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2018 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2018 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
1,458,198 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,000,000 AUD
Entries
800
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Kornuth Eliminated

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Chance Kornuth, pictured in an earlier event.
Chance Kornuth, pictured in an earlier event.

Chance Kornuth got in a raising war with Dan Barry preflop after making it 1,700 on a three-bet out of the small blind. Barry came back with 5,550 and Kornuth jammed for about 15,000. Barry called with {a-}{a-} and that was bad news for the former $25K Challenge winner, who had {k-}{k-}. The board brought no salvation and he bowed out.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Barry
75,000
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Chance Kornuth
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Not Much Happening Yet for Thomas

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the three-way turn of {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, Russell Thomas bet 2,000 into two opponents and picked up one call. The {9-Hearts} fell on the river to complete a possible back door flush and Thomas slowed down with a check. He immediately faced a bet worth 4,000 and tried some table chat to get any information before giving up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Russell Thomas
28,000
4,000
4,000

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Chan Finds Plenty of Action

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Andy Chan opened in late position and got three-bet to 1,500 by the small blind before Ludovic Geilich cold-called in the big. Chan fired in 4,925 and both players called, Geilich after some tanking. The flop came {6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Chan bet 4,500 when checked to. The small blind put in 11,000 or so, Geilich folded, and Chan called off his last 5,000.

Chan: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Small blind: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Chan held on the {6-Diamonds} turn and {j-Clubs} river.

The next hand, Chan won some bonus chips after flatting an early open and seeing {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop. The opener check-called 650 and then 800 more on the {8-Spades} turn before giving up to a 2,000 bet on the {7-Hearts} river.

At the same table, we noted Mark Vos, one of the most prominent Aussie players from the boom years, with a stack of around 20,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Chan
36,000
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Mark Vos
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Some Value for Wasylenko

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Federico Butteroni scooped a big pot with set over set and his opponent was forced into an expensive fold to see the Italian and former WSOP Main Event finalist boost his stack to more than two times of what he started with.

On the same table is also Eric Wasylenko, who just got some value out of two pair with {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} on a queen-high board. The river bet of the Canadian was called for 1,500 and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Federico Butteroni
68,000
11,000
11,000
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Benjamin Winsor
68,000
27,000
27,000
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Ben Heath
59,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Marc Macdonnell
42,000
15,000
15,000
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Jan-Eric Schwippert
42,000
4,000
4,000
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Gianluca Speranza
41,000
6,200
6,200
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Eric Wasylenko
39,000
8,300
8,300
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Sam Greenwood
34,000
12,800
12,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Dennis Huntly
33,000
3,000
3,000
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Martin Jacobson
32,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Matthew Wakeman
17,000
6,750
6,750
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Toby Joyce
14,000
1,100
1,100
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Robert Heidorn
13,000
13,000
13,000

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Vijayaram Deep in the Tank

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

A player raised and got one caller before Shurane Vijayaram three-bet to 2,200 from the button, and both players called.

The flop of {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Hearts} was checked to Vijayaram who bet 3,700. The first player folded but the second check-min-raised to 7,400 and Vijayaram called.

The turn brought the {k-Spades} and Vijayaram watched his opponent bet 12,300. The defending champion went deep in the tank.

"Show if I fold?" he asked. "I don't like folding that's the thing."

Eventually, he did fold, and the inquiry as to what both players had begun. Vijayaram is still just above starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Shane Vijayaram
31,500
3,000
3,000
Defending Champion

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Berkey Wastes No Time

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Matt Berkey recently entered the tournament and hasn't been shy about mixing it up. In one of the first hands we saw him play, he called an open from late-position Upeshka De Silva and a player in the blinds came along for a {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop. De Silva bet 625 and Berkey popped it to 2,300, earning him the pot without further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
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Upeshka De Silva
45,400
8,600
8,600
WSOP 3X Winner
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Matt Berkey
25,300
300
300

Tags: Matt BerkeyUpeshka De Silva