Andras Nemeth Dominates Day 1 of Inaugural AU$25,000 PLO Event; 16 Still Remain
The inaugural $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha event at the Aussie Millions proved very popular today as 67 players turned up to play the four card game. At the end of the day only 16 remained.
After 12 levels of play, Andras Nemeth bagged the chip lead, with a mammoth 518,500 in chips. A long way back are David Lim (361,000) and Farid Jattin (284,000) who round out the top three.
Nemeth had an exceptional day, securing the chip lead early in proceedings, before never looking back. His biggest hand came when he eliminated both Jan Collado Fernandez and David Wang in the same hand after the three players committed their chips in pre-flop. A golden river card gave Nemeth and unbeatable straight which would rocket him to over 300,000, a number most players wouldn't see themselves the entire day.
Other notables to progress through include; local pros Jarryd Godena (220,500), Sam Higgs (179,500) and Daniel Laidlaw (160,000) as well as a large international contingent featuring Tobias Ziegler (280,000), Rory Rees Brennan (227,000), Alex Foxen (206,000), Daniel Demicki (155,000) Anton Morgenstern (150,000), Takashi Ogura (133,500) and Matthew Wantman (131,500).
Some player who tried there luck once today but didn't progress include; Johannes Becker, Jason Gray, Jan Larsson, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Kahle Burns, Manig Loeser and Jarred Graham.
The tournament also allowed for one re-entry and several players tried their luck twice without progressing including; Michael Gu, David Wang, Cary Katz, Connor Drinan, Dominik Nitsche and Andy Lee.
Day 2 Table Re-Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Andras Nemeth | 518,500 | 17 | 1 | Jarryd Godena | 220,500 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sam Higgs | 179,500 | 17 | 2 | Daniel Demicki | 155,000 | |
| 10 | 3 | Matthew Wantman | 131,500 | 17 | 3 | Anton Morgenstern | 150,000 | |
| 10 | 4 | Farid Jattin | 284,000 | 17 | 4 | Tobias Ziegler | 280,000 | |
| 10 | 5 | Rory Rees | 227,000 | 17 | 5 | Daniel Laidlaw | 160,000 | |
| 10 | 6 | Max Lehmanski | 152,000 | 17 | 6 | Richard Johnston | 113,500 | |
| 10 | 7 | Alex Foxen | 206,000 | 17 | 7 | David Lim | 361,000 | |
| 10 | 8 | Christian Heich | 77,000 | 17 | 8 | Takashi Ogura | 133,500 |
Play will resume tomorrow at 2:00pm local time with the first order of play being reaching the money. Seven players will guarantee themselves a AU$96,480 payday before the eventual champion will walk away with the first place prize of AU$530,640.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates as we see who will be the latest recipient of an Aussie Millions ANTON Championship Ring.
and Rainer Kempe moved all in for his last 19,500 and was called by Rory Rees. 
on the turn left Kempe drawing dead. 
completed the board and Kempe was sent to the rail leaving Rees to rake in the pot.
giving Jattin the winning hand with two pairs - fours and sixes. 
flop, and was called by Sam Higgs. 
dropped on turn. 
fell on the river, giving Higgs the winning hand after making the straight.
flop before the 
dropped on the turn. 
completed the board and Timoshenko moved all in for 51,800. Nemeth deliberated for a moment and called. 
for two pair. 
for a higher two pair and took down the pot.
flop before the 
for the nut flush and took down the pot.
and Nitsche checked. Demicki bet 35,000. Nitsche thought for a moment then announced all in for 60,500. Demicki called. 
to see Drinan bust.
Jarryd Godena checked from the small blind and was followed by Sam Higgs in the big blind and Cary Katz in the hijack. 
