Aussie Millions – Bubble Hansen, Smith wins
The online pro Dan Smith won the $ 100k Challenge at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne. Tragic end for Gus Hansen.
Smith, known online as Dan King suggested that the final table, and A. Gus Hansen, Joe Hachem, Sorel Mizzi, Nam Le, Tony G., Sam Trickett and Mikhail Smirnov.
Smith collected the first prize for $ 1.01 million
$ 100k buy-in for a poker tournament, because at times sounds crazy at first, but Smith has for his own justification.
“It’s fun, the tournaments with big buy-ins to play, and I am one of those idiots who believe to be the best, so I felt obliged to play,” says Smith.
“I’ve been a good year, so I wanted to increase the risk a bit. This time it has worked. ”
The $ 100k Challenge was scheduled for two days. 22 players made up the relatively small but selected field of participants, in which were represented such as Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey.
The final table came quickly to the first failure. Sorel Mizzi, Nam Le and Sam Trickett passed in quick succession.
The Danish Bubble
After Mizzi was eliminated, the tournament had reached the bubble. As so often, then the rate decreased to almost zero, because no one wanted to lose even $ 100k now. The first payment was $ 242k.
“At this point, I played extremely tight,” said Smith. “I threw on the button, A-3 away, what else do I never wprde.”
Ultimately, it caught the former chip leader Gus Hansen, who became entangled in a pot with the current chip leader Smirnov and lost his stack
Tony G finished in fourth place, taking home the $ 242k. Hachem was in third place with $ 330k and the biggest gain recorded in his home country.
Heads-up
Smith v. Smirnov, that was the last duel of the tournament.
Smirnov was perhaps the least known players in the final. In Russia, however, he is a respected cash-game player.
For three hours, the finale surged back and forth until Smith was able to finally build one chip lead and then won the crucial coin flip with 2-2 against Q-6.
Smirnov finished second in the tournament so and received $ 616k.
In contrast, Smith, who works as a coach for Leggopoker, celebrating the biggest win of his tournament career.
And what makes a man, who is from New Jersey, first with the money? He goes to the Super Bowl, because the New York Giants come there against the New England Patriots.