According to Tatjana Zizic, Jan Suchanek lost all the big hands he played early on and word on the street is that the final hand of the Kiwi saw it get in with pocket aces and Amanda De Cesare hit a flush on the river. Suchanek will likely be back in poker action later on, albeit at the higher stakes limit cash game tables in the Crown poker room.
The German-speaking regulars at the international poker tables are slowly but surely tricking in with Julian Stuer, Maxi Lehmanski and [Removed:172] now all in action. They are joined by Jesse Sylvia, who can now be found over on table 25, as well as Daniel Hachem.
With plenty of chips already in the middle, the 
flop saw Michael Ryan and Clinton Taylor invest 4,000 each in a battle cutoff versus button. On the 
turn, Ryan check-called a bet of 5,400 and the 
river was checked. Ryan flashed red aces and Taylor won the pot with 
for a straight.
Do Hoang also chipped up on the same table soon after when his jacks held up versus 
for a busted straight draw. They are joined by Shivan Abdine and Jonathan Karamalikis.
The second starting day has already easily surpassed the Day 1a field size with now up to 203 entries and some recent additions to the field include Josip Simunic, Oliver Weis and Matthew Wakeman.
On the river of a board 
, [Removed:415] on the button had bet 3,600 and Julien Sitbon in middle position check-raised to 10,600. Doria glanced at his opponent, sighed and said "do you have aces?" without getting any reply.
The call of Doria followed and Sitbon tabled 
, Doria had 
for the equally strong full house. While Doria is up early in chips, Sitbon is down by as many chips.
There has been some early action over on table 27 with Jan Suchanek involved, and the biggest pot so far went to Shoshiro Karita. It was without a showdown, as he bet the 
river for 2,000 into a pot of 4,050. His sole remaining opponent folded and Karita claimed the pot.
Then it was up to Suchanek, who bet the 
turn for 300 and Nauvneel Kashyap check-called. On the 
river, Kashyap made it 650 to go and Suchanek folded.
Marvin Rettenmaier has been spotted in the upper tournament area and was immediately involved in three-way action. On the 
flop, action checked to Rettenmaier on the button and he made it 425 to go. Only the big blind called and the 
turn went check, check. On the river, the big blind made it 1,100 to go and Rettenmaier reluctantly folded.
Tony March of the "Pay It Backward Foundation" has delivered the shuffle up and deal for Day 1b. The American entrepreneur and philanthropist has donated millions of dollars in the past 40 years, March has donated millions of dollars in his quest to help reduce poverty and establish innovative programs for healing and personal renewal. He joined the Aussie Millions tournament director Joel Williams on the stage and got the action underway for the second of three starting days.
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