Who Will Win the A$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event at the 2020 Aussie Millions?
Only 13 players out of 59 entries remain in contention for the first High Roller title of the 2020 Aussie Millions and Event #11 A$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha will play down to a champion as of 2.10 p.m. local time at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne. Almost half of the remaining field will leave empty-handed as just the top seven spots will take home a portion of the A$1,416,000 prize pool,the min-cash is worth A$84,960 and first place comes with a top prize of A$467,280 and the ANTON Jewellery championship ring.
In prime position to claim the title is Australia's Hun Wei Lee, who has emerged as the overwhelming chip leader with 892,500, more than three times as many chips as last year's runner-up Farid Jattin who has 293,000 at his disposal. Germany's Fabian Brandes sits in third place with 223,500, narrowly ahead of Jorryt van Hoof (213,000) and local cash game player Najeem Ajez (208,500), who finished 4th in Event #6 A$2,500 Six-Max just a few days ago.
Another three Aussies will aim to keep the title on home soil in Tam Truong (195,500), WSOP bracelet winner Martin Kozlov (195,500), and Benjamin Pockett (99,000), along with Kiwi Miroslav Sheynin (184,000). Furthermore, Marc Rivera (168,000), Stephen Chidwick (165,000), Xue Wu (70,500), and Sylvain Loosli (45,000) complete the Day 2 line-up.
The action will recommence at 2.10 p.m. local time with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and the levels will last 60 minutes each until the conclusion of the event. Stay tuned to find out who emerges victoriously right here on PokerNews.
Day 2 Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 168,000 | 34 |
| 8 | 3 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 45,000 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 165,000 | 33 |
| 8 | 5 | Xue Wu | China | 70,500 | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | Fabian Brandes | Germany | 223,500 | 45 |
| 8 | 7 | Hun Lee | Australia | 892,500 | 179 |
| 8 | 8 | Tam Truong | Australia | 195,500 | 39 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Kozlov | Australia | 195,500 | 39 |
| 10 | 3 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | 213,000 | 43 |
| 10 | 5 | Benjamin Pockett | Australia | 99,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 208,500 | 42 |
| 10 | 7 | Miroslav Sheynin | New Zealand | 184,000 | 37 |
| 10 | 8 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 293,000 | 59 |
Prize Pool Information
| Place | Prize (in AUD) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A$467,280 | $322,400 |
| 2 | A$297,360 | $205,164 |
| 3 | A$198,240 | $136,776 |
| 4 | A$155,760 | $107,467 |
| 5 | A$113,280 | $78,158 |
| 6 | A$99,120 | $68,388 |
| 7 | A$84,960 | $58,618 |
, Loosli found no miracle escape and hit the rail in 13th place.
and Rivera was eliminated, with Lee moving up to around a million in chips in the process.
river came a blank to send Truong out in 10th place. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the nine-handed final table.
and Sheynin check-jammed as the far shortest stack remaining when facing a bet of 10,000 by Lee. A snap-call of the dominating chip leader followed and Sheynin was in dire shape.
gave him a flush and he doubled through his opponent.
turn when facing a bet of 50,000.