Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
The players in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event have gone on a 75-minute dinner break.
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,320,000 AUD
Entries
732
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ronnie Bardah's playing the Aussie Millions Main Event today, but we all now he's about much more than playing the game of poker.
Our own Sarah Herring caught up with Bardah two days ago for an epic "tell all" in which Bardah tells stories about a girl throwing up in his car, subsequently hitting him in the face, and having his hair clippers explode on him.
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
After calling a raise from the player on the button out of the big blind, Ronnie Bardah checked the 
flop. His opponent bet 1,000, and Bardah called.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and Bardah checked again. His opponent bet 2,500, and Bardah called.
The river was the 
, and Bardah check-called a final bet of 5,500.
The player on the button showed the 
for ace high, and Bardah won the pot with the 
for trip nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,500
9,500
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9,500 |
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Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
28,000
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
||
|
11,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari has been knocked out from the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event. When we inquired the players at his former table they told us the following.
In a single-raised four-way pot Esfandiari bet 1,400 on a 
flop, and one player called before a raise to 3,600 was made. Esfandiari moved all in for about 9,000 chips, and the player who initially just called was his only caller.
Esfandiari showed 
and he was far behind against 
. The turn nor river brought help, and Esfandiari was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
38,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
37,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
28,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
18,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
18,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
15,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
13,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
13,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ronnie Bardah was off to a poor start here today, but just now he doubled up and knocked out the player he doubled through a few hands later.
Bardah told us how a player raised to 700 and he called with 
from the button. Both blinds called as well, and the flop brought out 
.
The action was checked around, and on the turn the 
hit.
"The wrong jack," Bardah joked, "But the right one."
The player in the big blind lead out for 2,000 and the initial raiser folded after which Bardah moved all in for an additional 8,400. After a while Bardah got called, and the showdown went as following.
Bardah:
Opponent: 
The river was a and Bardah doubled up. A few hands later Bardah knocked out the player he doubled up with pocket kings, and he's now back on 28,400 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,400
13,400
|
13,400 |
|
|
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Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
After Jai Kemp checked the 
board, Angel Guillen bet 2,400. Kemp took a few moments, then called.
The river paired the board with the , and Kemp checked again. Guillen, who won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in 2009 and has nearly $1.8 million in live tournament earnings, fired 6,100. Kemp tanked for about a minute before he made the call.
Guillen turned over the mother of all hands in this pot with the for quad nines. Kemp mucked, and Guillen was pushed the pot to "oohs" and "ahhs" from others at table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
We just spotted a massive stack in the second room that's being used for the Main event, and it belongs to Josep Maria Galindo.
Galindo wrote his name down for us, before getting back to his 105,000-chip stack.
The Spanish pro already cashed three events as this year's Aussie Millions, his best result being a tenth place finish in the Mix Max for $4,520, and right now he's holding a big chip lead in this event.
Most of Galindo's cashes were made in his native Spain, his best result to date being a second-place finish in the European Masters of Poker for €48,405 in Barcelona.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 |
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: 150/300, 25 ante
Boris Becker bet 2,100 on the 
board, and his opponent, Paul Hoefer, made the call to see the 
land on the river. Becker fired 3,600, and Hoefer made the call.
Becker showed the 
for two pair on the river, and Hoefer mucked with a shake of his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
18,000 | |
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