A$10,600 Main Event Day 3 | 2020 Aussie Millions

01-21-2020 16:08 UTC+11

Loeser Doubles Through Chu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mai Ha lost some chips and John Chu, the other big stack at table 49, also had to forfeit a portion of his growing tower after doubling table neighbor Manig Loeser in a battle cutoff versus button.

The chips went in preflop and Loeser had the superior kicker with versus . On a board of , ace-king high remained supreme and Loeser doubled for 89,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mai Ha	400,000 3,000	3,000
John Chu	335,000 40,000	40,000
Manig Loeser	185,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: John Chu Mai Ha Manig Loeser

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

01-21-2020 15:51 UTC+11

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 121 players remaining, the tournament is on another 15-minute break.

When they return the blinds will be 2,000/4,000. The current average is 203,000.

01-21-2020 15:50 UTC+11

Defending Champion Kenney Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bryn Kenney was all-in for the last 29,000 from under the gun and Nicolas Malo asked from one seat over, the rest of the table folded.

Bryn Kenney:
Nicolas Malo:

Kenney needed a king, queen or broadway cards but found neither on a runout to hit the rail at the very end of the second level on Day 3. As a result, it also means that a new Aussie Millions Main Event champion will be crowned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Malo	245,000 137,500	137,500
Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Aussie Millions Bryn Kenney Nicolas Malo

01-21-2020 15:48 UTC+11

Lampropulos Doubles

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three players saw a flop and Simen Gulbrandsen and Maria Lampropulos got in a raising war, with the former betting 11,000, the latter making it 38,000 and the former shoving with a covering stack. Lampropulos called in short order with and was leading . The turn and river kept it that way and she received 131,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Lampropulos	275,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Maria Lampropulos Simen Gulbrandsen

01-21-2020 15:47 UTC+11

Kang Doubles Shak; Busts One After

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dan Shak was flipping for his tournament life for the last 90,500 with against the of Jinsoo Kang and the board came to give Shak a full house.

A few minutes later, Kang called the shove of a shorter stack while she was in the big blind and had the pair this time in versus . The mighty ducks hit a full house on the board to send some chips back to Kang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinsoo Kang	325,000 35,000	35,000
Simen Gulbrandsen	240,000 86,700	86,700
Dan Shak	185,000 5,000	5,000
Phachara Wongwichit	155,000 35,000	35,000

Maria Lampropulos	140,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Dan Shak Jinsoo Kang

01-21-2020 15:45 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	395,000 120,000	120,000

Mike Del Vecchio	340,000 80,000	80,000

Russell Thomas	330,000 220,000	220,000
Goran Mandic	295,000 30,300	30,300
Jinsoo Kang	290,000 22,400	22,400
Pete Chen	183,000 12,000	12,000

Dan Shak	180,000 102,400	102,400
Aram Zobian	120,000 81,700	81,700

Bryn Kenney	30,000 50,000	50,000

01-21-2020 15:38 UTC+11

Zhang Doubles Through Swannack

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Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bobby Zhang was all in for 47,000 with against the of Cole Swannack.

The flop had something for everyone, giving Zhang two pair and Swannack both straight and flush draws.

Luckily for Zhang, the turn and river bricked and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Zhang	95,000 45,000	45,000
Cole Swannack	41,000 43,700	43,700

Tags: Bobby Zhang Cole Swannack

01-21-2020 15:36 UTC+11

Tay in the Tank

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heavy action followed a flop at Table 31. It looked like the player on the button bet small, around 5,000, and big blind Zachary Tay raised, only to have Ngoc Tai Hoang make it 61,000 in the cutoff. Tay stuck around and they went heads up to a . Tay checked and Hoang shoved for around 100,000.

Tay went deep into the tank, apologizing after around five or six minutes. Another player laughed and told him to take his time. He thought about another two minutes then folded what he claimed was sixes. Hoang claimed to have had that beat.