$25,000 Challenge
Dia 2 Iniciado
$25,000 Challenge
Dia 2 Iniciado
Welcome back to Day 2 of the 2014 Aussie Millions AU$25,000 Challenge. With 30 players remaining and the plan to play down to a winner, everyone better be prepared for a long, strenuous day on the felt. Not only will a winner be crowned, but along the way the bubble will burst as only the top eight spots will make the money. Up top for the winner will be AU$460,000 of the AU$1.56 million prize pool after a record 65 entries.
Leading the way into Day 2 is the reigning 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller winner Fabian Quoss. He bagged up 348,800 in chips thanks to busting Yevgeniy Timoshenko at the end of Day 1. The next closest person to Quoss, Ognjen Sekularac, finished nearly 100,000 in chips behind with 259,200.
Other notables still remaining are Dan Shak, Tony Bloom, Ole Schemion, John Juanda, Martin Jacobson, Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, and Joe Hachem. George Karageorge will be the man with the shortest stack coming back, returning with just 13,200 in chips.
The cards are set to be in the air at 2 p.m. local time, so stay tuned for the action straight from the tournament floor to your computer screen.
Nível: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
The cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2014 Aussie Millions AU$25,000 Challenge.
Restarting day 2 of Aussie Millions 25k. Got position on these 3 guys! I'm 11/30. 460k aud= 1st http://t.co/DxjXekmhnnFollow @JasonMercier
Dan Shak check-called a bet of 17,100 on the flop from Joe Hachem to see the
land on the turn. Shak checked again, Hachem moved all in for approximately 18,000, and Shak called.
Shak held the for top pair and a flush draw. Hachem had the
for an overpaid of aces.
The river was dealt the , landing Shak with a diamond flush and winning him the hand. Hachem was eliminated, while Shak climbed to 230,000 in chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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230,000
50,400
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50,400 |
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Eliminado | |
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George Karageorge, the shortest stack returning for Day 2, has been eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Eliminado |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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372,000
23,200
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23,200 |
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230,000
29,200
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29,200 |
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220,000
38,900
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38,900 |
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200,000
100,400
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100,400 |
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174,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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162,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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160,000
19,700
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19,700 |
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136,000
34,700
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34,700 |
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132,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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130,000
43,700
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43,700 |
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128,000
80,100
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80,100 |
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128,000
52,900
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52,900 |
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128,000
800
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800 |
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125,000
13,400
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13,400 |
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120,000
13,600
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13,600 |
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105,000
13,100
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13,100 |
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100,000
44,800
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44,800 |
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80,000
21,200
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21,200 |
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75,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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70,000
3,600
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3,600 |
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70,000
44,500
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44,500 |
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66,000
31,800
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31,800 |
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62,000
4,100
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4,100 |
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55,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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48,000
13,200
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13,200 |
Nível: 10
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
In the last hand of the last level at the table, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier doubled through five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner John Juanda, leaving the latter crippled.
On the hand, action folded to Juanda on the button, and he raised to 4,200. Mercier called from the small blind, and Max Lehmanski called from the big blind. That brought about the flop, and Mercier and Lehmanski checked. Juanda bet 7,800, and only Mercier made the call. Lehmanski folded.
The turn was the , and Mercier checked again. Juanda slid out a bet of 15,500, and Mercier called. Then, the
completed the board on the river. Mercier checked, and Juanda bet 27,500. Mercier check-raised all in for 79,100. After a bit of time in the tank, Juanda stuck in the chips to make the call.
Mercier rolled over the for a rivered set of nines. Juanda mucked his hand, and Mercier scooped the pot to move over 200,000 in chips. Juanda was left with under 8,000.
Just two hands later, in the current level, Juanda moved all in from under the gun for 6,900. Mercier was next to act and reraised to 11,400. Action then folded to Scott Seiver in the big blind, and he moved all in for 65,200. After half a minute or so, Mercier folded his hand.
Seiver showed the for another pair of nines that Juanda was up against. The at-risk Juanda showed the
.
The flop, turn, and river ran out and Juanda lost out to Seiver's set.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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206,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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86,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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