Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 Aussie Millions A$50,000 Challenge

Christian Zetzsche

Steve O'Dwyer among the big stacks heading into Day 2

A new record has been set already at the 2020 Aussie Millions as the A$50,000 Challenge drew a total of 67 entries thus far, beating the previous best field size of 62 entries in 2019 by five entries. However, the registration remains open for the first 60-minute level on Day 2 as of 2.10 p.m. local time and several players have already expressed their interest in joining the action in the poker room of the Crown Casino complex.

Fresh off a hot run in the last six months that saw him win two bracelets during the 2019 WSOPE, Kahle Burns will return with the biggest stack of 226,400 and he is followed by Elio Fox (187,700) and Michael Soyza (187,400), who are separated by fewer than half a big blind.

Other big stacks in a field filled with High Roller regulars are Mike Watson (169,600), Sam Greenwood (161,300), Steve O'Dwyer (151,600), Seth Davies (136,200), Mikita Badziakouski (131,500), Shan Huang (128,300), and last year's A$25,000 Challenge winner Rainer Kempe (115,600). O'Dwyer led the field into Day 2 of this year's A$25,000 Challenge and eventually finished in third place.

All those that wish to join or re-join the action can do so in the first hour of play with blinds of 700-1,400 and a big blind ante of 1,400. Once the registration closes at the end of level seven, the prize pool details will be finalized for the second-most expensive tournament of the 2020 Aussie Millions festival. Whether or not the tournament will play down to a champion or requires an additional third day remains to be seen.

Stay tuned to find out who takes down the next High Roller event here in Melbourne as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish to provide all the action.

Day 2 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	1	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	74,500	53
7	2	Michael Addamo	Australia	86,400	62
7	3	Luc Greenwood	Canada	74,900	54
7	4	Dietrich Fast	Germany	46,300	33
7	5	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	103,700	74
7	6	Shan Huang	China	128,300	92
7	7	Timothy Adams	Canada	33,400	24

8	1	Mike Watson	Canada	169,600	121
8	2	Seth Davies	United States	136,200	97
8	4	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	131,500	94
8	5	Ben Lamb	United States	100,000	71
8	6	Michael Soyza	Malaysia	187,400	134
8	7	Dan Shak	United States	43,600	31

10	1	Junfeng Wang	China	36,100	26
10	2	Quan Zhou	China	71,800	51
10	4	Choon Tong Siow	Malaysia	112,400	80
10	5	Alex Foxen	United States	56,200	40
10	6	Yong Wang	China	76,500	55
10	7	Elio Fox	United States	187,700	134
10	8	Kahle Burns	Australia	226,400	162

14	1	David Yan	New Zealand	76,100	54
14	3	Chi Zhang	United Kingdom	107,600	77
14	4	George Wolff	United States	42,500	30
14	5	Kristen Bicknell	Canada	30,800	22
14	6	Peter Jetten	Canada	24,500	18
14	7	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	30,000	21

15	1	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	30,600	22
15	2	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	78,700	56
15	3	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	151,600	108
15	5	Tsugunari Toma	Japan	30,200	22
15	6	Koray Aldemir	Germany	52,900	38
15	8	Aaron van Blarcum	United States	34,800	25

16	1	Rainer Kempe	Germany	116,500	83
16	2	Jamie Lee	United States	67,000	48
16	4	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	38,500	28
16	5	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	85,200	61
16	6	Sam Greenwood	Canada	161,300	115
16	7	Koichi Haruta	Japan	89,000	64
16	8	Erik Seidel	United States	13,500	10