Michel Bouskila Wins Event #14: AU$1,150 Hyper Turbo 10/10/10
It was fast. It was frantic. And at the end of the day, it was Michel Bouskila walking away with AU$80,930 in prize money and a second Aussie Millions ANTON Championship Ring after winning Event #14: AU$1,150 Hyper Turbo 10/10/10.
The premise was simple. A 10,000 starting stack, ten-minute levels and a ten-second shot clock to decide the latest - and perhaps the quickest Aussie Millions ring of the schedule.
Here are the final table results:
| Place | Name | Country | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Bouskila | Australia | $80,930 | $58,270 |
| 2 | Bo Song | China | $51,655 | $37,192 |
| 3 | Dean Blatt | Australia | $32,715 | $23,555 |
| 4 | Jiwei Deng | China | $25,830 | $18,598 |
| 5 | En-Ching Wu | Taiwan | $18,940 | $13,637 |
| 6 | Ben Lai | Hong Kong | $15,500 | $11,160 |
| 7 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | $12,055 | $8,680 |
| 8 | Rodljub Batoz | Canada | $10,160 | $7,315 |
| 9 | Tino Lechich | Australia | $8,265 | $5,951 |
Event #14 attracted 336 entries and paid out 36 spots. Notable players finishing in the money included Natalie Teh (32nd - AU$2,240), Aditya Sushant (25th - AU$2,410), Netanel Amedi (11th - AU$5,680) and Luke Marsh (10th - AU$6,715).
Finishing in ninth place was Australian Tino Lechich who recorded the 14th Aussie Millions cash, closely followed by Rodoljub Batoz who recorded his first since 2014 and his first final table.
The biggest name at the final table was Belgian Kenny Hallaert who won his Aussie Millions ring last year in a Turbo Shot Clock event, but sadly couldn't add another to his collection as he bust in seventh for AU$12,055.
Ben Lai cashed in the Opening Event for AU$10,056 and bettered that here with a AU$15,500 cash in sixth place.
Both En-Cheng Wu and Jiwei Deng recorded their first Aussie Millions cashes as they were eliminated in fifth (AU$18,940) and fourth (AU$25,830) place respectively.
Three-handed Dean Blatt got pocket tens in against Bo Song who held queen-nine. There was a ten in the window giving Blatt a set, but by the turn it was Song who had turned a straight to eliminate Blatt in third place for AU$32,715.
Blatt held a 5:1 chip lead heads-up against Michel Bouskila, but his opponent battled back to eventually clinch victory and secure his second Aussie Millions ring.