AU$50,000 Challenge
Day 2 Started
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$50,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
50,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,007,000 AUD
Entries
62
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
24,000
Day 2 Seating Draw
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 95,600 |
| 3 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | Toby Lewis | United Kingdom | 109,200 |
| 5 | Rory Young | Australia | 20,000 |
| 6 | Julien Martini | France | 69,200 |
| 7 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 79,300 |
| 8 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 61,600 |
| 2 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 102,500 |
| 3 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 98,000 |
| 6 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 242,300 |
| 7 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 66,200 |
| 8 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 29,900 |
| 1 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 106,300 |
| 2 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 33,800 |
| 3 | Jessica Ngu | Australia | 44,200 |
| 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 139,900 |
| 6 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 7 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 108,300 |
| 8 | Yingui Li | China | 24,100 |
| 1 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | Michael Lim | Australia | 62,300 |
| 3 | Maria Ho | United States | 59,300 |
| 4 | Huang Shan | China | 19,700 |
| 5 | Hideki Izutsu | Japan | 128,900 |
| 6 | -- empty -- | -- | |
| 7 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 65,000 |
| 8 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 88,300 |
Day 2 of AU$50,000 Challenge is Here with Kahle Burns Leading 23 Survivors
Welcome back to the 2019 Aussie Millions for Day 2 of the Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge from Crown Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.
Sunday saw a total of 37 entrants take to the felt throughout the shortened day of play, and with the registration and re-entry period still open for another two-and-a-half levels, the field size is expected to continue to grow. Chino Rheem has already expressed that he'll be entering for the third time at some point today, while Bryn Kenney is another player expected to fire again. With a prize pool sitting just shy of AU$1.8 million, there is no doubt that players that are eliminated in the early part of today will be tempted to fire again.
With play ending short of the expected end time, just 23 players bagged chips. Melbourne's Kahle Burns went on an impressive heater in the middle stages of the day and held on to end with the chip lead as he finished with an impressive 242,300 in chips. Alex Foxen (139,900), Hideki Izutsu (128,900), and Toby Lewis (109,200) are his closest rivals, but with a deep structure still in play, Burns is far from being a sure thing at this early stage. Other notables 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.
Due to the parameters of the tournament being altered, here is how Day 2 will play out.
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). 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.
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Day 2: Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The cards are now in the air for Day 2 of the AU$50,000 Challenge.
Registration will be closed at the end of level seven; approximately 4 p.m. (AEDT).
New Arrivals, and Re-Entries
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A total of 13 players have joined the Day 2 field.
Chino Rheem and Koray Aldemir are in for their third bullets, while Kristen Bicknell, Michael Zhang, Bjorn Li, and Tobias Ziegler are all in for the second bullet.
New players include Sam Higgs, Alex Lynskey, Sosia Jiang, Luke Martinelli, David Yan, Johannes Becker, Corey Kempson, and Danny Tang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Martini Doubles Through Yotsushika
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The flop was spread 
and there was around 24,000 accumulated in the pot.
Julien Martini was in the small blind and checked his option. Kazuhiko Yotsushika was in the big blind and thought for a moment before announcing all in for 65,800 which had Martini covered by 1,100.
Martini went into the tank for over a minute resulting in his time extension being used as he deliberated over his decision.
He finally made the call and tabled 
for a pair of eights. Yotsushika looked displeased and tabled 
for king-high before he watched the big pot get pushed over to Martini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,400 | 84,200 |
|
1,100 | -78,200 |
Salter Takes from Toma
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jack Salter raised to 2,300 from early position and Tsugunari Toma called in the small blind.
The flop landed 
and Toma checked to Salter who bet 4,000. Toma folded, and Salter captured the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | -8,000 |
|
38,000 | 8,100 |
Yotsushika Out, Yotsushika In
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kazuhiko Yotsushika was eliminated recently, but he instantly opted for a re-entry and is now seated on table 8.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Li Doubles Through Lim
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of 
with 5,900 in the middle, Yingui Li bet out 6,000 before Michael Lim shoved all in for 27,300.
Li called all in for 13,200 and tabled his 
to win against Lim's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,300 | 11,200 |
|
14,100 | -48,200 |