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2020 Aussie Millions
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Jussi Nevanlinna Wins 2020 Aussie Millions 8-Game (A$51,975)
Two years after Finland's Jussi Nevanlinna picked up his first Aussie Millions cash in the 2017 Main Event, today he wins his first Aussie Millions ANTON Jewellery Championship ring in Event #10: A$2,500 8-Game for A$51,975.
He defeated American Andrew Kelsall heads-up at a final table that featured former A$100,000 Challenge winner David Steicke and 2019 Aussie Millions H.O.R.S.E. champion Daniel Mayoh.
Speaking after his victory, Nevanlinna told PokerNews that the victory was "so so special."
"Every time you win something, it's awesome," he said. "But winning a tournament, that doesn't happen that often, so it's so so special when it does happen."
2020 Aussie Millions A$2,500 8-Game Results
| Place | Name | Country | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jussi Nevanlinna | Finland | $51,975 | $35,936 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | $33,075 | $22,868 |
| 3 | David Steicke | Australia | $22,050 | $15,246 |
| 4 | Daniel Mayoh | Australia | $17,325 | $11,979 |
| 5 | Siyu Sha | Germany | $12,600 | $8,712 |
| 6 | Alan Wilson | Australia | $11,025 | $7,623 |
| 7 | Vasco Zapantzis | Australia | $9,450 | $6,534 |
Winner's Reaction
The former Master Classics of Poker has a wide range of poker cashes, but this is only his second cash here in Australia.
"Finland's really cold this time of year," said Nevanlinna. "And although it takes me 22 hours to get here, I would gladly come here and not play poker at all. I just love the place so much!
"I've played a lot of 8-Game in my career, so that obviously helped a lot. I'm not saying I'm good in all of the games, but I have a lot of experience."
Nevanlinna says that he is planning to play the Main Event and "probably something else too" but is also looking to enjoy his time in Melbourne.
"I have my family here with me so I have days of no poker and days of poker. I haven't planned it yet. I'm looking forward to the Australian Open. It's a huge thing for me. I used to play when I was younger and I have a couple of friends playing there from Finland."
Final Table
Despite coming into the final day with just 17,500 chips compared to chip leader David Steicke's 472,500, Siya Sha managed to survive and ladder two spots as Vasco Zapantzis and Alan Wilson exited in seventh and sixth.
Sha followed next, with Steicke still holding strong at the top of the counts.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| David Steicke | 702,000 |
| Jussi Nevanlinna | 489,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 152,000 |
| Daniel Mayoh | 56,000 |
Short-stacked Mayoh, who won the H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2019 Aussie Millions followed next before it was all change at the top of the counts.
Kelsall shot into the lead and as Steicke exited in third, he took a commanding chip lead of 1.1 million to 300,000 into heads-up.
Heads-up against Andrew Kelsall, Nevanlinna was the shorter of the two stacks for much of the contest until a pivotal hand in PLO turned the tables.
"It was a basic cooler. Sometimes you catch a bluff from your opponent or play well, but this one kind of played itself. He had a very good hand against my slightly better hand and we got almost my whole stack in. I almost doubled up in one hand that was it. I was the lucky guy on that one."
The Closing Stages
The final hand came in 2-7 Triple Draw. On the final draw, and with Kelsall all in, the short stack drew one and Nevanlinna stood pat.
Nevanlinna turned over 
and Kelsall was drawing live with 
. Kelsall peeled his final card.
"It's a four across," said Kelsall. "So it's a nine or a ten."
"Is it a spade?" asked Nevanlinna, as he held the 
.
"Let me look," replied Kelsall who peeled his card a bit harder. "Damn," he said tabling the 
to bust in second place.
Former A$100,000 Challenge Winner Steicke Leads 8-Game Final Table
After the money bubble burst yesterday, just seven players have returned for the final day of the 8-Game with David Steicke in the lead.
Steicke sits with over US$3.8 million in lifetime earnings, six Aussie Millions final tables before today, and one title that came back in 2009 when he took down the A$100,000 Challenge for A$1,200,000.
8-Game Final Table Draw
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jussi Nevanlinna | 300,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Mayoh | 156,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Kelsall | 108,500 |
| 4 | David Steicke | 472,500 |
| 5 | Alan Wilson | 189,500 |
| 6 | Vasco Zapantzis | 157,000 |
| 7 | Siya Sha | 17,500 |
Also in contention are Vasco Zapantzis, who final tabled the 2020 Aussie Millions H.O.R.S.E. event and Daniel Mayoh who won the H.O.R.S.E. in 2019.
We'll bring you a full recap of the winner later on today.
Today at the Aussie Millions
Welcome to another busy day at the 2020 Aussie Millions with two more champions to be crowned. With just seven players remaining in the 8 Game and 13 in the A$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Challenge, there's plenty of action in store at the business end of tournaments.
Meanwhile, the second starting flight of the A$1,150 Accumulator is also in action after 196 players jumped into the tournament yesterday.
| Day | Event | Time | Buy-in | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th January | Accumulator Flight 2 | 12:10 pm | A$1,150 | Exhibition Hall |
| 8-Game | 1:00 pm | Final Day | Poker Room | |
| A$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Challenge | 2:10 pm | Final Day | Poker Room |
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