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

"The Croc" Chips Up

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Billy "The Croc" Argyros just made headlines over on table 35 along with plenty of laughter coming from his opponents. The banter came after Argyros had received a walk in the big blind to make a whopping 2,000 chips and then showing kings and ace three, double suited. It was the first walk of the day.

Tags: Billy Argyros

Short Stack Alert

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

The two remaining tables have switched into limping mode and no big pots were played yet in the new level. Buck Rabie then raised the pot for most of his chips on {Q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} and enforced folds all around, flashing the {Q-Clubs}.

The three shortest stacks can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikolaos Solomos
55,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Daniel Laidlaw
40,000
-23,000
-23,000
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Billy Argyros
35,000
-16,800
-16,800

Tags: Buck Rabie

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Rabie's River Luck

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Hun Wei Lee raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and Jiajun Luo called from the small blind before Buck Rabie then clicked it to 28,000 with 6,000 behind. Lee folded but Luo called to see a heads-up flop of {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The rest of the chips went in and Rabie was in rough shape.

Rabie: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} for fours and deuces
Luo: {A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for fives and fours

The {9-Diamonds} turn didn't change much, but the {2-Diamonds} river gave Rabie a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Jiajun Luo
90,000
-36,000
-36,000
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Buck Rabie
75,000
12,200
12,200

Tags: Hun LeeJiajun LuoBuck Rabie

Luo Spikes Full to Stay Alive

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Until the {Q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs} turn, a pot of 48,000 chips had emerged. Jiajun Luo had lass then that behind and got his stack of 39,000 chips in with chip leader Hun Wei Lee making the call.

Luo: {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a set of tens
Lee: {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a flush

The {6-Hearts} river improved Luo to a full house and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hun Wei Lee
230,000
-45,000
-45,000
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Jiajun Luo
126,000
56,000
56,000

Tags: Jiajun LuoHun Lee

Kozlov KO'd

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Michael Zowie limped from early position and Martin Kozlov raised to 14,500 from the button before Zowie then raised the pot to put Kozlov at risk for what looked like 40,000. Kozlov called and was at risk of elimination:

Kozlov: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Zowie: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and that was it for Kozlov, who fell just short of the top 12 spots paid.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Zowie
156,000
61,000
61,000
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Martin Kozlov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Martin KozlovMichael Zowie

Laidlaw and Zowie Double

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Daniel Laidlaw raised from the button and then four-bet shoved his last 29,600 with the {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}. Hun Wei Lee looked him up from one seat over in the small blind, holding the dominating {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. However, Laidlaw got there on a board of {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and doubled.

Over on the other table, Michael Zowie also doubled. The cards of his opponent were already rushed away but Zowie had made quads on the board {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} with the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Hun Wei Lee
275,000
-25,000
-25,000
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Michael Zowie
95,000
63,400
63,400
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Daniel Laidlaw
63,000
38,500
38,500

Tags: Daniel LaidlawHun LeeMichael Zowie

Ali Khouiss Eliminated

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Ali Khouiss found himself all-in pre flop holding {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, up against Hun Wei Lee with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs} giving Khouiss a flush, but also completing a full house for Lee, sending Khouiss to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Hun Wei Lee
300,000
96,000
96,000
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Ali Khouiss
Busted

Xenofontos Busts Buecherl

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

On a flop of {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} we found the action with Konstantin Buecherl all-in for his tournament life against Xen Xenofontos.

Buecherl had {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for an overpaid of Kings.
Xenofontos showed {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for top set.

The turn {7-Hearts} and river {8-Diamonds} bricked both players and Buecherl was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Xen Xenofontos
205,000
100,000
100,000
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Konstantin Buecherl
Busted