"I'm not going to order after all," Justin Bonomo told a waiter after busting from the tournament. "Sorry about that."
Bonomo had just been eliminated after getting his stack of 190,000 or so all in on a flop holding the . Unfortunately for him, Richard Yong had flopped a pair of kings with the . Neither the turn nor river helped Bonomo and his $100,000 Challenge came to an end here in the first level of play on Day 2.
On Episode No. 201 of the PokerNews Podcast the crew breaks down the insane Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge, previews the Main Event final table, and plays another game of Know Your Circuit Stop. There are also quick-hitters from Philipp Gruissem, Paul Newey, and Jake Balsiger, regarding the upcoming Alpha8 in South Africa, shot clocks, and Nandos.
Marvin Rettenmaier was all in and at risk moments ago with against Tom Dwan's . Durrrr's wired pair remained ahead as the board ran out , and Rettenmaier was eliminated.
Just before the level went up, Mike Watson got his chips in holding the and was looking to improve against the of Richard Yong. That proved easier said than done though as the board ran out an uneventful . Watson missed and became one of the last Level 9 casualties.
Philipp Gruissem, who joined us on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, called a raise from John Juanda preflop and the dealer fanned . It looked as if Gruissem check-called a shove - there was a hand in progress at an adjacent table that distracted us momentarily - and all of the chips went in the middle.
Gruissem:
Juanda:
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Juanda was eliminated. Gruissem is up to 450,000 chips.
Igor Kurganov checked on a flop of , and Sorel Mizzi bet 30,000. Kurganov moved all in for 90,000 or so, and Mizzi made the call.
Kurganov:
Mizzi:
Kurganov wasn't thrilled that Mizzi called, but a smile crept upon his face when he saw that his pair of fives was ahead for the moment. His smile grew larger after the turn () and the river (), and he doubled to 178,000.
The 76 entries in this event generated a total prize pool of AU$7,486,000. The top eight players will receive a minimum of AU$350,000, while the winner will walk away with AU$2 million.
flop holding the 
. Unfortunately for him, Richard Yong had flopped a pair of kings with the 
. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Bonomo and his $100,000 Challenge came to an end here in the first level of play on Day 2.
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. Durrrr's wired pair remained ahead as the board ran out 
of Richard Yong. That proved easier said than done though as the board ran out an uneventful 
.
. It looked as if Gruissem check-called a shove - there was a hand in progress at an adjacent table that distracted us momentarily - and all of the chips went in the middle.
respectively, and Juanda was eliminated. Gruissem is up to 450,000 chips.
) and the river (
