Li Leads 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event Final Table
The 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event has only one day left and that's the final table day where a winner will be crowned. The original starting field of 659 runners has been whittled all the way down to just seven and leading the way is Bjorn Li with 4.775 million in chips.
Coming into Day 5, the two big stories rested with Phil Ivey and Lee Nelson, the 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion. All wishes of a final table that included the both of them would not come true as Ivey fell in 12th place and Nelson in ninth.
Ivey was the first player eliminated on the day after entering Day 5 as the shortest stack. He got involved in a raising war with Yann Dion before calling off all of his chips dominated. Ivey held the 
and Dion the 
. After a board of 
ran out, Ivey was left with a payday of A$100,000 and shot upstairs to Studio 3 to hop in the $250,000 Challenge that was to start a couple hours later.
Nelson lasted a little longer than Ivey did before bowing out in ninth place for A$125,000. On Nelson's final hand of the tournament, he was all in with the 
versus the 
for Oliver Speidel. The eights held for Speidel after the board ran out 
and Nelson headed out the door.
After a redraw to one table of eight — the unofficial final table — it was Daniel Idema who was eliminated just one spot short of Day 6. Idema was by far the most decorated player in the final eight, but he fell just one spot short after his 
ran into Li's 
. For his finish, Idema earned A$125,000.
Final Table Seating Assignments
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Mile Krstanoski | 2,295,000 |
| 2 | Yann Dion | 2,325,000 |
| 3 | Patrick Healy | 2,995,000 |
| 4 | Bjorn Li | 4,775,000 |
| 5 | Kenneth Wong | 2,330,000 |
| 6 | Oliver Speidel | 3,415,000 |
| 7 | Mohamad Kowssarie | 1,750,000 |
The final table is set to commence at 12:30 PM local time down in Melbourne, Australia. Things will be taking place upstairs in Studio 3 and not in the poker room at the beautiful Crown Casino. If you're in the area, feel free to come on down and catch some of the action. The final table will be filmed for television and the atmosphere is always an extremely exciting one.
After the players bagged and tagged for the night, Mile Krstanoski told us that he's going to, "Ship the lot!" That means he's fired up for the final table and you should be as well. We'll see everyone back here tomorrow for the conclusion of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event.
In the meantime, PokerNews has plenty of other coverage happening from the 2012 Aussie Millions. You can find coverage of the $250,000 Challenge along with the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Semi-Shootout on our live reporting pages, so be sure to check those out.