Patrik Antonius was all in with the for around 36,000 against the for his opponent, Roberto Damelian. The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Antonius doubled up.
On the flop, Srdjan Brkic bet 6,700, and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier made the call to see the land on the turn. Here, Brkic fired 12,800. Mercier called.
The dealer completed the board with the on the river, pairing it with sevens. Brkic checked, and Mercier checked behind. Brkic showed the for two pair, queens and sevens, and Mercier mucked his hand.
One player that's taken advantage of the late registration is none other than 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event champ Gus Hansen, who has been seated at Table 28 Seat 8.
Action folded to Dennis Huntly in the cutoff and he opened for 1,800. The button and small blind both folded, and then Tyler Cornell three-bet to 5,300 from the big. Huntly made the call and then proceeded to call bets of 5,500 and 8,500 on the flop and turn respectively.
Both players then checked the river and Cornell tabled the . Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Huntly had paired his ace with the .
For the past three days the 2014 Aussie Millions has held its three starting flights. During that time hundreds of players flooded Crown's Poker Room to take their shot at poker immortality, but a good deal of them had their hopes dashed. Today, hundreds more will experience the same fate.
Among those returning to action are chip leader Martin Rowe, who bagged up 228,200 on Day 1c; German pros Max Lehmanski (176,400) and Philipp Gruissem (99,600); Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (116,800); online legend Viktor "Isildur1" Blom (88,500); Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (77,700); Australian Jeff Rossiter (74,600); noted pros John Juanda (71,300), Annette Obrestad (70,400), and Dan Smith (69,300); 2013 GPI Player of the Year Ole Schemion (63,200); and Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier (132,200), Raymond Wu (104,300), Randy Lew (63,200).
Registration is open until the start of Day 2, so official numbers are not yet known. That said, it shouldn't take long before the number of entrants and prize pool is released. The plan for the day is to play six 90-minute levels, and we're expecting plenty of action during that time. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is on the ground to capture all the highlights, so be sure to stay tuned.
While you wait, watch Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier, who will start today with a bigger stack, talk about dealing with downswings: