2016 Aussie Millions

Event #1: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
275,300 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,025 AUD
Prize Pool
1,353,000 AUD
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Updated Counts After Level 24

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ferenc Riech's Chips
Ferenc Riech's Chips
TableSeatPlayerNationalityChip Count
81Michael SeymourAustralia400,000
82Jacob Elmore DahlUSA890,000
83   
84Ferenc RiechGermany2,320,000
85Alexandre ThomasAustralia870,000
86Kevin BlackwoodAustralia1,265,000
87Louis SalterUnited Kingdom1,185,000
88   
     
101Sean GiesbrechtCanada1,610,000
102Phachara WongwichitAustralia1,270,000
103   
104   
105Stephen KoutsouvelisAustralia770,000
106   
107Tatjana ZizicSerbia790,000
108Sinan AydoganAustralia1,120,000
109Patrick FletcherAustralia790,000
Player Chips Progress
Ferenc Riech de
Ferenc Riech
2,320,000
345,000
345,000
Sean Giesbrecht ca
Sean Giesbrecht
1,610,000
-40,000
-40,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
1,270,000
320,000
320,000
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
1,265,000
330,000
330,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
1,185,000
-265,000
-265,000
Sinan Aydogan au
Sinan Aydogan
1,120,000
-80,000
-80,000
Jacob Elmore Dahl us
Jacob Elmore Dahl
890,000
-310,000
-310,000
Alexandre Thomas au
Alexandre Thomas
870,000
-80,000
-80,000
Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
790,000
90,000
90,000
Patrick Fletcher au
Patrick Fletcher
790,000
-60,000
-60,000
Stephen Koutsouvelis au
Stephen Koutsouvelis
770,000
-330,000
-330,000
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
400,000
-85,000
-85,000

Break!

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The 12 players remaining are off on a 15-minute break with the day's first two levels behind them.

Wongwichit Shoves

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Phachara Wongwichit made it 85,000 under the gun and Sean Giesbrecht bumped it to 200,000 from the big blind.

Wongwichit called and the flop came down {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Giesbrecht led out for 175,000 and Wongwichit jammed for 560,000 more.

Giesbrecht tanked for two and a half minutes before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Giesbrecht ca
Sean Giesbrecht
1,650,000
-350,000
-350,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
950,000
430,000
430,000

Blckwood Gets Creative

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Kevin Blackwood raised to 85,000 and Jacob Elmore Dahl defended his big blind to see a flop of {J-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Both players checked and then Dahl fired the {10-Hearts} turn for 95,000. Blackwood called and both players once again checked the {10-Clubs} river. Dahl announced king-high and Blackwood flashed {Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} as winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Blackwood au
Kevin Blackwood
1,400,000
465,000
465,000
Jacob Elmore Dahl us
Jacob Elmore Dahl
900,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Jacob Elmore DahlKevin Blackwood

Four-Bet Shove from Dahl

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ferenc Riech opened to 85,000 from under the gun and Louis Salter responded with a three-bet to 195,000. The action folded around to Jacob Elmore Dahl and the "cactus" announced all in.

Riech folded after brief consideration and Salter then asked the dealer for an exact count. It was 880,000 in total and that let the Brit shake his head and send the cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Elmore Dahl us
Jacob Elmore Dahl
1,200,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Ferenc RiechJacob Elmore DahlLouis Salter

Thomas Slowed Down

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Alexandre Thomas from Perth has the support of his rail and the initial momentum saw his stack boost to above one million. As of lately, the Aussie wasn't involved in as many hands and just picked up the blinds and antes again with a raise to 850,000. Shortest stack on table eight remains Michael Seymour with just under half a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Thomas au
Alexandre Thomas
950,000
-150,000
-150,000
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
485,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Alexandre ThomasMichael Seymour

Koutsouvelis Recieves Double Up, Beverage

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Koutsouvelis
Stephen Koutsouvelis

Phachara Wongwichit shoved the small blind and Stephen Koutsouvelis waited for his latest drink order to be delivered before making the call from the big blind with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Wongwichit was on the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and whiffed the {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} board, allowing Koutsouvelis to double and swap spots with him on the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Koutsouvelis au
Stephen Koutsouvelis
1,100,000
690,000
690,000
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
520,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Phachara WongwichitStephen Koutsouvelis

Wakeman Felted by Salter

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Matthew Wakeman
Matthew Wakeman

It had been a slippery slope thus far for Louis Salter with barely any pot going towards the Brit. The stack had taken a big hit as well and Salter was down to 710,000 chips, then opened to 85,000. In the big blind, Matthew Wakeman moved all in and Salter called:

Wakeman: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Salter: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

Similar to the previous showdowns over on table eight, the flop {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{8-Spades} was disastrous for the player at risk. Wakeman was already drawing dead to outright win the pot, only running aces could still ensure a split pot. It was all over after the {2-Hearts} turn and the {Q-Hearts} river didn't matter anymore.

Player Chips Progress
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
1,450,000
600,000
600,000
Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
Busted

Tags: Louis SalterMatthew Wakeman

Set for "cactus"

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hot off the press, or more likely the rail, we have been informed that the nickname of Jacob Elmore Dahl is "cactus". The American just picked up a small pot against table neighbor Matthew Wakeman in a battle of the blinds with a set of deuces. A fourth spade on the river however slowed down the action and both players checked it down.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Elmore Dahl us
Jacob Elmore Dahl
1,250,000
-199,000
-199,000

Tags: Jacob Elmore DahlMatthew Wakeman

Thiessen Runs out of Chips

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Eric Thiessen
Eric Thiessen

From early position, Eric Thiessen moved all in for just under 300,000 chips. Tatjana Zizic reshoved for slightly more, after just having doubled up, and all other players folded.

Thiessen: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Zizic: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

The flop {7-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{8-Spades} paired the queen of Thiessen, but the Belgian needed further help. Neither the {2-Clubs} turn nor the {A-Spades} river provided such and Thiessen headed to the rail in 14th place for a payday of $A12,855.

Player Chips Progress
Tatjana Zizic nz
Tatjana Zizic
700,000
380,000
380,000
Eric Thiessen be
Eric Thiessen
Busted

Tags: Eric ThiessenTatjana Zizic