Event #11: $10,600 Main Event Dia 4 | 2016 Aussie Millions

2016-01-29 16:01 UTC+10

Here Comes Lynskey with a Full Double Through Abernathy

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The stack of Alexander Lynskey just catapulted all the way to the top of the leaderboard, thanks two two small pots and then an absolutely huge one.

On the first hand, Lynskey limped in from the small blind, and Mikel Habb checked his option out of the big blind to see the flop come down . Lynskey bet 22,000, and Habb folded.

On the next hand, Dylan Honeyman opened with a raise to 40,000 from under the gun. Lynskey reraised in the cutoff seat to 110,000, and play folded back to Honeyman. He also gave it up, and Lynskey won the pot.

Then, the big one happened, and here's how it went down.

Lynskey kept up his aggressive ways with a raise from the hijack seat to 40,000. Samantha Abernathy reraised to 85,000 out of the small blind, and Lynskey made the call to take the flop. After Abernathy bet 95,000, Lynskey made the call.

The was added to the board on fourth street, and Abernathy kept her foot on the gas with a bet of 225,000. Lynskey stuck around, and the two were delivered the river card. Abernathy took a few moments before she looked at the dealer and announced that she was all in. Lynskey wasted little time in making the call, to which Abernathy responded by revealed her for top set. Unfortunately for her, Lynskey had the for the nut flush and his hand was the winning one.

Upon counting the stacks, it was determined that Lynskey was all in on the river for 751,000. Abernathy sent over the chips to pay him off and dropped all the way down to about 215,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexander Lynskey	2,350,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Dylan Honeyman	2,180,000 -40,000	-40,000
Mikel Habb	385,000 -15,000	-15,000
Samantha Abernathy	215,000 -1,160,000	-1,160,000

Tags: Alexander Lynskey Dylan Honeyman Samantha Abernathy

2016-01-29 16:20 UTC+10

Martin Rowe Eliminated in 18th Place (AU$85,000)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Martin Rowe opened for 45,000 from the button only to have Tony Dunst three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind. Rowe made the call and then called a bet of 115,000 on the flop. After the dealer burned and turned the , Dunst led out for a hefty 400,000 and Rowe responded by moving all in for what looked to be 825,000. Dunst looked back at his cards one last time and then made the call.

Rowe:
Dunst:

Dunst held top two pair, but Rowe was drawing live both a diamond and nine. It was a massive pot, and the dealer burned one last time before putting out the . Rowe missed and hit the rail in 18th place for an AU$85,000 payday.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tony Dunst	2,590,000 1,140,000	1,140,000

Martin Rowe	Eliminado

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2016-01-29 17:27 UTC+10

Derek Wolters Eliminated in 17th Place (AU$85,000)

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Tony Dunst opened to 55,000 from first position and Derek Wolters three-bet to 150,000 from the button. Both blinds quickly released and action was back on Dunst. The WPT host four-bet to 375,000.

Wolters thought about it for half a minute or so, and moved all in for just over 1.2 million. Dunst leaned a bit forward, took a peek at his cards one last time, and said "Yeah, I call."

Derek Wolters:
Tony Dunst:

The flop came leaving Wolters just runner runner outs. The on the turn sealed the deal right away and the on the river made things official.

Derek Wolters shook Tony Dunst's hand, wished him good luck in the rest of the tournament, and headed to the pay out desk to collect his AU$85,000 cheque.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tony Dunst	4,000,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Derek Wolters	Eliminado

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2016-01-29 17:40 UTC+10

Tino Lechich Eliminated in 16th Place (AU$85,000)

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Wow!

That's the following hand summed up in one word, as Kitty Kuo, Alexander Lynskey, and Tino Lechich just played one of the biggest pots of the tournament that ended with an epic river card.

The action started with a shove from Lechich, who pushed 349,000 into the middle from the hijack seat. Kuo called from the small blind, and then the action was on Lynskey in the big blind.

"All in," Lynskey announced.

Kuo went into the tank for about half a minute before making the call to create a pot just shy of 3.5 million in chips.

Lynskey:
Kuo:
Lechich:

The flop brought , and Lynskey stood up to look over at his friends on the rail in amazement of the massive pot. On the turn, the hit, and Lynskey stayed in front.

Only one of the two remaining aces would help Kuo stay in the tournament, and Lechich already found himself drawing dead.

The hit on the river, and Kuo cheered while Lynskey stumbled back to his seat.

"It's exactly the same as last year," Lynskey sighed to Dylan Honeyman across the table of him.

Things were indeed very similar last year for Lynskey, when he got crippled after James Rann hit a river card to stay alive against him. Lynskey busted in ninth place in last year's Aussie Millions Main Event, and right now he's still in the tournament with 16 players remaining.

Meanwhile Lechich made his exit, and with that the tournament lost one of its most experienced players. Lechich's live tournament results date back to 1988, and he first cashed at Crown in 2003.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kitty Kuo	3,475,000 1,823,000	1,823,000
Alexander Lynskey	1,450,000 -1,362,000	-1,362,000
Tino Lechich	Eliminado

Tags: Alexander Lynskey Dylan Honeyman Kitty Kuo Tino Lechich

2016-01-29 17:59 UTC+10

Mikel Habb Eliminated in 15th Place (AU$85,000)

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Dylan Honeyman just raised to 50,000 and the action just folded to Mike Habb in the small blind and he made it 112,000, saying, "Oops, I wanted to call," on Samantha Abernathy's big blind.

"It's a raise, sir," the dealer announced.

Abernathy then moved all in, which was enough to cover Habb who had about 400,000 chips left, and Habb went into the tank, putting his head in his hand.

After a while Habb called, and slammed onto the table.

Abernathy was in bad shape holding , and the flop brought out .

Habb, up to his usual antics screaming and cheering for himself, pointed at the sky while waiting for the turn.

The turn brought the , and Habb kept his arm aloft, but that quickly changed when the shattered his dreams.

Abernathy jumped up out of her seat, and ran over to hug Kitty Kuo, while Habb was left in disbelief.

Habb shook everyone's hand before leaving the tournament room, and we'll forever remember him as the man who made the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event very entertaining.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Samantha Abernathy	1,072,000 422,000	422,000
Mikel Habb	Eliminado

Tags: Kitty Kuo Mikel Habb Samantha Abernathy

2016-01-29 19:47 UTC+10

Cankai Zhang Eliminated in 12th Place (AU$120,000)

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Up at the feature table, action folded to Tony Dunst on the button and he raised to 65,000. Cankai Zhang thought for a moment in the small blind and then announced himself all in for 785,000. Samantha Abernathy folded the big blind and Dunst snap-called.

Dunst:
Zhang:

Zhang's face dropped upon seeing Dunst's pocket rockets. Zhang needed a ten of some other help to stay alive, but the flop didn't do it, aside from giving him some runner-runner straight options. The turn took those away, and that left Zhang in need of a ten and a ten only on the river.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Zhang missed and made his way to the payout desk to collect AU$120,000 for his 12th-place finish.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tony Dunst	5,155,000 829,000	829,000

Cankai Zhang	Eliminado

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2016-01-29 19:53 UTC+10

James Obst Eliminated in 11th Place (AU$120,000)

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ari Engel raised to 65,000 under the gun and KC Wong right next to him in the hijack made the call. James Obst on the button pushed all in for 190,000 total and both blinds quickly released.

Action was back on Ari Engel and he four-bet to 310,000 (what should have been 315,000) and the decision was on Wong. Wong tanked for some time before folding.

Ari Engel:
James Obst:

The board ran out and Obst was already on his way to shake hands with Engel after the turn had him drawing dead. The local hero has been eliminated, picking up AU$120,000 for his deep run.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ari Engel	1,860,000 160,000	160,000

James Obst	Eliminado

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2016-01-29 21:35 UTC+10

Bobby Zhang Eliminated in 10th Place (AU$120,000)

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

At the outer table, KC Wong opened for 90,000 from the cutoff and Yuki Ko three-bet jammed from the button. When action reached Bobby Zhang in the big blind, he looked down at his cards and announced that he was all in, calling off for right around 900,000. Wong quickly folded and the cards were turned up.

Zhang:
Ko:

Zhang was looking to dodge an ace or some other strange runout, and he did on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to pair Ko. The river was no help to Zhang, and he hit the rail in tenth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yuki Ko	2,100,000 900,000	900,000
Bobby Zhang	Eliminado

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2016-01-29 22:00 UTC+10

Yuki Ko Eliminated in 9th Place (AU$160,000)

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Ari Engel on the button and he raised to 90,000. KC Wong folded from the small blind, Yuki Ko three-bet to 315,000, and Engel thought for a bit before making the call. Ko then led out for 320,000 on the flop, Engel called, and the dealer burned and turned the .

Ko thought for a long time before betting 655,000, which left him about 800,000 behind. Engel paused for a few beats before announcing himself all in, and Ko called to discovered the bad news.

Engel:
Ko:

Ko was on the bad end of a cooler, and the final card he'd see in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event was the useless river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ari Engel	6,400,000 2,065,000	2,065,000

Yuki Ko	Eliminado

Tags: Ari Engel Yuki Ko

2016-01-29 23:12 UTC+10

Big Double Up For Abernathy

Nível 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tony Dunst raised from the button to 100,000 and Samantha Abernathy moved all in from the small blind for 1,665,000. Dylan Honeyman folded from the big blind, and Dunst made the call after about five seconds.

Abernathy:
Dunst:

The board ran out , and under a loud cheer from the crowd Abernathy raked in a massive double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tony Dunst	4,455,000 -1,815,000	-1,815,000

Samantha Abernathy	3,400,000 1,795,000	1,795,000

Tags: Dylan Honeyman Samantha Abernathy Tony Dunst