Aussie Millions - Howard Lederer wins the Highroller event
The ninth event of the Aussie Millions, the AUD $100,000 Highroller event, ended, with Howard Lederer taking down the title. Austrian Niki Jedlicka finished fifth.
25 players registered for the most expensive tournament of the Aussie Millions. The field was, as expected filled with stars of the poker scene. Among other participants were Phily Ivey, Gus Hansen, Chris Ferguson, Tony G, John Juanda, Erick Lindgren and Andy Bloch. The prizepool was AUD $ 2,500,000.
At the final table it was clear that poker is no longer exclusively American. Indeed, the table was composed of six players from five different nations. They were: Niki Jedlicka from Austria, Jeff Lisandro from Italy, Michael Sampeorna from Monaco, Englishman Mark Teltscher and Erick Lindgren and Howard Lederer from the USA.
Erick Lindgren was very unlucky and finished as bubble boy. He flopped a set with pocket kings, but Michael Sampoerna hit his straight, eliminating Lindgren. He then proceeded to eliminate Niki Jedlicka, who broke even with a AUD $100,000 prize for fifth place.
Jeff Lisandro was the next to go, and was eliminated by Mark Teltscher, winning AUD $150,000. Meanwhile Howard Lederer was slowly building his chipstack to earn the lead. Unfortunately Sampoerna won two large pots against him, but he was able to take them back to become the chip leader again before Sampoerna was eliminated in 3rd place by Teltscher.
The heads-up match began with a 2:1 chiplead for Lederer, and ended after approximately 1 hour of play. Teltscher busted with a flopped two pair, 78 against Howard's aces up.
| Aussie Millions Event 9 - AUD $100.000 |
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| Place |
Name |
Prizemoney AUD |
| 1 | Howard Lederer | $1.250.000 |
| 2 | Mark Teltscher | $650.000 |
| 3 | Michael Sampoerna | $350.000 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Lisandro | $150.000 |
| 5 | Nikolaus Jedlicka | $100.000 |
Event 6 - AUD $1.500 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Event
After event #5 was won by Australian Marlon Goonawardne, another Australian dominated the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Event. 370 players participated in the tournament, making a prizepool of AUD $555,000, with first place worth $155,400. The runner-up, American Michael Binger won $88,060 for his efforts while third place finisher Steve Leonard received $51,800.
Event 7 – AUD $3.000 Pot Limit Omaha
The seventh tournament of the Aussie Millions was the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. 65 players entered and rebought a total of 107 times, generating a AUD $516,000 prizepool. The winner, Lee Watkinson, won $180,600, finishing ahead of Tom Dwan and Van Marcus. The top nine players, among which were three Australians, made the money.
Event 8 – AUD $3.000 Two Card Manila Championship
The Two Card Manila Championship event attracted ten players. This particular variant of Hold'em is played with 32 cards, with the rules being very similar to Texas Hold'em. The ten players made a total of eight rebuys, so the prizepool was AUD $54,000, with the winner, Antonis Kambouroglou from Australia, winning $27,000.
