The Crown Poker Championship saw 345 entries for the AUD1,650 Main Event, creating a prize pool of AUD517,500. The Crown Casino in Melbourne hosted the event, along with several others as part of their Crown Poker Championship.
While most players who reached the final table of the Main Event had at least a few live cashes already notched up, the two eventual finalists had a little more experience than most. Mario Doria had just over $245,000 in live cashes before today, while Ross Grammer had just under $190,000. Both players put in a good performance to outlast the field and reach the final table, and seemed well matched in experience and ability when they got to heads up.
Ross Grammer vs Mario Doria (Photo Crown Poker)
The duel for the title lasted over 3 hours, although the players agreed a deal for most of the money during heads up play. It was Ross Grammer who eventually managed to clinch the extra cash and trophy after several all in swings between the players.
Ross Grammer (Photo Crown Poker)
If his Main Event exploits weren't impressive enough, Grammer has already won event 3 in this championship, and has now picked up his second trophy in the space of a week.
The final payouts are as follows
1st Ross Grammer – AUD120,320*
2nd Mario Doria – AUD76,330*
3rd James Grosso – AUD47,870
4th Corey Kempson – AUD37,520
5th James Ong – AUD27,170
6th Darren Abraham – AUD22,000
7th Byron Silvers – AUD17,340
8th Luke Tsapazis – AUD14,750