$10,600 Main Event
Day 5 Started
2015 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,480,000 AUD
Entries
648
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Jovial 48-year old Joel Douaglin comes to this final table representing the emerging poker market of New Caledonia, and regardless of the result of this final table, he'll become New Caledonia's all-time leading money earner on Sunday night.
Douaglin normally plays in low limit tournaments and this result is easily his best with just a couple of small previous cashes on the ANZPT and APT.
Douaglin says that he enjoyed his time in Melbourne, especially the tournament directors and dealers who have done a wonderful job throughout the week.
With the second largest stack entering the final table, Douaglin is in with a great chance of putting New Caledonia on the poker map if he can claim the title.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
Lennart Uphoff is a 20-year old student who is one of a breed of emerging young German players who are taking the poker world by storm.
He has been playing poker for just two years after first getting started by playing with his friends. Uphoff usually plays multi-table tournaments with his record of $45,884 in earnings accumulated solely in tournaments in the Czech Republic.
Uphoff says that the best thing about this event has been the excellent structure provided in the Main Event. It's enabled him to amass the third highest chip stack entering the final table.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
28-year old Richard Lyndaker hails from Las Vegas and has compiled a rather impressive record in the game. With recorded tournament results dating back to 2007, Lyndaker has over US$1.3 million in career earnings including 13 WSOP cashes.
His biggest result came at the 2008 WSOP when he finished runner-up in the tough $5,000 No Limit Holdem event for $570,551. Clearly Lyndaker has learnt from some of the very best as he credits former WPT champion Tom Marchese as his biggest influence in poker.
Away from the tables he enjoys soccer and fine dining.
Lyndaker has really enjoyed the good structure and says that he "only got it in bad once" in the Main Event - that was when he hit a flush draw against Erik Seidel's set. That hand helped him reach the final table but he has some work to do as one of the short stacks.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
One of two local representatives in the field is home-town hero Manny Stavropoulos. With over ten years of experience in the game, mostly inside the walls of the Crown Poker Room, Stavropoulos will no doubt have plenty of support at this final table.
Stavropoulos is regularly found in the $5/5 and $5/10 NLHE cash games, but he also has a strong tournament record with over US$300,000 in career earnings including a 15th place in the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event for AU$70,000. He's now bettered that mark and will be looking to go all the way to grab his first major title and keep the trophy on home soil.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
Our chip leader entering this final table is James Rann. This online poker pro from the United Kingdom has tournament results dating back to 2010, mostly throughout the UK, along with three small WSOP cashes to his credit among US$100,000 in earnings. His best result came mid-2014 when he finished sixth in an EPT Barcelona side event for €26,300.
The defining moment for Rann was late on Day 4 when he was all in as the short stack with 
against Alex Lynskey's 
. Rann had one foot out the door until a nine spiked on the river for the double up. Ultimately that card was the difference between ninth place and Aussie Millions final table chip leader.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
The most accomplished player on the Aussie Millions is undoubtedly American Brian Rast. The 33-year old poker pro has amassed almost US$8 million in career earnings, with two WSOP bracelets, highlighted by his 2011 victory in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
Rast first got started in the game some 12 years ago while in University and has now carved a niche as one of the best players in the game.
Away from poker, Rast enjoys music, movies, fitness, nutrition, reading and basketball. He says that Melbourne is a great city, Crown is a fantastic hotel and he loves coming back here. He'll love it even more if he can head home with the Aussie Millions trophy.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
The seventh member of the final table, and second local player, is 25-year old Anthony Legg. A welder by trade, Legg has been playing poker for five years and is starting to make a big impact on the Australian poker scene.
His live tournament record is modest, but he has some strong online results including reaching the final table of the PokerStars Sunday Million, not once, but twice.
Legg says that his hobbies include motorboating and beer, and he'll carry a solid chip stack into the final table in the quest for his first major title.
*Biography courtesy of the PokerStars Blog.
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It's Final Table day at the APPT Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event!
A week ago the first of 648 entrants took their seats with 30,000 chips and a dream. Seven players remain and the dream of winning the southern hemisphere's premier poker title is now a stark reality. The thrilling final of the$100k Challenge played out yesterday and that gave the finalists a day to prepare and rest up for the big day.
Brian Rast has been in this sort of situation before and his experience will count for a lot. He'll need all that experience too as he comes into the day as the shortest stack. James Rann survived being directly out of position to both Rast and defending champion Ami Barer for long periods on Friday. He finds himself to Rast's direct right again today but he has a chip leading stack to aid him this time around. Here's how the final seven line up:
The 2015 Aussie Millions Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Douaglin | 3,935,000 |
| 2 | Lennart Uphoff | 3,595,000 |
| 3 | Richard Lyndaker | 1,200,000 |
| 4 | Manny Stavropoulos | 2,115,000 |
| 5 | James Rann | 4,085,000 |
| 6 | Brian Rast | 1,185,000 |
| 7 | Anthony Legg | 3,290,000 |
Play is due to begin at 12:15PM local time but there may be a short delay to settle everyone into the TV set. Join the PokerNews reporting team back here soon. For now though, read the final table player profiles below and get to know today's competitors.
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000