According to Ari Engel, he check-called bets from Artur Koren on the flop and turn of the board before the dealer placed the out on the river. Engel again checked, Koren bet, and Engel check-raised. Koren made the call with the for a full house, but Engel had the for a better full house and he won the pot.
Tony Dunst raised to 55,000 from the cutoff and Cankai Zhang on the button three-bet to 85,000. He was forced to make it 86,000 and tossed in an extra 1,000 to do so. Both blinds folded and Dunst made the call.
Both players checked on and Dunst checked again on the turn. Zhang bet 110,000 and was called by Dunst. The completed the board and both players checked again. Zhang showed for two pair and Dunst mucked.
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.
From under the gun, Ari Engel raised to 53,000. Bobby Zhang called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Zhang checked, Engel bet 55,000, and Zhang called.
After the was added to the board on the turn, Zhang checked, and Engel bet 117,000. Zhang called.
The river was the , and Zhang checked. Engel bet 226,000, and Zhang gave it up.
Tony Dunst raised to 55,000 from the cutoff and both James Obst (small blind) and Yuki Ko (big blind) called. The flop came and both blinds checked to Dunst. He made a continuation bet of 75,000 and Obst check raised to 200,000. Ko folded, Dunst called. The hit the turn and Obst bet 400,000. Dunst didn't need long to make up his mind and fold.
In the cutoff seat, Ari Engel raised to 53,000. Artur Koren reraised all in for about 725,000 from the button, and play folded over to John Apostolidis in the big blind. He took his time, then flashed the to the people watching behind him before he folded. Engel also folded, and Koren won the pot.
On the flop, Adam Monaghan checked. Bobby Zhang bet 45,000, and then Monaghan check-raised to 125,000. Zhang reraised all in, but Monaghan folded and left himself with 420,000 in chips.
Cankai Zhang limped under the gun and KC Wong did the same from the small blind. Tony Dunst checked his option from the big and three players saw a flop of . Wong checked, Dunst bet 45,000, and only Zhang called to see the turn.
Dunst bet again, this time 110,000, and Zhang called. Both players then checked the river and Dunst showed the for a missed spade draw. Zhang then tabled the for a pair of aces and the win.
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.