Gary Benson Wins PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational ($50,000)
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Benson was the first Australian player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, when he took first place in $1,500 Seven-Card Stud during the 1996 WSOP. He had a tough final table that year which featured Andy Bloch and Humberto Brenes.
Benson's victory tonight was not an easy task. He had to outlast a mixture of some of the best veteran players such as Billy the Croc, Tony G, Jeff Lisandro, Sam Khouiss, Lee Nelson and a handful of young guns like David Saab, Arul Thillai, Mark Vos, and Emad Tahtouh. He held them all off en route to his victory.
"I got lucky with the A-10," Benson said about the final hand. "Emad played fantastic poker. If a 5 falls on the turn, he probably wins it. But an Ace fell and I won."
Their heads up match lasted thirty minutes before Benson finally finished off Tahtouh.
Congrats to Gary Benson for winning the PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational.
Click here to check out Gary's Pre-Event interview, along with all the other videos from this event.