Kahle Burns Wins 2020 Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD Super High Roller

Kahle Burns has been one of tournament poker’s hottest players in recent months. Since the start of October of 2019, the Australian poker pro has made 12 final tables and won five titles. His most recent victory came in the 2020 Aussie Millions $100,000 AUD super high roller. Burns outlasted a field of 54 total entries to win $1,746,360 AUD ($1,204,988 USD). This was the second-largest score of his career, and it brought his lifetime live tournament earnings to more than $9.5 million.

In addition to the money and the title, Burns was also awarded 600 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion of this event. This was already his second title and third final-table finish of 2020. As a result of his strong start to the year, Burns has climbed into fourth place in the POY race standings, which are sponsored by Global Poker.

Burns entered the final table of this event as the chip leader, with poker’s all-time money leader Bryn Kenney sitting in second place on the leaderboard.

Timothy Adams was the first player eliminated inside the money. He got his last chips in on a Q95 flop holding Q3. He got called by Alex Foxen, who had flopped top set with the QQ. The A on the turn gave Adams a backdoor flush draw, but the 4 on the river saw him knocked out in seventh place ($218,903 USD).

Britain’s Sam Grafton was the next to fall. He shoved for 610,000 from the cutoff holding J9 and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind with K8. King high was enough to secure the pot for Kenney by the river. Grafton took home $255,604 USD as the sixth-place finisher.

Michael Soyza’s tournament concluded with a blind-versus-blind showdown. It folded to him in the small blind and he moved all-in for just over 4 big blinds with J4. Burns called with K7 from the big blind. Neither player improved and Soyza hit the in fifth place ($292,118 USD).

With that Burns took a sizable lead into four-handed action. He extended his advantage even further by eliminating Brey Kenney in fourth place. Alex Foxen kicked off the hand by raising from the button. Kenney three-bet to 975,000 holding AK and Burns shoved with the 1010. Foxen got out of the way and Kenney called. The board ran out Q83Q4 and Burns’ tens held up. Kenney earned $401,663 USD for his latest deep run, increasing his career earnings to more than $56.6 million.

Burns continued his knockout spree by busting 2019 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker champion Aaron Van Blarcum in third place. Burns raised to 210,000 from the button with K7. Van Blarcum shoved for 950,000 out of the small blind with AJ. The 86435 board gave Burns the winning straight. Van Balrcum secured $511,207 USD for his strong showing.

With that Burns took more than a 3.5:1 lead into heads-up play against Alex Foxen, who is also one of the brightest young stars on the tournament scene at the moment. Foxen was unable to overcome the huge defecit. He ultimately got his last chips in with A9, only to run into the A10 of Burns. The board came down K1089Q and Burns made a pair of tens to secure the pot and the title. Foxen earned $766,997 as the runner-up finisher. The score saw his lifetime earnings grow to more than $16.1 million.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:

Winner photo via Aussie Millions’ Twitter account.

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