Back with a bang for the phenomenon of global live poker Phil Ivey wins the $ 2,000,000 of the Aussie Millions Super High Roller Poker Championship 2012 Aussie Millions. Phil Ivey played very handsomely throughout the event. The Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller started on Saturday and lasted in to the early hours of Sunday Morning. With beautiful dawn in Melbourne, Phil Ivey was awarded with the first prize of $2,000,000 after beating Patrik Antonius in heads up round of Aussie Millions Super High Roller event. With his magical game play and this great win, Phil Ivey has welcomed back himself in to the world of poker. It had been a long time to see a big win from Phil Ivey and there are many poker fans of Phil Ivey are also very glad to see him back into poker world in such a way.
It was just few months ago that Phil Ivey was not taking part to any of the live poker tournament before returning in November at the APPT Macau. Phil Ivey didn’t make cash there, but Aussie Millions have been pretty good for Phil Ivey to make a couple of big splashes. First, he got placed on 12th position in the Main Event for $100,000 and then finally made through the Aussie Millions Super High Roller.
Poker professional that have paid the $ 250,000 buy-in to play Aussie Millions Super High Roller tournament, sitting at the tables of the poker room at Crown Casino in Melbourne were Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Sorel Mizzi, Winfred Yu, Tony Bloom, Dan Smith, Jason Mercier, Paul Phua, Nick Wong, Erik Seidel, Sam Trickett, John Juanda, Mohamad Kowssarie , Richard Yong and Tom Dwan . Three places paid for a $ 4,000,000 prize pool generated. To have the upper hand after a thrilling heads-up match against Patrik Antonius is the American Phil Ivey, who returned to live poker after a long pause. Phil Ivey has won the title, trophy and top prize of $ 2,000,000 for the Australian and Patrik Antonius is still a great performer and won a second prize of $ 1,200,000. Gus Hansen ends up by winning the third prize of $ 800,000. The hand that delivered the victory comes when Antonius moved all-in with K, 3 remains and Phil Ivey decided to call with his A, Q and the flop comes 6-5-3, and a lady on turn and an 8 on the river made Phil Ivey came back and savored the sweet taste of victory.
Final Table Payouts at Aussie Millions Super High Roller
1st Place-Phil Ivey – $ 2,000,000
2nd Place-Patrik Antonius – $ 1,200,000
3rd Place-Gus Hansen – $ 800,000
With this win, Phil Ivey has proved that he is an existing poker name in to the poker world and was never stayed away from this poker world. Of course, there had been several times when Phil Ivey couldn’t participate in many major live poker tournaments, but this win has brought this poker professional once again back in to poker world. Anyone who love to play poker will be glad to see him back in to poker world.