2019 Aussie Millions

AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Chip Counts and Bustouts

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ashley Sleeth us
Ashley Sleeth
90,000 9,000
Tony Tartaglia au
Tony Tartaglia
85,000 85,000
Tristan “SkunkDen” Bain
Tristan “SkunkDen” Bain
65,000 34,000
Daniel Hachem au
Daniel Hachem
60,000 19,000
Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
54,000 19,000
Yuri Ishida jp
Yuri Ishida
53,000 12,000
Oliver Gill au
Oliver Gill
48,000 9,000
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
38,000 1,000
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
36,000 1,000
Christian Nolte at
Christian Nolte
28,000 16,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
15,000 -22,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Sarah Bilney au
Sarah Bilney
Busted
Stephen Graner us
Stephen Graner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Srdjan Brkic au
Srdjan Brkic
Busted

Michel Bouskila Wins Event #14: AU$1,150 Hyper Turbo 10/10/10

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
2019 Hyper Turbo Winner Michel Bouskila
2019 Hyper Turbo Winner Michel Bouskila

It was fast. It was frantic. And at the end of the day, it was Michel Bouskila walking away with AU$80,930 in prize money and a second Aussie Millions ANTON Championship Ring after winning Event #14: AU$1,150 Hyper Turbo 10/10/10.

The premise was simple. A 10,000 starting stack, ten-minute levels and a ten-second shot clock to decide the latest - and perhaps the quickest Aussie Millions ring of the schedule.

Here are the final table results:

PlaceNameCountryPayout (AUD)Payout (USD)
1Michel BouskilaAustralia$80,930$58,270
2Bo SongChina$51,655$37,192
3Dean BlattAustralia$32,715$23,555
4Jiwei DengChina$25,830$18,598
5En-Ching WuTaiwan$18,940$13,637
6Ben LaiHong Kong$15,500$11,160
7Kenny HallaertBelgium$12,055$8,680
8Rodljub BatozCanada$10,160$7,315
9Tino LechichAustralia$8,265$5,951

Event #14 attracted 336 entries and paid out 36 spots. Notable players finishing in the money included Natalie Teh (32nd - AU$2,240), Aditya Sushant (25th - AU$2,410), Netanel Amedi (11th - AU$5,680) and Luke Marsh (10th - AU$6,715).

Finishing in ninth place was Australian Tino Lechich who recorded the 14th Aussie Millions cash, closely followed by Rodoljub Batoz who recorded his first since 2014 and his first final table.

The biggest name at the final table was Belgian Kenny Hallaert who won his Aussie Millions ring last year in a Turbo Shot Clock event, but sadly couldn't add another to his collection as he bust in seventh for AU$12,055.

Ben Lai cashed in the Opening Event for AU$10,056 and bettered that here with a AU$15,500 cash in sixth place.

Both En-Cheng Wu and Jiwei Deng recorded their first Aussie Millions cashes as they were eliminated in fifth (AU$18,940) and fourth (AU$25,830) place respectively.

Three-handed Dean Blatt got pocket tens in against Bo Song who held queen-nine. There was a ten in the window giving Blatt a set, but by the turn it was Song who had turned a straight to eliminate Blatt in third place for AU$32,715.

Blatt held a 5:1 chip lead heads-up against Michel Bouskila, but his opponent battled back to eventually clinch victory and secure his second Aussie Millions ring.

Tags: Aditya SushantBen LaiDean BlattKenny HallaertLuke MarshMichel BouskilaNatalie TehNetanel AmediRodoljub BatozTino Lechich

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Aces Cracked to Bust Karamalikis

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jonathan Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis

Yuri Ishida opened from under the gun and Jonathan Karamalikis three-bet all in for 7,000. Ishida called.

Ishida: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Karamalikis: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Karamalikis was ahead and the {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} held no scary cards, but there could be a few scary turns with Ishida holding backdoor straight and flush draws. However, the turn was the scariest card of them all for Karamalikis as the {10-Hearts} gave his opponent a set. The river was the {8-Clubs} and filled up Ishida to bust Karamalikis.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri Ishida jp
Yuri Ishida
41,000 3,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
Busted

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisYuri Ishida

Nguyen Moving Up; Wakeman Thriving

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Minh Nguyen was moved one table over from Matthew Wakeman and both Aussie have increased their stacks as of lately, in the case of Wakeman he more than doubled while crazy action unfolded on the other side of his table.

As for Nguyen, he chipped up without showdown when check-raising the {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} river from 5,500 to 18,500 out of the big blind. Nguyen only had 7,500 behind, and his opponent reluctantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
80,000 48,000
Minh Nguyen au
Minh Nguyen
38,000 38,000

Tags: Matthew WakemanMinh Nguyen

Sleeth Making Strides

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Ashley Sleeth
Ashley Sleeth

On a {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board a player was all in with {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for top pair, but was drawing dead against the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flush of Ashley Sleeth.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} 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.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Sleeth us
Ashley Sleeth
81,000 44,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth

Lin Moves Up the Leaderboard

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Celina Lin
Celina Lin

Celina Lin had won a big pot with a full house prior to the dinner break and continued right away when returning to her seat. David Leas opened the button to 800 and Lin called from the big blind. On the {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop, Lin checked and called a first barrel worth 875 before doing so again for 2,475 on the {4-Clubs} turn.

The {J-Hearts} appeared on the river and Lin checked the third street in a row. Leas now made it 6,600 to go and Lin gave it some thought for well more than a minute. As soon as she called, Leas slid his cards into the muck and forfeited the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
90,000 46,000
David Leas au
David Leas
35,000 35,000

Tags: Celina LinDavid Leas

Hachem Two-Outers O'Connor Out of the Main Event

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
James Hachem
James Hachem

James Hachem opened to 1,200 and got three callers from the button, Kieran O'Connor in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop came {j-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. 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.

Hachem: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
O'Connor: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Hachem had fallen foul to the set of O'Connor and was in dire need of help to avoid doubling his opponent up. The turn was the {a-Hearts} but the river {q-Hearts} gave him a bigger set and he sent O'Connor to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
James Hachem au
James Hachem
40,000 28,000
Kieran O'Connor
Kieran O'Connor
Busted

Tags: James HachemKieran O'Connor