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01-18-2010 05:50 UTC+11

Brendan Edmonds Eliminated in 2nd Place ($142,875); Matthew Ephraums Wins!

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Brendan Edmonds Eliminated in 2nd Place ($142,875)

We were expecting a long, arduous battle but it was all over just after 5.45am - Brendan Edmonds raised to 300,000 from the button, Matthew Ephraums reraised to 1 million straight, Edmonds announced he was all in and Ephraums snap-called.

Ephraums: {a-Clubs}

{a-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

Edmonds:

{j-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

Ephraums soared further ahead when the flop came down {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

{3-Hearts}

{a-Diamonds}

. Drawing thin to runners, the turn was red but not what Edmonds was looking for as it was in the {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

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It was all over before the river {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

completed the board - Edmonds bows out in second place, confirming Matthew Ephraums as our second Aussie Millions Poker Championship winner in 2010!