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.

How’d you like to get yourself a piece of $15 million? Now that’s what I’m talking about! 

PokerStars are hosting the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) and are putting a guaranteed $15 million over 23 great events. The $2,600 main event has a $5 million guarantee! Between September 14^th and 30^th, you’ll have a chance to play just about any game you want for big money.

The WCOOP is the largest tournament series held online and one of the largest poker series in the world, online or offline. In 2006, PokerStars hosted 18 events and guaranteed $10,000,000, eventually awarding over $18,500,000 in prizes!  

If you fancy the HORSE event it’s on Saturday September 22^nd with a $215 buy-in. Not bad for a guarantee of $200,000. Nice! Got a bit more buy-in money but not confident enough for HORSE? No problem, PokerStars have a number of No Limit Hold’em with up to a cool $5,000,000 guarantee. Woo Hoo! Whatever your poker game they have events for all, Razz, 7 Card Stud, Limit Hold’em Omaha and more. Where from as little as a buy-in of $215 they have a guaranteed million. Check out PokerStars WCOOP tournament for details and event schedule. Maybe our own Squirrel is feeling lucky already and might give it a go! You never know your luck!

 Monster