Faces from Day 2
2018 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,000,000 AUD
Entries
800
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Break
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The players are on their third 15-minute break of the day. 232 out of 800 entries remain.
Clarke Bluffs Off A Chunk
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On a 
flop, James Clarke had check-raised a bet from Eddie Puia to 9,400 and received a call. The Brit kept up the aggression and bet 12,200 on the 
turn and 19,000 on the 
river.
Puia wasn't going anywhere and called all streets with 
. Clarke had nothing more than 
and had to part with some of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
120,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Trips for Nguyen
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Bart Lybaert raised to 3,000 and faced a three-bet to Chi Thinh Nguyen from one seat over, which Martin Rowe in the hijack called. Lybaert made it three ways to the 
flop and the trio checked through to see the 
on the turn. Lybaert bet 14,500 and both his opponents called.
On the 
river, it was checked around once more and Lybaert as last aggressor had to show his 
first. Nguyen had that beat with the 
for trips eights and Rowe mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
325,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
260,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
198,300
|
198,300 |
|
230,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
140,000
70,400
|
70,400 |
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
115,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
50,000
18,900
|
18,900 |
|
50,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Bujtas Picked Off, Busted
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Sam Grafton was roaring through what he called a spectacular call, one of the greatest he'd seen, and players at the table related the story. Apparently, Jim Pizanias had defended big blind against a button raise from Laszlo Bujtas and the players saw a 
flop. Pizanias check-called a bet and then checked the 
on the turn. Bujtas bet 7,000 and Pizanias made it 17,700. Bujtas called. The river was a 
and Pizanias checked. Bujtas bet 25,000.
Pizanias called with 
and was good against 
.
Left with about 8,000, Bujtas got it in a few hands later with 
and ran into the 
of Mel Judah. The flop brought a king and Bujtas busted when he missed a backdoor flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
88 Places Paid; A$1,800,000 to the Winner
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The payouts in the largest ever Aussie Millions Main Event have been confirmed, with a total of 88 places being paid. 88th place will receive A$15,000 (US$12,115) as a min-cash.
The winner will take home $1,800,000, the second-highest amount ever paid to the largest and most prestigious tournament in the Southern Hemisphere.
Here is a list of the full payout structure:
| Place | Prize (AUD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,800,000 |
| 2 | $1,100,000 |
| 3 | $645,000 |
| 4 | $470,000 |
| 5 | $370,000 |
| 6 | $300,000 |
| 7 | $235,000 |
| 8-9 | $175,000 |
| 10-12 | $120,000 |
| 13-18 | $80,000 |
| 19-24 | $60,000 |
| 25-30 | $40,000 |
| 31-36 | $35,000 |
| 37-40 | $30,000 |
| 41-56 | $25,000 |
| 57-72 | $20,000 |
| 73-88 | $15,000 |
Wilson Secures Miracle Double-Up
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Troy Wilson was all in with against the 
of an opponent. His opponent took the lead on the 
flop, and the had Wilson calling for an Ace or a Four.
The river was the 
, giving him a straight and doubling his stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
2,100
|
2,100 |
Big Setback for Neilson
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Last but not least, Daniel Neilson suffered a massive setback after he faced an open raise by Dave Heskin, three-bet to 7,000 by Lee Armstrong in the hijack and four-bet from Yosuke Sekiya for 17,000 from the cutoff. Neilson moved all in from the button and that forced out the initial raiser and Armstrong. Sekiya however snap-called to put himself at risk for the last 68,600.
Yosuke Sekiya: 
Daniel Neilson:
The board of 
brought no upset and Sekiya doubled to leave Neilson short. "Unlucky Daniel," Tamara Volkoff in the one seat said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
145,000
94,400
|
94,400 |
|
55,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
32,000
-67,500
|
-67,500 |
Small Setback for Holz; Kuo Busts
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kitty Kuo is no longer in the tournament and Najeem Ajez confirmed that it was him who had taken the remaining 80,000 off Kuo. According to Ajez, he raised the hijack to 2,900 and Kuo three-bet to 10,000 on the button. Ajez made it 27,000 to go and Kuo five-bet shoved with pocket nines into the pocket queens of Ajez.
In a battle of the blinds, Fedor Holz reluctantly called the shove of Tristan Bain from the small blind for 19,500.
Tristan Bain: 
Fedor Holz:
The board ran out and Bain doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
Busted | |
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