2019 Aussie Millions

AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Prize
1,272,598 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,220,000 AUD
Entries
822
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Liberto and Schwartz on Board

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Justin Liberto and Jake Schwartz have both taken a seat just now and the former has already cashed in three events prior to the Main Event. It is the first trip Down Under for the American and he is enjoying the experience on and away from the tables.

On top of that, Liberto added an Aussie Millions ring to his poker resume after taking down the A$ 1,150 Shot Clock Shootout Event #3 for A$ 46,220.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
30,000

Tags: Jake SchwartzJustin Liberto

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Dyer Folds to Jam; Hallaert Short

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Kenny Hallaert was left very short towards the end of the first level and Michael Dyer had boosted his stack significantly by then.

It was also Dyer that stayed in the driving seat when taking on Scott Wilson. Both Dyer and Wilson invested, 1,875 on the {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop and 4,000 on the {J-Clubs} turn. Wilson jammed the {2-Spades} river for 9,900 and Dyer asked for a count before releasing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
51,000
51,000
51,000
Scott Wilson ca
Scott Wilson
24,000
24,000
24,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
5,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Kenny HallaertMichael DyerScott Wilson

Assorted Counts

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
50,000
20,000
20,000
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
45,000
15,000
15,000
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
43,000
2,300
2,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Bryan Pellegrino it
Bryan Pellegrino
42,000
15,000
15,000
Heidi May au
Heidi May
37,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikel Habb au
Mikel Habb
36,000
6,000
6,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
32,000
32,000
32,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
30,225
225
225
WSOP 2X Winner
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
29,000
29,000
29,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
27,000
27,000
27,000
Christian Nilles de
Christian Nilles
8,000
-22,000
-22,000

Moore Missing

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Michael Moore had claimed the first pot of the day on his table against Quan Zhou but he is no longer seated, Johannes Becker confirmed that the American had been eliminated.

According to Becker, he first lost a bigger pot against a set and then fell short with ace-king versus ace-queen in a three-bet pot when he got it in after an ace-queen high flop.

Becker himself has been doing fine so far and chipped up already. Just now he claimed a 5,000-pot with {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for jacks and deuces on a board of {J-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} when the heads-up river was checked through.

Dzmitry Urbanovich has now also joined the table and sits between Zhou and Becker.

Player Chips Progress
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
40,700
10,700
10,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
38,000
9,000
9,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
30,000
EPT 1X Winner
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
Busted

Tags: Johannes BeckerMichael MooreQuan Zhou

Kim and Aristidou Chop

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On the {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, Peter Aristidou check-called a bet of 900 by Eui Kim and the duo then checked down the {4-Spades} turn and the {5-Clubs} river.

Kim was first to show and flashed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, Aristidou replied "I expected more than that, here is mine." Aristidou chopped this pot, but has lost quite a few chips early on.

New in the Day 1a field are Pete Linton and Anton Morgenstern.

Player Chips Progress
Eui Kim ca
Eui Kim
32,000
32,000
32,000
Pete Linton gb
Pete Linton
30,000
30,000
30,000
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
30,000
30,000
30,000
Peter Aristidou au
Peter Aristidou
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Anton MorgensternEui KimPete LintonPeter Aristidou

Casale First to Bust

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
2019 Aussie Millions
2019 Aussie Millions

The dealer announced an open seat on table 32 and the one seat was no longer occupied. Seat two had a double stack, which belonged to Anthony Kingston and table neighbor Thomas Wing provided the necessary details.

According to Kingston and Wing, it was Antonio Casale that raised to 350 and was called by Kingston. Casale check-raised a queen-high flop from 500 to 2,000 and Kingston called, then Casale jammed the {6-Hearts} turn for 26,000 with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a pair of tens and a flush draw. Kingston however already had the made flush and scored the first bustout of the day after not even half an hour.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Kingston au
Anthony Kingston
60,000
60,000
60,000
Thomas Wing au
Thomas Wing
30,500
30,500
30,500
Antonio Casale au
Antonio Casale
Busted

Tags: Anthony KingstonAntonio CasaleThomas Wing

Moore Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

In a three-way single raised pot to the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Quan Zhou bet 100 and Michael Moore raised to 300, which forced one fold and a call from Zhou. The {K-Hearts} turn was checked and Zhou check-folded the {7-Clubs} river to a bet of 400 by WSOP bracelet winner Zhou.

The same table now also features Johannes Becker, who sat down just before the hand had started.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
31,000
31,000
31,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
29,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Johannes BeckerMichael MooreQuan Zhou