Celenza Leads PLO; Judah Still in Contention with 15 Left

Will Shillibier

Mel Judah will get the chance to win his fourth Aussie Millions ring today with just 15 players remaining in Event #3: A$1,150 Pot Limit Omaha.

Judah, who has won two WSOP bracelets and made the final table of the 1997 WSOP Main Event the year that Stu Ungar won, last won an ANTON Jewellery Championship ring back in 2013, and the 72-year-old's US$3.6m in lifetime earnings is good enough for ninth in the Australian all-time money list.

Mel Judah Aussie Millions Titles

Year	Event	Payout (AUD)	Payout (USD)
2009	A$1,100 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	A$30,600	US$21,737
2010	A$1,100 Team Event	A$30,520	US$28,169
2013	A$2,500 H.OR.S.E	A$25,000	US$26,392

Judah will not have an easy time, as he sits in the middle of the pack after bagging 146,000, with chip leader Claudio Celenza has almost five times that much with 690,000 in chips. Celenza has a modest poker resume, with a number of cashes in both Germany and the Czech Republic, but will be looking to make a statement after bagging almost 200,000 chips more than his nearest rival Matthew Edwards (499,000), and well clear of Roman Valerstein and Sherif Derias (both 381,000).

A$1,150 Pot Limit Omaha Final Day Seating Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
8	1	Roman Valerstein	381,000
8	2	Mick Franky	115,000
8	3	Sherif Derias	381,000
8	4	Matthew Sheils	140,000
8	5	Elias Harala	89,000
8	6	Mel Judah	146,000
8	7	Ryan Hong	343,000
8	8	Matthew Edwards	499,000

10	1	Matalia Rozova	70,000
10	2	Michele Guzzardi	332,000
10	3	Chi Truong	85,000
10	4	Martin Kozlov	166,000
10	6	Quan Zhou	326,000
10	7	Brian Mallon	123,000
10	8	Claudio Celenza	690,000

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (AUD)	Payout (USD)
1	$83,185	$57,398
2	$52,765	$36,408
3	$33,090	$22,832
4	$25,935	$17,895
5	$18,780	$12,958
6	$15,205	$10,491
7	$11,985	$8,270
8	$10,195	$7,035
9	$8,405	$5,799
10	$6,795	$4,689
11-12	$5,725	$3,950
13-15	$4,650	$3,209