2019 Aussie Millions

AU$50,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
818,054 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
50,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,007,000 AUD
Entries
62
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
24,000

Foxen Wins One Off Kanit

Level 7 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

On a flop of {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts} Mustapha Kanit and Jack Salter checked from the blinds before Alex Foxen bet 4,500 from the cutoff. Kanit called. Salter folded.

Both players checked the {6-Clubs} turn before the {a-Clubs} completed the board.

Kanit checked. Foxen took his glaze from Kanit to the board before betting out 16,800. Kanit thought for a moment and called.

Foxen then revealed his {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for two pair and took down the pot after Kanit mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
168,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
55,100
-70,200
-70,200
Winamax

Tags: Mustapha KanitJack SalterAlex Foxen

Higgs Doubles Through Izutsu

Level 7 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Tsugunari Toma raised to 3,500 in the hijack and Hideki Izutsu called in the cutoff. From the button, Sam Higgs shoved all in for 28,900. Toma folded, and Izutsu called.

Izutsu: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Higgs: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Higgs doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
330,000
-30,000
-30,000
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
66,000
-84,000
-84,000
Natural8
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
63,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Hideki IzutsuSam HiggsTsugunari Toma

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Registration Closed

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With play now ticking into level 8, registration is officially closed and prize pool information will be made available shortly.

Burns and Izutsu Collide

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Kahle Burns raised from the cutoff before Hideki Izutsu re-raised from the small blind. Burns then bumped it up to 29,000. Izutsu called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Izutsu checked. Burns continued for 20,000. Izutsu snap-called.

The {10-Diamonds} dropped on the turn and Izutsu checked once again. Burns immediately reached for his chips and cut out a bet totalling 78,000. Izutsu instantly folded and gave up on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
360,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
290,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Kahle BurnsHideki Izutsu

Kanit Eliminated by Ziegler

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

Yingui Li raised to 3,500 from middle position before Mustapha Kanit re-raised to 10,000 from the hijack. Tobias Ziegler then moved all in from the big blind and had both opponents covered. Li instantly mucked. Kanit called for around 55,000 and was at risk.

Tobias Ziegler: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Mustapha Kanit: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades} to see Kanit unable to improve against the pocket pair before being sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
215,000
129,000
129,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted
Winamax

Tags: Yingui LiTobias ZieglerMustapha Kanit

Prize Pool Announced; AU$971,850 for the Winner

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The AU$50,000 Challenge prize pool has been announced with the 62-entrant field creating a AU$3,007,000 prize pool that will pay the final seven players.

PlacePrize (AUD)Prize (USD)
1st$971,850$699,732
2nd$618,450$445,284
3rd$412,300$296,856
4th$323,950$233,244
5th$235,600$169,632
6th$206,150$148,428
7th$176,700$127,224

Ho Doubles Through Foxen

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

On a flop of {5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} Maria Ho checked from middle position before Alex Foxen bet 11,500 from the cutoff. Ho called.

The turn brought the {2-Hearts} and Ho checked once more. Foxen thought for 30 seconds before announcing all in for just over 100,000. Ho had 40,700 behind and deliberated for a moment before making the call.

Maria Ho: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Alex Foxen: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Ho was at risk with top pair against Foxen's over-pair until the {10-Hearts} spiked on the river giving her the winning hand with trip tens.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
130,000
80,000
80,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
60,000
-108,000
-108,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Maria HoAlex Foxen

Shan Eliminated by Becker

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Huang Shan
Huang Shan

Huang Shan raised to 3,700 from under the gun, and Michael Addamo three-bet to 5,800 in the hijack. From the button, Johannes Becker four-bet to 15,000.

Shan committed his last 800 in chips, and Addamo folded.

Shan: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Becker: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Shan was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
80,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
73,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Huang Shan cn
Huang Shan
Busted

Tags: Huang ShanJohannes BeckerMichael Addamo