AU$10,600 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,220,000 AUD
Entries
822
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Tony March Delivers Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
Former Champion Krost in Action Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Rettenmaier Loses a Small One
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,300 | 29,300 |
More Entries on Day 1b
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Karita Chips Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
26,000 | -4,000 |
Doria and Sitbon Chop With a Full
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:415]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
Early Chip Movements and New Entries
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
17,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
10,000 | -20,000 |