Michael Soyza on the Hunt for Third Aussie Millions Ring
In 2018, Michael Soyza came close to winning a third Aussie Millions ring, finishing second in the Six Max event for A$ 84,280 in an event won by American Chance Kornuth.
This year he's back and has already been busy at the tables, missing out on the Shot Clock Shootout yesterday to lock up his Main Event seat in one of the many satellites that are run by the Crown each year.
"I would have played the Shootout," said Soyza. "It's not a format that you get to play that often. It's quite fun and a bit of a change. Most of the time when you're playing there's ICM and other important stuff but this time you're just playing for the win so it's good fun.
"You need to win your table, right, so you need to play more aggressively. It's not so much about being conservative, you just need to get in there and play!"
Soyza will get the chance to go one better than 2018 tomorrow when the 2019 Six-Max event gets underway, and he says he remembers enjoying himself at the final table last year.
"I remember playing against Chance [Kornuth]. He played really well. I was just chilling, playing poker, and then suddenly we were heads-up and I thought "Nice!" I thought I was going to win a third ring, but I did not, so hopefully, I get to do it again this year!"
Soyza's two rings came in the 2015 and 2016 Accumulator, a format which allows players to combine multiple stacks from each starting flight.
"You can play every flight and combine your chips. But it's really hard to make Day 2! I won it twice and both times I had 18 big blinds on Day 2.
"Some people go nuts and play every flight. There are a few guys who play every flight and they're like: "Come on man, you gotta get a lot of chips." But I'm like it's hard to make Day 2 sometimes!"
The Accumulator event gets underway on Wednesday 23rd January with the first of three starting flights. Stay tuned to PokerNews to see how Soyza gets on in his hunt for a third Aussie Millions ring.