$10,600 Main Event Jour 1b | 2018 Aussie Millions

2018-01-29 14:43 UTC+10

Farrell Sent to the Rail by Chhay

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Niall Farrell raised under the gun to 500 and Rithy Chhay three-bet to 1,100. Farrell called and the flop came .

Farrell checked to Chhay who bet 700. Farrell check-raised to 2,600 and Chhay moved all in. Farrell called.

Niall Farrell:
Rithy Chhay:

The turn was an giving Chhay the lead and Farrell failed to make a full house on the river and was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rithy Chhay	45,000 45,000	45,000
Niall Farrell	Eliminé

Tags: Niall Farrell Rithy Chhay

2018-01-29 14:44 UTC+10

Lau Forces the Issue

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Alan Lau bet 1,500 from the small blind on a flop. An opponent in the hijack made it 4,500 and Lau responded with an all-in shove for 6,375 more effective. His opponent considered for about a minute but opted to preserve his remaining chips.

Lau is one of the top up-and-comers in the Asia-Pacific region, with over $1.2 million in cashes.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alan Lau	38,500

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2018-01-29 14:45 UTC+10

2019 Aussie Millions Dates Announced

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

While the 2018 Aussie Millions is still building up to its climax, the tournament organization has already announced the 2019 dates for the biggest tournament series in the Southern hemisphere. The 2019 Aussie Millions will run from Tuesday, January 15 until Monday, February 4. The action-packed schedule will include the official gold bracelet event, satellites and cash games, along with daily tournaments running for 21 consecutive days.

The coveted Main Event is slated to run over eight days from Sunday, January 27 until Sunday, February 3 with over 700 entrants expected and an estimated total prize pool of A$7 million. The Main Event will once again feature three starting days and qualifiers will already begin in March.

“The 2018 Aussie Millions is proving to be our biggest and best to date and we can’t wait to see what the 2019 tournament will bring as the poker stage has never been brighter, and the team are already hard at work to make the next event the biggest and best yet,” Aussie Millions tournament director Joel Williams said.

Nearly 100 poker tables will be set up across the award-winning Crown complex to accommodate the thousands of players from over 35 countries who visit Crown during January to compete for a share of a total estimated prize pool of over A$24 million. The current slate of individual events offered during the 2019 Aussie Millions is being finalised, with 26 official gold ring events expected and a broad range of other poker variations at both entry-level and championship level.

The full event-by-event schedule is expected to be released soon and will be uploaded to aussiemillions.com with full details.

Shurane Vijayaram - $10,000 Main Event Aussie Millions Winner 2017

2018-01-29 14:51 UTC+10

Bain Takes from O'Grady; Lamb Left Short

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Ben Lamb has been moved to a new table that also includes 2014 WSOP APAC champion Scott Davies and the latter explained a hand that saw Lamb's stack get cut down considerably.

According to Davies, Lamb was involved in a four-bet pot and invested 4,200 to see an ace-high flop, which brought no betting action. The opponent of Lamb bet a turn for 6,100 and fired another 7,900 on a blank river to get called down by Lamb, who mucked ace-king when being shown pocket aces.

The same table also features Tristan Bain and Michael O'Grady, who were involved in the following hand. The turn showed and O'Grady bet 1,600, Bain called on the button. After the river, O'Grady checked and Bain bet 3,200 only to get check-raised to 8,500 almost immediately. Bain called after some consideration to see O'Grady turn over for a bluff gone wrong, while Bain claimed the pot with for two pair.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tristan Bain	58,000 12,000	12,000
Scott Davies	33,000 3,000	3,000

Michael O'Grady	12,800 -3,700	-3,700
Ben Lamb	10,500 -19,500	-19,500

Tags: Ben Lamb Michael O'Grady Scott Davies Tristan Bain

2018-01-29 14:53 UTC+10

Karamalikis Checks Back in an Instant

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

With about 20,000 in the pot, Kyle Frey bet 8,000 from the cutoff on . Jonathan Karamalikis called on the button. The river was the . Frey tanked awhile and checked. As soon as his finger his the table, Karamalikis checked back. Frey tabled and was entitled to half of the pot as Karamalikis had .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jonathan Karamalikis	35,000
Kyle Frey	32,000

Tags: Jonathan Karamalikis Kyle Frey

2018-01-29 14:56 UTC+10

The Numbers are Climbing; Second Break Awaits

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Niveau 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Former Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge champion Fabian Quoss has been spotted in the field and the German is here in Australia for vacation and hasn't played as many tournaments as previously. Winfred Yu and Sam Higgs also joined the field that now shows 180 entries, of which 172 remain.

All players have been sent into their second 15-minute break of the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Hachem	52,000 15,000	15,000
Sam Panzica	46,000 14,000	14,000
Fabian Quoss	30,000 30,000	30,000
Winfred Yu	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sam Higgs	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss Sam Higgs Winfred Yu

Niveau: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

2018-01-29 15:25 UTC+10

Updated Counts With Hachem in

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Niveau 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The most famous of all Australian poker players, former WSOP Main Event winner Joe Hachem, has joined the field. A contingent of Germans has also populated the tables.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joe Hachem	36,000

Oliver Weis	36,000 4,000	4,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	34,700 7,700	7,700

Christian Christner	30,500
Brian Yoon	26,300 -3,700	-3,700

Christian Harder	21,300 -8,700	-8,700
Marius Gierse	17,500 -16,000	-16,000
Jack Salter	16,200 -8,800	-8,800

2018-01-29 15:27 UTC+10

A Catch-Up with Former WSOP APAC Champion Scott Davies

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Niveau 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Four years ago Scott Davies took down the second-ever WSOP APAC Main Event here in Melbourne and he is back in 2018 for the Aussie Millions. We sat down on break to chat about him and how he very nearly didn't come this year!

"Back in 2014, that was my first time," said Davies. "I've come every year since then for the Aussie Millions. A big part of it for me personally is the nostalgia. [Winning the WSOP APAC] was the biggest thing ever to happen to me, and probably ever will happen to me.

"Even if I won something big again, the feeling just won't match up to the first time. Add on to that the fact that it's a beautiful city, and when you come down here you just get to fade the winter and have a little summer and it's great. Some of my best friends are Australian so it's really nice to come down here and spend time with them

"I almost didn’t come. My wife’s family are in Maui and we spend the holidays there. So after that, it's usually a really easy trip because you're already halfway here! This year, however, we didn't go. I spent the holidays in South America and it was difficult to get a flight here.

"So I ended up going home to play in Miami. I busted out of that on Day 2 and there was a flight available to Melbourne a couple of days later. So I booked it and packed my bags up and came down here!"

Davies bought in during the second level of the day, and admits that it's been slow going.

"I have just under starting stack. I wasn't going to play today. But I had to come in to pick up my receipt. And once I got here I really felt like playing! The field looks juicy! So I switched my ticket and bought in today."

At the other end of Davies' table is 2018 Aussie Millions $25,000 Challenge winner Ben Lamb.

"I don’t think I’ve played with him before," said Davies. "He plays a lot higher stakes cash than I do! He also doesn’t play a lot of MTTs. He's down the other end and lost a cooler port so he's pretty short at the moment. I'm not going to say I wasn't happy to see that!

"The aim for today is to build a stack; slow and steady. It's important not to have any blow-ups in a structure like this. Just really pick your spots and feel out the table. I have a favourable table draw, and probably the best seat at that table.

"I just want to pick my spots carefully and just grind and try and not do anything stupid!"

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Davies	28,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Scott Davies

2018-01-29 15:30 UTC+10

Stewart Doubles Through Jouhkimainen

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Niveau 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

With 7,100 already in the middle and the turn showing , Joni Jouhkimainen checked in the cutoff and Shane Stewart bet 3,000 on the button, which Jouhkimainen called.

The river completed the board and Jouhkimainen checked once more. Stewart shoved for 12,700 and the Finn eventually called, but instantly mucked his cards when Stewart turned over the for a full house.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Shane Stewart	38,000 38,000	38,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	10,400 -19,600	-19,600

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Shane Stewart