2014 Aussie Millions

$100,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
98,500 AUD
Prize Pool
7,486,000 AUD
Entries
76
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Full Counts (full)

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
1,016,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
738,000
168,000
168,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Fabian Quoss
629,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
628,000
Profile photo of Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
586,000
36,000
36,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Mike McDonald
542,000
-83,000
-83,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
490,000
-30,000
-30,000
GTO Wizard
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Daniel Negreanu
430,000
208,500
208,500
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Philipp Gruissem
408,000
-42,000
-42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
358,000
183,000
183,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
328,000
-42,000
-42,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
256,000
-108,000
-108,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
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Paul Newey
247,000
-53,000
-53,000
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Wai Kin Yong
217,000
-73,000
-73,000
Profile photo of David Steicke au
David Steicke
213,000
-27,000
-27,000
Profile photo of Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
210,000
-105,000
-105,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
180,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
151,000
-150,000
-150,000
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Martin Jacobson
151,000
-189,000
-189,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
105,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

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Hiya!

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

A very short-stacked Phil Ivey was all in and at risk for 50,000 prior to the break, and Richard Yong had him at risk.

Ivey: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Yong: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Ivey was in great shape to double with the dominant pair, but the {3-Clubs} peaked through the window, followed by the {q-Diamonds} and {9-Hearts}.

"Hiya!" Yong yelled excitedly.

Ivey was started to get out of his chair as the {4-Hearts} fell on the turn, and his butt was out of his seat when the {k-Spades} spiked on the river.

"Whoa," Ivey said under his breath as the rail exploded.

"You got out of your seat," Igor Kurganov noted. "That's an old-school move."

"I'm an old-school player," Ivey responded.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Yong
628,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
105,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovPhil IveyRichard Yong

Two Huge Hands for Polk Send Him Over a Million Chips

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Doug Polk is over a million chips
Doug Polk is over a million chips

Before the break...

After a raising war on a flop of {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts}, Doug Polk was all in and at risk for 333,000 holding {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. His opponent, Paul Phua, held a double-gutter with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

The turn and river bricked {6-Hearts}, {3-Diamonds} respectively, and Polk was shipped a massive double.

A few hands later, it was Phua at risk against Polk preflop, and Jason Mo's tournament life was on the line as well.

Polk: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Mo: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Phua: {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}

The flop fell {5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, giving Polk the lead, and neither Mo nor Phua improved on the turn ({3-Spades}) or the river ({q-Clubs}). They hit the rail, while Polk is up over a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Doug Polk
1,016,000
816,000
816,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
Busted
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Paul Phua
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkJason MoPaul Phua

Level: 12

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

2012 $100K Challenge Champ Gone

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Both Erik Seidel and Dan Smith were among the players to register at the start of Day 2 (though Smith fired a bullet and missed yesterday), and after a hand prior to the break just one of them remains.

The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Smith got his stack of 108,000 all in holding the {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and was far behind the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} of Seidel. The {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop was of no interest, but the {5-Diamonds} turn made things interesting as it gave Smith, the winner of this event in 2012, a flush draw.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the {6-Clubs} on the river. Smith missed and fell right at the tail end of Level 10.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
370,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithErik Seidel

Ivey Crippled

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened for 16,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 44,000 from Richard Yong in the small blind. Ivey made the call, the flop fell {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, and Yong fired out 51,000, leaving himself 175,000 behind.

Ivey thought until the dealer activated the last ten seconds of the shot clock, and then he grabbed a stack of chips and raised to 200,000. Yong moved all in for a little more and Ivey made the call.

Ivey: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Yong: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Yong was ahead with his jacks, but Ivey was drawing to any paint cards. The {8-Spades} turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the {7-Diamonds} river. Yong scored the double, which left Ivey on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Yong
525,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
60,000
-281,500
-281,500
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyRichard Yong

Mo Doubles Through Newey

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Newey opened for 17,000 only to have Jason Mo three-bet all in for 50,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and then Newey called the additional 33,000.

Mo: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Newey: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} flop didn't hit Newey directly, but it did deliver him a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overs. The {J-Clubs} turn gave him some counterfeit outs as well, but it didn't matter as the {2-Diamonds} blanked on the river to give Mo the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Newey
300,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
120,000
70,000
70,000

Mercier Moves On

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier (Day 1) busts
Jason Mercier (Day 1) busts

When we reached the table, Jason Mercier was all in and at risk against Fabian Quoss and the hands were face up.

Mercier: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Quoss: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The flop had already been dealt - the money went in prior to the flop we believe - and Quoss was ahead with the board showing {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The {a-Clubs} on the turn gave Mercier a leading pair of aces, but it also have the German a club flush draw.

A fourth club - the {6-Clubs} - completed the board, giving Quoss said flush, and Mercier was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Quoss
625,000
405,500
405,500
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Jason Mercier
Busted

Tags: Jason MercierFabian Quoss

Schemion Sent Packing

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ole Schemion (Day 1) - Eliminated
Ole Schemion (Day 1) - Eliminated

Ole Schemion open-shoved for around 10 big blinds on the button, Yevgeniy Tmoshenko re-shoved for a little more in the small blind, and the big blind surrendered.

Schemion: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Timoshenko: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Timoshenko's hand held as the flop, turn, and river came {j-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and Schemion exited. Timoshenko chipped up to around 175,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
175,000
110,500
110,500
WPT 1X Winner
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Ole Schemion
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ole SchemionYevgeniy Timoshenko