2020 Aussie Millions

A$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
264
Players Left
133

Urbanovich Sits Down and Wins a Pot

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Three players saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} and everyone checked. Mike Del Vecchio bet 700 on the {9-Hearts} turn from the big blind, and Dzmitry Urbanovich, freshly seated just a little before, made it 2,600. The small blind folded and Del Vecchio didn't need long before doing the same.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Del Vecchio us
Mike Del Vecchio
WPT 1X Winner
33,600 3,600
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
32,000 32,000
Scott Margereson gb
Scott Margereson
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
30,000 30,000
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
30,000

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichMike Del Vecchio

Howes Bets Out Huber

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} turn, Stefan Huber checked from the big blind and Jacob Howes fired 2,500 in the cutoff. Huber called.

The {a-Clubs} hit the river and Huber checked again. Howes flicked in a 5,000-chip and Huber let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Howes
Jacob Howes
34,000
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
21,500 -8,500

Tags: Stefan HuberJacob Howes

Aido Gets Three Streets

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Sergio Aido bet 300 in the cutoff and the player on the button called after an {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Hearts} flop. Aido bet 1,100 on the {7-Hearts} and again was called. The {3-Spades} prompted a third barrel worth 3,200. The player on the button quickly called but couldn't beat {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a turned flush.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
35,000

Tags: Sergio Aido

Immediate Double for Schlueter

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Only minutes into the day, Heinz Schlueter and Yake Wu found a way to get their 300-big blind stacks into the middle. Schlueter opened from the hijack, Wu three-bet from the small blind and then called Schlueter's four-bet. Wu check-called a continuation bet on the {2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop and the {3-Spades} hit the turn.

Wu checked again and Schlueter jammed for 17,150. Wu didn't spend much time before putting his chips in, but he found himself in bad shape as his {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} trailed Schlueter's {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. The river came {k-Diamonds} and Schlueter's hand remained the best.

Wu had his opponent covered and stayed in the tournament, albeit with just 3,500. Meanwhile, Schlueter quickly moved up to around 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Heinz Schlueter de
Heinz Schlueter
60,000
Yake Wu cn
Yake Wu
3,500

Tags: Heinz SchlueterYake Wu

Shane Warne Announces Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

With players taking their seats, former Australian cricketer Shane Warne was invited to the stage to get the things started. Tournament director Joel Williams appreciated Warne's effort in raising money for those affected by the continuous bushfires on the continent, and then let Warne kick Day 1b off.

"Enjoy your day, just run well," Warne said to the players before adding: "Shuffle up and deal, and good luck."

Tags: Shane Warne

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Welcome to Day 1b of 2020 Aussie Millions Main Event

2020 Aussie Millions
2020 Aussie Millions

The 2020 Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event has kicked off. With Day 1a in the books after a long Friday grind, Saturday marks the second of three starting flights with Day 1b.

Friday saw an expected number of around 160 entries set foot in Crown Melbourne, and if Day 1b holds true to 2019 form, that number will jump by a decent chunk — the increase was around 100 last year.

On Day 1a, several notable names showed up hoping for a couple of days off, with Tony G, Joe Hachem, Max Lehmanski, Jorryt van Hoof and eventual chip leader Fabian Quoss gracing the felt. Quoss' 187,100 represents the current bar to clear for anyone hoping for the title of overall chip leader.

An identical plan is in the offing for Day 1b, with seven levels scheduled, each lasting 90 minutes apiece. Players get 30,000 in their starting stacks and will progress from 50/100 to 300/600/600. Aussie Millions remains an old-school freezeout, so no reentry is permitted, either in the same starting flight or any other.

Day 1b Structure

LevelLengthSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
19050100 
290100200 
390100200200
490150300300
590200400400
690250500500
790300600600

Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow step one on the Aussie Millions journey for what promises to be a couple of hundred grinders looking to add their names to the rich history of this prestigious event.

A$10,600 Main Event

Day 1b Started