A raising war broke out on a flop of and the stacks of Sosia Jiang and Szymon Wysocki ended up in the middle with Jiang at risk for 25,900, while Wysocki had that covered with around 29,000.
Sosia Jiang:
Szymon Wysocki:
The turn immediately improved Wysocki to a full house and suddenly Jiang was in need of the case seven in order to avoid the elimination. A blank followed on the river and Jiang grabbed her belongings, left the table with a smile on the face and said "that's how it goes sometimes."
2017 was a breakout year for Jack Sinclair; finishing eighth in the WSOP Main Event, and following it up by winning the €25,000 German Poker Championships Super High Roller.
And after a deep run in the PCA, Sinclair is now in Melbourne for his first taste of the Aussie Millions.
"2018 has started well for me," said Sinclair. "PCA was a lot of fun, and having already cashed in my first event here at the Aussie Millions is very encouraging!"
"Melbourne is a great place to be, especially in January, as it is usually pretty depressing in Europe right around now. The people here are outrageously friendly, being a Brit it is was initially a little disconcerting having so many strangers talk to me, but I am getting used to it. "
Sinclair said that everyone he had asked said that the Aussie Millions is one of their favourite stops on the tour, and it was one that he himself was excited for.
"The actual poker here is incredible, not like anywhere else. It seems like Australia has been isolated from the rest of the poker world for some time, they have a lot of crazy rules, and the Aussies play a very unconventional style. At the same time, it feels a lot like Vegas in the summer, which may possibly be due to the heat, but there is a real sense of excitement & grandeur surrounding the series."
And what does the future hold for the Brit after such a successful 2017?
"My short, medium & long term goal is always the same: trophies. I don't set financial goals for poker, and if I do they are very modest. I just want to make enough to keep playing. My only concern is getting better... and winning trophies for the glory!"
Two players busted in quick succession over on table 28 and Ana Marquez as well as Rory Young were those that profited from it.
Marquez's were still tabled while the board of was rushed away and the Spaniard was kind enough to provide the details. According to Marquez, she raised to 500 from middle position and was three-bet to 1,650. Marquez reraised to 4,000 and was called before betting the flop for 3,500, the turn for 6,800 and shoved the river to get called down all the way.
Adam Owen took a big pot off Antoine Saout, calling a river bet of about 9,000 with in a button-versus-blind battle with on the board.
The next hand, Owen opened for 500 in the cutoff and Saout made it 1,600 in the small blind. Owen peeled to see a flop. He called 2,000. On the turn, he called another 3,100. The river was a and Saout piled in 17,650 most of his stack. Owen set him in for the last 7,000 or so and Saout splashed in calling chips since he had for the nuts. Owen showed .
A big pot of more than 15,000 had already been built to the and Amanda De Cesare faced a bet of 7,000. De Cesare moved all in for 22,500 and her opponent took a long time before announcing the call. As soon as the cards were tabled, both were relieved as De Cesare with and her opponent with were guaranteed half of the pot already, making the river a formality.
The newest additions to the Aussie Millions Main Event include American pro Christian Harder and 2014 WSOP APAC Main Event winner Scott Davies who took home A$850,136 for his victory four years ago.
Lithuanian poker pro Daiva Byrne has sat down to play in her first-ever Aussie Millions. The "Baltic Blonde" tried to pick up a pot with on a board, but her opponent saw through it and called with .
Byrne has over $120,000 in lifetime winnings and cashed in the 2017 WSOP Main Event, where she finished 952nd for $16,024.
We found Thomas Muehloecker all in for his final 7,625 in the cutoff. The board read and his opponent in the hijack was thinking things over. After about 30 seconds, he tossed in calling chips but sent his cards muckward when Muehloecker revealed .