8 players entered the day with a shot at the Aussie Millions title, and $1.3 million. In the end it was Australia’s own Stewart Scott coming away with the bragging rights.
Scott started the day with a substantial chip lead, and never faltered on his way to capturing the title.
Many people believed his stiffest competition would come from the two short-stacks: Poker Pro Barney Boatman, and Richard Ashby, AKA CHUFTY, in the online world.
It looked like Boatman was going to make a move early on when he more than doubled his starting stack, but it was not to be, as Boatman was the first player eliminated.
Boatman was soon followed by Ashby, leaving 6 virtually unknown players vying for the title.
Perhaps the hand of the day was when Zach Gruneberg flopped top pair on a J44 board. The problem was that Rajkumar Ramakrishnan flopped quad 4s! Sending Gruneberg out in 6th place.
Sam Capra was the next to go when he moved all in with pocket Tens, and was insta-called by Peter Rho’s pocket Aces.
Rajkumar Ramakrishnan lost with pocket Aces to Peter Rho’s pocket Kings, when Rho spiked a King on the flop.
Elliot Smith finished in 3rd place when his AQ lost to Stewart Scott’s A7, leaving Rho and Scott to play for the title.
In heads up play Scott got the dream scenario, AA, with Rho re-raising all-in with AJ! When the dust settled Stewart Scott was the Aussie Millions winner.
