Malaysian businessman Richard Yong, who is known for participating in the huge cash games in Macau as well as being a frequent entrant at the various Super High Roller tournaments accross the globe, has defeated an incredibly strong final table to claim the biggest live score of his career.
As we have previously reported, the final table of the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge was reached on January 26, but the final table was put on hold until the Main Event ended to give every player a shot to make a deep run at the Main Event aswell.
The finale started on January 31 with an incredible lineup.
Seat 1. Erik Seidel – 1.083.000
Seat 2. Scott Seiver – 545.000
Seat 3. Richard Yong – 554.000
Seat 4. Justin Bonomo – 833.000
Seat 5. Ole Schemion – 1.888.000
Seat 6. Alex Trevallion – 291.000
Seat 7. Dani Stern – 656.000
Seat 8. Jason Mo – 1.150.000
Alex Trevallion, who won the A$25,000 High Roller earlier last week was the first one to bust, he shoved with T-8, Yong called with A-7 and held to send the young Australian talent packing.
Yong busted Stern not much later when the latter shoved his short stack over Yongs raise. Yong called with 9-7 which made a pair against Sterns A-K on the T-J-6-2-9 board.
Schemion then busted two players, his 4-4 held up against Erik Seidel’s A-T and his K-T hit a straight against Jason Mos A-7 on the 6-Q-J-A-K board.
Justin Bonom busted in fourth after his A-Q couldn’t hold up against Seiver’s K-9. The players went on dinner break with the following chipcounts.
Richard Yong – 2.660.000
Scott Seiver – 2.535.000
Ole Schemion – 1.805.000
During Level 22 (40,000/80,000-10,000 ante) Schemion raised the button, Seiver shoved from the small blind and Yong reshoved from the big blind. Schemion got out of the way, Seiver showed 7-7 which was dominated by Yong’s J-J and the board ran out clean.
Richard Yong – 4.915.000
Ole Schemion – 2.085.000
Yong won a big pot at the beginning of the heads-up with top pair, but Schemion managed to double up several times to increase his stack to 5.700.000.
Yong was all-in and at risk with A-7 against A-J, but managed to make a straight on the 5-8-K-9-6 board.
On Level 23 (50,000-100,000-10,000 ante) Yong limped on the button and Schemion checked. On the board of 7-6-2 with two hearts, Schemion checked, Yong bet 150,000 and called when Schemion check/raised all-in for 1.500,000.
Yong showed J-T of diamonds while Schemion had 9-8. The turn and river came a 6 and a 4 and Yong’s Jack high held up. With that he claimed the A$1.870.000 first prize, which is the biggest score of his career.
Final table results:
1. Richard Yong – A$1.870.000
2. Ole Schemion – A$1.350.000
3. Scott Seiver – A$1.000.000
4. Justin Bonomo – A$800.000
5. Jason Mo – A$630.000
6. Erik Seidel – A$500.000
7. Dani Stern – A$400.000
8. Alex Trevallion – A$310.000
