Niveau: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2020 Aussie Millions
A$25,000 Challenge
Jours 2
Yokosawa Surges into Lead
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Justin Liberto was under the gun and contemplating whether to call off his stack against Masato Yokosawa, who had shoved from his left for a pot-sized bet of 220,000 effective.
The board read 
and Liberto cracked his knuckles and shrugged. After about another minute, he dropped in a stack of chips, but he couldn't beat 
for a straight. The dealer flashed what looked to be 
as Liberto gathered to exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | 460,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Zhang Doubles Through Ip
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The next short stack at risk happened to be Michael Zhang, who got his last 101,000 in after a 
flop against Derek Ip.
Michael Zhang: 
Derek Ip: 
Zhang had two overcards and a flush draw at his disposal, and he gained more outs on the 
turn. The river paired the board for the second time and that counterfeited the pair of Ip.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 136,000 |
|
215,000 | -72,000 |
Rheem Jams Into Hallaert
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The turn showed 
and Chino Rheem bet 40,000 out of the big blind to pick up a call by Kenny Hallaert in the cutoff. The fell on the river and Rheem now jammed for an effective 140,000 as that's what Hallaert had behind. No call of the Belgian followed and the chips were pushed to Rheem.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
451,500 | -8,500 |
|
450,000 | 90,000 |
|
150,000 | -56,500 |
|
140,000 | -119,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
65,000 | -45,000 |
Mooney Eliminated
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Geoffrey Mooney shoved on the button for about 66,000 and Chino Rheem called him with in the big blind. Mooney had live ones with 
but the 
board danced around him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 48,500 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Aldemir Bet-Folds to a Shove
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sam Higgs checked a board of 
out of the big blind with about 160,000 in the middle. Koray Aldemir bet small with 57,500 and Higgs jammed for about 200,000 more effective. Aldemir flicked in his cards right away.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 220,000 |
|
200,000 | -170,000 |
Sinclair Above Half a Million
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jack Sinclair has clearly pulled away on his table and holds nearly two times as many chips as Alex Trevallion, who he just battled with in a small pot.
Trevallion check-called a continuation bet of 10,000 on the 
flop and they checked through the on the turn. Trevallion also checked the on the river and opted to fold when facing a bet of 30,000 by Sinclair.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 164,500 |
|
300,000 | 43,500 |
|
145,000 | -73,000 |
|
95,000 | 13,000 |
|
82,000 | -83,000 |
Jattin Binks the River Against Zhang
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Michael Zhang raised the button and picked up a call by Farid Jattin in the big blind. Jattin check-called a bet of 11,500 on the 
flop and checked again the 
on the turn. Zhang eyeballed his stack and then made it 40,000 to go, which prompted the shove of Jattin for 133,500. Zhang called within a few seconds and the cards were turned over.
Farid Jattin: 
Michael Zhang:
Jattin had a flushdraw and gutshot, and he indeed got there on the river to send Zhang back to a short stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
920,000 | 20,000 |
|
690,000 | -70,000 |
|
280,000 | 89,500 |
|
|
270,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
63,000 | -172,000 |
Rheem Pays Rafferty
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chino Rheem checked from the small blind on 
and Tom Rafferty bet 67,000 from the button.
"Anything but a jack, that's what I was thinking to myself," Rheem mused.
After a couple of minutes, he called anyway. It wasn't a jack that beat him but 
for a flopped set.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -150,000 |
Duce Eliminated by Wu
Niveau 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The cards were already on their backs and Joshua Duce was at risk for 84,500 and Yake Wu had more than three times as many chips.
Joshua Duce:
Yake Wu: 
Duce was well ahead but fell behind on the 
flop. The turn and the river failed to provide any help and Duce was eliminated in 25th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |