A$50,000 Challenge | 2020 Aussie Millions

2020-01-18 11:49 UTC+10

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 Aussie Millions A$50,000 Challenge

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Steve O'Dwyer among the big stacks heading into Day 2

A new record has been set already at the 2020 Aussie Millions as the A$50,000 Challenge drew a total of 67 entries thus far, beating the previous best field size of 62 entries in 2019 by five entries. However, the registration remains open for the first 60-minute level on Day 2 as of 2.10 p.m. local time and several players have already expressed their interest in joining the action in the poker room of the Crown Casino complex.

Fresh off a hot run in the last six months that saw him win two bracelets during the 2019 WSOPE, Kahle Burns will return with the biggest stack of 226,400 and he is followed by Elio Fox (187,700) and Michael Soyza (187,400), who are separated by fewer than half a big blind.

Other big stacks in a field filled with High Roller regulars are Mike Watson (169,600), Sam Greenwood (161,300), Steve O'Dwyer (151,600), Seth Davies (136,200), Mikita Badziakouski (131,500), Shan Huang (128,300), and last year's A$25,000 Challenge winner Rainer Kempe (115,600). O'Dwyer led the field into Day 2 of this year's A$25,000 Challenge and eventually finished in third place.

All those that wish to join or re-join the action can do so in the first hour of play with blinds of 700-1,400 and a big blind ante of 1,400. Once the registration closes at the end of level seven, the prize pool details will be finalized for the second-most expensive tournament of the 2020 Aussie Millions festival. Whether or not the tournament will play down to a champion or requires an additional third day remains to be seen.

Stay tuned to find out who takes down the next High Roller event here in Melbourne as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish to provide all the action.

Day 2 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	1	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	74,500	53
7	2	Michael Addamo	Australia	86,400	62
7	3	Luc Greenwood	Canada	74,900	54
7	4	Dietrich Fast	Germany	46,300	33
7	5	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	103,700	74
7	6	Shan Huang	China	128,300	92
7	7	Timothy Adams	Canada	33,400	24

8	1	Mike Watson	Canada	169,600	121
8	2	Seth Davies	United States	136,200	97
8	4	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	131,500	94
8	5	Ben Lamb	United States	100,000	71
8	6	Michael Soyza	Malaysia	187,400	134
8	7	Dan Shak	United States	43,600	31

10	1	Junfeng Wang	China	36,100	26
10	2	Quan Zhou	China	71,800	51
10	4	Choon Tong Siow	Malaysia	112,400	80
10	5	Alex Foxen	United States	56,200	40
10	6	Yong Wang	China	76,500	55
10	7	Elio Fox	United States	187,700	134
10	8	Kahle Burns	Australia	226,400	162

14	1	David Yan	New Zealand	76,100	54
14	3	Chi Zhang	United Kingdom	107,600	77
14	4	George Wolff	United States	42,500	30
14	5	Kristen Bicknell	Canada	30,800	22
14	6	Peter Jetten	Canada	24,500	18
14	7	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	30,000	21

15	1	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	30,600	22
15	2	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	78,700	56
15	3	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	151,600	108
15	5	Tsugunari Toma	Japan	30,200	22
15	6	Koray Aldemir	Germany	52,900	38
15	8	Aaron van Blarcum	United States	34,800	25

16	1	Rainer Kempe	Germany	116,500	83
16	2	Jamie Lee	United States	67,000	48
16	4	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	38,500	28
16	5	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	85,200	61
16	6	Sam Greenwood	Canada	161,300	115
16	7	Koichi Haruta	Japan	89,000	64
16	8	Erik Seidel	United States	13,500	10

Tags: Elio Fox Kahle Burns Michael Soyza Mike Watson Mikita Badziakouski Rainer Kempe Sam Greenwood Seth Davies Shan Huang Steve O'Dwyer

2020-01-18 14:09 UTC+10

Smith Busts Again; Muehloecker and Greenwood Re-Enter

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Nível 7 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Luc Greenwood busted earlier and re-entered, as did Thomas Muehloecker after he was eliminated on Day 1.

Dan Smith had already entered for a second time and that wasn't a charm either as he just three-bet jammed for what appeared to be 42,500 and was called by initial raiser Alex Foxen.

Dan Smith:
Alex Foxen:

The board came and Smith was ousted for a second time on Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Foxen	114,000	57,800
Luc Greenwood	50,000	-24,900
Thomas Muehloecker	50,000	50,000
Dan Smith	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Foxen Dan Smith Luc Greenwood Thomas Muehloecker

2020-01-18 14:45 UTC+10

Prize Pool Information

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A total of 82 entries created a prize pool of A$3,977,000 ($2,734,199) and the top 10 spots will get paid at least A$119,310 for the efforts, the winner will take home A$1,073,790.

Place	Payout (in AUS)	Payout (in USD)
1	$1,073,790	$738,234
2	$715,860	$492,156
3	$477,240	$328,104
4	$397,700	$273,420
5	$318,160	$218,736
6	$278,390	$191,394
7	$238,620	$164,052
8	$198,850	$136,710
9	$159,080	$109,368
10	$119,130	$81,902

2020-01-18 16:16 UTC+10

Lim Eliminated by Kisacikoglu

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Nível 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop of , there were already more than 70,000 in the middle and Chin Wei Lim bet 18,000 to receive a call from Orpen Kisacikoglu. Lim jammed the on the turn and Kisacikoglu instantly called.

Chin Wei Lim:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

Kisacikoglu had the checkmark with his full house, kings over eights, and a meaningless fell on the river to send Kisacikoglu into the top spot with 34 players remaining.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Orpen Kisacikoglu	335,000	105,000
Chin Wei Lim	Eliminado

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2020-01-18 17:01 UTC+10

Huang Busts Chidwick; Busts to Grafton

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Nível 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Stephen Chidwick and Shan Huang clashed before the flop with the former at risk with the , while Huang held .

The board came and Huang rivered the ace.

Soon after the fortune would change for Huang when he called the shove of Sam Grafton on the turn.

Shan Huang:
Sam Grafton:

Huang was ahead with top set while Grafton tabled a straight and flush draw. The on the river improved Grafton to a flush and Huang was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Grafton	180,000	60,000
Shan Huang	Eliminado
Stephen Chidwick	Eliminado

Tags: Sam Grafton Shan Huang Stephen Chidwick

2020-01-18 18:17 UTC+10

Addamo into the Lead with Grafton Elimination

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Nível 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sam Grafton was all in with for 140,000 against the of Michael Addamo.

The board ran out offering no help to the Brit who was eliminated.

"Nice hand Michael," said Grafton, with the Australian now up to over 500,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Addamo	540,000	180,000
Sam Grafton	Eliminado

Tags: Michael Addamo Sam Grafton

2020-01-18 20:45 UTC+10

Jetten Rivered by Fox to Bust

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Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Elio Fox opened from the cutoff to 11,000 and Peter Jetten three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind. Fox called and the flop came

Jetten continued for 30,000 and Fox moved all in. Jetten called all in for around 150,000.

Peter Jetten:
Elio Fox:

The turn was the but the river gave Fox a straight and sent Jetten to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Elio Fox	545,000	190,500
Peter Jetten	Eliminado

Tags: Elio Fox Peter Jetten

2020-01-18 21:09 UTC+10

Badziakouski Rivered From the $50,000 Challenge

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Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rainer Kempe opened to 14,000 on the button and Sam Greenwood three-bet all in from the small blind. Mikita Badziakouski was in the big blind and cold-called all in for 121,000. Kempe thought about it before folding.

Sam Greenwood:
Mikita Badziakouski:

Badziakouski was ahead and was looking to hold in order to double his 24 big blind stack. The flop and turn didn't change anything, but Greenwood hit his three-outer on the river to send his opponent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Greenwood	650,000	167,000
Rainer Kempe	119,000	-41,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Rainer Kempe Sam Greenwood

2020-01-18 21:26 UTC+10

Soyza Gets it Wrong to Bubble $50,000 Challenge

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Nível 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Soyza limped in the small blind and Michael Addamo raised to 20,000. Soyza called and check-called 30,000 on the flop.

The turn was the and Soyza checked again. Addamo bet 105,000 into a pot of 100,000 and Soyza called.

The river was the . Soyza checked for the third time and Addamo moved all in. Soyza sat with 180,000 behind and used up three of his four time extensions before calling.

Addamo turned over for a flush and Soyza was eliminated having rivered only two pair with

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Addamo	860,000	390,000
Michael Soyza	Eliminado

Tags: Michael Addamo Michael Soyza

2020-01-18 21:47 UTC+10

Kristen Bicknell Eliminated in 10th Place (A$119,310)

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Nível 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cary Katz raised to 12,500 and Kristen Bicknell moved all in for 129,000. Katz made the call and they already turned over their cards even though the action on the other table was not completed yet. The cards were turned back over again as they awaited the outcome and only then proceeded with the showdown.

Kristen Bicknell:
Cary Katz:

"How are you running in flips?" Bicknell inquired with a smile on the face while she was being massaged and Katz nodded silently.

The flop gave Katz top two pair and Bicknell found no help on the turn and river to become the first casualty in the money for a payday of A$119,310. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cary Katz	530,000	90,000
Kristen Bicknell	Eliminado

Tags: Cary Katz Kristen Bicknell