In the first level of the day, Fedor Holz' run in the Main Event has come to an end. As he made his way to the exit, we quickly approached him to ask for details on his bustout.
According to Holz, after Con Krousoratis had raised he called from the small blind with and the big blind called as well. The flop was and Krousoratis bet 11,000, with Holz being the only caller.
The turn was an offsuit and Holz checked. Krousoratis bet 25,000, which was for nearly all of Holz' remaining 30,000 or so stack. The German prodigy stuck the rest in and Krousoratis added the few extra chips.
"Well, he had pocket queens," Holz said with a chuckle, meaning that the river was irrelevant.
Holz added that he will be back for the $100,000 Challenge, which will commence on Sunday, February 4, before making his way to the exit.
Federico Butteroni's 2018 Main Event has come to a screeching halt after running pocket kings into the pocket aces of Tu Lan. The joyful Italian was still in good spirits, even after the board failed to provide any help.
His entire stack of 99,500 got forked over to Lan and Butteroni made his way to the exit.
Jesse Sylvia started the day as one of the shortest stacks in the room and wasn't able to run it up. In his final hand, the 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up raised from under the gun and faced a three-bet from Duy Ho to his direct left. Sylvia four-bet shoved and got a direct call from Ho.
Jesse Sylvia:
Duy Ho:
There was no help in the cards for Sylvia on and he said his goodbyes. With the pot, Ho became the second player to cross the half million mark.
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2016 Main Event Champion Ari Engel chases another victory
800 players entered, 158 players remain and 88 of them will finish in the money. Day 3 of the record-breaking 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event is the money day, with each of the last 88 standing guaranteed at least AUD$15,000 for their three-day survival. At 12:30 p.m. local time, cards will be in the air for what's sure to be another long and hotly contested day for the biggest prize pool in the Southern hemisphere.
Leading the way are two locals: Najeem Ajez (522,100) and Frank Pezzaniti (480,000). Ajez is a regular face in the crowd here, with cashes at the Aussie Millions dating all the way back to 2012. Despite a fistful of cashes in smaller events, Ajez has yet to score his first Main Event cash, and he's put himself in prime position to do so. Pezzaniti finished 32nd last year and is looking to improve onto that already impressive performance.
Notables in the hunt include former champions Ari Engel (334,000) and Ami Barer (202,400). Plenty of other big names from around the globe are looking to win the record-breaking edition, including Sam Grafton (419,900), Kahle Burns (201,500), Jonas Lauck (189,000), Jonathan Karamalikis (147,600) and Fedor Holz (71,100).
Seven levels of 90 minutes await the players on Day 3 in the Crown Casino in Melbourne, with much-needed 15-minute breaks scheduled after each level to reenergize. The blinds will start at 1,200/2,400 with a running ante of 400 and the long day will wrap up around 2 a.m. in the night.
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and Ajez check-called a bet of 20,000. The turn was the 
and again Ajez check-called, this time for 78,000.
. Ajez checked for a third time and Grafton moved all in for 183,500. Ajez called.
- one pair (queens)
- two pair (queens and jacks)
and the big blind called as well. The flop was 
and Krousoratis bet 11,000, with Holz being the only caller.
and Holz checked. Krousoratis bet 25,000, which was for nearly all of Holz' remaining 30,000 or so stack. The German prodigy stuck the rest in and Krousoratis added the few extra chips.
board failed to provide any help.
and he said his goodbyes. With the pot, Ho became the second player to cross the half million mark.
