Top Set for Higgs

Chad Holloway

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Two days ago, Sam Higgs topped a field of 213 players to win Event #5: $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha here at the 2014 Aussie Millions. Higgs defeated a tough final table that included Gary Benson (8th - $6,930), Anthony Hachem (7th - $9,590), and Jarred Graham (5th - $15,980). The final table also included Slade Fisher, who was making his second final table of the 2014 Aussie Millions.

Higgs and Slade actually battled in heads-up play, and in what would be the final hand, Fisher raised to 60,000 at the 12,000/24,000 level, Higgs called, and the flop came down . Higgs bet the pot and then called when Fisher moved all in for approximately 300,000.

Higgs:
Fisher:

Fisher was ahead with his aces, but Higgs held a pair of nines and a flush draw. The turn was of no consequence, but the river was. Higgs made his flush, and just like that he captured his first Aussie Millions gold ring.

Higgs is in today's Main Event and looking for more gold. In a recent hand, the player in the cutoff opened for 525 and then called when Higgs three-bet to 1,625 from the small blind. When the flop came down , Higgs aggressively fired out 1,700 and his opponent insta-mucked. Higgs then flashed for top set.