Xuan Liu Runner-Up At Aussie Millions 6-Max Event

Xuan Liu Runner-Up At Aussie Millions 6-Max Event888poker Ambassador Xuan Liu has finished runner-up to Australian Sean O’Reilly at the Aussie Millions $1,150 NLHE 6-Max, after going into the heads-up phase at a more than 5-1 chip disadvantage. Following Xuan Liu’s impressive performance which earned her $71,500, the Canadian pro now takes her live tournament winnings to $1,522,301, later tweeting:
“You guys are awesome. Thanks so much for the virtual and live rail <333 very happy with my 2nd place, really! More to come…”
The $1,150 NLHE 6-Max attracted 496 players to the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia, and amongst the notable pros then seeing a return on their investment was Andrew Hinrichsen (43rd), Ash Warner (36th), Martin Finger (34th), Anthony Hachem (33rd), Rory Young (32nd), Tony Hachem (30th), Dennis Huntly (29th) and Tom Grigg (23rd).
By the time the final table of seven had been set, Sean O’Reilly was the chip leader, with Xuan Liu in second spot, and the Canadian pro (K-Q) then eliminated a short-stacked Robbie Fisher-O’Brien (7-5) from the competition in 7th for $10,500, before doing likewise to Shivan Abdine in 5th ($30,500).
Meanwhile, Sean O’Reilly (7-5) took care of Adam Jarvis (K-K) in 6th ($20,500), David Urban in 4th ($41,000), and Bobby Zhang in 3rd ($52,500) to go heads-up against Xuan Liu for the title.
However, Sean O’Reilly’s big stack put Xuan Liu under instant pressure, and after he shoved the button with K-2 Xuan Liu (A-10) made the call, but was then eliminated after the board ran out 6-8-2-A-K.
Final Table Resullts:
1st Sean O’Reilly – $107,200
2nd Xuan Liu – $71,500
3rd Bobby Zhang – $52,500
4th David Urban – $41,000
5th Shivan Abdine – $30,500
6th Adam Jarvis – $20,500
7th Robbie Fisher-O’Brien – $10,500
In 2012, Xuan Liu became the first women’s player to reach the final table at the PCA, where she eventually finished the Main Event in 4th for a $600,000 payday, with her other career highlights including a 3rd place finish at the 2011 EPT San Remo Main Event for $524,705.


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