2016 Aussie Millions

Event #14: $1,150 Australian Poker Hall of Fame
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
24,950 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
92,400 AUD
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
1,000

Event #14: $1,150 Australian Poker Hall of Fame

Day 1 Completed

Minh Nguyen Wins the Australian Poker Hall Of Fame Classic for AU$24,950

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Minh Nguyen wins Australian Poker Hall of Fame Event #14
Minh Nguyen wins Australian Poker Hall of Fame Event #14

Aussie Minh Nguyen took down the 2016 Aussie Millions Event #14 $1,150 Australian Poker Hall Of Fame Classic title at the Crown Entertainment Complex in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

Originally scheduled for two days, Nguyen took only one to defeat a 96 player field and earn the $24,950 first place prize and LK Boutique Aussie Millions Championship ring that came along with it.

Nguyen went wire-to-wire at the final table, starting out with the chip lead and only increasing it when he knocked out Robert Fenner tenth and Jack Salter ninth in just the first few hands.

Linh Tran came in second in chips, and made it a two horse race, busting the final Hall of Famer in the field eighth, collecting the $500 bounty on Gary Benson's head.

Tran also busted Ukranian Antonina Anapolska seventh picking up aces versus her jacks and while Nguyen busted short stack Michael Accardo sixth, Tran ran it twice with Roy Vandersluis and eventually busted him fifth.

Nguyen went back to work, taking care of Geoffrey Mooney fourth when he shoved a weak ace into his strong one, and the inevitable heads-up match between the two started after Tran ran kings into Tatjana Zizic's aces and turned a third king to bust her third.

Nguyen still held the lead when heads-up play started and he simply leaned on Tran until he was short and committed his stack on a bluff, handing Nguyen the title.

Tags: Antonina AnapolskaGary BensonGeoffrey MooneyJack SalterLinh TranMichael AccardoRobert FennerRoy VandersluisTatjana Zizic

Linh Tran Eliminated in 2nd Place ($16,630)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Linh Tran
Linh Tran

It took less than two dozen hands of heads up play and most of them went to Minh Nguyen. With sheer domination, he grabbed chip after chip off Linh Tran to send the latter in desperation mode. In a min-raised pot, the action had reached the {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds} river and Nguyen led for 27,000.

Tran moved all in and the dealer was asked for a count, the shove was for 117,000. Ultimately Nguyen called and Tran immediately tossed his bluff with {Q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to the middle of the table, Nguyen flipped over the winning {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. Tran takes home A$16,630 for his efforts whereas Nguyen received A$24,950 as well as the elusive LK Boutique championship ring.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
960,000
145,000
145,000
Profile photo of Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
Busted

Tags: Linh TranMinh Nguyen

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Nguyen Runs Over Tran

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

In just five hands of heads up play, Minh Nguyen has increased his lead even more significantly. First he opened to 20,000 and then faced a three-bet to 57,000 by Tran to four-bet shove without any fear. Tran folded and also gave up a limped pot on the {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop when betting 10,000.

Nguyen raised to 35,000 and enforced a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
810,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
150,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Minh NguyenLinh Tran

First Blood for Nguyen

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Minh Nguyen lost a small pot against Linh Tran but came back at his opponent with force and king-high. On the flop {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} both players checked. The {4-Hearts} turn, Nguyen bet 25,000 and Tran raised to 73,000 with a call following after. Both then checked the {6-Clubs} river and Nguyen announced king-high before tabling the winning {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
680,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
280,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Linh TranMinh Nguyen

Tatjana Zizic Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,090)

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tatjana Zizic
Tatjana Zizic

Tatjana Zizic shoved all in over a Linh Tran min-raise and he snap-called with the {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

It was a classic cooler, but despite having the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, Zizic was on the wrong end of this one.

The board rolled out {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} giving Tran a full house and sending Zizic out third.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
600,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
360,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
Busted

Tags: Linh TranTatjana Zizic

Zizic Doubles

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"Queens for the poker queen," Jan Suchanek shouted from the rail and indeed, Tatjana Zizic had just picked up said hand. She shoved from the button for 45,000 and Minh Nguyen called from the small blind.

Zizic: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Nguyen: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and that sent Zizic back up to more than 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
103,000
48,000
48,000

Tags: Minh NguyenTatjana Zizic

A Difficult Spot

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

While Tatjana Zizic moved all in once, the short-handed play costs her more due to being in the blinds almost consistently. Especially on such a short stack, this can quickly become cruel and the Serbian, who has been living in New Zealand for 20 years, is under immediate pressure.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
55,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Tatjana Zizic