The weekend saw the final day of the Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event. 2010 Aussie Millions High Roller champion Dan Shak started as chipleader in the 7-handed finale, accompanied by Patrik Antonius among the bigger names with bigger stacks.
Seat 1: Jarrod Glennon – 3,600,000
Seat 2: Patrik Antonius – 3,345,000
Seat 3: Dan Shak – 3,775,000
Seat 4: Jay Tan – 1,220,000
Seat 5: David Yan – 1,450,000
Seat 6: Joseph Cabret – 2,655,000
Seat 7: Mervin Chan – 2,910,000
Play started on Level 23 (5,000/15,000/30,000). Early into the day, Antonius opened to 60,000, Shak called and Jay Tan – 2012 Main Event runner-up Kenny Wong’s girlfriend – 3-bet to 175,000. Antonius 4-bet to 385,000, Shak folded and Tan shoved, getting snap-called by Antonius.
Tan:
A 
Q
Antonius:K K
Board:7 
7 5 6 
7
Antonius’ full house meant the end of the final table for Tan.
David Yan came next and, following a long 5-handed game, Jarrod Glennon got railed. On Level 27 (10,000/50,000/100,000), Shak was also eliminated: the American pro opened to 250,000 from UTG, Joe Cabret 3-bet to 760,000 from the Button, Shak shoved and Cabret called.
Shak:A 6
Cabret:A K
Board:5 Q A T 3
Cabret’s better kicker meant a 4th finish for Shak.
After four hours of 3-handed play, the tournament management postponed the conclusion of the finale to Sunday. They started playing with the following setup:
Joseph Cabret – 7,720,000
Mervin Chan – 5,670,000
Patrik Antonius – 5,565,000
In only one hour, the Main Event was over: on Level 29 (10,000/80,000/160,000), Chan bet 325,000 from the Button, Antonius shoved from the SB with 4,960,000, Cabret folded and Chan called with pocket jacks. Antonius showed A-4 but the board did not help him. He was left with 160,000 in chips and got eliminated in the next hand.
Following a short break, a few hands long heads-up marked the end of the finale. Chan raised to 320,000, Cabret 3-bet to 860,000 and Chan called. The flop came8 7 3 , both players checked. On the 8 turn, Cabret bet 1,200,000, Chan raised to 3,000,000, Cabret went all-in and Chan called with a bigger stack.
Cabret:A 3
Chan:8 6
River:K
Chan won the tournament with a three of a kind.
Mervin Chan
The Malaysian’s single recorded live tournament result had been from this year’s Aussie Millions: a 65th finish in the A$1,000 NLHE event. He did not have to wait long for the first major result, either.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Mervin Chan - A$1,600,000
2nd: Joseph Cabret - A$1,000,000
3rd: Patrik Antonius - A$600,000
4th: Dan Shak - A$400,000
5th: Jarrod Glennon - A$290,000
6th: David Yan - A$220,000
7th: Jay Tan - A$150,000
Seat 1: Jarrod Glennon – 3,600,000
Seat 2: Patrik Antonius – 3,345,000
Seat 3: Dan Shak – 3,775,000
Seat 4: Jay Tan – 1,220,000
Seat 5: David Yan – 1,450,000
Seat 6: Joseph Cabret – 2,655,000
Seat 7: Mervin Chan – 2,910,000
Play started on Level 23 (5,000/15,000/30,000). Early into the day, Antonius opened to 60,000, Shak called and Jay Tan – 2012 Main Event runner-up Kenny Wong’s girlfriend – 3-bet to 175,000. Antonius 4-bet to 385,000, Shak folded and Tan shoved, getting snap-called by Antonius.
Tan:
A Q Antonius:
K K Board:
7 7 5 6 7 Antonius’ full house meant the end of the final table for Tan.
David Yan came next and, following a long 5-handed game, Jarrod Glennon got railed. On Level 27 (10,000/50,000/100,000), Shak was also eliminated: the American pro opened to 250,000 from UTG, Joe Cabret 3-bet to 760,000 from the Button, Shak shoved and Cabret called.
Shak:
A 6 Cabret:
A K Board:
5 Q A T 3 Cabret’s better kicker meant a 4th finish for Shak.
After four hours of 3-handed play, the tournament management postponed the conclusion of the finale to Sunday. They started playing with the following setup:
Joseph Cabret – 7,720,000
Mervin Chan – 5,670,000
Patrik Antonius – 5,565,000
In only one hour, the Main Event was over: on Level 29 (10,000/80,000/160,000), Chan bet 325,000 from the Button, Antonius shoved from the SB with 4,960,000, Cabret folded and Chan called with pocket jacks. Antonius showed A-4 but the board did not help him. He was left with 160,000 in chips and got eliminated in the next hand.
Following a short break, a few hands long heads-up marked the end of the finale. Chan raised to 320,000, Cabret 3-bet to 860,000 and Chan called. The flop came
8 7 3 , both players checked. On the 8 turn, Cabret bet 1,200,000, Chan raised to 3,000,000, Cabret went all-in and Chan called with a bigger stack.Cabret:
A 3 Chan:
8 6 River:
K Chan won the tournament with a three of a kind.
Mervin Chan
The Malaysian’s single recorded live tournament result had been from this year’s Aussie Millions: a 65th finish in the A$1,000 NLHE event. He did not have to wait long for the first major result, either.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Mervin Chan - A$1,600,000
2nd: Joseph Cabret - A$1,000,000
3rd: Patrik Antonius - A$600,000
4th: Dan Shak - A$400,000
5th: Jarrod Glennon - A$290,000
6th: David Yan - A$220,000
7th: Jay Tan - A$150,000
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