Michael Zhang bet 9,000 from the cutoff on a 
flop, only for Masato Yokosawa to make it 24,500 in the big blind. Zhang shipped it for 110,500 and Yokosawa let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
386,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
||
|
160,000
69,500
|
69,500 |
Igor Yaroshevskyy check-called 7,000 out of the big blind against Steve O'Dwyer, on the button with 
having flopped. Yaroshevskyy faced a far bigger bet of 50,000 on the 
turn, and he again called, bringing a 
river. He checked again and O'Dwyer tanked a bit then set him in for about 120,000. Yaroshevskyy took his own thinking time and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Najeem Ajez on the button called a bet of 18,000 by Nino Ullmann in the big blind on the 
turn and the 
on the river was checked. Ullmann tabled 
and that won the pot.
Ajez then got involved in a bigger pot with Igor Yaroshevskyy in a battle cutoff versus button. Ajez bet the 
turn for 48,000 and Yaroshevskyy called. Ajez bet the 
river for 54,000 and forced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
|
230,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
220,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
Seth Davies defended his big blind and checked an 
flop over to Joshua Duce, who bet 8,000. Davies counted out his stack of just over 40,000 and made it 16,000 to go. Duce jammed and Davies quickly folded.
Davies got the rest in the next hand with 
but ran into an held by Spiros Maroulis in the big blind. The board came 
to give Davies a few outs to a straight but the river didn't help him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
204,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A new champion will be crowned at the 2020 Aussie Millions and 33 players out of a record-breaking field of 169 entries in the A$25,000 Challenge remain in contention for the first seven-figure top prize of the series at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne.
Only the top 17 spots will take home a portion of the A$4,056,000 prize pool and the min-cash is worth A$70,980, reaching the seven-handed final table will ensure a payday of A$131,820. The eventual champion can look forward to a payday of A$1,074,840 and the ANTON Jewellery Championship ring.
Heading into the final day as the chip leader is Steve O'Dwyer with 560,000, followed by Chino Rheem with 486,000 and George Wolff is right on his heels with 478,000. Other notables with above-average stacks include 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair (415,500), Sam Greenwood (395,000), Dietrich Fast (354,500), Chin Wei Lim (324,000), Koray Aldemir (318,500), and Kenny Hallaert (259,000).
In a field filled with High Rollers from all over the world, quite a few of them have visited the Aussie Millions for the first time and that's a promising sign for the other High Roller events that follow. But first up, a new champion will be crowned today and a long day at the tables is ahead until then.
A$25,000 Challenge Payouts
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A$1,074,840 | $743,155 |
| 2 | A$730,080 | $504,785 |
| 3 | A$466,440 | $322,501 |
| 4 | A$344,760 | $238,371 |
| 5 | A$243,360 | $168,262 |
| 6 | A$172,380 | $119,185 |
| 7-8 | A$131,820 | $91,142 |
| 9-10 | A$111,540 | $77,120 |
| 11-12 | A$91,260 | $63,098 |
| 13-17 | A$70,980 | $49,076 |
The action recommences at 2.30 p.m. local time with blinds of 2,500-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000 and the levels will remain 60-minutes long. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will take home the ANTON Jewellery trophy.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Tyron Krost | Australia | 218,000 | 44 |
| 7 | 2 | Nicholas Wright | Australia | 165,000 | 33 |
| 7 | 3 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 415,500 | 83 |
| 7 | 4 | Derek Ip | Hong Kong | 287,000 | 57 |
| 7 | 5 | Vincent Huang | Australia | 82,000 | 16 |
| 8 | 1 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 354,500 | 71 |
| 8 | 2 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 90,500 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 178,500 | 36 |
| 8 | 5 | Justin Liberto | United States | 309,000 | 62 |
| 8 | 6 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 337,500 | 68 |
| 10 | 1 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 145,000 | 29 |
| 10 | 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 318,500 | 64 |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Zamani | United States | 236,000 | 47 |
| 10 | 4 | Elio Fox | United States | 131,500 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 395,000 | 79 |
| 10 | 6 | Sam Higgs | Australia | 226,000 | 45 |
| 14 | 1 | George Wolff | United States | 478,000 | 96 |
| 14 | 2 | Alex Trevallion | Australia | 256,500 | 51 |
| 14 | 3 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 560,000 | 112 |
| 14 | 4 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 341,500 | 68 |
| 14 | 5 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 288,000 | 58 |
| 14 | 6 | Nino Ullmann | Germany | 195,000 | 39 |
| 16 | 1 | Spiros Maroulis | Australia | 212,000 | 42 |
| 16 | 2 | Joshua Duce | Australia | 155,500 | 31 |
| 16 | 3 | Ami Barer | Canada | 190,000 | 38 |
| 16 | 4 | Yake Wu | China | 166,000 | 33 |
| 16 | 5 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | 378,000 | 76 |
| 16 | 6 | Seth Davies | United States | 59,500 | 12 |
| 17 | 1 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 259,000 | 52 |
| 17 | 2 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 64,000 | 13 |
| 17 | 3 | Tom Rafferty | Australia | 168,500 | 34 |
| 17 | 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | 486,000 | 97 |
| 17 | 5 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 324,000 | 65 |
A$25,000 Challenge
Day 2 Started