Congratulations to Tim O'Shea, Winner of Event 6: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed (AUD$81,370)!
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The sixth gold ring has just been handed out at the 2011 Aussie Millions. Tim O'Shea came into the day as the chip leader and while it wasn't always smooth sailing, he managed to hang on and win Event 6: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed.
At the end of Day 1, after 12 hours of play, the 373 players who entered had dwindled to two tables. A prizepool of AUD$373,000 was created, and first place would take home AUD$81,370.
The event attracted plenty of top players, including Aussies Tony Hachem, Eric Assadourian, Grant Levy, Mel Judah, and 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Stewart Scott, along with an international contingent, containing Simon Watt, Scott Montgomery, and Neil Channing. None of them, however, held on to make it to Day 2.
Nicholas Owens was the first to be eliminated on Day 2, just before the second level. Next to go, in 11th place, was Milan Gurung, followed by Michael Accardo, and Levi Blanchette.
Michael Guttman bubbled the unofficial final table, when he moved all in from the button with 
. Gautam Dhingra made the call with 
. Guttman didn't get the help he needed from the board and the final seven players were sent to the other side of the poker room to the feature table.
Just after play began at the feature table, Nino Marotta was eliminated, creating the official final table of six. The chips went back and forth for about two hours before the next elimination. Just after coming back from a break, Andrew Hinrichsen was eliminated in sixth place at the hands of Gautam Dhingra.
That's when things slowed up - a lot. For another two hours, the final five players were about even in chips. Then, a flurry of bustouts occurred and within 30 minutes, we had a winner.
Daniel Neilson tripled up when his jacks held against Jackson Zheng's tens and Kelsey Hendriks ace-king. That hand crippled Zheng and he was eliminated in the next hand in fifth place.
Just a hand after that Gutam Dhringa was eliminated when his sixes failed to hold against Tim O'Shea's ace-king. Just minutes after Shringa was eliminated, Hendriks hit the rail, also at the hands of O'Shea, leaving him heads up with Daniel Neilson.
O'Shea held a two-to-one chip lead over Neilson and after a few hands, O'Shea had taken care of Neilson as well. Our heads are still spinning from all the action.
Congratulations to Tim O'Shea, who pocketed AUD$81,370 for his efforts
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