"What just happened?" we asked Rory Brown as he was stacking a lot of chips while the cutoff was seen leaving the tournament area with hanging shoulders and a look of confusion and chagrin on his face.
As we quickly wrote down the board and cards that were still out on the table while the delaer was pushing the chips to Brown, we got the story of what had happened.
The cutoff opened for 2,700 and Brown three-bet from the button to 9,000. Both blinds folded and the cutoff four-bet to 22,000. Brown called in position.
The flop came and the cutoff bet 15,000. Brown called once more and saw the come off on the turn. The cutoff checked and Brown pushed for about 45,000 or so. The cutoff called.
Cutoff:
Rory Brown:
Brown needed a jack and a jack only to bust his neighbor or he would be crippled. It turned out to be Brown's lucky day as the hit and the cutoff parted ways with all of his chips and Brown could start stacking.
Brit Kevin Davison has just called by the reporting desk to tell us about his bust out hand. Davison called a Daniel Chevalier raise holding and the flop came down . Both players had around 20k at the start of the hand.
Chevalier led out the flop and Davison called putting the Aussie pro on a pair. Davison spiked a set on the turn and Chevalier tanked before betting 3,600. Davison had roughly 13,600 behind and moved all-in and Chevalier called pretty quickly with for the turned straight.
The river did not pair the board and Davison headed for the exit while Chevalier climbed to over 40,000.
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It appears Jennifer Tilly is our runaway chip leader after spiking a set of jacks and setting the trap against her tablemate.
We arrived as the monster pot was brewing, with around 70,000 already in the middle, and the cards spread . Tilly was in the cutoff and checked it over to the player on the button who announced he was all in with enough to cover Tilly’s 133,900.
Tilly snapped it off for her tournament life and the two players revealed their hands.
Tilly:
Opponent:
Tilly’s flopped set was in front but she still had to fade a river spade to stay alive. The rolled off to signal safety for Tilly as she secured the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Upon request, Marc Macdonnell told us how it came to be he had a stack worth 230,000 in front of him - well more than double average.
Macdonnell opened the button and the big blind defended. The player check-called 2,000 on before leading for 4,000 on the turn. Macdonnell, with in the hole, raised to 11,500 and his opponent called. A completed the board and the big blind shoved for about 50,000. Macdonnell called with his full house and the big blind showed .
A player in middle position opened the action with a raise to 2,500 and New Zealander Jack Efaraimo, sitting to their direct left, three-bet to 7,500.
Ryan Pignatelli cold four-bet all-in from the big blind and after the original raiser got out of the way Efaraimo called so fast his chips left skid marks on the felt.
Jack Efaraimo:
Ryan Pignatelli:
Efaraimo was ahead and as the at-risk player, he needed to stay that way to survive.
The board ran out and a visibly elated Efaraimo fist pumped and scooped in the pot. Pignatelli had over 250,000 at the start of the hand and took the hit good-naturedly, tapping the table and dropping to around 190,000 while Efaraimo climbed over the six-figure mark with a stack of 110,000.
The prize pool information has just been released by the Aussie Millions tournament organization. A total of 725 entries into the event have made for a AU$7,250,000 prize pool to be divided over 80 players.
A min cash is worth AU$15,000 while winning it all will again net the winner AU$1,600,000. Here's the breakdown:
Position
Prize
Position
Prize
1
AU$1,600,000
10 - 12
AU$115,000
2
AU$1,000,000
13 - 18
AU$80,000
3
AU$620,000
19 - 24
AU$60,000
4
AU$440,000
25 - 30
AU$40,000
5
AU$335,000
31 - 36
AU$30,000
6
AU$270,000
37 - 48
AU$25,000
7
AU$210,000
49 - 64
AU$20,000
8 - 9
AU$155,000
65 - 80
AU$15,000
Here's a look at the prize pools and first place prizes throughout the long and rich history of the biggest event on the Southern Hemisphere:
and the cutoff bet 15,000. Brown called once more and saw the 
come off on the turn. The cutoff checked and Brown pushed for about 45,000 or so. The cutoff called.
hit and the cutoff parted ways with all of his chips and Brown could start stacking.
and the flop came down 
. Both players had around 20k at the start of the hand.
turn and Chevalier tanked before betting 3,600. Davison had roughly 13,600 behind and moved all-in and Chevalier called pretty quickly with 
river did not pair the board and Davison headed for the exit while Chevalier climbed to over 40,000.
rolled off to signal safety for Tilly as she secured the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
completed the board and the big blind shoved for about 50,000. Macdonnell called with his full house and the big blind showed 
.
and a visibly elated Efaraimo fist pumped and scooped in the pot. Pignatelli had over 250,000 at the start of the hand and took the hit good-naturedly, tapping the table and dropping to around 190,000 while Efaraimo climbed over the six-figure mark with a stack of 110,000.
