Eight players returned for final-table action in the online poker Event #5, $1,100 H.O.R.S.E, of the 2009 Aussie Millions casino. Van Marcus arrived with the overnight lead, with Leo Boxell his nearest competitor. A mere five hours after the final table kicked off, it was David Solomon who stood alone clutching the AU $30,380 top prize and the gold Aussie Millions championship ring. Solomon started the day in the middle of the pack.

As Jarred Solomon and Van Marcus collected pot after pot, Kerry Stead was finally squeezed out in third place ($15,190) during the Omaha hi/lo round.

Solomon took a big chip lead into heads-up play, but the back-and-forth poker contest lasted for nearly two hours before he was able to put away the wily Marcus. The deciding hand came in a big Omaha hi/lo pot. Marcus off as the runner-up ($20,580). Solomon’s first-place finish netted him $30,380 in prize money to go with his gold Event #5 poker championship ring.

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