Seonglee Ang Wins Event #18, $550 No-Limit Hold'em (AUD$23,600)!
This $550 No-Limit Hold'em preliminary event title went to Seonglee Ang after besting a field of 210 players. Ang, from Melbourne, Australia, beat fellow Melburnian Michael Ottobre heads up for the title, the gold ring and AUD$23,600 in first-place prize money. Ottobre also finished in the money in the opening event for AUD$3,750.
Full Tilt Poker's Jonathan Karamalikis finished in fourth place for AUD$10,500 and Yann Dion finished in eighth for AUD$4,200. The great Australian poker hall of famer Marsha Waggoner finished in the money in 19th place for AUD$1,050.
| Place | Player | Prize (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seonglee Ang | $23,600 |
| 2 | Michael Ottobre | $17,300 |
| 3 | Van Le | $13,700 |
| 4 | Jonathan Karamalikis | $10,500 |
| 5 | Andrew McKenzie | $8,400 |
| 6 | Mohamed Aboueid | $6,300 |
| 7 | David Bonadio | $5,250 |
| 8 | Yann Dion | $4,200 |
| 9 | Andrian Gravelle | $3,150 |
| 10 | Tony Chang | $2,100 |
Notable finishes: Marsha Waggoner (19th - $1,050)