Event #9: $25,000 Challenge Dia 1 | 2016 Aussie Millions

2016-01-22 18:59 UTC+10

Urbanovich Shoves on Kozlov

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Martin Kozlov opened for 4,000 from the cutoff and was met by an all-in three-bet to 28,100 from Dzmitry Urbanovich in the small blind. Kozlov asked for a count and gave it some thought, but he ultimately released his hand.

Nothing exciting, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on both their stacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Kozlov	75,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	33,000 6,000	6,000

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2016-01-22 19:01 UTC+10

Lichtenberger Doubles Sukonthachartnant

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger opened for 2,700 from first position and saw his neighbor Sergio Aido three bet to 7,200 from the hijack. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant in the small blind cold called and Lichtenberger came along for the ride as well.

Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, winner of the APPT 2015 Asia Championship of Poker HK$250,000 High Roller in Macau back in november, checked on and his example was followed by both Lichtenberger and Aido. The fell on the turn and Sukonthachartnant bet out 9,500. Lichtenberger raised to 25,000 almost instantly and Aido folded right away. Sukonthachartnant moved all in for 47,300 and Lichtenberger called.

Phanlert Sukonthachartnant:
Andrew Lichtenberger:

Lichtenberger was drawing dead, no card could save him. The on the river was dealt by the dealer anyway to make things official, and Lichtenberger handed over half his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant	118,600 68,600	68,600
Andrew Lichtenberger	51,600 -16,400	-16,400

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2016-01-22 19:05 UTC+10

Kanit Gone for a Second Time

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to Philipp Gruissem in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on Mustapha Kanit, who was sitting with 13,900 in the big. There was clearly some context we missed before we arrived — perhaps Kanit saying he was going to call in such a situation — as the two were all smiles and joking around.

Kanit asked Gruissem to look in his eyes, but the man known as "Philbort" instead covered them with his hands. Kanit tried to pry them away from Gruissem's face but was unsuccessful. Again, it was all done in jest.

Kanit stated that he liked his hand; in fact, it was one of his favorites. Still, he picked up his cards and moved them forward as if he was going to fold. Then, just like that, he used his other hand to spike in his chips, much to the surprise of Gruissem.

Gruissem:
Kanit:

"No, I knew it," Kanit bemoaned upon discovering he had kicker problems.

The flop gave Gruissem trips, but Kanit was quite excited that he picked up an open-ender.

"Eight ball," he called. Unfortunately for him, the dealer did not oblige, instead putting up the on the turn followed by the on the river.

"Enjoy your tournament guys," Kanit offered before taking his leave from the tournament for good.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Philipp Gruissem	50,000 13,000	13,000

Mustapha Kanit	Eliminado

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2016-01-22 19:11 UTC+10

Big Double for Kozlov

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Benny Spindler raised to 3,700 from the cutoff only to have Martin Kozlov three-bet to 12,600 from the big blind. Spindler thought long and hard before moving all in, and Kozlov double checked his cards before calling off for 70,200 total.

Spindler:
Kozlov:

Kozlov was well out in front and looking to dodge a seven, which is exactly what he did as the board ran out a clean .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Kozlov	141,000 66,000	66,000

Benny Spindler	20,000 -79,000	-79,000

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2016-01-22 19:13 UTC+10

Rast's Delay Not Long Enough

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Brian Rast only just entered the event after his flight got delayed and he got stuck in Sydney for a little bit longer this morning. The 50,000 he got to start with are now in possession of his former neighbor Byron Kaverman.

Home town player Sam Higgs opened the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called from the button. Brian Rast in the small blind squeezed and Higgs made the call. Kaverman now back shoved all in for 66,200 and Rast called for his 51,000 after giving it some thoughts. Higgs tanked for a bit, asked how much it exactly was to call, but decided against it in the end and slid his cards into the muck.

Rast:
Kaverman:

While Higgs later admitted to have had better than both, all the chips went to Kaverman in the end after the board ran out . That was bustout number two for Rast, which means no more tries left for him.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Byron Kaverman	126,700 90,200	90,200

Sam Higgs	95,000 25,000	25,000

Brian Rast	Eliminado

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2016-01-22 19:19 UTC+10

Chewed Up and Spit Out

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

2015 GPI Player of the Year Byron Kaverman raised to 3,700 under the fun and action folded to Stevan Chew, who three-bet to 10,200 on the button. The blinds both folded, Kaverman moved all in, and Chew called off for right around 50,000.

Kaverman:
Chew:

It was a bad spot for the Australian, and he watched helplessly as the board ran out a dry .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Byron Kaverman	165,000 38,300	38,300

Stevan Chew	Eliminado

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2016-01-22 19:20 UTC+10

Gross Doubles Through Aido

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jeff Gross just raised from the button to 3,400 and Sergio Aido three-bet from the big blind to 10,200. Gross made the call and the flop brought out , on which Aido bet 7,000.

Gross called Aido's bet on the flop and the turn brought the . Now Aido checked, and Gross moved all in for 17,700.

Aido tanked for quite some time before throwing chips into the middle to make the call.

Gross:
Aido:

The river brought the , and Gross received a full double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergio Aido	110,000 -28,000	-28,000

Jeff Gross	71,000 -7,000	-7,000

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2016-01-22 19:28 UTC+10

Update Counts from Half the Room

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Weiss	225,000 10,000	10,000
Steve O'Dwyer	200,000 50,000	50,000

Oliver Price	175,000 35,000	35,000
Connor Drinan	140,000 38,000	38,000

Martin Finger	125,000 32,000	32,000

Nick Yunis	100,000 15,000	15,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	95,000 35,000	35,000
Yaxi Zhu	95,000 -30,000	-30,000

Sean Giesbrecht	90,000
Igor Kurganov	85,000 -15,000	-15,000

Eugene Katchalov	60,000 -16,000	-16,000

Jason Koon	60,000 -32,000	-32,000

Brian Roberts	45,000 -9,000	-9,000
Tony Bloom	41,000 -7,000	-7,000
Stephen Chidwick	39,500 6,000	6,000

Ben Tollerene	39,000 -87,000	-87,000
Paul Newey	38,000 -33,500	-33,500
David Peters	38,000 2,000	2,000

Antonio Esfandiari	22,000 -28,000	-28,000

Dietrich Fast	Eliminado

2016-01-22 19:37 UTC+10

Update Counts from the Other Half the Room

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike McDonald	215,000 164,000	164,000

Alexander Lynskey	200,000 94,000	94,000
Sam Greenwood	170,000 70,000	70,000

Byron Kaverman	160,000 -5,000	-5,000

Martin Kozlov	150,000 9,000	9,000

Michael Egan	140,000 102,750	102,750
Kitson Kho	135,000 83,000	83,000
Moritz Dietrich	135,000 109,000	109,000
Geoff Mooney	130,000 76,500	76,500
Fabian Quoss	125,000 61,000	61,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	120,000 72,000	72,000
Jeff Rossiter	95,000 40,000	40,000
Niall Farrell	90,000 -30,000	-30,000

Sam Higgs	90,000 -5,000	-5,000

Sergio Aido	88,000 -22,000	-22,000

Pratyush Buddiga	80,000 -2,000	-2,000
Darryll Fish	80,000 10,000	10,000

Jason Les	74,000 27,000	27,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	70,000 18,400	18,400

Philipp Gruissem	70,000 20,000	20,000

Jeff Gross	65,000 -6,000	-6,000

Daniel Cates	63,000 13,000	13,000
Daniel Neilson	60,000 30,000	30,000
Erik Seidel	60,000 60,000	60,000

[Removed:17]	50,000 41,600	41,600

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2016-01-22 19:40 UTC+10

Yunis Looking Strong, Koon Slipping

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jason Koon just raised under the gun to 3,800 and the action folded to Nick Yunis who three-bet from the small blind to 9,100. Koon gave it some thought before calling, and the two went heads up to the flop.

The flop brought out and Yunis bet 11,500, to which Koon folded, knocking him down to 60,000 chips. Yunis meanwhile is among the leaders with about 150,000 chips right now.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nick Yunis	150,000 50,000	50,000
Jason Koon	60,000

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