The Aussie Millions 2020 edition is hosted by the Crown Resorts in Melbourne where the massive A$10,600 Main Event is currently running. It’s time to turn your heads to this on-going festival after the success of 2020 IPC and APT Vietnam Kickoff 2020. This prestigious tournament attracted a number of 820 players where only 158 players survived Day 3. Jordan Tentori became the chip leader collecting a stack of 439,700 chips. The prize money surpassed the advertised guarantee reaching the A$8,200,000. Top 88 players received a guaranteed payout.
Eight Indians were seen in enthusiasm at the beginning of the tournament but only 2 of them could progress to Day 4. India’s Rahul Melwani settled at 81st place taking a massive of INR 7.58 Lakhs (AUD15,580). The two lucky ones are Paawan Bansal (with 289,000 chips) and Vekaria.
Germany’s Nino Ullmann grabbed the highest stack with 1,497,000 chips for Day 4. He was closely followed by India’s Rishabh Vekaria who bagged 1,380,000 chips. Manig Loeser also registered himself in the top 3 collecting a stack of 1,355,000 chips.
Day 4 of the Main Event will continue at 12.30 PM on January 22nd. Only 37 survivors will struggle to win A$1,850,000.
Day 3 top 10 chip counts:
1. Nino Ullmann – 1,497,000
2. Rishabh Vekaria – 1,380,000
3. Manig Loeser – 1,355,000
4. Bryce Yockey – 1,246,000
5. Randy Lew – 1,094,000
6. Mike Del Vecchio – 1,093,000
7. Gareth Pepper – 1,063,000
8. Erik Seidel – 1,035,000
9. Jack Wu – 1,026,000
10. Hussein Hassan – 944,000