The Hall of Famers
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Not only are Lee Nelson and Leo Boxell two of the most well-known players in the tournament, they are two of the most well-known players in the entire Australasian region. Both Boxell and Nelson are part of the Australian Poker Hall of Fame. Any reader who is familiar with these two players knows that they are fantastic ambassadors for the game, but it is perhaps their tremendous poker results spanning many years that are the most impressive.
Boxell has more than $1 million in tournament winnings on his resume, with much of that success coming in the last twelve months. Boxell took home $330,000 for wining the 2011 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event. That became his biggest career score and his fourth six-figure result.
Nelson is perhaps best known for winning the 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event, taking home just shy of $1 million. Remarkably he made the final table of that event again just a few months ago at the 2012 Aussie Millions. It's not only the Aussie Millions where Nelson has seen success though, winning the 2011 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event for another big six-figure score in 2011.
Both of these players are deserving of their Hall of Fame places and both would be deserving winners here in Queenstown.