Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
2014 Aussie Millions
LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
245,000 AUD
Prize Pool
11,270,000 AUD
Entries
46
Level
19
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,684,000 | |
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|
1,546,000 | |
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|
1,192,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
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1,187,000 | |
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1,161,000 | |
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|
948,000 | |
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||
|
704,000 | |
|
674,000 | |
|
661,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
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||
|
406,000 | |
|
337,000 | |
|
|
||
Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
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Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Ivey opened to 48,000 in the cutoff, Tom Dwan three-bet to 137,000 out of the big blind, and Ivey moved all in for effectively 610,000. Dwan snap-called.
Dwan: 
Ivey: 
Dwan flopped a set of aces when the dealer spread 
, and the hand was over when the turn brought the 
. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Dwan doubled back over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,235,000
718,000
|
718,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
675,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
|
||
Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
After firing six bullets in the $100,000 Challenge and two bullets in this event, Isaac Haxton will need to finish fourth or better to show a profit on the trip. He just took a big step in that direction, winning a two-million chip pot off of Tom "durrrr" Dwan.
Dwan was second to act and opened for a raise to 55,000. Haxton three-bet to 165,000 on the button, Phil Ivey and Jason Mercier folded in the blinds, and Dwan tank-called. The flop fell 
, Dwan checked, and Haxton continued for 130,000. Dwan check-raised, making it 350,000 to go, and Haxton called.
The turn was the , Dwan tanked for a bit, and then he moved all in for effectively 756,000. Haxton called quickly.
Dwan: 
Haxton: 
Over 2.5 million chips were in the pot with only one card to come, and only two cards in the deck would eliminate the Team PokerStars Online member. The 
was not one of them, and Haxton was awarded a massive pot.
Dwan plummeted to 517,000.
Hand Analysis
This key hand in which Haxton and Dwan both held pocket pairs illustrates both how to maximize value with a big hand as well as how detrimental it can be to turn a strong hand into what is essentially a bluff. Read more about the strategy involved in this hand on Learn.PokerNews in "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: Pros With Pairs."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
|
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|
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517,000
-1,308,000
|
-1,308,000 |
|
|
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Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Tony Bloom raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Fabian Quoss three-bet shoved for 397,000 out of the small blind, and Bloom called.
Bloom: 
Quoss: 
The case jack peaked through the window of the 
flop, and Quoss' hand held as the turn and river bricked , respectively.
On the very next hand, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Bloom moved all in for 230,000 out of the big blind, and Vogelsang called.
Vogelsang: 
Bloom:
Vogelsang had Bloom dominated, but he former flopped a pair when the dealer fanned 
. The German could still win the hand with a king or an eight on the turn or river, but neither the nor the 
improved his hand.
After that hand, Bloom moved all in our of the small blind for effectively 150,000, and Vogelsang called.
Bloom: 
Vogelsang: 
The German had the better of it again, but was eliminated when the board ran out 
, giving Bloom a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
640,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Ivey just picked up two pots to move to 1.35 million in chips, which is currently good enough for second place behind Tom Dwan.
On the first hand, Ivey busted Justin Bonomo and added around half a million to his stack. It happened when Bonomo raised all in for around 440,000 with the 
from early position, and Ivey called from the hijack seat with the . The board ran out 
, and Bonomo headed to the rail.
On the next hand, Ivey was under the gun and raised to 48,000. PokerStars Team Online's Isaac Haxton called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Haxton checked, Ivey bet 55,000, and Haxton folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,175,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,825,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,220,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
850,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
485,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
440,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
440,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
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Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,220,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,175,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
735,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
|
415,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
380,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang opened with a raise to 50,000, and then action folded over to Mike McDonald. McDonald moved all in for 561,000, and Vogelsang made the call with the . McDonald was at risk with the in this pot worth nearly 1.2 million in chips.
The flop put Vogelsang in front with the 
falling. The turn was the , which added a flush draw for McDonald and gave him some extra outs.
The river completed the board with the , and McDonald made his flush. He doubled up to 1.176 million, and Vogelsang was knocked back under 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,176,000
646,000
|
646,000 |
|
|
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|
|
475,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |