Aaron Benton wins big again in the Sydney APPT

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[ Posted December 7th, 2009 ] by contract

Aaron Benton APPT Winner Aaron Benton is riding a dream year in for his poker game this year. First it was online, where he finished the runner up finish in FTOPS Main Event earlier this year for a big score. But now he is making waves in the real world.

This time it was the 2009 Sydney APPT Main Event. Benton lasted through the 396 players to be the last man standing to win $594,000 AUD.

The world wind is not over for Aaron Benton, who knows we may see another big score for him in January when Australia’s biggest poker tournament begins in Melbourne for the Aussie Millions.

Here’s how the table came into the Main Event:

Seat 1: David Formosa – 956,000
Seat 2: Thomas Slifka – 758,000
Seat 3: Wayne Carlson – 1,114,000
Seat 4: Andrew Hiscox – 848,000
Seat 5: Leo Boxell – 1,236,000
Seat 6: Barry Forrester – 1,087,000
Seat 7: Aaron Benton – 1,790,000
Seat 8: Tom Grigg – 1,950,000
Seat 9: Ernst Hermans – 2,048,000

Here’s how the money was divided at the end of the tournament:

1st: Aaron Benton (Australia) – $594,000

2nd: Ernst Hermans (Netherlands) – $381,348

3rd: Leo Boxell (Australia) – $213,840

4th: Wayne Carlson (Australia) – $166,320

5th: Tom Grigg (Australia) – $130,680

6th: Andrew Hiscox (Australia) – $106,920

7th: Barry Forrester (Australia) – $83,160

8th: David Formosa (Australia) – $65,340

9th: Thomas Slifka (USA) – $47,520

You can qualify to the Aussie Millions or the next APPT Event Here

Lynn Gilmartin had the chance to catch up with Aaron after his big win…