2008 Aussie Millions

Event 2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)
Day: 1
12
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♣5♣
Prize
60,398 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
189,000 AUD
Entries
189
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
0

Goodnight from Melbourne

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The concludes our Day 1 coverage of Event #2 - $1,100 Pot Limit Holdem. The story of the day was the improbable late run made by fashion designer Chris Chronis who propelled himself from 6,000 chips to an astounding 195,500 chips in the closing minutes of the day. Chris will return tomorrow afternoon as the tournament's chip leader.

Local high stakes cash game player Sam Youssef and American tournament pro Anna Wroblewski will join Chronis at the final table, each with formidable chip stacks.

Here's how the final nine contestants stack up:

Chris Chronis - 195,500
Sam Youssef - 168,000
Anna Wroblewski - 92,000
Harris Pavlou - 84,500
David Gorr - 81,000
Alex Keating - 61,000
Richard Sara - 51,000
Jonathan Karamalikis - 47,000
Manny Stavropoulos - 22,500

We'll be back tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. local time for our continued coverage of Event #2 and we hope to see you then!