Singapore's Alex Lee took down the 2016 Aussie Millions Event #13 $1,150 Terminator No-Limit Hold'em title at the Crown Poker Room Monday, running away with the final table at the end to capture the event's $39,000 first-place prize, and an LK Boutique Aussie Millions championship ring.
Lee also collected 10 bounties for another $5,000 on the way to defeating a 316-player field over the past two days.
The event's final day kicked off just after 1 p.m. local time Monday with 21 remaining, and moved to a final table of ten within two 40-minute levels.
Stewart Davidson was the first player to exit the big stage, getting his aces cracked to bow out tenth. Michael Tchong was eliminated in ninth before last woman standing Samantha Abernathy took out both Sam Vakili and Don Mishra.
Aussie Mark Payne had the lead, but Lee crept up close busting Robert Spano sixth and Reece Webb fifth. Play went three-handed with Payne still in charge when he dispatched Michael Fraser.
Lee was actually the shortest of the three, but soon doubled into the lead, four-bet shoving with a big ace and catching against Payne's pocket fives.
Lee simply crushed his two opponent's after that, winning every big pot and putting the pressure on at every turn.
In the end, Abernathy got it in bad against him and couldn't find a way out to bust third and Lee beat Payne in one hand of heads-up play, catching a pair with his dominating ace, to capture his first Aussie Millions title.
The heads up duel took all but one hand and it was a battle of the ace rags that put Mark Payne at risk with the slightly worse kicker.
Payne:
Lee:
A likely split pot was foreseen on the flop , whereas the turn was a bad card for Payne. Lee locked up victory with the river and sent his opponent to the payout desk to collect A$24,885.
Mark Payne folded the button and Samantha Abernathy moved all in for what looked like 400,000 from the small blind. Alex Lee made the call and they turned them over:
Abernathy:
Lee:
The flop changed nothing whatsoever, whereas the turn put Abernathy into the lead. It was the river that restored the preflop order and sent Abernathy to the rail in 3rd place for a payday of A$15,760.
Michael Fraser just shoved for the second time and showed the to claim the blinds and antes. Soon after he was in the big blind and Mark Payne raised to 45,000 from the button. Fraser pushed forward his stack and Payne asked for an exact count before committing 349,000 chips for the call.
Fraser:
Payne:
The flop came and Payne had immediately paired his ace to leave Fraser with one out only. It was not meant to be, as the turn and river both blanked. "I hate pocket jacks," a friend of Fraser on the rail said and the thoughts of the fourth place finisher must have been quite similar.
The stack of Reece Webb had dwindled down to just under 100,000 and he moved all in to claim the blinds and antes. Then, Alex Lee opened from the button and Webb shoved for around 125,000 only to see the initial raiser snap him off:
Webb:
Lee:
There was no help on the board and that was it for the Australian, who bowed out in 5th place for a payday of A$9,125.
Michael Fraser raised to 22,000 and was called by Alex Lee from one seat over. The action folded around to Michael Tchong and he moved all in for 141,000. Fraser reshoved and that resulted in a quick fold by Lee.
Tchong:
Fraser:
It was all over after the turn of a board and Tchong headed to the payout desk to collect his winnings.
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, whereas the 
turn was a bad card for Payne. Lee locked up victory with the 
river and sent his opponent to the payout desk to collect A$24,885.
changed nothing whatsoever, whereas the 
turn put Abernathy into the lead. It was the 
river that restored the preflop order and sent Abernathy to the rail in 3rd place for a payday of A$15,760.
to claim the blinds and antes. Soon after he was in the big blind and Mark Payne raised to 45,000 from the button. Fraser pushed forward his stack and Payne asked for an exact count before committing 349,000 chips for the call.
and Payne had immediately paired his ace to leave Fraser with one out only. It was not meant to be, as the 
river both blanked. "I hate pocket jacks," a friend of Fraser on the rail said and the thoughts of the fourth place finisher must have been quite similar.
and Webb folded. Spano was dominating with the 
turn and 
river, telling a bad beat story on his way to the cage.
.
board to the turn.
and busted out when Abernathy made a pair on the 
, but Davidson's aces got cracked when the turn came the 
river did nothing to save him.