Earlier we mentioned that 2017 WSOP Ladies Event champion Heidi May was in the field, and we caught up with her at the tables. We asked her how much the Aussie Millions means to Australian poker.
"It brings a lot of people to Australia so it helps out the poker eco-system a fair bit," she said. "The tournament means a fair bit to me. Before this year not so much, but this year definitely.
"It's my first Aussie Millions Main Event! It's not going amazingly well(!) but the cash games have been good. There's a lot more action; a lot more deep stack games. With the Aussie Millions happening at the same time, it just means that everyone is having a bit more fun!"
With the turn showing , a short stack was all in for a mere 1,100 and John Overbeek called. The player at risk turned over his and muck to the surprise of nobody on the table, Overbeek had it once again with the for the turned straight. A blank river avoided a split pot and Overbeek added even more to his already impressive stack.
Najeem Ajez also bumped up his stack further, he got there with versus when the board ran out . When asked by table neighbor Lily Kiletto if he had folded to Kiletto's shove in this very hand, Ajez confirmed that to be the case.
Steven van Zadelhoff raised on the button and Srdjan Brkic, who had just arrived at the table, called in the small blind. The big blind got his last 5,100 in and van Zadelhoff was the only caller.
Big blind:
Steven van Zadelhoff:
There was no upset on the board of and the Dutchman raked in the pot.
2011 Aussie Millions champion David Gorr raised to 900 and got one caller. Another player three-bet all in for 6,325 and action folded back to Gorr who just called. The third player in the hand folded and the cards were turned over.
David Gorr:
All-in Player:
The board ran out and Gorr sent a player to the rail.
According to the screens, there are 212 entries thus far of which 162 remain and the players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume at approximately 8.40 p.m. local time with another three 90-minute levels to go.
The ace-king of his opponent were already rushed away while Jake Balsiger with was sent over a full double with pocket queens. The on the turn gave Balsiger a full house and he locked up the double, while also confirming after the hand that Asher Conniff had busted from one seat over earlier.
, a short stack was all in for a mere 1,100 and John Overbeek called. The player at risk turned over his 
and muck to the surprise of nobody on the table, Overbeek had it once again with the 
for the turned straight. A blank 
river avoided a split pot and Overbeek added even more to his already impressive stack.
versus 
when the board ran out 
. When asked by table neighbor Lily Kiletto if he had folded to Kiletto's shove in this very hand, Ajez confirmed that to be the case.
and the Dutchman raked in the pot.
and Gorr sent a player to the rail.
.
. Silver bet on the turn and Ruzicka moved all in. Silver called. 
