The Aussie Millions biggest ever A$25,000 Challenge High Roller Event finished last night with James Chen from Taiwan taking down a field of 133 entries to win a whopping A$861,840 (approx. US$650,000).
Chen, who only really seriously joined the tournament circuit in 2014, opened up the year 2017 by winning the Aussie Millions A$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. for A$39,700 (approx. US$ 29,322) last week and amazed the community by winning his highest ever cash earnings in a live tournament with the High Roller Event.
More: James Chen wins the Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E
Chen won the Macau Poker Cup (MPC) High Roller Event in September last year for US$293,044 and the year before that for US $219,850
Other notable players that made it to the final table were November Niner Antoine Saout who placed 3rd for A$383,040 and John Juanda who followed in 4th place for A$287,280.
Festivities are not ending with this event as there are still the $100,000 and the $250,000 High Roller Events to follow.
| Position | Player | Prize |
| 1 | James Chen | A$861,840 |
| 2 | Brandon Adams | A$590,520 |
| 3 | Antoine Saout | A$383,040 |
| 4 | John Juanda | A$287,280 |
| 5 | Ryan D’Angelo | A$207,480 |
| 6 | Nick Petrangelo | A$143,640 |
Article by Gabrielle Barredo
More: Aussie Millions Official Results
Louis Hartwell
Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
Follow Me:
