Each of the final 8 players a t the Aussie Million event wanted their shot at the $2,000,000 AUD first place prize. Hendon Mobber Barny Boatman and fellow brit Richard Ashby were sitting pretty, but not for long. Boatman succumbed in 9th place while Ashby lasted only a few short hands later.
Stewart Scott, a local boy, made it all the way to heads-up play against Pete Rho. On the very last hand, Scott had a pair of aces. They held up and he became a hoemetown hero, winning the top spot, the title and the cash.
Despite the advantage Rho had with the chip lead, Scott came from beind to steal the win.
Aussie Aussie oi oi oi!
Here are the final results
1) Stewart Scott – AUD $2,000,000
2) Peter Rho - AUD $1,000,000
3) Eliot Smith – AUD $700,000
4) Rajkumar Ramakrishnan – AUD $400,000
5) Sam Capra – AUD $300,000
6) Zach Grunberg - AUD $210,000
7) Richard Ashby – AUD $150,000
8) Barny Boatman – AUD $100,000