2016 Aussie Millions

Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠7♣
Prize
1,600,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,320,000 AUD
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Alex Rocha Leads Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Main Event

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Happy_Freaked
Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante
Alex Rocha
Alex Rocha

The second of three starting days of the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event drew a total of 207 players, putting the total for now on 389, 33 entries ahead of last year's pace. After a long day of poker it was American pro Alex Rocha who came out on top on Day 1b, taking 166,000 chips to the second day of play, right ahead of KC Wong who bagged up 163,000.

Day 1b had strong cast of contenders, including German pro Dominik Nitsche. The man with $5.1 million in live tournament earnings lasted all but six hands, as he ran his set of threes into Pete 'Chewing Gum Pete' Matusik's set of tens. Italian November Niner Federico Butteroni, tennis legend Boris Becker and WSOP Ladies Event winner Kristin Bicknell were also among the players we will not see return on Day 2.

Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari made an appearance on Day 1b as well, and he entertained his table filled predominantly with amateur players, with a game of Lodden Thinks. Esfandiari cracked jokes and had a good time, but ultimately he was not rewarded with chips, as he got knocked out.

Brazilian pro Yuri Dzivielevski had a good day and bagged up 76,200, while Vladimir Troyanovskiy took 102,500 to Day 2. Other players that advanced included Dylan Wilkerson, Ronnie Bardah, Oliver Price and former Aussie Millions champions Tyron Krost and Oliver Speidel.