Event #9: $25,000 Challenge | 2016 Aussie Millions

2016-01-23 15:31 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts from Table 31

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Nível 14 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Kurganov	850,000 53,000	53,000

Eugene Katchalov	565,000 180,000	180,000

Dominik Nitsche	250,000 -175,000	-175,000

Philipp Gruissem	120,000 -47,000	-47,000

Sam Greenwood	100,000 10,000	10,000

Chance Kornuth	70,000 -27,000	-27,000

2016-01-23 15:36 UTC+10

Spindler Spins It Up

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Nível 14 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened for 14,000 from the hijack and Benny Spindler moved all in from the button for 86,000. Both blinds folded and O'Dwyer instantly called. Spindler showed and was up against O'Dwyer's . The board ran out and Spindler doubled with flopped trips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	753,000 -107,000	-107,000

Benny Spindler	187,000 55,000	55,000

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2016-01-23 15:42 UTC+10

First Break of the Day (Completo)

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Nível 14 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Kurganov	835,000 -15,000	-15,000

Steve O'Dwyer	796,000 43,000	43,000

Ben Tollerene	600,000 -40,000	-40,000
Eugene Katchalov	585,000 20,000	20,000

Oliver Price	450,000 15,000	15,000
Alexander Lynskey	357,000 -1,000	-1,000
Dean Spagnuolo	355,000 175,000	175,000
Michael Egan	300,000 13,000	13,000
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant	275,000 64,000	64,000
Jason Koon	261,000 41,000	41,000

Benny Spindler	250,000 63,000	63,000
Yaxi Zhu	240,000 -150,000	-150,000

Dominik Nitsche	232,000 -18,000	-18,000

Jason Les	145,000 -170,000	-170,000
Niall Farrell	127,000 -1,000	-1,000

Philipp Gruissem	116,000 -4,000	-4,000

Sam Greenwood	107,000 7,000	7,000

Chance Kornuth	69,000 -1,000	-1,000

Nível: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

2016-01-23 15:58 UTC+10

Farrell Falls

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Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The first hand of the third level of the day saw Niall Farrell shove from the button for his last 126,000. The small blind folded but Jason Koon in the big blind instantly called.

"Oh oh!" Farrell said before the cards were even shown.

Niall Farrell:
Jason Koon:

The flop came and Farrell repeated his "Oh oh!". The on the turn gave him some outs and now his "Oh oh!" sounded more like Koon was the one needing to look out. The river however was not one of the cards Farrell was looking for, and the Scot made his exit from the tournament in 18th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Koon	398,000 137,000	137,000

Niall Farrell	Eliminado

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2016-01-23 16:06 UTC+10

Kornuth Stays Alive

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Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Igor Kurganov, who has a big stack and pounding his opponents over at Table 31, opened for 18,000 from the hijack only to have Chance Kornuth three-bet all in for 50,000 total from the button. Both blinds folded and Kurganov made the call.

Kornuth:
Kurganov:

It was a flip, and Kornuth was looking to hold to stay alive. That's just what he did when the board ran out a safe .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Kurganov	800,000 -35,000	-35,000

Chance Kornuth	118,000 68,000	68,000

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2016-01-23 16:10 UTC+10

Top Set of Aces for Koon

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Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Koon opened under the gun for 18,000 and Dean Spagnuolo in the big blind was the sole caller. Spagnuolo check called a bet of 15,000 on and checked again on the on the turn. Koon checked behind and the popped up on the river. Spagnuolo checked a third time, and called the 45,000 bet that Koon made. Spagnuolo waited for Koon to show, and silently mucked after being shown for top set.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Koon	500,000 102,000	102,000

Dean Spagnuolo	250,000 -105,000	-105,000

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2016-01-23 16:10 UTC+10

O'Dwyer's Aces Cripple Lynskey

Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The flop showed when we saw Alexander Lynskey check from the big blind and Steve O'Dwyer bet 20,000. Lynskey put in the call and on the turn the hit.

Lynskey checked again on the turn and O'Dwyer quickly bet another 47,000. The Australian pro didn't hesitate and called, which brought the action to the river.

Lynskey checked a third time on the river, and O'Dwyer didn't waste any time betting a hefty 170,000.

Lynskey put aside the chips needed to make the call right away, but he took his time before calling off the large majority of his remaining chips.

O'Dwyer quickly turned over and Lynskey mucked his cards, leaving him with just 78,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	1,035,000 239,000	239,000

Alexander Lynskey	78,000 -279,000	-279,000

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2016-01-23 16:14 UTC+10

Lynskey Looking to Rebuild

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Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Benny Spindler opened for 18,000 from the hijack only to have Alexander Lynskey three-bet all in for 54,000 more from the button. The blinds both folded and Spindler thought long and hard before making the call.

Spindler:
Lynskey:

Lynskey was ahead, and the flop seemed safe enough. However, the turn was dangerous in that it gave Spindler an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately for Lynskey, the safely landed on the river to give him the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Benny Spindler	275,000 -75,000	-75,000
Alexander Lynskey	155,000 77,000	77,000

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2016-01-23 16:15 UTC+10

Gruissem Falls Three Spots from a Cash

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Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From the cutoff seat, Philipp Gruissem raised all in for approximately 100,000. Igor Kurganov called from the big blind with the , and it was Gruissem who was at risk with the .

The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Gruissem was out in 17th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Kurganov	960,000 160,000	160,000

Philipp Gruissem	Eliminado

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