AU$25,000 Challenge | 2019 Aussie Millions

2019-01-26 14:33 UTC+10

Vishal Maini Eliminated in 25th Place

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Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

Vishal Maini opened pre-flop and got calls from Rainer Kempe and Jack O'Neill in the small and big blind respectively.

The pair then checked a flop to Maini who continued for 16,000. Kempe check-raised to 52,000 and O'Neill folded.

With the action back on Maini he then raised all in for 224,500. Kempe counted out his stack before turning over and calling.

Maini held for the nut flush draw, but the run out was no good and he was eliminated.

The tournament is now down to the last four tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Rainer Kempe	510,000	156,000
Vishal Maini	Eliminado

Tags: Jack O'Neill Rainer Kempe Vishal Maini

2019-01-26 14:20 UTC+10

Vojtech Ruzicka Eliminated in 26th Place

Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

Najeem Ajez opened with a raise and Vojtech Ruzicka called from the big blind.

The flop landed and Ruzicka check-raised all in and Ajez called.

Ajez:
Ruzicka:

The turn and river landed the and , and Ruzicka was eliminated in 26th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Najeem Ajez	500,000	252,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	Eliminado

Tags: Najeem Ajez Vojtech Ruzicka

2019-01-26 14:18 UTC+10

Salter into Chip Lead

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Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

On a turn, Robert Heidorn check-called a bet of 28,000 from Jack Salter. The river was the and Heidorn again checked. Salter bet 105,000 which constituted most of the German's remaining chips.

Eventually, Heidorn mucked and Salter chipped up to around 600,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jack Salter	600,000	105,000
Robert Heidorn	120,000	-35,000

Tags: Jack Salter Robert Heidorn

2019-01-26 13:47 UTC+10

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 27th Place

Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

Chino Rheem opened to 11,000 before Sorel Mizzi moved all in next to act for roughly 70,000. Action folded back to Rheem, and he called.

Rheem:
Mizzi:

The board ran out and Mizzi was eliminated in 27th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chino Rheem	460,000	79,000
Sorel Mizzi	Eliminado

Tags: Sorel Mizzi Chino Rheem

2019-01-26 13:46 UTC+10

Tsugunari Toma Eliminated in 28th Place

Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

Jiachen Gong opened to 11,000 from under the gun before Tsugunari Toma shoved all in next to act for 146,000. Sosia Jiang called on the button, and after the blinds folded, Gong folded also.

Toma:
Jiang:

The board ran out and Toma was eliminated in 28th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sosia Jiang	420,000	167,500
Tsugunari Toma	Eliminado

Tags: Sosia Jiang Jiachen Gong Tsugunari Toma

2019-01-26 13:42 UTC+10

Alex Foxen Eliminated in 29th Place

Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 3,000 ante

Hideki Izutsu opened to 15,000 from the button before Alex Foxen shoved all in for 72,000 from the small blind.

Vishal Maini iso-shoved over the top for roughly 240,000, and Izutsu folded.

Foxen:
Maini:

The dealer spread a board and Foxen was eliminated in 29th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vishal Maini	325,000	125,500
Alex Foxen	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Foxen Vishal Maini

2019-01-26 09:22 UTC+10

Kazuhiko Yotsushika Leads Final 29 Players; Toby Lewis, Jack Sinclair, Chino Rheem Contending

Welcome back to the 2019 Aussie Millions for Day 2 of Event #9: AU$25,000 Challenge live from Crown Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.

Today the country celebrates Australia Day; a national day off where people come to celebrate the birth of this country back in 1788. For one of the remaining 29 players, today will be the day where they ascend to the top to capture the AU$25,000 Challenge title, an Aussie Millions ring, and the AU$960,360 first prize.

Japan's Kazuhiko Yotsushika bagged the overnight chip lead with 538,500 courtesy of Toby Lewis doubling an opponent up on one of the final hands of play. The defending Aussie Millions Champion in Lewis finished with 487,500 to be slightly ahead of Martijn Gerrits (447,000), Jack Sinclair (432,500), and Andy Lee (414,500) as the only players above 400,000 in chips.

A plethora of notable players fill the remainder of the chip counts with recent PCA Main Event Winner Chino Rheem, German High Roller regulars Rainer Kempe and Koray Aldemir, last year's fourth-place finisher Kitty Kuo, and 2018 GPI Player of the Year Alex Foxen all surviving into Day 2.

Day 2 will see the Event #9: AU$25,000 Challenge winner crowned, but before that is to occur, the money must be reached. 17 players will be guaranteed an AU$63,420 payday, while reaching the final table of six players will see everyone lock up AU$$154,020. Whoever manages to win the biggest AU$25,000 Challenge in Aussie Millions history, they will capture the AU$960,360 first prize and prestigious Aussie Millions ring.

The cards are in the air at 2:30 p.m. (AEDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Event #9: AU$25,000 Challenge action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com to see will be crowned the AU$25,000 Challenge Champion, along with all the updates live from the 2019 Aussie Millions.

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika Toby Lewis