AU$10,600 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,600 AUD
Prize Pool
8,220,000 AUD
Entries
822
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A bumper field of 268 entries on Day 1b of the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event was whittled down to just 135 over the course of seven 90-minute levels.
Former Main Event champions and Aussie Millions ring-winners rubbed shoulders with local players and satellite qualifiers as they hoped to become the latest in a long line of poker players to lift the southern hemisphere's most prestigious poker title.
Leading the way at the end of the day is Julian Stuer with 196,500 who just held off Wang Yi Long (176,200), Stefano Accardo (150,200) and Tristan Bain (145,600) to bag close to 200,000 in chips.
Stuer had led during the last level of the night but Long made a late surge, flopping trips to chip up to over 175,000. But it wasn't enough to overtake Stuer at the top of the counts.
Several well-known players were eliminated during Day 1b, including former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem. However, his youngest son James Hachem (25,300) bagged up chips at the end of Day 1a.
Other big stacks and notables include WPT New Zealand champion Nauvneel Kashyab (109,200), Randy Lew (103,100), Dominik Panka (98,900), Opening Event final tablist Matt Edwards (92,200), Accumulator final tablist Bjorn Ostby (90,300), bracelet-winner Andrew Hinrichsen (83,400), Celina Lin (83,300), Oliver Gill (67,800), Scott Hamilton-Hill (59,200), Billy 'The Croc' Argyros (57,500), Andrew Chen (34,800), Pot-Limit Omaha runner-up Dylan Kii (30,100), and Maria Lampropulos (23,200).
Jonathan Karamalikis had his aces cracked by Yuri Ishida shortly after dinner, while 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson fell to a two outer from his opponent despite Nelson flopping trips. However, 2010 champion Tyron Krost bagged 95,100 chips to join fellow former Main Event champion David Gorr in Day 2 after Gorr advanced from Day 1a.
Other eliminations include 2019 Six Max champion Bart Lybaert, Jack Sinclair, Dylan Wilkerson, Michael O'Grady, Jan Suchanek Sarah Bilney and Chino Rheem.
Rheem lasted a grand total of two hands on Day 1b having swapped the AU$50,000 Challenge for the Main Event.
The 135 advancing from Day 2 will join the 79 who advanced from Day 1a on Wednesday. Day 1c gets underway tomorrow at 12:30 pm (AEDT) and looks set to be a large and potentially record-breaking flight.
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
||
|
176,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
150,200
150,200
|
150,200 |
|
145,600
76,600
|
76,600 |
|
141,700
-18,300
|
-18,300 |
|
135,100
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
135,000 | |
|
125,300
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
122,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
121,900
121,900
|
121,900 |
|
116,600
41,600
|
41,600 |
|
112,200
112,200
|
112,200 |
|
111,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
|
110,600
110,600
|
110,600 |
|
110,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
109,200
61,200
|
61,200 |
|
|
108,100
108,100
|
108,100 |
|
103,100
40,100
|
40,100 |
|
100,100
100,100
|
100,100 |
|
98,900
-14,100
|
-14,100 |
|
||
|
95,100
-9,900
|
-9,900 |
|
92,200
-17,800
|
-17,800 |
|
90,300
90,300
|
90,300 |
|
|
90,200
90,200
|
90,200 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
||
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Wang Yi Long already had around 150,000 and was a strong contender for the end of Day 1b chip lead. On a 
board he bet 15,100 and his opponent quickly called.
Long turned over 
for a set which was good enough to take down the pot as his opponent flung their cards into the muck.
He now sits on just under 180,000 in chips and is probably the chip leader.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Tournament officials have announced that there will be three more hands before players bag up at the end of Day 1b.
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
According to tablemate James Hachem, former Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson has been eliminated from this year's Main Event in brutal fashion.
Holding 
he was all in against an opponent holding 
. The flop came 
giving him trips, but the turn flipped things in his opponent's favour and the river bricked to send Nelson home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
17,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
15,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
On a 
board, Dejan Boskovic moved all in for around 14,000 and was called by opponent Ning Zhang.
Boskovic: 
Zhang: 
Boskovic had the nut straight but was praying that the board didn't pair on the river.
"Fuck!" said Boskovic loudly, getting to his feet just in time to see the 
roll off on the river to give Zhang a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
On a 
flop Billy 'The Croc' Argyros checked to an opponent who over-bet the pot of about 5,000 by sliding out a bet of 11,000.
Argyros then check-raised all in for 34,600. His opponent thought, asked for his initial bet to be pulled in, and thought a while longer.
Argyros buried his face in his hands as his opponent mulled things over before flicking his cards into the muck.
"Fold," said someone at the table, and a relieved-looking Argyros lifted his head and collected his newly-acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Manny Rodrigues slipped to a stack of around 25 big blinds and was all in on a 
turn with 
.
His opponent had called with 
but Rodrigues was standing and sweating a pivotal river. The river was the 
and Rodrigues fist-pumped as he secured a vital double late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |