and will be uploaded to aussiemillions.com with full details.
Alan Lau bet 1,500 from the small blind on a flop. An opponent in the hijack made it 4,500 and Lau responded with an all-in shove for 6,375 more effective. His opponent considered for about a minute but opted to preserve his remaining chips.
Lau is one of the top up-and-comers in the Asia-Pacific region, with over $1.2 million in cashes.
Paul Michaelis was recently moved to the same table as Ana Marquez and Rory Young. On a three-way turn of , Marquez checked in the big blind and so did the player from under the gun. Michaelis in early position bet 2,600 and Marquez was the only caller.
The appeared on the river and both opted to check. Marquez showed the for two pair and Michaelis mucked. "You had diamonds? I was calling for the diamonds," the Spaniard added while raking in the pot with a big smile on the face.
From under the gun, Sam Panzica bet 900 on a board and the player in the small blind check-raised to 2,600. Panzica called and called a 5,000 bet on the river. Panzica's opponent rolled over for tens full of aces and Panzica mucked.
With more than $3.7 million in lifetime winnings, the American is one of the most accomplished players in the field today. Panzica is coming off back-to-back seven figure years, with $1.8 million won in 2017 and $1.1 million in cashes in the year before. Earlier this week, Panzica finished 3rd in the $2,500 8-Game event and received A$22,365 for his accomplishment.
Szymon Wysocki bet 6,850 from the button into about 9,500, and Alex Foxen called on his right with the board reading . The river was the and Foxen checked. Wysocki put him all in for about 24,000 and Foxen stole a quick glance to his left but mucked in short order.
. Jonathan Karamalikis called on the button. The river was the 
. Frey tanked awhile and checked. As soon as his finger his the table, Karamalikis checked back. Frey tabled 
and was entitled to half of the pot as Karamalikis had 
.
turn for 6,100 and fired another 7,900 on a blank river to get called down by Lamb, who mucked ace-king when being shown pocket aces.
river, O'Grady checked and Bain bet 3,200 only to get check-raised to 8,500 almost immediately. Bain called after some consideration to see O'Grady turn over 
for a bluff gone wrong, while Bain claimed the pot with 
for two pair.
flop. An opponent in the hijack made it 4,500 and Lau responded with an all-in shove for 6,375 more effective. His opponent considered for about a minute but opted to preserve his remaining chips.
giving Chhay the lead and Farrell failed to make a full house on the 
river and was eliminated.
, Marquez checked in the big blind and so did the player from under the gun. Michaelis in early position bet 2,600 and Marquez was the only caller.
for two pair and Michaelis mucked. "You had diamonds? I was calling for the diamonds," the Spaniard added while raking in the pot with a big smile on the face.
board and the player in the small blind check-raised to 2,600. Panzica called and called a 5,000 bet on the 
for tens full of aces and Panzica mucked.
and Grafton check-called a bet of 700. Grafton bet out for 1,100 on the 
