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

Antonius Wakes Up with Aces to Eliminate Reigning WSOP Champ

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess and Patrik Antonius engaged in a back-and-forth raising contest that resulted in the former player getting all his chips in preflop.

Riess: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Antonius: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

Riess has run into several tough hands today, but this was primed to be his last. The {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop gave Riess little in the way of hope, and the {2-Clubs} turn actually left him draw dead. "Good luck guys," Riess offered even before the {5-Spades} completed the board on the river.

Riess was bounced in 13th place while Antonius vaulted up to 1.55 million

Ryan RiessAK to AA to bust in 13th :( pretty oi but played great all day and kept getting coolered. What can you do. On to the next one #RIP100K
Player Chips Progress
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Patrik Antonius
1,550,000
500,000
500,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Ryan Riess
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Seidel Busts Esfandiari and Gruissem

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

A very short-stacked Philipp Gruissem raised to 50,000 in the hijack, leaving about 50,000 behind. Erik Seidel three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 230,000 out of the big blind, and Gruissem immediately called all in. Seidel moved all in for effectively 370,000, and Esfandiari called.

Gruissem: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Seidel: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Esfandiari: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The flop fell {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, giving Esfandiari a backdoor flush draw to go with his one overcard, but the {7-Hearts} on the turn left him drawing to the three aces in the deck. Gruissem needed one of the two remaining fours, and neither player was fortunate enough to bink as the {k-Hearts} completed the board.

Seidel is up to 860,000 chips, while Esfandiari and Gruissem are both eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
860,000
532,000
532,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
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Philipp Gruissem
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Antonio Esfandiari
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariErik SeidelPhilipp Gruissem

Newey Doubles Through Timoshenko

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Ryan Riess opened the action for 27,000 and was met by a three-bet to 70,000 by Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the cutoff. A short-stacked Paul Newey then moved all in from the button for 144,000, Riess folded, and Timoshenko made the call.

Timoshenko: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Newey: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Newey was well out in front and stayed there as the board ran out {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
445,000
-155,000
-155,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Paul Newey
350,000
200,000
200,000

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Durrrr Gets There

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

Tom Dwan checked to Ryan Riess on a flop of {8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event winner fired out 29,000. Dwan put in a check-raise, making it 68,000 to go, Riess re-raised, and Dwan moved all in for 178,000. Riess instantly called.

Riess: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Dwan: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Riess was in great shape to record the knockout and climb back up to 800,000 chips, but the {9-Spades} slammed on the turn. Riess clenched his fist momentarily at the sight of the card, then regained his composure as the {5-Hearts} completed the board.

Dwan doubled to 450,000 chips, while Riess still has 30 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Dwan
450,000
272,000
272,000
GTO Wizard
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Ryan Riess
350,000
-388,000
-388,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan RiessTom Dwan

Yong Gone

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Wai Kin Yong and Yevgeniy Timoshenko checked to Patrik Antonius on a flop of {q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. He fired out 27,000, Yong check-raised to 62,000, and Timoshenko folded. Antonius moved all in for effectively 200,000 or so, and Yong quickly called.

Yong: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Antonius: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

Yong need a king or queen to survive, but received neither as the turn and river came {3-Spades}, {a-Diamonds} respectively. Hit the rail short of the money, while Antonius is up to a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrik Antonius
1,050,000
464,000
464,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Wai Kin Yong
Busted

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Level: 13

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

"So Many Outs"

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

That's what Igor Kurganov said after getting his chips all in on a flop of {7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Kurganov held the {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for an opened-ended straight draw and two overs against the {a-Clubs}{2-Spades} of fellow German Fabian Quoss.

Indeed, there were plenty of cards that would help Kurganov, but none of them would come as the {Q-Clubs} blanked on the turn followed by the {A-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Quoss
900,000
127,000
127,000
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Igor Kurganov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ivey Eliminated

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

Fabian Quoss opened to 20,000 in the hijack seat, Martin Jacobson three-bet to 50,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Quoss made the call, then the German check-called a bet of 47,000 on a flop of {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}, Quoss checked again, and Jacobson fired out 75,000. Quoss' clock ticked down 26 seconds before he announced that he was all in, and only a second expired before Jacobson folded.

Two hands later, Phil Ivey was all in and at risk for around 100,000 in middle position, Jacobson was all in for a little more on his direct left, and Quoss had them both at risk and covered.

Quoss: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Ivey: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Jacobson: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Quoss snatched the lead away when the flop fell {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}, giving him aces and kings, but Jacobson turned a full house when the {7-Diamonds} spiked onto the felt.

"Ace!" Ivey called out, trying to will the {a-Spades} to peel off on the river.

It did not as the {4-Hearts} completed the board, and Ivey was eliminated. Jacobson is back to 330,000 chips, while Quoss dropped a bit to 773,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Quoss
773,000
144,000
144,000
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Martin Jacobson
330,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Phil Ivey
Busted
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

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Rossiter Off to the Races

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

"All in and a call," a dealer yelled. As we're trained to do, we jetted over there and discovered the following cards laid out in front of their respective players.

Jeff Rossiter: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
David Steicke: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Rossiter, who finished 13th in the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event last night, was racing for his tournament life and looking to hold, but that proved easier said than done as the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop delivered Steicke a jack and the lead.

Rossiter began to rise after the dealer put out the {5-Clubs} on the river, and then officially took his leave in 19th place when the {8-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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David Steicke
490,000
277,000
277,000
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Jeff Rossiter
Busted

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An Inferior Kickers Spells Doom for Yu

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Winfred Yu
Winfred Yu

Winfred Yu got his stack all in preflop and was at risk against Martin Jacobson, who had his opponent covered by a single T1,000 chip!

Yu: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Jacobson: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Both players held an ace, which meant it came down to the kicker. As you can see, Yu was lacking in that department. The {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop was dry as could be, but the {3-Spades} turn opened up some counterfeit options. Unfortunately for Yu, it didn't develop as the {8-Spades} blanked on the river to send him home in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Jacobson
300,000
149,000
149,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Winfred Yu
Busted

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