A$25,000 Challenge
Jour 2 a débuté
2020 Aussie Millions
A$25,000 Challenge
Jours 2
A Champion Will be Crowned in the A$25,000 Challenge
A new champion will be crowned at the 2020 Aussie Millions and 33 players out of a record-breaking field of 169 entries in the A$25,000 Challenge remain in contention for the first seven-figure top prize of the series at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne.
Only the top 17 spots will take home a portion of the A$4,056,000 prize pool and the min-cash is worth A$70,980, reaching the seven-handed final table will ensure a payday of A$131,820. The eventual champion can look forward to a payday of A$1,074,840 and the ANTON Jewellery Championship ring.
Heading into the final day as the chip leader is Steve O'Dwyer with 560,000, followed by Chino Rheem with 486,000 and George Wolff is right on his heels with 478,000. Other notables with above-average stacks include 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair (415,500), Sam Greenwood (395,000), Dietrich Fast (354,500), Chin Wei Lim (324,000), Koray Aldemir (318,500), and Kenny Hallaert (259,000).
In a field filled with High Rollers from all over the world, quite a few of them have visited the Aussie Millions for the first time and that's a promising sign for the other High Roller events that follow. But first up, a new champion will be crowned today and a long day at the tables is ahead until then.
A$25,000 Challenge Payouts
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A$1,074,840 | $743,155 |
| 2 | A$730,080 | $504,785 |
| 3 | A$466,440 | $322,501 |
| 4 | A$344,760 | $238,371 |
| 5 | A$243,360 | $168,262 |
| 6 | A$172,380 | $119,185 |
| 7-8 | A$131,820 | $91,142 |
| 9-10 | A$111,540 | $77,120 |
| 11-12 | A$91,260 | $63,098 |
| 13-17 | A$70,980 | $49,076 |
The action recommences at 2.30 p.m. local time with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000 and the levels will remain 60-minutes long. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will take home the ANTON Jewellery trophy.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Tyron Krost | Australia | 218,000 | 44 |
| 7 | 2 | Nicholas Wright | Australia | 165,000 | 33 |
| 7 | 3 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 415,500 | 83 |
| 7 | 4 | Derek Ip | Hong Kong | 287,000 | 57 |
| 7 | 5 | Vincent Huang | Australia | 82,000 | 16 |
| 8 | 1 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 354,500 | 71 |
| 8 | 2 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 90,500 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 178,500 | 36 |
| 8 | 5 | Justin Liberto | United States | 309,000 | 62 |
| 8 | 6 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 337,500 | 68 |
| 10 | 1 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 145,000 | 29 |
| 10 | 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 318,500 | 64 |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Zamani | United States | 236,000 | 47 |
| 10 | 4 | Elio Fox | United States | 131,500 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 395,000 | 79 |
| 10 | 6 | Sam Higgs | Australia | 226,000 | 45 |
| 14 | 1 | George Wolff | United States | 478,000 | 96 |
| 14 | 2 | Alex Trevallion | Australia | 256,500 | 51 |
| 14 | 3 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 560,000 | 112 |
| 14 | 4 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 341,500 | 68 |
| 14 | 5 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 288,000 | 58 |
| 14 | 6 | Nino Ullmann | Germany | 195,000 | 39 |
| 16 | 1 | Spiros Maroulis | Australia | 212,000 | 42 |
| 16 | 2 | Joshua Duce | Australia | 155,500 | 31 |
| 16 | 3 | Ami Barer | Canada | 190,000 | 38 |
| 16 | 4 | Yake Wu | China | 166,000 | 33 |
| 16 | 5 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 378,000 | 76 |
| 16 | 6 | Seth Davies | United States | 59,500 | 12 |
| 17 | 1 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 259,000 | 52 |
| 17 | 2 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 64,000 | 13 |
| 17 | 3 | Tom Rafferty | Australia | 168,500 | 34 |
| 17 | 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | 486,000 | 97 |
| 17 | 5 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 324,000 | 65 |
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Davies Busts Over Two Hands
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Seth Davies defended his big blind and checked an 
flop over to Joshua Duce, who bet 8,000. Davies counted out his stack of just over 40,000 and made it 16,000 to go. Duce jammed and Davies quickly folded.
Davies got the rest in the next hand with 
but ran into an 
held by Spiros Maroulis in the big blind. The board came 
to give Davies a few outs to a straight but the river didn't help him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
204,000 | 48,500 |
|
Eliminé |
Ajez Loses One; Wins One
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Najeem Ajez on the button called a bet of 18,000 by Nino Ullmann in the big blind on the 
turn and the 
on the river was checked. Ullmann tabled 
and that won the pot.
Ajez then got involved in a bigger pot with Igor Yaroshevskyy in a battle cutoff versus button. Ajez bet the 
turn for 48,000 and Yaroshevskyy called. Ajez bet the 
river for 54,000 and forced a fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | 48,500 |
|
230,000 | -58,000 |
|
220,000 | 25,000 |
O'Dwyer Bombs Away
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy check-called 7,000 out of the big blind against Steve O'Dwyer, on the button with 
having flopped. Yaroshevskyy faced a far bigger bet of 50,000 on the turn, and he again called, bringing a river. He checked again and O'Dwyer tanked a bit then set him in for about 120,000. Yaroshevskyy took his own thinking time and folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -110,000 |
Zhang Three-Bet Shoves
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Zhang bet 9,000 from the cutoff on a 
flop, only for Masato Yokosawa to make it 24,500 in the big blind. Zhang shipped it for 110,500 and Yokosawa let it go.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
386,000 | 48,500 |
|
160,000 | 69,500 |
Aldemir Battles With Zamani
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Koray Aldemir called a bet of 20,000 by Martin Zamani in a battle of the blinds with the flop showing 
and the duo then checked the 
turn and river. Aldemir tabled 
and that won the pot.
Shortly after, Aldemir raised the button to 11,000 and called the shove of Zamani for 165,000 in the small blind.
Martin Zamani: 
Koray Aldemir: 
The board came 
and Zamani joked "didn't I tell you to play better today? What's this," he grabbed the cards of his opponent and shrugged. Both had been sitting next to each other in the late stages of Day 1 already with Zamani being the most vocal player after the elimination of Sam Grafton.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 114,000 |
|
210,000 | -108,500 |
Yokosawa Jams Into Jattin
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa took on Farid Jattin and the latter check-called a bet of 45,000 on the 
turn. The 
river paired the board and Jattin checked with around 95,000 behind. Yokosawa pulled the trigger and moved all in, Jattin tank-folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000 | 54,000 |
|
95,000 | -83,500 |
Fox Eliminated by Higgs
Niveau 13
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sam Higgs had a late surge on Day 1 to climb from the starting stack to more than four times of it, pulling ahead of Elio Fox, among others.
They both just clashed and Fox was the player at risk for 132,500 before the flop.
Elio Fox:
Sam Higgs: 
On a board of 
, the kicker played and Fox became the second casualty of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 104,000 |
|
Eliminé |