Stephen Chidwick raised from under the gun and was called by fellow Brit Richard Ashby. On the flop , Chidwick continued for 10,000 and was called before the turn got checked through. On the river, Chidwick bet 20,000 and Ashby reluctantly called to muck when he was shown for trips threes.
Soon after, Oliver Gill raised the button and Chidwick flat-called from the small blind. On the flop , both players checked. Chidwick led the turn for 20,000 and Gill quickly mucked.
Benjamin Benoit can't seem to win a hand right now and has become the short stack at the table. Richard Ashby raised and he made it three bets. Ashby called going heads up to an flop.
Both players checked, but when Benoit checked the turn and Ashby bet, Benoit released, leaving him with a vulnerable stack size heading into the Stud games.
Richard Ashby won the first hand against Peter Aristidou and then Brian Yoon raised to 16,000. Aristidou reraised and Yoon got his stack in. The American picked two on the first draw, then stand pat twice. Aristidou drew two, then one each before they tabled the cards.
Yoon:
"I can still get you, I need a three," Aristidou said and then glanced at the last card. "And I got it."
Aristidou:
The 7-5 took it down for Aristidou and Yoon was eliminated in 7th place for a payday of A$8,640.
The $A2,500 8-Game Mixed Event #7 of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship saw 64 entries on Day 1 and when the clock was stopped with only seven players remaining. All of them are in the money and will return to the final table in the Crown Entertainment Complex in half an hour from now at 1 p.m. local time in Melbourne.
Leading the field is Stephen Chidwick with 397,500 chips, well ahead of Peter Aristidou, who finished 5th in the H.O.R.S.E. Event #2 here in Down Under a few days ago. Third in chips is fellow British mixed game specialist Richard Ashby (188,000) followed by defending champion Oliver Gill. The Aussie won this very event one year ago after defeating a 46-entry strong field in 2015 for a payday of $AA$38,815.
Jarryd Godena reached the final table of the H.O.R.S.E. Event #2 but fell short of the money, the Aussie bagged up 144,500 this time. The other two finalists are Benjamin Benoit (139,000) and two-times World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian Yoon (29,000). All seven remaining players have locked up A$8,640 for their efforts while the winner takes home A$47,520 and the elusive LK Boutique championship ring.
Action recommences with 23 minutes left in level 17 and the PokerNews live reporting team will cover all the action until the winner is crowned. The second flight of the Accumulator Event #8 has already kicked off at 12.10 p.m. local time and Shao Liu bagged up 128,000 chips last night with 26 out of 182 participants securing their spot for Day 2 already. At 7.10 p.m. local time, there is also a
A$2800 (2700+100) satellite with 10,000 chips and levels of 25 minutes for the A$25,000 Challenge Event #9 in the Crown poker room as well.
, Chidwick continued for 10,000 and was called before the 
turn got checked through. On the 
river, Chidwick bet 20,000 and Ashby reluctantly called to muck when he was shown 
for trips threes.
, both players checked. Chidwick led the 
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flop.
turn and Ashby bet, Benoit released, leaving him with a vulnerable stack size heading into the Stud games.
