2018 Aussie Millions

$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2018 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
1,458,198 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,000,000 AUD
Entries
800
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Bad Start for Engel

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

"Basically I had a flushdraw in a three-bet pot, got there and got paid," Stevan Chew said when asked how he was able to boost the stack early on. The player he took the chips from was no other than 2016 Aussie Millions champion Ari Engel, who soon after got involved into yet another big pot early on.

JC Alvarado raised to 300 on the button and Engel three-bet to 1,500 out of the small blind, which Alvarado called. On the {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, Engel continued for 1,500 and Alvarado called. Both players checked the {3-Diamonds} turn and Engel checked the {Q-Spades} river. Alvarado bet 3,000 and Engel check-raised all in for 8,225.

After spending some two minutes in the think tank, Alvarado folded and Toby Joyce joked "show a bluff Ari."

Player Chips Progress
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
43,000
13,000
13,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
22,000
22,000
22,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
17,300
-9,800
-9,800
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelJC AlvaradoStevan ChewToby Joyce