Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,320,000 AUD
Entries
732
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Dunst was once kicked out of the country of Australia after living here for quite some time and overstaying his allowance, but he's back and on a mission to win the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event. To help him reach that ultimate goal, Dunst amassed the most chips on Day 3 and will lead the final 40 players into Day 4 with 1.627 million in chips.
After he finished extremely strong on Wednesday's Day 2 with a double knockout of Julius Colman and Richard Ashby, Dunst was up to his tricks again on Day 3 with another double elimination. This time it was Philipp Gruissem and Pascal Hartmann that he sent to the rail thanks to flopping an ace with ace-jack against queens and nines.
Finishing Day 3 with the second largest stack was James Obst with 1.196 million in chips. Then Samantha Abernathy (1.195 million), Alexander Lynskey (1.073 million), and Artur Koren (1.009 million) rounded out the top five.
When the day began, 150 players remained. The top 80 spots were set to reach the money, but after four levels of play, 81 still remained at the dinner break. Upon return, it didn't take long for the bubble to burst, and it was Mark Bevan falling as the last player to go home empty-handed.
Bevan was all in with the 
against the 
for Koren. The flop, turn, and river stayed clean of an ace, and Koren scored the elimination. With that, everyone left had locked up at least AU$15,000.
From there, the eliminations quickly began to mount. First, it was Liv Boeree who hit the rail in 80th place, followed by Joe Hachem in 79th. Others to finish in the money were Max Silver (72nd), Sam Cohen (61st), Nick Yunis (54th), Jared Graham (53rd), and Michael Egan (45th).
A flurry of eliminations at the end of the night saw Daniel Engels hit the rail in 44th, Sam Steindl fall in 43rd, Victor Teng finish in 42nd, and Jimmy Siu bust in 41st to close out play. In fact, it was Dunst who busted Steindl in one of the final hands to help pad his chip lead.
With Day 3 done and dusted, the surviving competitors will return at 12:30 p.m. local time to Crown Melbourne to further battle towards the top prize of AU$1.6 million. All those remaining are guaranteed at least AU$25,000, but as we all know, those left have their sights set on much, much more.
Stay tuned for more Aussie Millions Main Event coverage on Friday right here on PokerNews.
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Mikel Habb | Australia | 210,000 | 18 |
| 9 | 2 | Alexandros Kolonias | Malta | 567,000 | 47 |
| 9 | 3 | James Keenan | New Zealand | 76,000 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | Andrew Bassat | Australia | 478,000 | 40 |
| 9 | 5 | Adam Monaghan | Australia | 601,000 | 50 |
| 9 | 6 | Derek Wolters | Australia | 316,000 | 26 |
| 9 | 7 | Artur Koren | Austria | 1,109,000 | 92 |
| 9 | 8 | Chu Kheng Ong | Australia | 662,000 | 55 |
| 10 | 1 | Adeel Shaikh | Australia | 221,000 | 18 |
| 10 | 2 | Yunhsiang Fan | Chinese Taipei | 91,000 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | Aaron Blanch | Australia | 313,000 | 26 |
| 10 | 4 | John Chu | Australia | 325,000 | 27 |
| 10 | 5 | Samantha Abernathy | United States | 1,195,000 | 100 |
| 10 | 6 | Jessica Dawley | United States | 302,000 | 25 |
| 10 | 7 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 555,000 | 46 |
| 10 | 8 | Jack O'Neill | Australia | 703,000 | 59 |
| 25 | 1 | Laurence Hall | Australia | 233,000 | 19 |
| 25 | 2 | Adam Reynolds | Australia | 422,000 | 35 |
| 25 | 3 | Yuki Ko | Japan | 828,000 | 69 |
| 25 | 4 | Tino Lechich | Australia | 364,000 | 30 |
| 25 | 5 | Alexander Lynskey | Australia | 1,073,000 | 89 |
| 25 | 6 | Lukas Soucek | Czech Republic | 160,000 | 13 |
| 25 | 7 | Dylan Honeyman | Australia | 726,000 | 60 |
| 25 | 8 | John Apostolidis | Australia | 561,000 | 47 |
| 28 | 1 | James Obst | Australia | 1,196,000 | 100 |
| 28 | 2 | Bobby Zhang | Australia | 809,000 | 67 |
| 28 | 3 | Martin Rowe | Australia | 729,000 | 61 |
| 28 | 4 | Thomas Miller | Australia | 194,000 | 16 |
| 28 | 5 | Ari Engel | Canada | 834,000 | 70 |
| 28 | 6 | Xingrong Ren | China | 692,000 | 58 |
| 28 | 7 | Tony Dunst | United States | 1,627,000 | 136 |
| 28 | 8 | Joseph Sandaev | Australia | 270,000 | 23 |
| 31 | 1 | Kitty Kuo | Chinese Taipei | 783,000 | 65 |
| 31 | 2 | Sinan Aydogan | Australia | 683,000 | 57 |
| 31 | 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United States | 388,000 | 32 |
| 31 | 4 | Ka Cheong Wong | Hong Kong | 423,000 | 35 |
| 31 | 5 | Cankai Zhang | Australia | 315,000 | 26 |
| 31 | 6 | Michael Wang | Australia | 538,000 | 45 |
| 31 | 7 | William Chattaway | United Kingdom | 403,000 | 34 |
| 31 | 8 | Andrew Michael | Australia | 159,000 | 13 |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,627,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
||
|
1,196,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
||
|
1,195,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
1,073,000 | |
|
1,009,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
834,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
||
|
809,000
-211,000
|
-211,000 |
|
783,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
729,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
726,000
366,000
|
366,000 |
|
703,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
692,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
683,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
662,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
601,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
567,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
|
561,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
555,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
538,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
|
||
|
478,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
423,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
422,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
403,000
-417,000
|
-417,000 |
|
388,000
-457,000
|
-457,000 |
|
|
||
|
364,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
In the very last hand of the day, Alexander Lynskey raised enough out of the small blind to put Jimmy Siu all in and at risk. Siu called and flipped over the 
, well ahead of Lynskey's 
.
The flop 
gave Siu top pair and Lynskey a gutshot. With the turn, nothing really changed as only a seven would reduce the field to 40 players. Sure enough the 
hit on the river and that sent Siu to the rail just shy of making Day 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,073,000
543,000
|
543,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Just when you think you've seen about everything there is to see in a poker tournament, it gets even more interesting.
In an event unlike anything we've ever seen, a man walked up to the feature table and sat down in the empty Seat 7 at the table.
"Hey man, are you gonna play?" Andrew Michael, in Seat 6, said.
The man seemed confused and put a $1 cash chip on the table, while he remained silent.
"First I thought he was just a new player, but it was kind of strange since he didn't bring any chips with him," Michael told us on the break about 30 minutes later. "He just put his dollar chip on the table and then looked over at my chips."
As interesting and confusing as that situation seems to be, there's more.
"He never said a word, and looked very confused, and then he got up and looked over at my chips," Michael continued. "He probably saw '1,000' written on it and grabbed one of them."
That's right, the man who had taken his seat at the feature table, then took a chip off Michael's stack. He then attempted to leave the table, tournament chip and all.
"I never would've done anything to him, as I know the situation would get resolved quickly either way, but yeah, he just got up and left," Michael said.
Play continued after that, while the tournament staff promptly turned their attention towards the matter.
As the gentleman tried to exit the stage, a few members of the production staff were trying to block his way. After a brief interaction, one of the head supervisors told the production staff to let the man go. The man then paced through the main aisle and made his way to the cage.
At this point, a group of security staff gathered, and kept their distance as they watched to see what the man was up to. The man, who was visibly confused, tried to cash out his 1,000-denomination chip, but tournament chips hold no cash value.
While all of this was going on, the action in the tournament continued. On the feature table, Michael's chip was quickly replaced.
Back over at the cage, a group of security guards looked on as one guard approached the man to question him and ask him for identification.
The man could be heard saying "I just want to cash my chip" as the tournament chip laid in front of him at the cashier's cage.
After security talked with the man, he was asked to leave, and security escorted him as he left. Upon reaching the backside of the poker room, tears could be seen on the man's face as he headed up the escalator, and it became more apparent that that the man was indeed disoriented.
In the end, nothing bad happened, and the tournament continued on as normal, much to the credit of how the players and Crown staff handled the situation in a professional and efficient manner.
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Victor Teng raised before the flop to 22,000 and James Obst three-bet to 57,000. The action folded back to Teng and he moved all in for 285,000 chips. Obst shrugged and called, creating a huge all-in pot.
Teng: 
Obst: 
The board ran out 
and when the eight hit the river, Teng threw the chips he had in his hand on the felt. Teng ran away from the table and folded himself over the rail in disappointment. Obst remained silent as he stacked his newly won chips, and Teng ultimately returned to the table to shake hands with his former opponent.s
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000
538,000
|
538,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Dunst raised to 22,000 from early position and Sam Steindl called from the hijack. Tino Lechich came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of 
. Lechich checked, Dunst continued for 35,000, and Steindl moved all in for right around 180,000 total. Lechich folded and Dunst snap-called.
Dunst: 
Steindl: 
Dunst flopped big to pull ahead of Steindl's aces, and he held as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
It was a battle of the blinds, and it was a set up in the blinds as Artur Koren and Daniel Engels clashed.
It started off with Artur Koren raising from the small blind and Daniel Engels calling from the big. Koren fired a 28,000 continuation bet on 
and Engels raised to 76,000. Koren made the call.
The turn came the and Koren checked. Engels made a bet of 116,000 (with 170,000 behind) and Koren called.
Koren checked again on the 
river. Engels shoved all in and Koren snap called by tossing in some chips.
Engels tabled 
for a flopped two pair, but he was out turned by Koren who showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
953,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament officials have stated that the remaining players will play five more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. We're headed out to capture any last-minute action and to compile a list of chip counts. Stay tuned for those as well as a full recap of the Day 3 action.