The fact that Canada’s Sorel Mizzi is part of the final seven is historic in that no other player has made the final table of the modern Aussie Millions on two separate occasions. Mizzi finished 3rd in 2010 which earned him $715,000. Amazingly this is also Mizzi’s fourth deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event after finishing 16th, 3rd and 9th in three consecutive years from 2009 through 2011.
Mizzi has made a final table at almost every series imaginable including the WPT, EPT and WSOP. Mizzi has also had plenty of success online, winning two FTOPs titles and a SCOOP bracelet. Earlier in the tournament Mizzi said that the portraits of the past Aussie Millions winners on the walls of the Crown Poker Room were taunting him and he hoped to get his picture on the wall to do some taunting himself.
Good afternoon and welcome back to our coverage of the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event, where only seven players remain. Tonight - more likely tomorrow morning - there can only be one champion.
Leading the septet is Canadian Ami Barer, who has 6.57 million chips - roughly a third of the chips in play. Barer's largest career live cash came in December, when he finished runner-up in the Eureka Poker Tour Main Event in Prague for $180,064. He also cashed in the €10,000 buy-in EPT Prague High Roller for $28,366.
Joining Barer at the table are a handful of spectacular young players - two with outstanding longterm results and one with a World Series of Poker Main Event final table under his belt - and a local grinder.
Sorel Mizzi and Scott Seiver have nearly $17.9 million in combined career live tournament earnings. Mizzi has a two million-dollar score under his belt, while Seiver has binked seven figures twice in his career, winning the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller for roughly $2 million and the 2011 WPT World Championship for $1.6 million.
Jake Balsiger is no stranger to seven-figure scores either. In 2012 he finished third in the WSOP Main Event for just under $3.8 million, but he has only cashed for $194,149 since. Today he can add to his legacy and perhaps add another seven-figure score to his résumé, along with one of the most coveted trophies in the game.
Darren Rabinowitz and Vincent Rubianes both have earned over six figures playing live tournament, but neither player has made a big splash or captured a title just yet. These two Americans have a shot to propel their names into the global spotlight today.
As for local player Andrew Phaedonos, he enters the day with a short stack but with possibly the best rail of the seven. His mates came out in force during the penultimate day to cheer on their man, and there is no doubt that they will be rocking the TV studio tonight if he is able to find an early double up. The Aussie only has $23,813 in career tournament earnings, with a top score of $12,701 here at Crown.
The cards will be in the air at 4:30 p.m. local time, so be sure to check back for live updates as we conclude the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event!
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