Chat with 2018 Ring-winner Chance Kornuth
We stopped by Chance Kornuth's table to have a chat with the bracelet-winner with almost $6m in lifetime earnings, who added an Aussie Millions ring to his poker resume here in Melbourne. Kornuth took down the $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max earlier this week, beating 598 players to take home A$134,850.
"It's awesome," said Kornuth. "I love winning tournaments. To me, it's the best feeling there is."
The Denver native said that he went to the PCA in the Bahamas, but was excited to come down to the Aussie Millions afterwards; a stop renowned all over the world as a 'not-to-miss' festival of poker.
"It's definitely a hard stop to miss. You know, the city, the people; the value in some of the tournaments make it one of my favourite stops in the whole world."
Kornuth travelled to Melbourne with friends Sam Panzica and Ben Lamb, with Lamb subsequently winning the $25,000 Challenge.
"When you travel with poker players you chat to them a ton, about all sorts of things. Ben and I are going to Thailand afterwards with our girls, and that's one of the reasons he's down here.
"It's fun to see your friends win, but I have been needling him that my score was bigger than his $25,000 Challenge score!"