The Philanthropist's Run Comes to an End
Julius Colman is a well-respected lawyer and business man who is also an accomplished poker player with nearly AU$1,000,000 in winnings. On top of it all, he is a noted philanthropist.
After making the final table of the 2007 Aussie Millions — where he ultimately finished in fourth place for AU$500,000 — he donated the entire prize to a school for significantly underprivileged children with a high migrant and refugee population.
His work with the disadvantaged children and communities was recently recognized in a unique way when the Government of Australia when he made the Australia Day Honors list. He was awarded an Order of Australia, called an A.M., and subsequently Crown Melbourne had him kick off the Day 1b festivities. Colman made it all the way to Day 3, but his run came up short of the money.
It happened when Colman got his short stack all in on a 
flop holding the 
for middle pair with an open-ended straight draw. It was no good though as his opponent, Isaac Lau, had flopped the nuts with the 
. The 
turn gave Colman some life with a flush draw, but the 
river proved useless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |