Buy-In: | $98,900 + $495 |
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Prize Pool: | $3,758,283 |
Entrants: | 38 |
Tony Bloom
Bloom: Q 9
Trickett: A K
Board: 8 3
2
8
4
Bloom was eliminated on the hand in second place and the former Aussie Millions champion took home $975,000 in prize money. Trickett completed a strong run in the tournament where he was the chip leader for most of the way by closing things out with a victory.
Trickett was awarded $1,525,000 in prize money, which takes his career earnings above $3 million. This concludes our coverage from the $100,000 Challenge. Stay tuned for continuing coverage from the Aussie Millions main event and other high-stakes action here at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. Congratulations once again to the champion, Sam Trickett!
Sam Trickett has pulled way out in front in the heads-up match and he now holds 3 million to the 800,000 of Bloom.
Erik Seidel
Seidel: J 8
Bloom: A J
Turn and River: 2 and 4
Bloom won the hand to grow his stack heading into the heads-up final and Seidel was eliminated in third place. He took home $625,000 in prize money.
The final three are back from dinner. Blinds are now 15,000-30,000 for the start of level 14.
The final three players are now on a 70-minute dinner break.
Chip counts at the pause are as follows:
Sam Trickett: 1,684,000
Tony Bloom: 1,267,000
Erik Seidel: 876,000
The carousel of double ups continues here at the $100,000 Challenge. The most recent sequel in this series saw Erik Seidel get the last of his chips into the middle preflop after a series of bets and raises against Tony Bloom. Their cards:
Seidel: A 9
Bloom: A 4
Board: K Q
8
7
5
Seidel won the kicker battle and he doubled up to a million, which is about what Bloom held after the hand as well.
The blinds are now 12,000-24,000 for the start of level 13.
The players are on a short break.
Sam Trickett got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Tony Bloom made the call. Their cards:
Trickett: A Q
Bloom: A 9
Board: A 2
2
Q
10
Trickett doubled up to 1 million on the hand and Bloom fell to 650,000. Last place in the current chip standings.
David Steicke
Steicke: K 4
Seidel: 5 3
River: 9
Steicke was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $325,000 in prize money. Seidel grew his stack to more than 2 million heading into three-handed play.
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Career Winnings | Titles | Cashes | Final Tables |
1 |
Erik Seidel $3,114,747 |
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2 |
Sam Trickett $3,018,736 |
3 |
David Gorr $1,992,532 |
4 |
David Benyamine $1,145,824 |
5 |
James Keys $1,031,140 |
6 |
Tony Bloom $975,000 |
7 |
Jeffrey Rossiter $697,437 |
8 |
Michael Ryan $450,000 |
9 |
David Steicke $325,000 |
10 |
Randy Dorfman $323,587 |