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

First Blood to Timoshenko

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Both players put in 450,000 preflop to see a flop of {7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, which they both checked. The action repeated itself on the {7-Hearts} turn, and then Mike McDonald checked for a third time when the {K-Hearts} completed the board on the river. Timoshenko decided to bet 400,000 and McDonald called.

Timoshenko tabled {k-}{j-} for two pair, and it was good as McDonald simply sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
4,750,000
850,000
850,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Mike McDonald
2,850,000
-850,000
-850,000
EPT 1X Winner

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$1,076,000)

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Erik Seidel - 3rd Place
Erik Seidel - 3rd Place

Action folded to Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the small blind and he moved all in to out a short-stacked Erik Seidel to the test in the big. Seidel, who finished tenth in the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event last night, called off for 280,000 and was in prime shape to double.

Seidel: {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Timoshenko: {8-Spades}{6-Clubs}

Both players held an eight, which meant Sidel's jack had him well out in front. Unfortunately for him, the flop came down {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to deliver Timoshenko two pair. The {K-Diamonds} turn gave Seidel some counterfeit outs, but he came up empty when the {7-Diamonds} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelYevgeniy Timoshenko

Big Double for Timoshenko After Suck, Re-Suck

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Timoshenko and Seidel react to the ten on the turn
Timoshenko and Seidel react to the ten on the turn

Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened the action with a raise to 170,000 from the button. Erik Seidel reraised to 440,000 from the small bind, and then Mike McDonald made the call. Timoshenko then moved all in for around 1.4 million, and Seidel called before McDonald folded. Flop 'em up, boys.

Seidel tabled the {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} to be up against the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for Timoshenko.

On the flop, Seidel took the lead when the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs} fell to give him two pair. The turn, though, smashed Timoshenko with the {10-Spades} peeling off to put him back in the lead with trips. The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds}.

Timoshenko doubled to over 3.2 million, while Seidel was knocked all the way back down to 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
3,250,000
1,510,000
1,510,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Erik Seidel
300,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelMike McDonaldYevgeniy Timoshenko

Timex Wins a Million-Chip Pot with Ace-High

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 220,000 on the button, Mike "Timex" McDonald defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

McDonald check-called a bet of 240,000, the turn was the {k-Diamonds}, and McDonald knuckled again. Timoshenko fired out another 440,000, McDonald called, and the {7-Spades} completed the board.

McDonald checked a third and final time, and Timoshenko let his entire 30-second time bank elapse before checking behind. Timoshenko showed {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for effectively ten-high, and it was no good against McDonald's {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
4,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
1,740,000
-910,000
-910,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mike McDonaldYevgeniy Timoshenko

Pocket Rockets Propel Timoshenko to a Double

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

A preflop raising way (of which we missed the specifics) resulted in Yevgeniy Timoshenko getting his stack all in preflop against Mike McDonald.

Timoshenko: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
McDonald: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

It was a bad spot for Timoshenko to get frisky with the jack-ten, and he paid the price when the board ran out a dry {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
3,000,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
2,650,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mike McDonaldYevgeniy Timoshenko

Doug "WGCRider" Polk Eliminated in 4th Place (AU$860,000)

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Doug Polk - 4th Place
Doug Polk - 4th Place

Erik Seidel opened for 160,000 under the gun only to have Doug "WGCRider" Polk three-bet all in from the small blind. The big folded, Seidel called, and the cards were turned up.

Polk: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Seidel: {q-}{q-}

Polk was in bad spot, and things didn't look too promising on the {5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop. The {8-Diamonds} turn provided Polk a gutshot straight draw, but it didn't come in as the {K-Hearts} blanked on the river.

Polk, who invested two bullets in this tournament, was eliminated in fourth place for AU$860,000 and showed the poker world that he's not just a high-stakes online pro.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
1,700,000
695,000
695,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Doug Polk
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkErik Seidel

Seidel Chips Up

Level 21 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

On the first hand back from break, Erik Seidel was first to act and raised the pot, taking down the blinds and antes.

The next hand the action folded to Yevgeniy Timoshenko, and he completed from the small blind. Seidel raised to 240,000, and Timoshenko folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
1,895,000
-200,000
-200,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Erik Seidel
1,005,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik Seidel

Level: 21

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000