The game switched to Omaha Hi/Lo and Chris Ferguson was committed for his last 14,600 preflop against Alexander Kostritsyn who had raised from the button.
Ferguson:
Kostritsyn:
The flop landed heavily in Kostritsyn's favour when it arrived giving him the broadway straight. Ferguson stood as he realized his tournament was hanging by a thread. The on the turn gave him a little hope for a possible low hand to collect half the pot. But it wasn't to be as the fell to give Kostritsyn the scoop and the win!
Well done to Chris Ferguson for his runner-up finish. He pockets a tidy AU$65,000.
Twenty-five of the world's best players took to the felt yesterday for the commencement of the 16th event on the 2009 Aussie Millions calendar. After one day of play, eight remained to produce one of the toughest final table lineups ever seen at the Aussie Millions.
Aussie Millions Champions, World Champions, multiple WSOP bracelet winners, WPT titles, Australian Poker Hall of Fame members, and more...this final table had poker records that rival any in the game. It was always going to be a tough day as Lechich, Binger and Hachem found out as they were eliminated short of the money.
In the end it came down to Alexander Kostritsyn and Chris Ferguson. Kostritsyn started this tournament very low on chips but managed to rebound to build a healthy chip lead on this final table. Ferguson battled valiantly but the aggression of the Russian was too much to overcome.
The 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event champion captures another title of Australian soil, AU$95,000 in prize money and the coveted Aussie Millions Gold Ring. Congratulations Alexander!
The 2009 Aussie Milions is drawing to a close, but we still have a few more events to provide your poker fix. The No Limit Holdem Turbo event is drawing to an exciting conclusion, while the $1 million cash game is keeping us all glued to the big screens here at Crown. Also tomorrow we'll see the final event on the schedule with the Two Card Manila kicking off at 12:30 p.m. See you then!