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Ari Engel Wins 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event for $1.6 Million

It was an unbelievable way to end an absolutely epic event, with Ari Engel becoming the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event champion inside Crown Poker Room on Sunday.

Engel's AU$1.6 million victory came at the end of a hard-fought heads-up battle when Tony Dunst attempted to make a tough hero call to double up. Unfortunately for Dunst, his fourth pair was no good against Engel's top pair and he had to settle for a second-place finish worth AU$1 million.

For Engel, the win marked the most remarkable one of his career, but he's certainly no stranger to success.