Congratulations to Leo Boxell, Champion of Event 17: $2,200 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed (AUD $108,000)!
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The Man. The Mechanic. The legend that is Leo Boxell!
With a record that stretches back even further than 1998, Boxell has achieved so much in poker. He won the 2000 Crown Australian Poker Championships (the predecessor to the Aussie Millions) and then made the final table of the 2003 Aussie Millions, finishing runner-up to England's Peter Costa.
Fast forward to 2009. Boxell continued rack up the results, but his biggest since 2003 - a sixth-place finish in the 2009 APPT Sydney Grand Final - put him back in business and then he consolidated that with victory in the 2010 Aussie Millions $550 PokerPro Seven Card Stud event.
Later that year, he made the final table of the APPT Auckland Main Event, finishing ninth and now, he's picked up a second Aussie Millions championship gold ring by taking down this title tonight.
Naturally, Wally the Wombat was on hand to hold up the winning cards after his overnight camp-out inside Boxell's chip bag, but we should also give a special shout-out to his number one fan - his wife Beverly, who has been by his side all the way in every event he's played.
Congratulations Leo - a great win for the old school - now go and show those kids how to party!
Well, that wraps things up here in the Crown Poker Room. We've still got the $1,650 Bounty Event going and there's more to come tomorrow, but for now, our beer's waiting for us at the bar. Until next time, from all of us here at PokerNews, may the flop be with you!