Phillip Willcocks Eliminated in 2nd Place (A$207,600)

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Phillip Willcocks had slowly been bleeding chips over the last several hands of play, with his aggressive style not quite doing the trick to take the APPT Melbourne Main Event title back to New Zealand.

Willcocks' demise started when he raised to 125,000 preflop and Boxell made the call.

The flop hit the felt showing {2-Hearts} {q-Spades} {6-Spades} and Boxell check-called a bet of 175,000 from Willcocks. The {4-Spades} on the turn would see Boxell again check-call a bet from Willcocks, this time 300,000.

Boxell would again check as the {j-Hearts} landed on the river. At this point Willcocks moved all-in and Boxell thought for several moments before making the call.

Willcocks had his tournament life on the line holding {j-Spades} {10-Hearts} , with the rivered pair of jacks not good enough to fend off the two-pair of Boxell, turning over {2-Spades} {4-Clubs} .

Willcocks made an extrememely solid effort to get where he was this evening and won't go home empty handed, making his way back to New Zealand with a very nice A$207,600 first prize.

As they say they, there can only be one winner, and that ladies and gentlement is Leo Boxell, the 2011 APPT Melbourne champion!