2018 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 2
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
Players Left 1 / 800
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Armstrong Sinking

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Lee Armstrong was racing ahead of most of the field a few hours ago but now finds himself under 40 big blinds after a three-bet pot.

Someone opened on his right and Armstrong made it 14,000 to go, getting action from only Ken Demlakian in the small blind. Demlakian check-called 18,000 and checked the turn on {4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Armstrong bet 30,000 and Demlakian told the dealer he was all in. Armstrong folded in short order.

Player Chips Progress
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Ken Demlakian
235,000
65,000
65,000
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Lee Armstrong
77,000
1,000
1,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Ken DemlakianLee Armstrong

Everyone Loves A Chopped Pot?

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Fedor Holz opened to 4,100 from under the gun and received no less than four callers. The {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} flop got checked to Eddie Puia on the button, who bet 6,000. Holz check-called, the other players folded.

The {6-Diamonds} on the turn and {K-Clubs} on the river got checked by both players. Holz showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for jack-high, which still netted him half the pot as Puia tabled {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for another jack-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Eddie Puia
210,000
10,000
10,000
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Fedor Holz
55,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
GGPoker

Tags: Eddie PuiaFedor Holz

Plenty of Action on Table 7

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Ari Engel made it 4,600 to go and Duncan Packington defended his big blind to check-fold a flop of {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to a continuation bet.

Soon after, Martin Finger took on Packington on a flop of {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} only for the Aussie to check-raise from 6,500 to 16,000. Engel folded, as did Finger after brief consideration.

On a three-way flop of {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}, Peter Aristidou bet 7,000 and Packington was the only caller. The {7-Diamonds} turn went check, check, and Aristidou check-called a bet of 20,000 by Packington on the {10-Spades} river. Aristidou was shown the {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} for a straight and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Duncan Packington
345,000
297,900
297,900
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Ari Engel
228,000
36,300
36,300
WSOP 2X Winner
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Michael Egan
140,000
40,000
40,000
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Peter Aristidou
105,000
20,000
20,000
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Martin Finger
63,000
38,100
38,100
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelMartin FingerPeter AristidouDuncan Packington

Sick Hand Sees Ho Leave a Devastated Player Busted

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Duy Ho
Duy Ho

Duy Ho opened for 5,000 and got one caller before a player in the cutoff made it 26,000. Ho came back with 100,000, and the cutoff shoved all in. Ho double-checked his cards and snap-called.

Ho: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Cutoff: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The flop and turn came {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} but the river was the {q-Hearts}. As soon as it fell, the player in the cutoff slammed his down on the felt and shot out of his chair in disbelief. Tournament supervisors began verifying stacks since the hand was so massive.

"Shit," the player in the cutoff muttered breathlessly with his hands on his head. "Oh, shit."

Ho had about 230,000 and that covered the 200,000 of his foe. He swept up the monstrous pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Duy Ho
445,000
155,500
155,500

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Hopkins Hands Over to Furneri After King-High Bluff

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

James Hopkins check-called a bet of 3,800 from Alessandro Furneri on the {7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop and both players checked the {9-Spades} turn. The river was the {7-Hearts} and Hopkins bet 10,500, with Furneri calling quickly.

Hopkins showed {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for a missed gutshot straight draw and king-high, while Furneri showed down the far more attractive {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}.

"Don't write that one down," Hopkins implored. He still sits on a healthy stack with three quarters of an hour left in the day.

Player Chips Progress
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James Hopkins
410,000
125,000
125,000
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Alessandro Furneri
230,000
20,000
20,000

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Burns Drags A Large One Off Koren

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Kahle Burns
Kahle Burns

A massive hand between Kahle Burns and Artur Koren had already resulted in a pot of around 150,000 when the river was dealt. The board read {6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and Australian Poker Young Achiever Award winner Burns shoved all in for 82,500 total.

Koren went deep into the tank but couldn't find a call, forcing him to surrender the sizable pot to Burns.

Player Chips Progress
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Kahle Burns
235,000
93,000
93,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Artur Koren
105,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Artur KorenKahle Burns

Holz Trending Back Up

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Tristan Bain opened to 4,500 in the hijack and got action from Fedor Holz on his left, but it was aggressive action in the form of about 13,000. Bain peeled and they saw a {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop. Bain check-called a small bet of 7,100. Both checked the the {3-Clubs} turn, bringing a {q-Hearts} river. Bain bet 16,500 and Holz considered awhile before softly announcing all in.

So soft was the all in that Jesse Sylvia seemed to be the only one to hear it, but Holz quickly cut his stack into an easily countable formation. Bain folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Fedor Holz
109,500
54,500
54,500
WSOP 2X Winner
GGPoker
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Tristan Bain
34,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Tristan BainFedor Holz