A$50,000 Challenge
Jour 2 a débuté
2020 Aussie Millions
A$50,000 Challenge
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 2
2020 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
50,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,977,000 AUD
Entrants
82
Niveau
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Entrants
82
Joueurs Survivants
1
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 Aussie Millions A$50,000 Challenge
A new record has been set already at the 2020 Aussie Millions as the A$50,000 Challenge drew a total of 67 entries thus far, beating the previous best field size of 62 entries in 2019 by five entries. However, the registration remains open for the first 60-minute level on Day 2 as of 2.10 p.m. local time and several players have already expressed their interest in joining the action in the poker room of the Crown Casino complex.
Fresh off a hot run in the last six months that saw him win two bracelets during the 2019 WSOPE, Kahle Burns will return with the biggest stack of 226,400 and he is followed by Elio Fox (187,700) and Michael Soyza (187,400), who are separated by fewer than half a big blind.
Other big stacks in a field filled with High Roller regulars are Mike Watson (169,600), Sam Greenwood (161,300), Steve O'Dwyer (151,600), Seth Davies (136,200), Mikita Badziakouski (131,500), Shan Huang (128,300), and last year's A$25,000 Challenge winner Rainer Kempe (115,600). O'Dwyer led the field into Day 2 of this year's A$25,000 Challenge and eventually finished in third place.
All those that wish to join or re-join the action can do so in the first hour of play with blinds of 700-1,400 and a big blind ante of 1,400. Once the registration closes at the end of level seven, the prize pool details will be finalized for the second-most expensive tournament of the 2020 Aussie Millions festival. Whether or not the tournament will play down to a champion or requires an additional third day remains to be seen.
Stay tuned to find out who takes down the next High Roller event here in Melbourne as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish to provide all the action.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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| 7 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 74,500 | 53 |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 86,400 | 62 |
| 7 | 3 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 74,900 | 54 |
| 7 | 4 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 46,300 | 33 |
| 7 | 5 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 103,700 | 74 |
| 7 | 6 | Shan Huang | China | 128,300 | 92 |
| 7 | 7 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 33,400 | 24 |
| 8 | 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | 169,600 | 121 |
| 8 | 2 | Seth Davies | United States | 136,200 | 97 |
| 8 | 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 131,500 | 94 |
| 8 | 5 | Ben Lamb | United States | 100,000 | 71 |
| 8 | 6 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 187,400 | 134 |
| 8 | 7 | Dan Shak | United States | 43,600 | 31 |
| 10 | 1 | Junfeng Wang | China | 36,100 | 26 |
| 10 | 2 | Quan Zhou | China | 71,800 | 51 |
| 10 | 4 | Choon Tong Siow | Malaysia | 112,400 | 80 |
| 10 | 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 56,200 | 40 |
| 10 | 6 | Yong Wang | China | 76,500 | 55 |
| 10 | 7 | Elio Fox | United States | 187,700 | 134 |
| 10 | 8 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 226,400 | 162 |
| 14 | 1 | David Yan | New Zealand | 76,100 | 54 |
| 14 | 3 | Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | 107,600 | 77 |
| 14 | 4 | George Wolff | United States | 42,500 | 30 |
| 14 | 5 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 30,800 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | Peter Jetten | Canada | 24,500 | 18 |
| 14 | 7 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 30,000 | 21 |
| 15 | 1 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 30,600 | 22 |
| 15 | 2 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 78,700 | 56 |
| 15 | 3 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 151,600 | 108 |
| 15 | 5 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 30,200 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 52,900 | 38 |
| 15 | 8 | Aaron van Blarcum | United States | 34,800 | 25 |
| 16 | 1 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 116,500 | 83 |
| 16 | 2 | Jamie Lee | United States | 67,000 | 48 |
| 16 | 4 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 38,500 | 28 |
| 16 | 5 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 85,200 | 61 |
| 16 | 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 161,300 | 115 |
| 16 | 7 | Koichi Haruta | Japan | 89,000 | 64 |
| 16 | 8 | Erik Seidel | United States | 13,500 | 10 |
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
Three New Entries on Day 2
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Just before the cards got into the air, three players joined with a fresh stack including Sosia Jiang, Jorryt van Hoof, and Cary Katz.
This brings the total field size up to 70 entries and the registration and re-entry period remains open for the first hour of play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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Toma Busts; Smith Joins
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Tsugunari Toma got his stack in with king-queen and was called by Chin Wei Lim with the 
.
On a board of 
, Toma failed to hit anything and became the first casualty of the day.
In the meanwhile, Dan Smith has re-entered and that has boosted the field to 71 entries.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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110,000 | 31,300 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Jetten Busts to Yokosawa and Re-Enters
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Another three new entries have emerged as Michael Lim, Tsugunari Toma, and Peter Jetten all opted to re-enter. Jetten was eliminated just a few minutes ago when he got it in with 
against the 
of Masato Yokosawa and the board came 
to let the superior pair remain supreme.
Jetten received the very same seat upon returning to the field.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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60,000 | 30,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 25,500 |
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Wang and Shak Eliminated
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Juafeng Wang got his stack in with the 
and start-of-the-day chip leader Kahle Burns looked him up with the 
. The board came 
and Burns flopped a set, then turned a full house to leave his opponent drawing dead.
Dan Shak followed to the rail shortly after and James Romero joined the action for the first time.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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260,000 | 33,600 |
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50,000 | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Lim Doubles van Blarcum
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Chin Wei Lim raised to 3,000 from early position and quickly called the shove of Aaron van Blarcum in the big blind.
Aaron van Blarcum:
Chin Wei Lim: 
The 
flop have Lim top pair while van Blarcum had the nut flush draw. He filled up with the 
turn and the 
on the river was a blank to let van Blarcum double for 33,600.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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75,000 | -35,000 |
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70,000 | 35,200 |
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Smith Busts to Aldemir
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Dan Smith quickly lost a bigger portion of his stack minutes after sitting down and he was just all-in for around 12 big blinds against Koray Aldemir.
Smith tabled the 
while Aldemir was ahead with the 
. The board came 
and that spelled the end for Smith.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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62,000 | 9,100 |
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Eliminé | |
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Up To 78 Entries
Niveau 7
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Dan Smith has re-entered once more and Juafeng Wang did so, too, to boost the field to 78 entries in total. Around 20 minutes remain of the registration period.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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