2019 Aussie Millions

AU$25,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
826,465 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,624,000 AUD
Entries
151
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
30,000

Smith Folds River to Rheem

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded to Chino Rheem on the button, and he raised to 14,000. Elliot Smith defended his big blind, then checked the {7-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop.

Rheem continued for 20,000, and Smith called as the turn fell the {4-Spades}.

Smith checked, Rheem bet 50,000, and Smith called as the {A-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Smith checked a third time, and Rheem splashed out five blue 25,000-denomination chips for a bet of 125,000. Smith immediately folded, and Rheem collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
660,000
50,000
50,000
WPT 3X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
375,000
-90,000
-90,000

Tags: Chino RheemElliot Smith

Shorter Stacks

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With play six eliminations away from the money, here are some of the shorter stacks around the tables, with the average approaching 330,000.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
180,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
175,000
-45,000
-45,000
Natural8
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
170,000
-10,000
-10,000
Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
167,000
47,000
47,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
145,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
90,000
-5,000
-5,000
WPT 1X Winner

Smith Straightens Out Rheem

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chino Rheem raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Elliot Smith called in the small blind.

The flop landed {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Spades} and Smith checked to Rheem who continued for 15,000.

Smith check-raised to 42,000, and Rheem called before both players checked the 3c] on the turn.

The river landed the {4-Spades}, and Smith bet out 30,000. Rheem deliberated for over two minutes before eventually calling.

Smith tabled his {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a straight, and Rheem mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
610,000
50,000
50,000
WPT 3X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
465,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Elliot SmithChino Rheem

Dhingra Shoves River on Lewis

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a final board of {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{J-Clubs} with roughly 260,000 in the middle, Gautam Dhingra was all in for 192,500 against Toby Lewis.

The defending Aussie Millions Champion went deep into the tank for several minutes before eventually folding.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
560,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
450,000
265,000
265,000

Tags: Gautam DhingraToby Lewis

O'Neill vs. Lee

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andy Lee opened to 13,000 from the hijack and Jack O'Neill three-bet the button to 41,000.

Action folded back to Lee, and he called as the flop landed {8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and both players checked through.

The turn landed the {K-Spades} and Lee checked once more. O'Neill bet 65,000, and lee swiftly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
385,000
100,000
100,000
Andy Lee au
Andy Lee
342,000
-72,500
-72,500

Tags: Jack O'NeillAndy Lee

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Vishal Maini Eliminated in 25th Place

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante
Vishal Maini
Vishal Maini

Vishal Maini opened pre-flop and got calls from Rainer Kempe and Jack O'Neill in the small and big blind respectively.

The pair then checked a {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop to Maini who continued for 16,000. Kempe check-raised to 52,000 and O'Neill folded.

With the action back on Maini he then raised all in for 224,500. Kempe counted out his stack before turning over {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and calling.

Maini held {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for the nut flush draw, but the {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts} run out was no good and he was eliminated.

The tournament is now down to the last four tables.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
510,000
156,000
156,000
Vishal Maini gb
Vishal Maini
Busted

Tags: Jack O'NeillRainer KempeVishal Maini

Vojtech Ruzicka Eliminated in 26th Place

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante
Vojtech Ruzicka
Vojtech Ruzicka

Najeem Ajez opened with a raise and Vojtech Ruzicka called from the big blind.

The flop landed {A-}{3-}{9-} and Ruzicka check-raised all in and Ajez called.

Ajez: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}
Ruzicka: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The turn and river landed the {3-} and {8-}, and Ruzicka was eliminated in 26th place.

Player Chips Progress
Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
500,000
252,000
252,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
Busted

Tags: Najeem AjezVojtech Ruzicka

Salter into Chip Lead

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante
Jack Salter
Jack Salter

On a {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} turn, Robert Heidorn check-called a bet of 28,000 from Jack Salter. The river was the {6-Spades} and Heidorn again checked. Salter bet 105,000 which constituted most of the German's remaining chips.

Eventually, Heidorn mucked and Salter chipped up to around 600,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
600,000
105,000
105,000
Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
120,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Jack SalterRobert Heidorn