Mustapha Kanit takes back the lead in the Aussie Millions Main Event

Day 3 of the Main Event of the Aussie Millions, the most prestigious poker event in the Southern Hemisphere held at The Crown Casino with a buy-in of A$10,000, ended with 36 players still in the running.

The minimum amount these runners will receive for making it at the top 36 is A$30,000 with first place receiving a massive A$1.6 Million.

Here is a quick look at what’s happening:

Players left in the Field:36 players are still in the running and all are assured a minimum of A$30,000.

Average Stack: 603,138 chips

Mustapha Kanit: The Italian player at the top of his country’s all-time money list is once again chip leader going into Day 4. Unlike what happened in Day 2, Kanit was on a roll winning almost every hand and accumulated a total of 2.318 Million which puts him back on the top of the pack. He is followed by Marc Macdonnell from Ireland with 1,078,000 chips.

Australians represented at the top:Taking the place of 3^rd, 4^thand 5^thin chip counts are Aussie players Luke Roberts (1,073,000 chips), Michael Weiss (1,000,000 chips), and Jeffrey Rossiter (995,000 chips) respectively. Jeffrey Rossiter is 2^ndin Australia’s all-time money list.

Jennifer Tilly:Chip leader at the start of Day 2, Tilly ended Day 3 at 12^thplace with 704,000 in chips

Feder Holz: Holz is still in the Main Event with 539,000. He would have been a few places above Tilly’s chip count if he didn’t lose almost 200k in chips to Jeffrey Rossiter.

The Fallen: Unfortunately, Tony Dunst and Eric Seidel didn’t make it through Day 3 but we will definitely still see them in upcoming events over the weekend.

Live streaming of Day 4 will be available on Twitch with Jason Somerville commentating. Day 4 will start at 12:30pm with tables 6-handed moving forward. Play will continue until the final table.

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Article by Gabrielle Barredo