2014 Aussie Millions › $100,000 Challenge

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Break

Posted 1 day 5 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

The players are now on a short break.

Updated Chip Counts

Posted 1 day 5 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Chip Counts
Doug Polk		US	1,650,000	500,000
Patrik Antonius		FI	1,260,000	-340,000
Daniel Negreanu	PokerStars Team Pro	CA	1,140,000	-125,000
Fabian Quoss		DE	875,000	205,000
Erik Seidel		US	650,000	-200,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko		US	620,000	-75,000
Mike McDonald		CA	475,000	155,000
David Steicke		AU	450,000	-180,000
Richard Yong			300,000	130,000
Martin Jacobson		SE	280,000	-120,000

Slow Going

Posted 1 day 5 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

It's been slow going as of late. The blinds are set to go up in about ten minutes, so that ought to force the issue a bit.

McDonald Doubles Through Yong, Yong Doubles Through Quoss

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Richard Yong min-raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Mike McDonald moved all in for 160,000 in the big blind, and Yong called.

Yong:
McDonald:

McDonald extended his lead when the dealer fanned , and the hand was over when the turned. A meaningless completed the board, and McDonald doubled through.

Two hands later, Yong moved all in for what looked like 86,000 from the small blind, laughing hysterically as he splashed the pot. Fabian Quoss did some quick math before calling with , which trailed Yong's .

Yong's hand held up on a board of , and he doubled to roughly 170,000. chips.

Chip Counts
Fabian Quoss	DE	670,000	-250,000
Mike McDonald	CA	320,000	220,000
Richard Yong		170,000	-205,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss, Mike McDonald, Richard Yong.

Four-Way Pot Goes To Negreanu

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Fabian Quoss raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat to kick things off. Daniel Negreanu called on the button, Martin Jacobson called from the small blind, and Mike McDonald called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and action checked through to Negreanu. The Team PokerStars Pro fired 76,000, and only Quoss made the call.

The turn was the , and both Quoss and Negreanu checked to see the land on the river. Again, both checked.

Negreanu showed the , and Quoss mucked his hand.

Chip Counts
Daniel Negreanu	PokerStars Team Pro	CA	1,265,000	615,000
Fabian Quoss		DE	920,000	-420,000
Martin Jacobson		SE	400,000	-95,000
Mike McDonald		CA	100,000	-45,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Fabian Quoss, Martin Jacobson, Mike McDonald.

McDonald Triples

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Mike McDonald was all in pre flop against Martin Jacobson and Daniel Negreanu. Jacobson and Negreanu checked down the board, and Negreanu showed the . Jacobson mucked, and then McDonald showed the to win the hand and triple up.

Chip Counts
Mike McDonald		CA	145,000	97,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Martin Jacobson, Mike McDonald.

Chop

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Mike McDonald open-shoved on the button for his last few big blinds, Fabian Quoss called out of the big blind, and the hands were tabled.

Quoss:
McDonald:

The flop changed very little, but the on the turn gave Quoss three extra outs to chop. Sure enough the fell on the river, and the two chopped the pot.

Tags: Fabian Quoss, Mike McDonald.

Negreanu's Second Nuts

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 15: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu opened to 35,000 on the button, Mike "Timex" McDonald defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . McDonald checked, Negreanu continued for 41,000, and McDonald check-raised to what looked like 135,000.

"All in," Negreanu announced, making it 281,000 to go.

McDonald stuck his tongue out in disgust, but quickly committed a handful of chips, signifying a call.

McDonald:
Negreanu:

The turn was the , giving McDonald four outs to eliminate Negreanu and four outs to chop with him. The on the river was a big, red brick, however, and Negreanu doubled.

Chip Counts
Daniel Negreanu	PokerStars Team Pro	CA	650,000	90,000
Mike McDonald		CA	48,000	-242,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Mike McDonald.

Level 15 started

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago

Level:: 15

Blinds:: 10000/20000

Ante:: 2000

"I Knew I Was Done"

Posted 1 day 6 hours ago • Level 14: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Paul Newey

David Steicke opened for 36,000 and received a call from Yevgeniy Timoshenko on the button. A short-stacked Paul Newey then raised the pot (170,000) from the small blind, the big folded, and Steicke got out of the way. Timoshenko eyed up Newey's remaining chips — just 40,000 — and then moved all in. Newey called off and the cards were turned up.

Newey:
Timoshenko:

It was a flip, but Newey needed to improve to stay alive. The flop gave him a gutshot straight to a jack, but it also took away some of his outs as a spade would now give Timoshenko a flush. As it turned out, the turn and river both blanked and Timoshenko's pocket pair held.

"As soon as I seen them I knew I was done," Newey said as he shook Timoshenko's hand. He then explained that pocket nines had done him in several times this week.