Phil Ivey Misses Day 2 as Aussie Millions Main Event Unfolds

The main event of the Aussie Millions poker tournament attracted a total of 668 players, with 329 registering on days 1A and 1B, and 328 on day 1C. Phil Ivey, who arrived from America in a good mood, did not make it to the second day, along with Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk.

Eric Seidel, Jake Balsiger, Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Mercier, and others had a good chip stack at the start of the second day. Scott Seiver complained about his bad luck with seating arrangements, having to play against top players like Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, and Viktor Blom. Anna-Maria Kosma received a 5-minute penalty for her phone ringing during a hand, which she accidentally activated with her chest.

Gus Hansen doubled up with a set against a pair of queens but was eliminated when he received a top pair against a trips on the river. Patrick Antonius started the day with a stack slightly larger than his starting stack but did not last until the end of the day. Jonathan Duhamel and Nick Mullen played a big pot with blinds at 800/1,600/200, with Duhamel becoming one of the chip leaders with a stack of 333,700. Sorel Mizzis had a large stack of 507,100, second only to New Zealand player Phillip Wilcockx with 510,600.