AU$50,000 Challenge Day 1 | 2019 Aussie Millions

01-27-2019 09:25 UTC+10

The AU$50,000 Challenge is Here; Bring Out the Shot Clock and Re-entries

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Welcome to the 2019 Aussie Millions for Day 1 of Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge live from Crown Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.

The stakes are steadily climbing as the AU$25,000 Challenge has been completed with Rainer Kempe defeating Toby Lewis, and the AU$10,000 Main Event is also set to kick off. For those players looking for more high stakes action, the AU$50,000 Challenge is on the cards for the day.

In 2018 only four players participated, and it would be Sam Greenwood defeating Jan-Eric Schwippert heads-up to capture the AU$116,400 first prize and the Aussie Millions ring. Although last year's event may have been viewed as a disappointment, the 2019 installment is expected to extract some revenge as plenty of notables have expressed their desire to take a seat in the field.

Players will begin with 50,000 in starting chips and registration and re-entries are allowed until the end of level seven; approximately 3:10 p.m. (AEDT) on Monday, January 28. Levels will be 60 minutes in duration for the entirety of the tournament and there is a shot clock in play meaning players have just 30 seconds to act on their hand and will have two 60-second time extension chips.

The cards are in the air at 1:10 p.m. (AEDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the AU$50,000 Challenge action, along with all the updates live from the 2019 Aussie Millions.

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01-27-2019 14:19 UTC+10

Foxen Eliminated by Burns; Foxen Re-enters

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Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 1,000 in the cutoff and Kahle Burns three-bet the button to 3,300. From the small blind, Manig Loeser four-bet to 9,800, and with the action back on Foxen, he moved all in for roughly 33,000.

Burns shoved over the top for roughly 45,000, and Loeser folded.

Foxen:
Burns:

The board bricked out for the at-risk Foxen, and he was eliminated but immediately re-entered and is seated on table 10, seat 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	85,800 40,000	40,000

Alex Foxen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Manig Loeser	46,500 -3,500	-3,500

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01-27-2019 14:26 UTC+10

Izutsu Hits Two-Outer and Triples; Aldemir Eliminated

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Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante

Koray Aldemir opened to 1,000 in middle position and Chino Rheem three-bet to 4,000 from the button. Hideki Izutsu four-bet from out of the small blind to 16,000.

Aldemir shoved all in for 41,600, and Rheem went all in for 54,800. Izutsu pushed forward his 42,100 total, and the players tabled their hands.

Aldemir:
Izutsu:
Rheem:

Rheem had the best of it, but when the dealer fanned the board, Izutsu flopped his set and tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hideki Izutsu	126,600 80,100	80,100
Chino Rheem	12,700 -37,300	-37,300

Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Koray Aldemir Hideki Izutsu Chino Rheem

01-27-2019 15:31 UTC+10

Rheem Eliminated by Loeser

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Level 3 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a final board of , Chino Rheem called all in after Manig Loeser shoved.

Loeser tabled his for a straight, and Rheem mucked before adding he folded as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	60,000 25,700	25,700

Chino Rheem	Busted

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01-27-2019 16:05 UTC+10

Burns Dominating After Eliminating Aldemir

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Level 3 : 300/600, 600 ante

With just short of 20,000 already in the pot and the board showing Kahle Burns bet 14,500 from the big blind and was called by Koray Aldemir in the hijack.

The completed the board and Burns immediately pushed out a stack totalling 125,000 which had Aldemir well covered. Aldemir thought about his decision for his allocated 30-second and made the call risking his remaining 43,500.

Burns then tabled his for a set of fours and took down the pot after Aldemir revealed his for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	235,000 137,300	137,300

Koray Aldemir	Busted

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01-27-2019 16:59 UTC+10

Nemeth Eliminated by Ngu

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Level 4 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jessica Ngu opened to 1,700 in early position and Andras Nemeth shoved all in from the button for 14,600. Action folded back to Ngu and she called.

Ngu:
Nemeth:

The board ran out and Nemeth was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Ngu	70,000 20,000	20,000
Andras Nemeth	Busted

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01-27-2019 18:40 UTC+10

Kahle Burns Leads Shortened Day for AU$50,000 Challenge; 23 Still Remain

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Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Today the 2019 Aussie Millions played host to Day 1 of the Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge, and due to some scheduling issues, play was halted after just four-and-a-half levels of play.

Some viewed last year's AU$50,000 Challenge as a small disappointment as only four players took part with Sam Greenwood capturing the title over Jan-Eric Schwippert. Although this year's installment begin with just four players after a slight delay to the kick-off, the field continued to swell throughout the day as players looked to get involved in the high stakes action.

When play ended for the day, several players were on their second entry, while some were looking at firing a third on Day 2 as a total of 37 entrants had taken a seat to create a prize pool nearing AU$1.8 million.

Only 23 players would bag chips, and it would be local high stakes player Kahle Burns leading the field with 242,300 in chips. His nearest rivals were Alex Foxen (139,900), Hideki Izutsu (128,900), and Toby Lewis (109,200). Burns launched into the chip lead early in the day when he eliminated Foxen with kings versus ace-jack suited. Following that, he eliminated Koray Aldemir and was remained with his big stack until the end-of-play. Foxen's decision to fire a second entry was a good one as he experienced a roller coaster journey of ups and downs on his new table before ending second in chips.

Izutsu (pictured above) was on the verge of being eliminated in a hand that saw him run queens into kings into ace-king suited. Fortunately for Izutsu, a queen fell on the flop and he rode his new found chip stack to third overall. Early this morning, defending Aussie Millions Champion Toby Lewis finished in second-place in the AU$25,000 Challenge. After doing the shuffle up and deal for Day 1a of the Main Event, Lewis was planning on taking a day off, but his change in heart resulted in him finishing with the fourth biggest stack of the day. Players also surviving into Day 2 include AU$25,000 Challenge winner Rainer Kempe, Dominik Nitsche, Michael Addamo, Maria Ho, Jack Sinclair, Jack Salter, and Rory Young.

With the parameters of the tournament being altered by Aussie Millions Tournament Director Joel Williams, the plan for Day 2 will be a complex one.

There will be no overnight re-draw, instead a re-draw will occur after level six - the intended Day 1 ending. After this redraw, players will have their time extension buttons reset to two, and after one more level is complete, registration will be closed at the end of level seven; approximately 4 p.m. (AEDT) on Monday, January 28. Players still have unlimited re-entries in the AU$50,000 Challenge.

The cards are in the air for Day 2 at 1:10 p.m. (AEDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the AU$50,000 Challenge action, along with all the updates live from the 2019 Aussie Millions.

Tags: Kahle Burns