2020 Aussie Millions

Aussie Millions Highlights

Karamalikis Leads with 14 Left in Aussie Millions Opening Event

Jonathan Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis

Less than 12 months on from being named in the Australian Poker Hall of Fame, Jonathan Karamalikis has bagged the chip lead with 14 players remaining in the 2020 Aussie Millions Opening Event.

Coming into the day slightly below average, the Australian navigated his way through the field of 221 that started the day to sit with over 2,349,000 in chips, slightly ahead of Michael Egan who bagged up 2,267,000.

Karamalikis, who sits with almost US$5 million in lifetime cashes, last won an Aussie Millions Championship ring back in 2010 after winning a A$1,650 Bounty Event for A$122,700. He also has four previous final tables at the prestigious festival stretching back to 2008.

Opening Event End of Day 2 Chip Counts

PlayerChip Count
Jonathan Karamalikis2,349,000
Michael Egan2,267,000
Jung Woon An1,660,000
Ryan Henry1,455,000
Egor Bulychev1,442,000
Timothy Morgan1,348,000
Jo Snell1,281,000
Samuel Jefferies1,230,000
Andrew Shanahan998,000
Jason Elvliano803,000
Zack Cowrie613,000
Sohrab Rezvanpour513,000
Bo Jin473,000
Robbie Stewart332,000

The main thing on the minds of players at the start of the day was the money bubble, with 162 players guaranteed a cash of A$2,730. Loni Harwood, Joey Weissman and former Opening Event champion Benedikt Eberle were all eliminated before the bubble eventually burst midway through the second level of the day.

Eliminations in the money included David Yan (139th - $3,070), Jackson Warne (132nd – $3,070), Kristy Moreno (123rd - $3,415), 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event winner Tyron Krost (109th - $3,415), Ivan Deyra (101st - $3,755), Marc Macdonnell (93rd - $3,755), Corentin Ropert (78th - $4,095), Quan Zhou (75th - $4,095), Gautam Dhingra (73rd - $4,095).

H.O.R.S.E. runner-up Julien Sitbon (71st - $4,435) also cashed, along with fellow European Bart Lybaert (58th - $4,435) and Anthony Spinella (39th - $5,290), Daniel Hachem (32nd - $5,975), Martin Jacobson (21st - $9,555) as well as start-of-day chip leader David Tang (18th - $11,095).

Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Opening Event Remaining Payouts

PlacePayout (AUD)Payout (USD)
1$341,325$235,514
2$210,775$145,435
3$125,445$86,557
4$90,625$62,531
5$61,450$42,401
6$44,375$30,619
7$37,550$25,910
8$32,425$22,373
9$27,315$18,847
10$20,825$14,369
11-12$16,555$11,423
13-14$13,825$9,539

The tournament resumes on Thursday, January 9 at 12:10 pm and will play down to a winner. Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued highlights from the 2020 Aussie Millions.

Tags: Anthony SpinellaBart LybaertBenedikt EberleCorentin RopertDaniel HachemDavid TangGautam DhingraIvan DeyraJoey WeissmanJonathan KaramalikisJulien SitbonKristy MorenoLoni HarwoodMarc MacDonnellMartin JacobsonMichael EganQuan ZhouTyron Krost