The flop showed when we saw Tino Lechich check to Ashley Mason who bet 8,000, and Lechich called. On the turn the hit, and Mason bet another 11,000 after Lechich had checked.
Lechich called the turn-bet, and on the river the hit. Lechich checked a third time, and now Mason bet 14,000.
Lechich tanked for quite some time before calling, and when he ultimately did Mason showed for a flopped straight.
"Bingo," Lechich said with a smile, referring to Mason hitting the perfect flop.
Mason smiled and stacked his chips, as hes now up to 150,000.
Max Silver raised to 9,000 from middle position and Jason Brown, who was to his direct left, three-bet to 22,500. Action folded back to Silver, who four-bet to 48,000, and Brown responded with a five-bet to 96,000. Silver then six-bet all in for 189,500 total and Brown made the call.
Brown:
Silver:
Silver was in great shape to double, and the flop wasn't overly scary. The turn was, however, but Brown missed his flush draw when the paired the board on the river.
Yucheng Rong opened for 8,000 from early position and action folded to Yucheng Rong in the big blind. He opted to defend and then both players checked the flop. When the appeared on the turn, Rong led out for 10,000, Obst called, and the completed the board on the river.
Rong bet again, this time 16,500, and Obst responded by moving all in. Rong had about 60,000 back and hit the tank before eventually committing. Obst rolled over the for quads, and Rong mucked his hand before exiting the tournament floor.
The action just folded to Alex Rocha in the small blind and he moved all in for right around 35,000 chips. Martin Rowe called the shove from the big blind, creating the following showdown.
Rowe:
Rocha:
The board ran out and Rocha was knocked out short of the money after having held the chip lead on Day 1, while Rowe is now one of the chip leaders with 100 players remaining in the Main Event.
The dates for the 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship have been announced. The festival will begin Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, and run until Monday, Jan. 30. Crown Melbourne will once again be the host, and the Main Event will continue its partnership as part of the PokerStars.net Asia-Pacific Poker Tour.
The Main Event will run Jan. 22-29 and feature three starting flights.
“The 2017 Aussie Millions will again be the biggest and best to date, as effectively one of the top poker majors and a favorite amongst some of the most renowned players in the world," said Aussie Millions Tournament Director, Joel Williams. "The stage has never been brighter, and the team are all hard at work to make the next event the biggest and best yet."
The schedule for the 2017 series has yet to be released soon, but a note sent to the media said that more than 20 gold ring events can be expected.
"Aussie Millions is one of my favorite stops of the year," said Team PokerStars Pro member and three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier, who was at the Aussie Millions this year when the announcement for 2017 was made. "It's really hard to top the overall experience here."
Not long after getting chip counts from Table 30 we noticed the short-stacked Sam Vakili had disappeared. A quick check with the table confirmed that he had just been eliminated.
Ari Engel, who did the deed, explained that he opened with a raise holding the and then called when Vakili three-bet all in for under 20,000 holding . Vakili got it in good, but Engel ended up making a club flush to win the pot.
when we saw Tino Lechich check to Ashley Mason who bet 8,000, and Lechich called. On the turn the 
hit, and Mason bet another 11,000 after Lechich had checked.
hit. Lechich checked a third time, and now Mason bet 14,000.
for a flopped straight.
turn as well.
completed the board and Wang bet 88,500. Fast tanked for a good four minutes before folding his hand.
flop wasn't overly scary. The 
turn was, however, but Brown missed his flush draw when the 
paired the board on the river.
completed the board on the river.
for quads, and Rong mucked his hand before exiting the tournament floor.
and Rocha was knocked out short of the money after having held the chip lead on Day 1, while Rowe is now one of the chip leaders with 100 players remaining in the Main Event.
and then called when Vakili three-bet all in for under 20,000 holding 
. Vakili got it in good, but Engel ended up making a club flush to win the pot.
