AU$10,600 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Aussie Millions

01-27-2019 12:54 UTC+10

Kim and Aristidou Chop

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On the flop, Peter Aristidou check-called a bet of 900 by Eui Kim and the duo then checked down the turn and the river.

Kim was first to show and flashed , 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	32,000 32,000	32,000
Pete Linton	30,000 30,000	30,000
Anton Morgenstern	30,000 30,000	30,000
Peter Aristidou	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Eui Kim Pete Linton Peter Aristidou

01-27-2019 13:03 UTC+10

Moore Missing

Christian Zetzsche

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 for jacks and deuces on a board of 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	40,700 10,700	10,700

Quan Zhou	38,000 9,000	9,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	30,000

Michael Moore	Busted

Tags: Johannes Becker Michael Moore Quan Zhou

01-27-2019 13:13 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Morgenstern	50,000 20,000	20,000
Aymon Hata	45,000 15,000	15,000
Johannes Becker	43,000 2,300	2,300

Bryan Pellegrino	42,000 15,000	15,000
Heidi May	37,000 7,000	7,000

Mikel Habb	36,000 6,000	6,000
Michael Egan	32,000 32,000	32,000
Ari Engel	30,225 225	225

Marc MacDonnell	29,000 29,000	29,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	27,000 27,000	27,000
Christian Nilles	8,000 -22,000	-22,000

Dyer Folds to Jam; Hallaert Short

Christian Zetzsche

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 flop and 4,000 on the turn. Wilson jammed the river for 9,900 and Dyer asked for a count before releasing his cards into the muck.

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

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Michael Dyer Scott Wilson

01-27-2019 13:21 UTC+10

First Break on Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The first 90-minute level of the day is completed and the screens show 128 players out of 131 entries remaining. They have been sent into the first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

01-27-2019 13:39 UTC+10

Liberto and Schwartz on Board

Christian Zetzsche

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	30,000

Jake Schwartz	30,000

Tags: Jake Schwartz Justin Liberto

01-27-2019 13:50 UTC+10

Further Assorted Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Najeem Ajez, who chopped the bubble of the A$ 25,000 Challenge, has opted to enter Day 1a of the Main Event and faces Sam Khoueis as well as Sorel Mizzi on the secondary feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Kingston	75,000 15,000	15,000
Mel Judah	38,000 8,000	8,000

Sam Khoueis	38,000 8,000	8,000
Abraham Passet	32,000 2,000	2,000
Najeem Ajez	30,000 30,000	30,000
Edward Hatzkortzian	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
Thomas Wing	25,000 -5,500	-5,500
Xavier Bustamante	18,500 -14,500	-14,500
Sorel Mizzi	9,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Najeem Ajez Sam Khoueis Sorel Mizzi

01-27-2019 14:01 UTC+10

More for MacDonnell

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

On the river of a completed board , Senthil Subramaniam checked over to Marc MacDonnell on the button and the Irishman bet 7,700 into a pot of around 11,000. Subramaniam was sent into the think tank and the clock was called on him. A floorman arrived and one minute ran down without any decision. With five seconds remaining, Subramaniam checked the cards again and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc MacDonnell	35,000 6,000	6,000
Senthil Subramaniam	17,000

Tags: Marc MacDonnell Senthil Subramaniam

01-27-2019 14:05 UTC+10

Schumacher Loses a Small One

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Johan Schumacher has some catching up to do if he wishes to repeat his final table appearance of the previous year in this very event as he dropped below the starting stack in the second level of the day.

Just now the Belgian bet the turn for 1,000 when his sole remaining opponent checked to him and received a call. Schumacher checked behind the river and his couldn't beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schumacher	24,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Johan Schumacher