2020 Aussie Millions

A$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
1,746,360 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
5,238,000 AUD
Entries
54
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
40
Players Left
21

Unusual Line from Burns

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Kahle Burns and Stephen Chidwick looked to be in a three-bet pot with about 60,000 in the middle. Burns checked in the small blind and Chidwick checked in the cutoff until the board read {k-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Finally, Burns piled in 132,000 and Chidwick folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
566,000
151,000
151,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
445,000
-42,000
-42,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kahle BurnsStephen Chidwick

Three-Bet Pot to Badziakouski

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened on the button and called a three-bet to 40,000 from neighbor Orpen Kisacikoglu. The latter checked the {9-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and called 22,000 from Badziakouski. Both players checked the {4-Hearts}, bringing a {6-Diamonds}. Kisacikoglu check-folded to 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
405,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
176,000
-134,000
-134,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluMikita Badziakouski

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Lucky Sevens for Grafton

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised from the small blind, Luc Greenwood three-bet to 45,000, Grafton shoved his 194,000 and Greenwood immediately called.

Grafton: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Greenwood: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Grafton faced elimination but he found what he needed on the {7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs} board and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
393,000
178,000
178,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
70,000
-235,000
-235,000

Tags: Luc GreenwoodSam Grafton

Wolff Fades Elimination

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a battle of blinds, Aaron van Blarcum and George Wolff ended up all in preflop for Wolff's 90,000 or so. Wolff held a dominating hand with {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} against {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, but the {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop gave van Blarcum a lot of outs. However, he wouldn't connect with any of them as the {2-Clubs} turn and {5-Diamonds} river bricked out.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron van Blarcum us
Aaron van Blarcum
335,000
-90,000
-90,000
WPT 1X Winner
George Wolff us
George Wolff
190,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: George WolffAaron van Blarcum

Badziakouski Drives Grafton to Muck

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski checked from the big blind after an {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop and Sam Grafton bet 18,000 in the cutoff. Badziakouski made it 55,000 to go and Grafton continued to the {7-Diamonds}. At that point, he folded facing a bet of 95,000.

Bryn Kenney took a seat at a neighboring table.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
445,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
280,000
-113,000
-113,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiSam Grafton

Grafton Tackles Adams

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Timothy Adams was in the big blind and he tangled in a pot against Sam Grafton who was under the gun. The cards were turned up on the {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop with Adams all in for last 57,500. He needed help with {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} versus Grafton's {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The dealer, however, flipped the {2-Clubs} turn.

"Good stuff!" Grafton appreciated.

The {9-Hearts} river didn't change the situation either and Grafton took it down, sending Adams to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
385,000
105,000
105,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sam GraftonTimothy Adams

Chidwick Hits Both of His Outs

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Matthias Eibinger and Stephen Chidwick each checked a board of {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, bringing a {3-Hearts} river. Eibinger bet 36,000 from early position, and Chidwick set him in for about 100,000 more. Eibinger snap-called, only to see his {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} wrecked by {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for quads.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
590,000
145,000
145,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
Busted

Tags: Matthias EibingerStephen Chidwick