Kiwi takes first place in Aussie Millions in birthday win
Retired New Zealand doctor, Lee Nelson, celebrated his 63rd birthday by winning the Aussie Millions Poker Championships and its first place prize of AUD $1.43 million, it was recently announced. Moments after championing the largest tournament in the southern hemisphere, the Auckland resident said, "I'm 63 today but I feel like I'm 18."
Nelson outlasted a field of 417 opponents, including poker pros Kenna James, Antonio Esfandiari, Kathy Liebert, Michael Gracz, Asher Derei, Kristy Gazes, Tony Bloom, and 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Joseph Hachem, among others.
The Aussie Millions took place from January 15-19 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia - home of the largest casino and poker room in the country. The main event boasted a buy-in of USD $7,538 and a prize pool of over USD $3 million. The final table lasted approximately 10 hours and finished at 11:55 p.m. Australia time. Fox Sports Network (FSN) is set to air the tournament in the United States in a 10-part series in March 2006.
Final table results are as follows (all sums are listed in USD):
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lee Nelson | $972,822 |
| 2nd | Robert Neary | $517,792 |
| 3rd | Nenad Medic | $282,432 |
| 4th | Shannon Shorr | $203,979 |
| 5th | Jeff Sealey | $156,907 |
| 6th | Russell Davies | $125,525 |
| 7th | Wes Bugiera | $94,144 |
| 8th | Mark Vos | $62,763 |
| 9th | Kenna James | $62,763 |
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