Aussie Millions update - end of day 3

At the end of day 3, there are just 28 players left in the hunt for the Aussie Millions crown. Unfortunately Joe Hachem got knocked out before the money when his push all-in with queens was called by ace - 8 off. Joe really wants to win his "home" poker title but it looks like he'll have to wait another year for the chance to do so. Click on the title below to read the full story and see the top 10 chip counts.

Aussie Millions: 28 Players Remain; Annette Lurking - Poker News

Author: Lance Bradley

Only 28 players remain Down Under to chase the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event title and the $2 million AU first place price. Day 2 was all about the ladies as Annica Ivert and Annette Obrestad but as the third day of play wound down the attention turned to Michael Tureniec (pictured right), the only player with more than 1,000,000 in chips.

Obrestad and Ivert aren’t far behind though. With 807,000 Obrestad is in fifth place while Ivert, the relatively unknown cash game player from Sweden, sits in seventh with 709,000. The action on Thursday saw a number of the biggest remaining names eliminated from the event.

Joe Hachem was unable to continue his heroics from Day 2 and busted before the money bubble burst. One star player who did hang around long enough to cash was Patrik Antonius. Finishing in 41st place Antonius made $20,000 AU. Clonie Gowen almost survived the day but busted in 32nd place for $30,000 AU and Scott Nguyen posted a 50th place finish for $15,000 AU.

There are still some star players in contention though. November Niner Kelly Kim sits in 16th place with 380,000 and Sorel Mizzi has 293,000 – good enough for 20th spot. Joe Cassidy will have his work cut out for him when he returns to the table on Friday afternoon. The Los Angeles-based pro has only 197,000 chips.