2014 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2014 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,680,000 AUD
Entries
668
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Barer & Balsiger Battle in Big Pot

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ami Barer opened for 100,000 and Jake Balsiger defended the big blind. The latter player proceeded to check-call a bet of 80,000 on the {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, and then the dealer burned and turned the {5-Diamonds}.

Balsiger checked for a second time, and Barer kept the pressure on with a bet of 225,000. Balsiger thought for a few moments before putting together a call, and the {Q-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Once again Balsiger checked, and Barer paused for about 20 seconds before coming out with a bet of 530,000.

Balsiger wasted little time in calling with the {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for a full house, which bested Barer's {5-}{6-} trips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
5,600,000
-995,000
-995,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jake Balsiger
4,100,000
865,000
865,000

Tags: Jake BalsigerAmi Barer

Three Straight for Barer

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ami Barer
Ami Barer

For a third straight hand, Ami Barer raised to 100,000. This time his open came from under the gun, and Vincent Rubianes defended his big blind.

{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Spades}

Rubianes checked, then folded when Barer continued for 120,000. The Canadian has raked in the last three hands, one with a preflop raise and two with continuation bets on the flop.

Tags: Ami BarerVincent Rubianes

One for Mizzi

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop of {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Spades}, Ami Barer put out a bet — how much we're not sure — and Sorel Mizzi called. When the {6-Diamonds} turned, Barer led out for 160,000 and Mizzi popped it to 375,000. The raise did the trick as Barer released his hand.

Big Pot Sent to Sorel

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

We picked up the action on a board reading {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} with a considerable amount already in the pot. Vincent Rubianes was first to act and bet 250,000, which Sorel Mizzi called. When the {6-Spades} completed the board on the river, Rubianes slowed down with a check and then folded when Mizzi bet 605,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Sorel Mizzi
3,700,000
595,000
595,000
Profile photo of Vincent Rubianes us
Vincent Rubianes
3,450,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Vincent RubianesSorel Mizzi

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Phaedonos Fires It In

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ami Barer opened for 80,000 from the button and Andrew Phaedonos, the only Australian remaining in the field, shoved all in from the small blind for roughly 800,000. The big blind folded and Barer did the same.

Phaedonos has quite the boisterous rail here in Studio 3, and they erupted in cheers as their man raked in the pot.

Balsiger and the Computer Hand

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jake Balsiger opened to 80,000 on the button, Scott Seiver defended his big blind, and the flop fell {2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Seiver checked, Balsiger continued for 80,000, and Seiver called.

The turn was the {7-Spades}, Seiver knuckled again, and Balsiger checked behind.

The {10-Diamonds} completed the board, both players checked again, and Balsiger took the pot down with {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}.

Hand Analysis

Wondering what SantanaBandana means when he calls Balsiger's {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} the "computer hand"? Read more at Learn.Pokernews: "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: The Computer Hand."

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Balsiger
3,200,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
780,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 7X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jake BalsigerScott Seiver

Barer Gives It Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ami Barer raised to 80,000 from the button and Sorel Mizzi defended from the big blind. Mizzi proceeded to check-call a bet of 75,000 on the {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop, and then both players checked the {K-Hearts} on the turn.

Mizzi thought for a bit when the {4-Spades} completed the board on the river and then put together a bet of 380,000. No sooner did he drop it on the felt then Barer flicked his hand to the muck.

Tags: Ami BarerSorel Mizzi