2016 Aussie Millions

Event #9: $25,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
790,560 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
24,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,928,000 AUD
Entries
122
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Rast's Delay Not Long Enough

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Brian Rast only just entered the event after his flight got delayed and he got stuck in Sydney for a little bit longer this morning. The 50,000 he got to start with are now in possession of his former neighbor Byron Kaverman.

Home town player Sam Higgs opened the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called from the button. Brian Rast in the small blind squeezed and Higgs made the call. Kaverman now back shoved all in for 66,200 and Rast called for his 51,000 after giving it some thoughts. Higgs tanked for a bit, asked how much it exactly was to call, but decided against it in the end and slid his cards into the muck.

Rast: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Kaverman: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

While Higgs later admitted to have had better than both, all the chips went to Kaverman in the end after the board ran out {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. That was bustout number two for Rast, which means no more tries left for him.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
126,700
90,200
90,200
WSOP 1X Winner
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Sam Higgs
95,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Brian Rast
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Brian RastByron KavermanSam Higgs