AU$10,600 Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2019 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,220,000 AUD
Entrants
822
Niveau
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A total of 165 players entered the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event on Day 1a, and after seven levels it is Frenchman Paul-Francois Tedeschi who leads the 82 advancing to Day 2.
Tedeschi rose up the chip counts shortly after the dinner break, including one hand involving a lengthy river tank against Eui Kim. Kim had bet pot on a paired board and Tedeschi had the clock called on him, before eventually calling with a slightly bigger full house than his opponent.
Tedeschi will take 195,400 through to Day 2, with Dingxiang Ong (186,000), Pierce McKellar (170,100) and Quan Zhou (168,600) close behind.
Both Ong and McKellar have final tables to their name at the 2019 Aussie Millions, with Ong finishing third in the Six Max and McKellar finishing fifth in the Opening Event.
Other notables advancing include former Main Event champion David Gorr (51,200), Australian bracelet-winner Jackie Glazier (84,800) and 2019 8 Game champion Michael Gathy (101,200), Vojtech Ruzicka (125,500), Mel Judah (48,200), Benny Glaser (56,200), Anthony Hachem (62,100), Ajay Chabra (92,400), 2018 WSOP Main Event final tablist Michael Dyer (86,200), Alex Lee (79,800) and Dzmitry Urbanovich (76,300).
Day Recap
Toby Lewis was on hand to administer the traditional 'Shuffle Up and Deal' to kick off the first of three Main Event starting flights, and it wasn't long until the first eliminations began, with Antonio Casale, Michael Moore, Jessica Ngu, Kenny Hallaert, Graeme Putt and last year's final tablist Johan Schumacher all gone before the first break of the day.
By then it was Jeremy Pekarek who had surged into a chip lead with over 140,000 after a string of eliminations. Former Main Event champion Ari Engel was also eliminated midway through the day, running jack-ten suited into the pocket kings of Heidi May.
Sorel Mizzi, Marc Macdonnell and Najeem Ajez were among the big names to go next, before another Main Event champion Manny Stavropoulos also hit the rail after getting it in straight over straight.
After the dinner break Quan Zhou joined Pekarek as a tournament big stack, with Fabian Gumz. Jerry Wong and Aymon Hata heading to the exit.
As the tournament entered its last level, Heidi May became the latest big name to be eliminated. She flopped top pair with ace-king against the pocket jacks of Luc Meritan, but her French opponent rivered a jack to stay alive, with May left short and busting a short while later.
Dzmitry Urbanovich moved up the chip counts late on, and Dingxiang Ong missed out on the overnight chip lead by a whisker as Tedeschi led the 82 players advancing to Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the Aussie Millions Main Event and the AU$50,000 Challenge, with the AU$100,000 Challenge and AU$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha still to come!
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
195,400 | |
|
||
|
186,000 | |
|
170,100 | |
|
168,600 | |
|
153,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
129,300
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
127,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
126,900
126,900
|
126,900 |
|
125,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
104,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
103,100
8,100
|
8,100 |
|
101,200
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
||
|
96,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
92,400
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
89,900
-100
|
-100 |
|
89,900
-100
|
-100 |
|
86,200
21,200
|
21,200 |
|
84,800
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
|
||
|
84,400 | |
|
81,400
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
79,800
34,800
|
34,800 |
|
76,300 | |
|
||
|
75,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
73,600
73,600
|
73,600 |
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
In the last hands of the night, Dingxiang Ong won a big three-way all in with pocket aces against the pocket kings of Dzmitry Urbanovich and a third player with pocket tens. However, Ong missed out on the overnight lead as he forfeited a decent chunk of his stack to Pierce McKellar in the final hand of the night.
As a result, Paul-Francois Tedeschi grabbed the Day 1a lead. The full counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,400
60,400
|
60,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
170,100
30,100
|
30,100 |
|
|
168,600
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
|
76,300
-78,700
|
-78,700 |
|
|
||
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
In the final hands of the night. Bryan Pellegrino was first caught bluffing by Jim Andreadis when he bet the 
river for 8,400. Andreadis looked him up and Pellegrino could all but show 
for the busted flush draw, Andreadis won the pot with 
for a pair of sevens.
Pellegrino claimed the chips back in the final hand when he barreled 7,500 on the 
turn and 13,500 on the river. His sole remaining opponent called the first time and folded on the final bet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
90,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
There will be three more hands before players bag up at the end of Day 1a.
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Mikel Habb ended up all in and at risk preflop and was called by Kanaan Yakhanna in the small blind. As soon as the cards were flipped over, 
for Habb and 
for Yakhanna, Habb jumped out of his seat and yelled "ship it" for the poker room to hear. Some players glanced over, but only saw Habb walking several meters away from his seat.
The board came down 
and by the time the river had appeared, Habb was back to stack his double for 22,600.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
8,000 |
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Benny Glaser ended up all in and at risk for 40,100 with the 
and only had to fear the remaining aces and some straight outs, as Hoss Sharif entered the showdown with the 
. The board came 
and Glaser dodged the diamond draw to score a late double on Day 1a.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
On a 
flop Quan Zhou checked to another player who bet 1,500. He got one call from a third player before Zhou check-raised to 5,500.
The first player called and the other folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
. Zhou bet enough to put his opponent all in.
"It's sick if you have a five," said his opponent. "I call." He turned over and committed the chips to the pot.
Zhou turned over 
.
"That is sick," replied his opponent who was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Niveau 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Down to her last 18,000 and some, Maria McAlpin ended up all in and at risk preflop with the 
and Dhiya Majeed called with the dominating . The board came 
and the trips kings for Majeed sealed the fate for McAlpin.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Eliminé |