Samantha Abernathy Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$625,000)
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #92: Tony Dunst folded the button and action was on Samantha Abernathy in the small blind. With just about 15 big blinds left (1.5 million) she moved all in with 
. Ari Engel was quick to call in the big blind with 
.
Abernathy needed to improve to stay alive. While Engel flopped two pair, Abernathy was anything but drawing dead after the 
flop.
She needed running tens or eights, or a seven or queen to stay alive. She missed those outs with the 
on the turn and 
on the river, and made her exit in 3rd place for AU$625,000.
Tony Dunst and Ari Engel are guaranteed AU$1 million but will soon be battling it out heads up for the AU$1.6 million first place prize and the coveted 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,355,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
||
|
9,520,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |