Day 1b of the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event Kicks Off at 12:30 PM!
The 2019 Aussie Millions has already crossed the half-way mark and the highlight of the festival in the biggest casino complex of the Southern hemisphere shapes up to be one of the biggest in its history. After the first of three starting days, the A$10,600 Main Event has already attracted 165 entries in the first flight with 79 players bagging up in the early morning hours, and Day 1b kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Defending champion Toby Lewis delivered the shuffle up and deal the previous day and the Brit is expected to join the action in one of the remaining two starting days. Frenchman Paul-Francois Tedeschi leads the field thus far with 195,400 after running hot in the final levels on Day 1a and he set the pace for everyone. Will anyone be able to turn the 30,000 starting stack into even more throughout Day 1b?
A total of seven 90-minute levels are scheduled for today with a 15-minute break after each level and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of the fourth level of play. All those that already busted on Day 1a won't be allowed to re-enter, as the Aussie Millions Main Event remains one of the few major events to remain a freezeout.
The registration is available until the end of the first level on Day 2 on Wednesday, January 30.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 100 |
The Terminator Side Event plays down to a champion as of 1 p.m. local time and the A$1,150 Hyper Turbo with 10,000 in chips, levels of 10 minutes and a 10-second shot clock kicks off at 2:30 p.m. time at Exhibition Hall. For all those that would like to win their seat for a bargain, there are an additional three satellites taking place in the evening as well.
Day 1b of the Main Event gets underway just after noon, Day 2 of the A$ 50,000 Challenge restarts at 1.10 p.m. local time and the PokerNews team will provide updates for both tournaments until a champion is crowned.
and Hachem called to see the 
appear on the turn. Wilkerson slowed down and checked, then called a bet of 1,600 by Hachem.
river, Wilkerson checked once more and Daniel Hachem bet 5,200, which represented almost exactly half of what Wilkerson had left. A reluctant call followed and Wilkerson nodded when Hachem turned over 
for the nut straight.
flop with a hearts flush draw, the first limper bet 1,100 and was called. A raise to 3,200 followed and Rheem called on the button. Only Steven Miller called and the remaining three players checked the 
turn.
river, Miller bet 6,000 and his table neighbor reluctantly folded, Rheem then jammed for around 17,000. "That would be a pretty sick to bluff here, right?" Rheem apparently said in table chat and he was picked up by Miller to show 
for a missed gutshot and six-high. Miller had pocket sevens for a set and the third player in the hand had folded ace-king.
flop. The action checked to the cutoff, who bet 3,700. Stuer check-raised to 10,500 after some consideration and Sleeth quickly folded.
and the cutoff showed 
. Neither the 
turn nor the 
river were a threat for the Vienna resident and he doubled to six figures.
. It checked to Hachem who continued for 3,500. O'Connor then check-raised all in for around 16,000. The two players folded and Hachem made the call.
but the river 
board a player was all in with 
flush of Ashley Sleeth.
and Sleeth added yet more chips to her stack. She now sits on over 80,000 in chips which is more than double average with just over two levels remaining in the day.