A$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2020 Aussie Millions

01-13-2020 21:47 UTC+11

Rivera Felts Shak

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Dan Shak three-bet the pot to 42,000 and Marc Rivera made the all after he had clicked it up to 13,000 on the button. On the flop, Shak bet 55,000 with very few chips behind and Rivera raised, Shak called all-in.

Dan Shak:
Marc Rivera:

Rivera's pair and flush draw was ahead and the turn and river run out failed to keep Shak in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Rivera	310,000 110,000	110,000
Dan Shak	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Marc Rivera

01-13-2020 21:54 UTC+11

Higgs Felted by Lehmanski

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Maxi Lehmanski defended out of the big blind and Sam Higgs then got his stack in after the flop, Lehmanski came along.

Sam Higgs:
Maxi Lehmanski:

The turn gave Higgs to trips kings but the river sent him to the rail as Lehmanski made a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	123,000 54,000	54,000
Sam Higgs	Busted

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01-13-2020 22:07 UTC+11

Prize Pool Information Released

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

There were a total of 59 entries and that created a prize pool of A$1,416,000 ($976,969), which will be split among the top seven spots.

Place	Prize (in AUD)	Prize (in USD)
1	A$467,280	$322,400
2	A$297,360	$205,164
3	A$198,240	$136,776
4	A$155,760	$107,467
5	A$113,280	$78,158
6	A$99,120	$68,388
7	A$84,960	$58,618

01-13-2020 22:18 UTC+11

Wolff Doubles Through van Hoof

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

The completed board showed . A bet was in front of Jorryt van Hoof and George Wolff moved all in for little more, around 37,000 total. A sigh-call by van Hoof followed and Wolff tabled the for queens full, van Hoof mucked instantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorryt van Hoof	230,000 153,000	153,000
George Wolff	93,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: George Wolff Jorryt van Hoof

01-13-2020 22:22 UTC+11

Two Big Stacks Meet

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Jorryt van Hoof was able to build his stack significantly as he joined the other two chip leaders on his table in Marc Rivera and Miroslav Sheynin. Cary Katz and Wilfried Harig were less fortunate and busted from the table.

Van Hoof defended his small blind against a raise by Sheynin and check-called a bet of 9,500 on the flop. They checked the turn and river, and Sheynin had the best hand in .

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Sheynin	230,000 30,000	30,000
Jorryt van Hoof	215,000 138,000	138,000
Xue Wu	55,000 2,000	2,000
Cary Katz	Busted

Wilfried Harig	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Jorryt van Hoof Marc Rivera Miroslav Sheynin Wilfried Harig

01-13-2020 22:27 UTC+11

Truong Doubles Through Jattin

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Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Action was on a board with 58,000 chips in the middle. Farid Jattin was first to act and had bet enough to put opponent Tam Truong all in.

Truong tanked and eventually slid his chips into the middle to make the call.

Farid Jattin:
Tam Truong:

Jattin was playing the board, no mean feat in Pot Limit Omaha, and Truong took down the pot with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	270,000 45,000	45,000
Tam Truong	115,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Farid Jattin Tam Truong

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

01-13-2020 22:40 UTC+11

Jattin Rises Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

In quick succession, David Wang, Mike Watson and Ami Barer were eliminated. The latter fell against Farid Jattin, who scooped the second pot in a row after having previously check-raised Tam Truong on a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	215,000 55,000	55,000
Tam Truong	120,000 5,000	5,000
David Wang	Busted
Mike Watson	Busted

Ami Barer	Busted

Tags: Ami Barer David Wang Farid Jattin Mike Watson Tam Truong

01-13-2020 22:50 UTC+11

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Seat	Table 28	Chip Count	Table 31	Chip Count	Table 32	Chip Count
1	Benjamin Pockett	40,000	Stephen Chidwick	140,000	Jarred Graham	25,000
2	Najeem Ajez	170,000	Geoffrey Mooney	35,000	Choon Tong Siow	20,000
3	Jorryt van Hoof	205,000	Ben Lamb	130,000	Farid Jattin	235,000
4	George Wolff	115,000	Alex Livingston	90,000	Tam Truong	120,000
5	Xue Wu	65,000	Maxi Lehmanski	135,000	Martin Kozlov	180,000
6	Sylvain Loosli	85,000	Hun Lee	205,000	Fabian Brandes	145,000
7	Miroslav Sheynin	270,000	Luc Greenwood	95,000	Toby Lewis	20,000
8	Marc Rivera	280,000	Warwick Mirzikinian	35,000	Bryce Yockey	40,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Rivera	280,000 30,000	30,000
Miroslav Sheynin	270,000 40,000	40,000
Farid Jattin	235,000 35,000	35,000
Jorryt van Hoof	205,000 10,000	10,000
Hun Lee	205,000 123,000	123,000

Martin Kozlov	180,000 118,000	118,000

Najeem Ajez	170,000 100,000	100,000
Fabian Brandes	145,000 72,000	72,000

Stephen Chidwick	140,000 25,000	25,000

Maxi Lehmanski	135,000 12,000	12,000
Ben Lamb	130,000 18,000	18,000

Tam Truong	120,000 5,000	5,000
George Wolff	115,000 22,000	22,000

Luc Greenwood	95,000 33,000	33,000
Alex Livingston	90,000 15,000	15,000

Sylvain Loosli	85,000 39,000	39,000

Xue Wu	65,000 10,000	10,000
Benjamin Pockett	40,000 5,000	5,000
Bryce Yockey	40,000 3,000	3,000

Warwick Mirzikinian	35,000 13,000	13,000
Geoffrey Mooney	35,000 60,000	60,000
Jarred Graham	25,000 37,000	37,000

Choon Tong Siow	20,000 30,000	30,000
Toby Lewis	20,000 30,000	30,000

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01-13-2020 22:54 UTC+11

Yockey and Mirzikinian Busted

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Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey was all in for around 40,000 with double suited kings and queens against the aces of Fabian Brandes.

Bryce Yockey:
Fabian Brandes:

No matter how eye-catching Yockey's hand, he would need to hit, but after the board came , Yockey was dead by the turn and was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Warwick Mirzikinian was all in on a for a similar amount against Hun Lee who sat on over 200,000 in chips.

Warwick Mirzkinian:
Hun Lee:

Lee had flopped a set against the straight draws of Mirzikinian. The turn completed one of those draws, but the improved Lee to a full house to eliminate Mirzkinian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hun Lee	250,000 45,000	45,000

Fabian Brandes	190,000 45,000	45,000

Bryce Yockey	Busted

Warwick Mirzikinian	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Fabian Brandes Hun Lee Warwick Mirzikinian