23 Advance From First Accumulator Flight
After 12 levels on play on the first flight of Event #8: A$1,150 Accumulator just 23 players advanced to Day 2 from a starting field of 238.
Leading the way is Ang Seng who already has one cash at the Aussie Millions this year after finishing 32nd in the Opening Event for A$6,285.
Close behind him is Luke Martinelli. Martinelli has two previous second-place finishes at the Aussie Millions; last year in the Team Event and the year before in the Deep Freeze. Having safely ensured his passage through to Day 2, he'll be hoping for another deep run.
Here is a list of the players advancing to Day 2:
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Ang Seng | 252,500 |
| Luke Martinelli | 243,500 |
| James Hopkins | 146,600 |
| Vincent Huang | 141,000 |
| Rahul Rastogi | 129,300 |
| Gyeongbyeong Lee | 108,700 |
| Vic Spadavecchia | 108,400 |
| Benedict Chiang | 98,000 |
| Sam Vakili | 96,800 |
| Wei-Cheng Yin | 93,700 |
| Sean Ragozzini | 88,600 |
| Paul-Francois Tedeschi | 87,400 |
| Sadan Turker | 86,800 |
| Christopher Colaneri | 76,100 |
| Natalie The | 70,900 |
| Antonis Kambouroglou | 55,800 |
| Luigi Knoppers | 55,400 |
| John Duggan | 52,700 |
| Te Mai | 49,800 |
| Jacky Wong | 48,400 |
| Myeong Hwan Park | 44,800 |
| Chun Kwok | 42,800 |
| Dylan Kii | 19,500 |
Other notable players advancing include Hwan Park, who made it to the semi-finals of the Mix Max event and Pot Limit Omaha runner-up Dylan Kii, although he bagged the fewest chips.
There are two more flights, with the second getting underway at 12:10 pm on Thursday 24th January, and the second at the same time on Friday 25th January.
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