Daniel Neilson was in middle position and had built a sizable pot of nearly 11,000 preflop against a player on his right. That player bet 5,000 on a 
flop and Neilson called. Both players checked the 
and the 
and Neilson's opponent showed 
. Not enough, as Neilson had flopped lucky with 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
37,900
-3,100
|
-3,100 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
156,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
155,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
|
140,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
140,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
103,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
100,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
100,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
95,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
90,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
85,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
52,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
48,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
48,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
43,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
41,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
34,000
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
34,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
28,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
||
Mel Judah had 1,400 in front of him in late position when we got to his table and was considering the all-in shove of a player in the small blind. It was 11,500, and Judah decided to call.
Judah: 
Opponent: 
The Aussie legend was way behind, and the 
brought little in the way of help. The 
turn caused a murmur to roll through the table, and Judah completed his flush on the river.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
Michael Gathy moved all in for 7,700. It folded to Mel Judah in the small blind who called. The big blind folded and the cards were turned over.
Michael Gathy: 
Mel Judah: 
There was an Ace on the flop of 
, but Gathy got to his feet when the 
came on the turn giving Judah a set. The 
confirmed the elimination of Gathy.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
A player on the button bet 2,700 into a pot of about 8,000 after 
flopped, only for Arif Mustafa to check-shove for exactly 25,000 in the cutoff. After getting a count, the player on the button called for most of his own chips.
Mustafa:
Opponent: 
Mustafa had complete control, only fading two queens, but the 
gave him more of a sweat since he had to dodge diamonds as well. The river was a .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 |
Manny Stavropoulos looked up the all in of a short stack for 10,600 and had the dominating hand in 
, while the player at risk turned over . On the 
flop some outs were gone and the turn and river bricked off. After his big double earlier on, the 2015 Aussie Millions champion continues with a comfortable stack of double the average in the last level of Day 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Eddie Puia raised to 2,500. Rory Brown three-bet all in for 10,800 from the button and Jim Andreadis four-bet all in for 17,200. Puia thought for a while before calling, putting two players at risk.
Eddie Puia:
Rory Brown: 
Jim Andreadis: 
The flop came 
handing Puia the lead. The turn and river changed nothing and both Andreadis and Brown were sent to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |
Kristen Bicknell and Max Silver built a pot with multiple raises preflop and each put in 5,400 on a 
flop, though we didn't see who the aggressor was. Both checked the turn and Bicknell checked the river. Silver fired in 13,000 and earned the pot without showdown when Bicknell folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
It appears to be a close race for the chip lead at the end of Day 1a and several players aim for the top spot with John Overbeek, Alex lee Lin Hwaa, Mike Del Vecchio and Najeem Ajez as most likely contenders.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
150,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
||
|
|
135,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
110,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
George Mamacas was in late position and fired in a nearly pot-sized bet of 12,000 after two players checked to him on 
. The first player mucked but the second was stickier and put in a call after some thought.
"I guess we're chopping," Mamacas joked, tossing 
into the middle.
His opponent rolled over and took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 |
