2020 Aussie Millions

A$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Vincent Wan
Winning Hand
109
Prize
1,318,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,200,000 AUD
Entries
820
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
160
Players Left
72

A$10,600 Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Big Day 1a for Fabian Quoss at Aussie Millions Main Event

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Fabian Quoss
Fabian Quoss

Fabian Quoss may term himself retired from the game of poker, but he showed he can still dominate when he does take the time to play an event. Day 1a of the Aussie Millions Main Event went exceptionally well for Quoss, as he sat down about halfway through the day and proceeded to run up a chip-leading stack of 187,100.

He had arguably the toughest table in the room, one that housed the likes of Ari Engel, Oliver Gill, Johannes Becker, Jeff Fielder and Benny Spindler at various times, but it didn't stop the German veteran from a crushing performance. Becker and Engel were actually among the players he busted, the former in a four-bet pot when his tens couldn't catch Quoss' queens and the latter in a cooler when Engel flopped a set and Quoss hit a straight on the river.

Quoss was among 72 players who made it through out of 160 entries on the first of three starting days. He certainly wasn't the only notable name advancing, either. Grant Levy, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Jorryt van Hoof and national legends Joe Hachem and Tony G also punched tickets to Day 2.

Tony G was grinding under the starting stack for much of the day, but a late heater saw him bag 107,800. Most crucially, he was dealt kings and saw a player four-bet all in from the blinds after he'd already three-bet an opener. Tony G called the shove and flopped top set against a set of jacks, fading the one-outer from there.

Hachem has made it through with the shortest stack, advancing with just 4,200.

Several big names found themselves less successful and on the rail. Among that number: Kenny Hallaert, Sosia Jiang, Martin Kozlov, Martin Jacobson, Jonathan Karamalikis and Bart Lybaert. As Aussie Millions is a freezeout event, they'll have to content themselves with trying to win some events if they hope to taste victory here at Crown Melbourne.

The Aussie Millions Main Event continues on Saturday with Day 1b, so come back to PokerNews for more coverage at 12:30 p.m. local time.

Tags: Fabian Quoss

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
187,100 -5,900
Day 1A Chip Leader
Max Lehmanski de
Max Lehmanski
169,900 79,900
Jim Andreadis au
Jim Andreadis
166,000 166,000
Tim Chung hk
Tim Chung
166,000 94,000
Tomas Ribeiro pt
Tomas Ribeiro
158,900 13,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
148,900 148,900
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
135,900 30,900
Gavin Flynn ie
Gavin Flynn
132,400 27,400
Justin Young us
Justin Young
126,900 36,900
WPT 1X Winner
Alan Pun hk
Alan Pun
117,400 117,400
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
109,600 -20,400
Tony G lt
Tony G
107,800 63,700
Egor Bulychev ru
Egor Bulychev
102,000 20,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
95,900 900
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
88,800 -4,200
WSOP 1X Winner
David Stanton au
David Stanton
86,600 86,600
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
85,000 85,000
James Gilbert us
James Gilbert
81,000 81,000
Pierce McKellar us
Pierce McKellar
81,000 -21,000
Ryan Hong au
Ryan Hong
74,000 74,000
Nino Ullmann de
Nino Ullmann
73,300 -18,700
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Denis Zhang
Denis Zhang
73,100 100
Rahul Melwani in
Rahul Melwani
68,700
Martin Rowe au
Martin Rowe
68,100 68,100
Ize Bourne au
Ize Bourne
67,900 67,900

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Hachem Loses Most of His Stack After Bricking Monster Draw

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Max Lehmanski opened to 1,300 from the hijack and Joe Hachem three-bet to 3,800 on his left. Denis Zhang cold-called from the big blind and Lehmanski called as well.

The flop came down {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Hachem fired 6,000 in position. Zhang check-shoved for about 27,000 and Lehmanski escaped. Hachem, however, was ready to spin as he held a gigantic draw with {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Zhang tabled {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} and his set avoided Hachem's outs as the rest of the board ran out {8-Diamonds} and {4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Zhang
Denis Zhang
73,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
15,000 -35,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Denis ZhengJoe HachemMax Lehmanski

Quoss Eliminates Becker

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Johannes Becker's seat was empty and Fabian Quoss was sweeping a pot. Jeff Fielder said he started the action with an open to 1,500 and Becker flatted before Quoss made it 7,500. Fielder folded and Becker shoved for about 42,000. Quoss called holding {q-}{q-} and he held up on the flop, turn and river against {10-}{10-}.

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
193,000 53,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fabian QuossJeff Fielder

Ribeiro Slipping

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tomas Ribeiro was in the big blind, facing a 1,500-raise from the small blind. Ribeiro three-bet to 4,300 and he was called.

The {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop brought a 2,300-bet from Ribeiro which his opponent check-called. Neither of them fired on the {10-Spades} turn but the small blind led out 12,000 on the {j-Spades} river. Ribeiro quickly called, but he looked into {a-Spades}{9-Spades} for the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Ribeiro pt
Tomas Ribeiro
145,000 -70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tomas Ribeiro

Weiss Takes Three-Bet Pot

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Oliver Weiss opened early for 1,400 and called a three-bet from the big blind to 4,600. Both players checked the flop for a board of {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. The big blind check-called 6,800 and then checked the {8-Hearts}. Weiss shoved for 20,600 effective and that won him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
95,000 14,000

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Levy Delivers Knockout

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Playing a big stack, Grant Levy wasn't scared to risk some of his chips in a preflop contest which saw his opponent spin for around 18,000. Levy trailed with {10-Spades}{8-Spades} against {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, but his live cards connected to the {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Levy improved to roughly 130,000 while his opponent departed from the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
130,000

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Keenan Flops Well

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

James Keenan was in the hijack, betting 3,000 into the pot on the flop of {4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Keenan was up against a player in the big blind, and he received a call.

The turn was the {9-Hearts} and Keenan bet 4,000, getting another check-call from his opponent.

The {7-Clubs} landed on the river and the final betting round was checked. Keenan announced an ace, confirming it by turning up the {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
James Keenan nz
James Keenan
57,000 4,500

Tags: James Keenan