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2016 Aussie Millions
Event #9: $25,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
24,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,928,000 AUD
Entries
122
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
"Seat open!" we heard the dealer shout. We rushed over and were just in time to see a part of the showdown that had taken place. Action had folded to Jason Les in the small blind and he had shoved all in. Erik Seidel had called it off from the big blind for his last 97,000 with 
, Les had 
offsuit. A on the turn spoiled Seidel's party and he made his exit in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
From the cutoff seat, Benny Spindler raised to 14,000. Daniel Cates reraised all in from the small blind for 45,500. Spindler made the call with the 
, and Cates had the .
The 
flop missed Cates, as did the 
on the turn, but he did have plenty of outs going to the river with a flush draw, a straight draw, and two live over cards to make a better pair than Spindler.
Unfortunately for Cates, the 
wasn't any of the outs he was hoping for, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
On the last hand of the last level at the table, Niall Farrell raised to 11,000 from the button, and Ben Tollerene reraised to 32,000 out of the small blind. Farrell called, and the flop came down 
. Tollerene bet 20,000, Farrell called, and the turn was the 
.
Both players checked the turn before the dealer slapped the 
on the river. Tollerene slid out 85,000, and Farrell gave it up.
"I thought I was going to win that one," said Farrell with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
128,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
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Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We just picked up the action with a board showing 
when Steve O'Dwyer checked from the hijack to Benny Spindler on the button. The German former EPT London winner put out a bet of 32,500 and O'Dwyer made the call.
On the river the hit and O'Dwyer checked again almost right away.
Spindler went into the tank for quite some time before betting 90,000 and the action was back on O'Dwyer.
"All in," O'Dwyer announced after about 30 seconds, and immediately Spindler starte counting down the remainder of his chips.
A minute went by before Spindler folded, and O'Dwyer has now retaken the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
688,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
129,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Koon opened for 12,000 from first position and Jason Les three-bet to 31,000 from the button. Both blinds got out the way and Koon called. Koon continued to check call 35,000 on 
and check called another 60,000 on the 
turn. The river was the and both players checked. Les showed 
and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
220,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
||
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000 | |
|
358,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
185,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
||
|
167,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
97,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 13
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Daniel Cates opened for 12,500 under the gun and got a call on his immediate left from Yaxi Zhu. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant came along from the big blind and the three took a flop of 
. Sukonthachartnant checked and Cates fired 16,000. Zhu made the call and Sukonthachartnant folded.
The two of them checked the on the turn and the hit the river. Cates checked again and Zhu carefully cut out 40,000 and moved them in. Cates tanked for a bit, counted out 40,000, and then started to grab some more chips. He eventually moved forward 152,000 with just under 50,000 behind. Zhu didn't waste much time shoving all in and Cates let out a big sigh before flashing 
off suit (we believe with no diamonds) and folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
|
46,500
-174,500
|
-174,500 |
Level 13
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Philipp Gruissem is among the shorter stacks left in the tournament, but he just picked up some steam after beating Alexander Lynskey out of a pot.
Gruissem raised from the cutoff to 12,000 and Lynskey defended from the big blind, creating heads up action.
The flop brought 
and both players checked, putting the 
on the turn. Lynskey checked again and now Gruissem bet 16,000, which was called by the Aussie.
On the river the 
hit and Lynskey check-folded to a bet of 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
180,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
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