2018 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 3
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
Total Entries
800
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 800
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Fedor Holz Eliminated

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

In the first level of the day, Fedor Holz' run in the Main Event has come to an end. As he made his way to the exit, we quickly approached him to ask for details on his bustout.

According to Holz, after Con Krousoratis had raised he called from the small blind with {A-}{9-} and the big blind called as well. The flop was {Q-}{9-}{6-} and Krousoratis bet 11,000, with Holz being the only caller.

The turn was an offsuit {2-} and Holz checked. Krousoratis bet 25,000, which was for nearly all of Holz' remaining 30,000 or so stack. The German prodigy stuck the rest in and Krousoratis added the few extra chips.

"Well, he had pocket queens," Holz said with a chuckle, meaning that the river was irrelevant.

Holz added that he will be back for the $100,000 Challenge, which will commence on Sunday, February 4, before making his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Con Krousoratis
280,000
83,000
83,000
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Fedor Holz
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Engel Gets it Back

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

After an open to 5,600, Ari Engel picked up {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and made it 15,600 on the button in a hand that occurred on stream. Tristan Bain four-bet to 34,500 in the big blind with {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Engel decided to see the flop.

Bain bet 22,000 when {k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} hit and Engel called. Both checked the {4-Spades} and the river was a {4-Hearts}. Bain quickly checked again and Engel bet 23,000 after some thought. Bain tanked about 90 seconds and couldn't find a fold, paying Engel off and dropping below 20 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Ari Engel
355,700
90,700
90,700
WSOP 2X Winner
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Tristan Bain
41,700
81,500
81,500

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Max Young Gets Two Streets

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Matthew Wakeman opened for 5,500 on the button and Max Young defended big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. Both checked. The turn was a {5-Diamonds} and Young bet 8,500. Wakeman called. On the {3-Hearts} river, Young bet 17,000. This time, Wakeman took longer but did call.

Young showed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and took it down.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Wakeman
152,300
45,700
45,700
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Max Young
141,500
21,400
21,400

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Sleeth Counterfeits Loonstra to Double

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Ashley Sleeth
Ashley Sleeth

David Loonstra raised to 5,100 and Ashley Sleeth moved all in for 28,100. Loonstra asked for a count and cut out the chips to call. Eventually he did so.

David Loonstra: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Ashley Sleeth: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} counterfeiting Loonstra's pocket fours and handing a double to Sleeth.

Player Chips Progress
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Ashley Sleeth
60,000
25,100
25,100
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David Loonstra
34,000
7,100
7,100

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Butteroni Runs Kings into Aces

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Federico Butteroni
Federico Butteroni

Federico Butteroni's 2018 Main Event has come to a screeching halt after running pocket kings into the pocket aces of Tu Lan. The joyful Italian was still in good spirits, even after the {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Spades}{J-Clubs}{3-Clubs} board failed to provide any help.

His entire stack of 99,500 got forked over to Lan and Butteroni made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Tu Lan
225,000
93,000
93,000
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Federico Butteroni
Busted

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Pezzaniti Firing; Reina Limp-Shoves

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Paul Michaelis doubled up early on with kings to remain in contention while Giuseppe Reina was spotted limping in from late position. Julian Stuer in the cutoff raised to 7,000 and Hon Cheong Lee called on the button. Reina shoved for 50,000 and got through with it. "You have the same move for ten years" joked Nick Solomos.

Frank Pezzaniti came out firing right off the bat and was involved in a three-bet pot and bet the {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts} turn for 35,000. His sole opponent John Parker folded and the table was shown the {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for top pair by Pezzaniti.

Player Chips Progress
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Frank Pezzaniti
520,000
40,000
40,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
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John Parker
160,000
35,100
35,100
WSOP 3X Winner
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Paul Michaelis
90,000
52,700
52,700
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Giuseppe Reina
70,000
5,300
5,300

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Marotta Doubles Through Grafton

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Sam Grafton had a bet of 27,000 in front of him in early position on a completed board of {6-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Nino Marotta had shoved all in from the cutoff for 84,000.

"Whaddya got, buddy?" Grafton asked. "How do you know I don't have ace-king?"

He continued to think.

"I feel like I'm going to pay this off because it's not that much more."

Eventually, he did call and it was Marotta who had the ace-king: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Grafton mucked {k-}{k-}.

"Nice hand, sir."

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Grafton
290,000
129,900
129,900
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Nino Marotta
205,000
113,000
113,000

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Jesse Sylvia Eliminated; Ho Over 500k

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jesse Sylvia
Jesse Sylvia

Jesse Sylvia started the day as one of the shortest stacks in the room and wasn't able to run it up. In his final hand, the 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up raised from under the gun and faced a three-bet from Duy Ho to his direct left. Sylvia four-bet shoved and got a direct call from Ho.

Jesse Sylvia: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Duy Ho: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

There was no help in the cards for Sylvia on {3-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and he said his goodbyes. With the pot, Ho became the second player to cross the half million mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Duy Ho
520,000
48,300
48,300
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Jesse Sylvia
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

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