2017 Aussie Millions

$25,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
861,840 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,192,000 AUD
Entries
133
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Chen Knocks Out Tollerene Calling With Queen-High

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Ben Tolerene
Ben Tolerene

We missed the action but got there in time to write down the hands and board as a whole lot of people were swarming Table 25.

We later learned from one player at the table that James Chen and Ben Tollerene had both committed chips before the flop with the flop coming {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. James Chen, who won the 2016 Macau Poker Cup High Roller for HK$ 2,273,000 ($293,044) last September, then bet 28,000. Ben Tollerene shoved for 72,000 more and Chen called.

Chen tabled {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for queen-high with a gutshot, Tollerene tabled {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for an open-ended.

The {J-Hearts} on the turn filled up Chen and Tollerene left the tournament area after the {6-Diamonds} completed the board.

The rail and other players at the table were in awe after what they had just witnessed. Especially Daniel Shak was very vocal about the hand, underlining that shoving was much easier than calling in that spot.

Player Chips Progress
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James Chen
250,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ben Tollerene
Busted

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