Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller Event Nabbed by Seidel
Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel claimed the largest buy-in tournament in poker history on Jan. 27 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The newest member of the Poker Hall of Fame collected a prize of AUD $2.5 million for taking down the Aussie Millions Super High Roller event, which sported an insistent field of 20 players who each put up AUD $250,000 to get through.
Titan Poker Pro Sam Trickett, was a one-man wrecking ball at the final table; arguably the hottest player in the world after winning the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge just days before. The 24-year-old Trickett had a 4:1 chip edge over Seidel going into heads-up play and appeared determined to win his second major title of the week. When you sign up at Titan Poker be sure to use the Titan Poker Bonus Code at sign up to grab your amazing free account bonus. You can get more info all about Titan Poker and their player benefits by reading a Titan Poker Review.
The Ks on the turn plus 10d on the river were no aid to the young icon, who collected AUD $1.5 million for his efforts. Seidel, however added yet another title to his impressive resume along with AUD $2.5 million.
The win gave Seidel his third High Roller cash in January. To date, he has more than $3.3 million in earnings already in 2011.