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Defending Champion Christopher Soyza Leads
The final table of the A$1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator Event #8 of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship will get underway in one hour from now at 1 p.m. local time in the poker room of the Crown Entertainment Complex. Only 10 players out of a 656-entry strong field remain to fight for the LK Boutique championship ring and first-place payout of A$ 147,930 and defending champion Christopher Soyza is leading the field with a stack of 1,135,000.
The Malaysian won this very event one year ago after emerging victorious in a 605-entry strong field for a career-best payday of A$136,225 and he is once again the man to beat. Hot on his heels is former November Niner Jacob Balsiger with 1,115,000 and Kevin Andriamahefa completes the overnight podium with 822,000.
Other finalists include Park Yu Cheung of Hong Kong with 696,000, Aussie Dylan Garland (641,000), Kiwi Jason Brown (557,000) as well as Ronnie Bardah (544,000) and Jessica Dawley (533,000). Both Senthil Kumar Subramaniam (326,000) and Don Mishra (286,000) will be under immediate pressure when play resumes with the last few minutes of level 22 at blinds 12,000-24,000 and a running ante of 4,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand until a winner is crowned and another event will determine its champion today as well. The A$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty is down to its last 32 participants and they are all in the money. Four eight-handed tables will play down to the last two players each and then unite for the final table with a payday of A$116,680 waiting for the winner. Besides that, Day 1a of the $A10,600 Main Event as well as Day 1 of the A$100,000 Challenge kick off today as well, so expect a very busy day at the tables!
After a min-raise to 80,000, Jessica Dawley moved all in from the small blind and Dylan Garland also moved all in as well to get the initial raiser Christopher Soyza out of the way.
Dawley:
Garland:
The board ran out and once the stacks were counted, Dawley had 780,000 and was covered by a mere 10,000 chips in order to hit the rail in 8th place for a payday of A$16,135.
From the button, Jacob Balsiger open-shoved for 12 big blinds and Kevin Andriamahefa made the call from the small blind, Park Yu Cheung folded his big blind.
Andriamahefa:
Balsiger:
In the battle of US boys, Andriamahefa was the one at risk and had to dodge kings or plenty of threes in the community cards. However, the flop provided both. Once the turn and river completed the board, he was sent to the rail in 7th place for a payday of A$19,165.
Christopher Soyza raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Park Yu Cheung moved all in for 385,000 from the big blind to receive a call by the dominating chip leader.
Cheung:
Soyza:
Cheung was having the best of it preflop, but the board ran out to give the Malaysian a straight and send Cheung to the rail in 5th place for A$29,585.
In the new level, Jacob Balsiger three-bet shoved twice without getting called. Dylan Garland folded both times after having raised and then Balsiger open-jammed the small blind. Christopher Soyza peeked at his cards and then immediately called without even asking for a count.
Balsiger:
Soyza:
"Good luck guys," Balsiger said and had already grabbed his belongings. The flop changed nothing much, but two more spades would give the American a flush. It was a start to see the appear on the turn, however the bricked and that sent Balsiger to the rail in 3rd place for A$57,160.
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