Antoine Saout and an opponent on his left built a large pot preflop in middle position, and Saout bet 7,500 on a 
flop. His opponent tanked a long time and called, and both players checked the 
and the 
, though they took their time doing so. Saout opened 
but it was no good against 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Winfred Yu in the small blind and Jamie Pickering in the cutoff both invested 5,100 chips each on the 
turn and the 
river was checked through. Pickering as last aggressor turned over 
for trips aces and Yu tapped the table in defeat.
Christian Christner's check-raise from 1,700 to 6,500 on a completed board of 
was called by his sole opponent and Christner flipped over the for a full house, jacks over aces, to win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
62,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
50,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
The field is on a 15-minute break, with 130 out of 195 remaining. Two more levels of 90 minutes will be played until Day 1b is in the books.
Stephen Graner called what looked to be a three-bet from Brian Yoon, on the button, to 3,500 in a hand that wound up going a few minutes into the break. Graner checked and called 3,500 more on the 
flop. He check-called 10,000 on the turn, bringing a 
river. Graner checked a final time and Yoon bet 22,000.
Graner tanked for several minutes, thinking until the break started. Players were milling about waiting to see what happened before going on break, and Graner apologized, saying he needed only another minute. He continued to eye Yoon suspiciously until he dropped in calling chips. Yoon showed 
and Graner turned over 
to take the pot.
"Wow, nice call," someone said. "These two blokes know each other."
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
115,800
55,800
|
55,800 |
|
||
|
68,400
28,400
|
28,400 |
|
||
Lithuanian poker player and Unibet poker ambassador Daiva Byrne has been traveling around Australia since the 10th December, taking in the sights and sounds of Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and now Melbourne. We sat down to have a chat with her about her travels.
"I've been loving it. Everyone over here is very friendly and welcoming. Everyone says 'Hi' and they're always there to have a conversation with. You never feel out of place; everyone is there to help. I'm really impressed."
Byrne is now sat in the Aussie Millions main event, sititng on a healthy stack of 44,000 with two levels left in the day.
"Poker's been good. I played one local $300 tournament in Sydney and cashed that. Here in Melbourne I played the Accumulator, but sadly didn't make Day 2.
"The Main Event is my third tournament of the year and I'm feeling good. It's a decent table and let's just hope it continues to build."
In addition to her travels, Byrne works with Unibet as an ambassador. She is also heavily involved in the promotion of women's poker.
"I run a group for female pokers online. It's got 1,200 members which is amazing considering I started it from scratch six months ago. I'm very proud of what I've accomplished. We have weekly freerolls for members, and we then all meet up at live poker stops.
"I'm currently planning the meet-up for the WSOP Ladies Event later this year. It's all about sharing women's successes and both encouraging and supporting one another."
It has been said in the past that Ladies Events aren't the right way to go about encouraging more women to join the poker scene, but Byrne disagrees.
"With these freerolls and running more ladies only events, it means that women can practice and feel more comfortable. It's also as simple as meeting more people and chatting, then going with these people they've met to live tournaments.
"I always encourage tours to have ladies events. Unfortunately there's not one here - maybe in the future! But it can definitely be a good stepping stone for ladies, and the feedback from ladies is that the majority prefer ladies only events. And if that works, then it works and we should do whatever we can to keep doing that."
Niveau: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
116,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
109,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
102,700
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
||
|
59,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
50,700
-11,300
|
-11,300 |
|
23,900
-9,700
|
-9,700 |
|
18,900
-10,100
|
-10,100 |
|
11,100
-5,900
|
-5,900 |
Before the break, Jackson Warne doubled up Adriano Scagnetti, with Warne holding 
against Scagnetti's 
. Scagnetti flopped a set as the board came 
and Warne was left with just 8,000 behind.
According to Warne's Instagram, he went all in with pocket tens against the Ace-Ten of an opponent, only for his opponent to river a flush.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Brian Yoon checked from the big blind on 
and called 3,500 from Kyle Frey, in middle position. Both players checked the 
river and Frey opened 
as the last aggressor. Yoon got there on the river with .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
|
||
|
41,150
-10,850
|
-10,850 |
2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Tyron Krost was all in and at risk for his last 16,925. Krost got it in with against 
and the best hand held up on a rundown to give Krost more chips to work with.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
