Event #9: $25,000 Challenge Dia 1 | 2016 Aussie Millions

2016-01-22 23:18 UTC+10

Barer Busto, Katchalov Crushing

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Former Aussie Millions Main Event winner Ami Barer has just been knocked out by Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov. Barer raised before the flop to 6,500 and Katchalov made the call from the big blind.

The flop came down and Katchalov checked to Barer who bet 8,000. Katchalov check-raised to 20,000 and Barer moved all in for about 60,000 total. Katchalov called.

Katchalov:
Barer:

The board ran out , and Barer was sent to the rail, while Katchalov jumped up the leaderboard.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eugene Katchalov	236,000 74,000	74,000

Ami Barer	Eliminado

Tags: Ami Barer Eugene Katchalov

2016-01-22 23:22 UTC+10

Eights Prove Great for Spindler

Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

When we arrived at Table 25, Benny Spindler had 16,500 out in front of him on the button and Philipp Gruissem had 60,000 or so out in front from the small blind. Spindler tanked before moving all in for 72,900, and Gruissem called.

Gruissem:
Spindler:

Gruissem flinched upon seeing his pocket pair was dominated, and he sent over nearly half his stack after the board ran out a dry .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benny Spindler	150,000 77,100	77,100
Philipp Gruissem	85,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Benny Spindler Philipp Gruissem

2016-01-22 23:25 UTC+10

Kornuth Firing Away

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Mike McDonald check-called a bet of 5,000 from Chance Kornuth on the flop. The turn was the , and McDonald checked again. Kornuth bet 9,500, and McDonald called.

The river was the , and McDonald checked. Kornuth bet 30,000, and McDonald tank-folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chance Kornuth	204,000 22,000	22,000

Mike McDonald	85,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Mike McDonald Chance Kornuth

2016-01-22 23:25 UTC+10

Lynskey Delivers a Bad Beat

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

On a flop of Pratyush Buddiga and Alexander Lynskey got their chips in. Buddiga was the demanding favorite with as Lynskey had just . The on the turn made things interesting and Lynskey's runner runner dream was completed with the falling on the river. With his back door flush Lynskey doubled his 81,500 stack, leaving Buddiga with just 21,500.

The next hand Buddiga shoved all in for 21,100 from the cutoff. Elliot Smith on the button flat called and both blinds folded. Buddiga had while Smith tabled . The board ran out and Buddiga doubled.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexander Lynskey	190,000 110,000	110,000
Elliot Smith	100,500 35,500	35,500
Pratyush Buddiga	49,100 -90,900	-90,900

Tags: Alexander Lynskey Elliot Smith Pratyush Buddiga

2016-01-22 23:26 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Les	340,000 266,000	266,000
Michael Weiss	221,000 11,000	11,000
Oliver Price	220,000 30,000	30,000
Sam Greenwood	120,000 -37,000	-37,000

Niall Farrell	100,000 -35,000	-35,000

Philipp Gruissem	95,000 10,000	10,000

Fabian Quoss	90,000 6,000	6,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	70,000 -5,000	-5,000

2016-01-22 23:35 UTC+10

A King Saves Kho

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

"All in and a call on Table 32," we just heard the dealer call out, and this was the scene when we arrived.

Ben Tollerene:
Kitson Kho:

The board showed , on which Tollerene had made the nut straight against Kho's two pair.

When the hit on the river Kho celebrated loudly as he jumped up out of his seat, and Tollerene watched a pot worth 175,000 slip through his fingers.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kitson Kho	175,000 -45,000	-45,000
Ben Tollerene	65,000 -49,000	-49,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Kitson Kho

2016-01-22 23:37 UTC+10

Cates Is King of the Jungle

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Daniel Cates was all in for 72,600 with the against the for Alexander Lynskey. The board ran out , and Cates doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Cates	150,000 58,000	58,000
Alexander Lynskey	63,000 -127,000	-127,000

Tags: Daniel Cates Dan Cates Alexander Lynskey

2016-01-22 23:37 UTC+10

Urbanovich Done Dirty on the River

Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich opened for 7,500 under the gun only to have Tyron Krost three-bet to 17,000 from the button. Michael Egan then four-bet jammed from the big blind, Urbanovich called off for what looked to be 75,000, and Krost got out of the way.

Egan:
Urbanovich:

Urbanovich was well out in front, and he stayed there on the flop as well as the turn. Unfortunately for him, the spiked on the river to pair Egan's kicker and give him the win.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Michael Egan	300,000 98,000	98,000
Tyron Krost	100,000 -24,000	-24,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	Eliminado

Tags: Michael Egan Dzmitry Urbanovich Tyron Krost

2016-01-22 23:40 UTC+10

When It Comes to a Straight Flush, the Price is Right

Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

A big hand just went down at Table 32 between Oliver Price and Michael Liem.

When we arrived, chips were already being counted out. From what we could piece together, there was around 70,000 in the pot with the board reading when a raising war broke out that resulted in Price getting all in for 189,800.

"Straight flush versus nut flush," explained Liem, whose cards had already been swiped away. While we couldn't verify his holdings, we did see Price had the out in front of him for the said straight flush.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oliver Price	450,000 230,000	230,000
Michael Liem	140,000 -220,000	-220,000

Tags: Michael Liem Oliver Price

2016-01-22 23:45 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oliver Price	460,000 10,000	10,000
Steve O'Dwyer	311,000 -139,000	-139,000

Yaxi Zhu	280,000 70,000	70,000

Eugene Katchalov	250,000 14,000	14,000

Dominik Nitsche	218,000 33,000	33,000

Brian Roberts	180,000 122,000	122,000