An Aussie Millions update with Sean O’Reilly, Jonas Mackoff, Ryan Dodge, and Alex Trevallion picking up victories as the series reaches the point where the top dogs start setting up their kennels.
There are no places to hide in and around the dirty green baize: no white poodles, no ninjas, and no sharks. It’s the place where stars are revealed, and the Aussie Millions has just seen one shining brighter than most.
The name of Alex Trevallion is not a familiar one; but after he topped a field of impressive names in the $25,000 Challenge, that may well change.
104 players entered the event; and after 30-players commenced the final day of action (19 from Day 1 and 11 late entrants), it was Trevallion who headed into the final table with the chip lead.
He would need it as well.
Pratyush Buddiga, Stephen Chidwick, Steve O’ Dwyer, and Tobias Reinkemeier—just four of the big names that made it through to the final phase. It was going to be tough, but according to the PokerAsiaPacific blog, Trevallion always seemed confident.
This confidence comes from an impressive online career that sees him regularly beating people up at the $25/50 tables. But this was different gravy. He would never have experienced anything quite like this before.
Steve O’Dwyer came into the final with his last two live tournament scores reading $1.8m+ apiece, but he could only manage fourth in this one. One of those gargantuan hauls came in the APPT Asian Championships in Macau – an event that Pratyush Buddiga finished third in. Since that event Buddiga has also won an Aria High Roller, and finished seventh in the PCA Main Event, but he would fall short in this one – his tournament ending in third place.
The heads-up encounter was between the young Australian and the seasoned High Roller veteran, Tobias Reinkemeier. The German was fresh of the back of a final table appearance at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic, finishing sixth for $218,842, and after cutting a deal Trevallion won the title after his rivered straight pipped the turned straight of Reinkemeier to the post.
Aussie Millions $25,000 Challenge Final Table Results
1st Alex Trevallion – $645,150*
2nd Tobias Reinkemeier – $614,850*
3rd Pratyush Buddiga – $335,000
4th Stephen Chidwick – $250,000
5th Thomas Muehloecker – $195,000
6th Steve O’ Dwyer – $156,000
7th Raiden Kan – $125,000
8th Rahul Byrraju – $100,000
9th Connor Drinan – $75,000
*Denotes Heads Up Deal
Sean O’Reilly Wins Event #4: $1,150 NLHE Six-Handed
There was another impressive field in Event #4: $1,150 NLHE Six-Handed. 496 players invested a buy-in, in what is fast becoming the most popular format in the business.
Despite starting the final day as the second shortest stack in the field, Sean O’Reilly managed to find the luck needed to edge his way to the top of the pack, where he defeated the 888Poker sponsored pro Xuan Liu in heads-up action. It was Liu’s most significant cash since finishing fourth at APPT Seoul in March 2013 for $40,711.
Aussie Millions Event #4 Final Table Results
1st. Sean O’Reilly – $107,200
2nd. Xuan Liu – $71,500
3rd. Bobby Zhang – $52,500
4th. David Urban – $41,000
5th. Shivan Abdine – $30,500
6th. Adam Jarvis – $20,500
Ryan Dodge Wins Event #5: $1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha
Ryan Dodge has earned his biggest career score after beating the Finnish player, Mikael Koistinen, in heads-up action, in Event #5: $1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO).
Dodge defeated a field of 244 players, including a final table that housed the likes of Phillip Siddell, Don Mishra and Michael Cook. Siddell finished third in a Shootout event in 2013; Cook won a gold ring in 2013 in a NLHE event, and Mishra was making his third cash in the first five events in this years series.
Aussie Millions Event #5 Final Table Results
1st. Ryan Dodge – $65,050
2nd. Mikael Koistinen – $41,265
3rd. Phillip Siddell – $23,260
4th. Don Mishra – $18,755
5th. David Wang – $15,630
6th. Scott Hamilton-Hill – $13,130
7th. Michael Cook – $10,630
8th. Simon Thwaites – $8,130
9th. Danny Chevalier – $6,250
Jonas Mackoff Wins Event #7: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E
Jonas Mackoff is on fire at the moment and that flame is burning at its brightest after winning Event #7: 2,500 H.O.R.S.E. The Canadian came into the Aussie Millions on the back of a string of impressive results, and he maintained that form with a fifth place finish in the 8-Game Mix event.
Mackoff defeated the Australian Poker Hall of Famer, Marsha Waggoner, in heads-up action, to take the $31,200 first prize; Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Commentator Maria Ho came in fifth. There were 37-runners.
Aussie Millions Event #7 Final Table Results
1st. Jonas Mackoff – $31,200
2nd. Marsha Waggoner – $21,225
3rd. Jan Suchanek – $13,750
4th. Trung Tran – $9,575
5th. Maria Ho – $7,500
