2016 Aussie Millions

Event #18: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqj9
Prize
64,670 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,250 AUD
Prize Pool
281,250 AUD
Entries
125
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Higgs Chops

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Sam Higgs raised the pot before the flop and Joshua Budin defended his big blind. On the flop {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}, Higgs shoved and was called.

Higgs: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Budin: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{3-Spades}

"Nice, how much is it," Budin asked the dealer before the {A-Clubs} fell on the turn. "####'n hell," Higgs let out and the table including Higgs burst out in laughter. However, the {J-Spades} river ensured a split pot and Higgs sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
50,000
-38,000
-38,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joshua BudinSam Higgs

Zowie Short

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Just after the break, Michael Zowie was moved over to table 34 and his stack had melted. Zowie just raised the pot for 28,000 from under the gun and all his opponents folded to let the move go through, Zowie is still in desperate need of a double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Zowie au
Michael Zowie
50,000
-106,000
-106,000

Tags: Michael Zowie

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Argyros Not Done Yet

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On the flop {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, Billy Argyros was at risk for his last 17,000 chips and Nikolaos Solomos called. "Just put a diamond there," Argyros asked and tabled the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Solomos was drawing thin with {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{3-Spades} and failed to improve with the {4-Spades} turn and {5-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
58,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Nikolaos Solomos au
Nikolaos Solomos
45,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Billy ArgyrosNikolaos Solomos

Budin Takes from Higgs

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Before the flop {Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, 90,000 chips went into the middle of the table between Joshua Budin and Sam Higgs. The remainder then got in with Budin being the player at risk for 129,000 and he had cracked aces until then without having the hand locked up.

Budin: {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Higgs: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The {4-Spades} turn gave Budin a full house and the {5-Spades} river was a brick, giving the huge pot to Budin and leaving Higgs short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joshua Budin au
Joshua Budin
348,000
198,000
198,000
Profile photo of Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
40,000
-130,000
-130,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joshua BudinSam Higgs

Polias Busts to Budin

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Nicholas Polias
Nicholas Polias

It was a preflop all in that saw the remainder of the stack of Nicholas Polias vanish, wandering over one seat to table neighbor Joshua Budin.

Polias: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Budin: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{4-Spades}

It was not the pocket aces but the four that made quads on a board of {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} to send Polias to the rail for a min-cash.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joshua Budin au
Joshua Budin
150,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Polias au
Nicholas Polias
Busted

Tags: Joshua BudinNicholas Polias

Truong Bubbles!

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Tam Truong
Tam Truong

The start-of-the-day chip leader is the bubble boy of the event! Short, Tam Truong raised to 21,000 with 20,000 behind and Ilias Sagias called on the button and the flop came {J-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

Truong shoved and was called. "You got the spades as well?" Sagias asked and then sighed as his concern was confirmed.

Truong: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Sagias: {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The {8-Hearts} turn and {9-Diamonds} river completed a straight for Sagias and Truong bubbled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ilias Sagias au
Ilias Sagias
230,000
47,000
47,000
Profile photo of Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
Busted

Tags: Ilias SagiasTam Truong

1345679