The A$1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Event #6 of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship drew a total of 534 entries and after 17 and a half levels of play, only 16 hopefuls bagged up with David "MissOracle" Yan in the lead on 632,000 chips. The overnight podium is completed with the Aussie Mark Malecha (539,000) and Sam Steindl (490,000) whereas Sergio Aido follows in fourth place with 480,000.
Others returning to the poker room of the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne include Ronnie Bardah (184,000), 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific bracelet winner Sam Higgs (177,000), Rainer Kempe (161,000) and Chance Kornuth (148,000). They are all guaranteed at least A$,5,580 whereas all eyes are set on the LK Boutique championship ring and first-place payout of A$122,060.
Action recommences in half an hour from now at 1 p.m. local time with 34 minutes remaining in level 18 at blinds 5,000-10,000 and a running ante of 1,000. The event plays down to a winner today and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide all key hands. Further events that kick off today are the $A2,500 8-Game Mix Event as of 12.30 p.m. local time and the first starting day of $A1,150 Accumulator Event as of 6.10 p.m. local time
Sergio Aido checked to Derek Wolters on a flop. Wolters led for 45,000 and Aido called.
Both players checked the turn, and when the river came the , Aido checked again. Wolters led out for 100,000 and Aido shoved for 298,000 more.
Wolters tanked for a minute before announcing a call. Aido stood up as he turned over the , figuring it could not be good. It wasn't. Wolters showed the straight and took the chip lead as Aido hit the rail.
Ashish Gupta raised to 35,000 from the button and Chance Kornuth moved all in from the small blind for 281,000. Sam Steindl folded in the big blind and Gupta quickly called.
Kornuth:
Gupta:
There was no help for the American pro on the board , however he picked up the second cash in Melbourne after just arriving here a few days ago and then successfully jumping into the Shotclock Shootout.
The Crown Entertainment Complex is inviting the world to join in Lunar New Year Celebrations on the property this year.
The festivities kick off Thursday January 21, 2016 at 11 am in the Atrium at Crown Towers. Chinese tennis star and Crown Ambassador Li Na will be on hand and there will a Hawker's Bazaar and traditional Diem Jing 'Dotting of the Eyes' ceremony.
There will also be an elaborate Chinese arial structure with oriental flowers, lanterns, light projections, lucky charms and lucky red Ang Pao envelopes and gold coins.
It's the Year of the Monkey and a five metre monkey sculpture is the centerpiece of the Atrium display.
Celebrations at Crown will run through February 21 and all are welcome to join in through the Aussie Millions Poker Championship and beyond.
In the very first hand of the unofficial final table, Tang Peng raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Sam Steindl three-bet to 165,000 from one seat over. The action folded back around to Peng and he started with a bang by moving all in for 700,000. Steindl asked the dealer to verify the stack size and then made the call.
Peng:
Steindl:
The flop came and Peng looked up briefly from his phone with a wry smile on the face. Neither the turn nor the river improved his hand and Peng was sent to the rail in 7th place for a payday of A$12,150.
Max Chin open shoved for 435,000 and [Removed:17] pushed all in behind for heaps more.
The rest moved out of the way and Chin was in big trouble with the versus Yan's . Chin got no love from the board and hit the rail fifth as Yan extended his chip lead.
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flop. Wolters led for 45,000 and Aido called.
turn, and when the river came the 
, Aido checked again. Wolters led out for 100,000 and Aido shoved for 298,000 more.
, figuring it could not be good. It wasn't. Wolters showed the 
straight and took the chip lead as Aido hit the rail.
, however he picked up the second cash in Melbourne after just arriving here a few days ago and then successfully jumping into the Shotclock Shootout.
versus Gupta's 
.
and Gupta took it, sending Malecha to the rail eighth and setting up the unofficial final table of seven.
river improved his hand and Peng was sent to the rail in 7th place for a payday of A$12,150.
leading Wolters' 
board brought nothing for either, sending Wolters out sixth.
