Stewart Scott raised to 250,000 and Peter Rho went into the tank. He then reraised all in for 2,175,000 and Scott instantly made the call. Their cards:

Scott: AA
Rho: AJ

Board: 98249

Peter Rho was eliminated in second place and he will take home $1,000,000 AUD in prize money. Stewart Scott is the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships main event champion! He takes home $2,000,000 AUD in prize money, the champions' gold bracelet, and a lot of national pride as an Australian claiming the crown.

That concludes our coverage of the main event. Check back in tomorrow at 4 p.m. AEDT (9 p.m. PST) for coverage of the Million Dollar Cash Game featuring Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Andrew Robl, and others. Minimum buy-in is $1 million and Card Player will bring you all of the action.

Elliot Smith limped from the button and Stewart Scott moved all in. Smith called for this tournament life and the two players turned up their hands:

Smith: AQ
Scott: A7

Board: KK1075

Smith was eliminated in third place and he will take home $700,000 AUD in prize money.








 

The players are on a 30-minute break.

Elliot Smith raised to 300,000 from the small blind and Stewart Scott called from the big blind. The flop was dealt 544 and both players checked. The turn fell 9 and both players checked again. The river fell 7 and Smith bet 500,000. Scott made the call and Smith turned over Q7. Scott mucked and his body language is now subdued as his chip lead continues to slip away.

The players are on a 10-minute break.