2020 Aussie Millions

A$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
379
Players Left
183

Thomas Chip Leader on Break?

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante

Russell Thomas was on the verge of 100,000 chips a while earlier, but on closer inspection he's now sitting on a stack of 125,000 as the tournament approaches the dinner break.

With over US$3.1 million in lifetime cashes, Thomas has three previous Aussie Millions cashes, the biggest of which came in 2015 when he finished third in the Shot Clock Six Max for A$54,850.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
125,000 30,000

Tags: Russell Thomas

Hatoum Doubles

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante

Rania Hatoum was all-in for very few chips with {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} versus {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} and the board came {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} to provide two pair for Hatoum.

Further assorted pre dinner counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
85,000 48,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
60,000 31,000
Ali Ghezelbash au
Ali Ghezelbash
50,000 -13,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 21,000
Jean-Serge Baril ca
Jean-Serge Baril
47,000 7,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
46,000 6,000
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
42,000 -3,000
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
WPT 1X Winner
40,000 3,000
Toby Joyce ie
Toby Joyce
37,000 8,500
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
37,000 3,000
Connie Graham au
Connie Graham
32,000 -6,000
Claudio Celenza de
Claudio Celenza
10,000 10,000
Rania Hatoum
Rania Hatoum
9,000 9,000
Christian Nolte at
Christian Nolte
Busted
Dennis Huntly au
Dennis Huntly
Busted

Tags: Rania Hatoum

Jack's Good, Indeed

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante

Kahle Burns opened in middle position and he received three calls. The {9-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop was checked to Cary Katz who bet 1,800 from the cutoff. Only Burns called the wager.

Katz opted to skip barrelling the {j-Clubs} turn and eventually checked back on the {2-Hearts} river as well.

"Jack's good," Katz declared, hoping for Burns to turn up his hand first.

"Alright Cary, what do you have, sir? Burns laughed, and Katz had to show his {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Burns then rolled over {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, confirming Katz' read.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
WSOP 2X Winner
51,000 1,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
39,000 11,000

Tags: Cary KatzKahle Burns

Kisacikoglu Doubles With Aces Versus Kings

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Orpen Kisacikoglu

Dennis Huntly raised to 700 and Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button three-bet to 2,100. The big blind made it 6,300 to go and Huntly joked "can I ask my poker coach what to do?" and pointed to Mikita Badziakouski in the two seat. He then added "I know what to do, fold and smile. It is important to smile."

Kisacikoglu tossed in calling chips after and also called a bet of 5,500 on the {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop. The big blind jammed the {2-Clubs} turn and Kisacikoglu instantly called with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} as the big blind tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Kisacikoglu had the best of it and even made top set on the {a-Diamonds} river to double for 12,500.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 24,000
Dennis Huntly au
Dennis Huntly
20,300 -10,700

Tags: Dennis HuntlyMikita BadziakouskiOrpen Kisacikoglu

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
75,000 -13,000
James Romero us
James Romero
WPT 1X Winner
69,000 35,000
Louis Luo au
Louis Luo
67,000 2,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000 -2,000
Bruno Portaro au
Bruno Portaro
52,000 -23,000
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
45,000 7,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
40,000 14,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
32,000 2,900
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
30,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000
Rob Campbell au
Rob Campbell
28,000 20,000
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
28,000 18,000
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
24,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
21,000 -5,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
15,000 -200

Portaro Gets Huge Double Despite Airballing

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Bruno Portaro
Bruno Portaro

Sam Grafton was in the big blind, betting into a huge pot of around 10,000 with {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} on the table. Bruno Portaro raised to 8,000 from the button and Grafton fired back, shoving for an effective 33,050. Portaro called off.

Grafton held {4-Clubs}{3-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw, and while Portaro had only ace-high at the time, he was in great shape with {a-Spades}{4-Spades}, significantly blocking Grafton's hand.

The {9-Diamonds} and {9-Hearts} runout bricked each players' draws and Portaro found himself stacking a giant pot despite airballing.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Portaro au
Bruno Portaro
75,000 33,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
15,200 1,200

Tags: Bruno PortaroSam Grafton

Madsen Jams Into Chen

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante

On a flop of {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, Jeff Madsen moved all in when facing a bet of 2,600 by Pete Chen and got through with it to trade roles with Chen as below-average stack and short stack.

Further stack sizes of notables on Day 1c can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
82,000 35,000
Bernie Stang au
Bernie Stang
78,000 10,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
WSOP 2X Winner
62,000 30,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
62,000 14,000
Paul Birman au
Paul Birman
51,000 -9,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
48,000 10,000
John Dalessandri au
John Dalessandri
41,000 12,000
Maxwell Young us
Maxwell Young
39,000 -4,000
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
38,000 8,000
Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
36,000 7,000
Stan Jablonski us
Stan Jablonski
31,000 -1,000
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
31,000 3,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -1,000
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -2,000
Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
25,000 9,500
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
20,000 2,800
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
WPT 1X Winner
13,500 -16,500
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
13,000 -17,000
Christian Nolte at
Christian Nolte
12,000 -7,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
Busted
Huy Thai au
Huy Thai
Busted

Tags: Jeff MadsenPete Chen

Greenwood Believes Bozdugan in Big Pot

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante

Allen Kessler, who shares the boards with Sam Greenwood and Halil Bozdugan on table 17, recalled the flop and turn action of a hand in which the two of his opponents met. It was a juicy pot as they were entering the final betting round with around 25,000 in the middle and {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} on the felt.

According to Kessler, Bozdugan had checked from the big blind on the flop, letting Greenwood fire 4,000 from hijack. Bozdugan then check-raised to 10,000 and Greenwood called. Then they checked the turn.

Bozdugan, however, cut out a bet of 18,400 on the river and Greenwood tanked for a while. He smiled at his opponent and eventually laid his hand down. Bozdugan carefully sent his cards face down towards the dealer and then dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Halil Bozdugan au
Halil Bozdugan
67,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 -10,000

Tags: Allen KesslerSam Greenwood

Defending Champion Kenney Joins the Field

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Bryn Kenney Wins 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event
Bryn Kenney Wins 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event

Midway through the fourth level, defending champion Bryn Kenney has joined the Aussie Millions Main Event, and is sat at a table with fellow 2019 final tablist Gyeong Byeong Lee, who said hello to the American as he sat down.

Also at his table is Jeff Madsen, Christian Nolte, Jan Suchanek, Pete Chen and Dean Blatt.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney