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3:55pm: Top two for Engel
Samantha Abernathy raised from the cutoff to 175,000 holding [9s][9d] before Ari Engel three-bet on the button to 515,000 with [ac][tc]. Action passed to Abernathy who called to see a flop of [as][4c][td].
That was a great flop for Engel with top two pair and he continued for 445,000. Abernathy's cards were quickly in the muck as she slips to 2.6 million chips.
3:50pm: Dunst clubbed
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
Ari Engel raised from under the gun with [as][tc] and action moved to Tony Dunst in the big blind who popped it to 325,000 with a monster [kd][ks].
Engel made the call and the flop landed [4c][6c][3c]. It was not a flop that Dunst liked as he checked and Engel checked behind. The turn was the [7s] and again both players checked. The river brought the [jc] to put four clubs on board and Dunst checked for a third time to Engel who tossed out 225,000. Dunst made a crying call with his kings but Engel would take it down with his flush.
3:45pm: Lynskey gets a little loose
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
Tony Dunst opened with a raise from under the gun to 175,000 with [ah][kh] and play folded to Alex Lynskey in the big blind. Lynskey only held the [7h][4c] but he decided to put his new chips to work as he raised to 470,000.
Dunst wasn't going to let Lynskey get away with that as he moved all in and Lynskey quickly let it go. Lynskey drops back to 1.2 million.
3:40pm: Lynskey doubles
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
The last Australian in the field Alex Lynskey just found himself a lucky double through Ari Engel.
Engel raised to 175,000 from under the gun before Lynskey moved all in from the button for his last 175,000. It folded back around to Engel and he snapped it off.
Engel: [ah][ts]
Lynskey: [as][7h]
"Seven!" called Lynskey's big group of rail birds as they sweated his possible elimination.
The [4d][6s][8d] flop gave Lynskey a gut shot draw and a little extra hope.
The [7d] rolled off on the turn and Lynksey took the lead as the crowd roared.
"Let's f***ing go!" shouted one of Lynskey's supporters.
He just needed to fade a nine or ten to double up and he and the [8h] river saw him survive for a much-needed double up.
3:30pm: Dunst battles with Engel
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
Ari Engel opened to 175,000 under the gun before Tony Dunst put in a sizable three-bet from the small blind to 550,000 with [7s][7h]. Engel held [jd][td] and peeled to see a flop of [3s][5c][8c].
It was a good flop for Dunst's hand and he continued for 450,000. Engel let it go and Dunst collected the pot.
3:20pm: Engel with a pair
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
After three-bet shoving with pocket jacks the previous hand, Alex Lynskey opened the action with a raise to 160,000. Samantha Abernathy made the call in the small blind with [9s][7s] and Ari Engel came along in the big blind with [th][5h].
The flop landed [kd][5c][4h] and action checked to Lynskey who continued for 175,000. Abernathy folded but Engel called with his middle pair before both players checked down the [3s] turn and [9d] river.
Engel tabled his hand and collected the pot to leave Lynskey on the short stack with about 1.2 million.
3:15pm: Updated chip counts
Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
Tony Dunst - 8,925,000
Ari Engel - 8,290,000
Samantha Abernathy - 3,335,000
Alex Lynskey - 1,325,000
3:10pm: Play resumes
Players are back to the action. Blinds are now 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
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2:55pm: First break of the day
Our remaining four players have stepped away for their first 15-minute break of the day.
2:50pm: Dunst takes over the chip lead
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
On the last hand before break, Tony Dunst has taken a chunk out of the stack of Ari Engel to take over the tournament chip lead.
Dunst raised the button preflop to 135,000 with [ad][9h] and Engel defended his big blind with a call holding [kc][7s].
The flop landed [ac][9c][6d] and Engel checked to Dunst who bet another 135,000. Engel came back with a check-raise to 405,000 with just king-high. Dunst made the call with his top two pair and the turn was the [qc]. Engel picked up a flush draw and fired a hefty bet of 735,000. Dunst called and managed to fade the flush on the [5h] river.
Both players checked it down and Dunst took it down to reclaim the tournament chip lead. Dunst has around 8.9 million to Engel's 8.2 million.
2:45pm: Dylan Honeyman eliminated in 5th place (AU$340,000)
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
The action hasn't slowed on the Aussie Millions final table as we've just lost another player. This time it was Australian Dylan Honeyman who fell after a rather dramatic run out of the board ultimately went against him.
The hand start with an under-the-gun raise from Tony Dunst to 125,000. Ari Engel called on the button and action was with Honeyman in the small blind. He thought for a bit before raising it up to 380,000. Dunst four-bet to 800,000 which forced Engel from the hand, before Honeyman went all in. Dunst made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Honeyman showed [jh][js] and was up against Dunst's [ad][kd] in a classic race situation but Honeyman took a big lead when the [th][jd][3c] flop was spread. Honeyman's set left Dunst needing a queen for the Broadway straight. The turn was the [kc] which didn't change anything, but the river fell the [qs] to give Dunst the straight for the knockout blow!
Honeyman did well to climb a couple of pay jumps as the short stack at the start of the day, but in the end, it was a cruel way to fall. He takes home AU$340,000 for a great tournament.
2:30pm: Kitty Kuo eliminated in 6th place (AU$270,000)
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
We have lost Kitty Kuo from the final table in sixth place.
After successfully sneaking through a couple of blind steals, Kuo three-bet all in with [as][jd] from the small blind over the top of an open-raise by Ari Engel on the button. Dylan Honeyman tank-folded from the big blind, but Engel made the call with [9h][9d].
Kuo would need some help but the board would brick out [7s][4d][qc][qs][6c].
It was a great run by one of Asia's most popular players as she takes home AU$270,000 for her sixth place finish.
Engel now has a commanding chip lead with around 10 million of the 22 million chips in play with five players remaining.
2:25pm: Lynskey on the comeback trail
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
Alex Lynskey is back in it after landing a double up against Samantha Abernathy.
Abernathy raised to 125,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Lynskey in the small blind. He moved all in for his last 655,000 and after a few moments Abernathy made the call.
Lynskey: [ah][ad]
Abernathy: [tc][9c]
It was a sick flop with [4c][7d][8c] arriving to give Abernathy both straight and flush draws. She couldn't find help on the [4s] and when the [4h] river peeled off Lynskey's cheer squad on the rail erupted.
The Australian young gun's aces hold and he stacks up over 1,300,000.
2:20pm: Dylan doubles
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
Shortstack Dylan Honeyman found a double up through chip leader Ari Engel.
Engel jammed from the cutoff and it folded to Honeyman in the small blind. He gave it some thought but committed for his last 740,000.
Honeyman: [7s][7h]
Engel: [5h][2h]
Honeyman was way in front and while the [ks][2s][3s] paired Engel, Honeyman was still in great shape holding the only spade of the two. The [6h] turn did give Engel a gut shot straight draw but the [jc] bricked out and Honeyman scored himself a double up.
2:10pm: Bad runout for Lynskey
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
The hand began with Ari Engel raising to 135,000 with [7h][5h] and when it folded to Alex Lynskey in the big blind he opted to defend with [ac][7c].
The flop landed [6c][kc][5s] to see Lynskey find a nut flush draw and Engel hit bottom pair. Engel continued for another 140,000 and Lynskey made the call.
The best card in the deck for Engel arrived on the [5d] turn as he avoided the flush and improved to three of a kind. Lynskey check-called another 285,000 and got perhaps the worst card in the deck for him when the [as] arrived on the river.
Lynskey had improved but was still ahead and when he checked, Engel went for 505,000 value. A call from Lynskey saw him drop down to 745,000 in chips.
2:10pm: Pair versus pair
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
Kitty Kuo raised from the hijack position to 125,000 holding [5d][5s] and play passed around to Samantha Abernathy who made the call in the big blind with [8s][8d].
The flop landed [as][kh][6d] and Abernathy check-called for a bet of 100,000. The board got scarier for the small pairs when then [qh] hit the turn and both players checked. The river was the [3s] and again it was checked down with Abernathy's pair of eights taking it down. She's now up to four million in chips while Kuo is getting pretty short.
1:55pm: Another for Abernathy
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
Dylan Honeyman opened with a raise to 125,000 from the hijack position holding [ks][qd] before Samantha Abernathy three-bet to 275,000 in the small blind with [as][ts]. Honeyman thought briefly before making the call and the flop landed [ah][7h][7d].
Hitting top pair, Abernathy led out with a bet of 325,000 and that was enough to take it down.
1:45pm: Six on the river saves Samantha again!
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
On Day 4, Samantha Abernathy was involved in an interesting hand where she spiked a six on the river to hit a set and crack the pocket kings of Mikel Habb.
Well, Abernathy has done it again with a six on the river sparing her from doubling up Dylan Honeyman.
Abernathy opened with a raise to 125,000 from the cutoff. Honeyman three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind before Abernathy declared herself all in and Honeyman snapped it off.
Abernathy held [ah][kc] but Honeyman had the goods with his [ac][ad]. The flop of [5c][9c][8c] brought three clubs but that was no help to Abernathy as Honeyman held the best club. The turn was the [7d] which brought a few murmurs of a potential chop as Abernathy would need to somehow find an off-suit six on the river.
The dealer burned and there it was...the [6h]! The crowd roared as the popular Abernathy was saved from doubling up her dangerous opponent as they chopped it up!
1:40pm: Engel with the cold four-bet
Alex Lynskey opened with a raise to 125,000 holding [kd][js], before Tony Dunst three-bet in the cutoff to 275,000 with unknown cards. Action then passed to Ari Engel who decided to get involved from the small blind with [ac][9h].
Lynskey got out of the way, and Dunst gave it a little thought before also stepping aside.
1:30pm: John Apostolidis eliminated in 7th place (AU$210,000)
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
It hasn't taken long to lose our first player from the Aussie Millions Main Event final table with the lone amateur, John Apostolidis, the one to fall.
On the third hand of the final table, Apostolidis raised from early position to 205,000 and action folded around to Samantha Abernathy in the small blind. She moved all in and Apostolidis made a quick call.
It was a coin flip with Apostolidis making the call with [ah][kc] against Abernathy's [qs][qh].
The board ran out [5d][jd][8c][4h][7c] and after a quick count down of chips, it was deemed that Abernathy had Apostolidis covered.
It was a great run by the Melbourne local as he captures the biggest result of his career with his 7th place worth AU$210,000.
Meanwhile Abernathy is up to around 3.5 million in chips.
1:20pm: John jams first hand
Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000)
First hand and first pot to John Apostolidis.
It folded to Apostolidis in the cutoff and he moved all in for 950,000.
The whole table folded and Apostolidis showed [jd][jc].
12:50pm: Cards in the air!
Action is now underway here for our Aussie Millions final table.
To avoid spoilers we'll be reporting on a 30-minute delay.
Stay tuned!
12:35pm: Delayed start
As is usually the way with any televised final table production, there will be a slightly delayed start. The players are just fulfilling some media requirements with photos and interviews before things get under way.
12:30pm: Welcome to the final table
The 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event has come down to the final seven players. Before the day is through one of them will be crowned champion and take home AU$1.6 million in prize money.
It's an exciting final table line up with a great mix of players. We have two female players in Kitty Kuo and Samantha Abernathy, a couple of Australian young guns with Alex Lynskey and Dylan Honeyman, seasoned pros Tony Dunst and chip leader Ari Engel, and the lone local hope John Apostolidis.
2016 Aussie Millions Final Table
Seat 1: Dylan Honeyman (Australia) - 885,000
Seat 2: Alex Lynskey (Australia) - 2,390,000
Seat 3: Tony Dunst (United States) - 5,990,000
Seat 4: Samantha Abernathy (United States) - 2,485,000
Seat 5: Ari Engel (Canada) - 8,155,000
Seat 6: Kitty Kuo (Chinese Taipei) - 1,005,000
Seat 7: John Apostolidis (Australia) - 960,000
To compliment our coverage there will be a live stream of the final table hosted by Jason Somerville on Twitch at RunItUp.TV. The stream is free and with hole cards on a thirty-minute delay. In an attempt to help our readers avoid spoilers, we'll also be posting content on a thirty-minute delay.
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