James Chen Ships the 2017 Aussie Millions Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E.

Melbourne, Australia. Tuesday 17 January 2017. On the third day of the 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Taiwan’s James Chen won the first championship ring of the series, thanks to ANTON jewellery, taking down Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and walking away with the top prize of AUD$39,700 (USD$29,322) for his efforts.

The tournament attracted 49 players, representing a 26 percent increase from the 39 entrants that played this event the year before.

Chen entered the final day with double the chip stack of any other player and now has USD$619,330 in career tournament winnings according to The Hendon Mob, placing him in fifth place on the Taiwan All Time Money List. His biggest wins came in back-to-back years in the Macau Poker Cup High Roller Events. In 2015, he shipped the event’s top prize of HK$1,704,000 (USD$219,850). He took down the event again in 2016 for HK$2,273,000 (USD$293,044).