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The 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event has finally come to a close and crowned its champion. It was over nine hours of tough play at the final table, with Aussie veteran Leo Boxell the last man standing and going home with the trophy and the hefty A$330,000 first place prize!
VIDEO: Our Nicole Pickering interviews the Winner + more videos from APPT Melbourne CLICK HERE
It is somewhat poetic that the first time the Asia Pacific Poker Tour made its way to Melbourne it would be won by a local boy, born and raised, and its hard to think of a more deserving player of the victory, with Leo Boxell a staple of the Australian poker industry for four decades and counting.
The final table was a hectic ride with many players putting themselves in good position to take down a victory, however, when heads-up play was finally reached it was only Boxell and New Zealander Phillip Willcocks who were still in the running for the title.
An early hand in the heads-up battle left Willcocks with a big lead, when Boxell got his stack in preflop holding 
and not being able to catch up against the 
of Willcocks.
Boxell had some work to do with a 3-1 chip deficit, and that’s exactly what he did, managing to claw his way back to a chip lead and eventually winning the championship when he held 
against the 
of Willcocks, on a 
board. When all the chips went in on the turn and Boxell tabled his hand, the rail watched on and erupted in applause as a champion was crowned when the river hit the felt.
More Leo Boxell and more Live Reporting content...
View Leo Boxell's Player Profile and results history: HERE
Full hand by hand stories from the final table: HERE
More Final table Video and INterviews from the floor in Melbourne: HERE
| Place | Winner | Sponsor | Prize (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Boxell | 330,000 | |
| 2 | Phillip Willcocks | 207,600 | |
| 3 | Steve Bouya | 116,000 | |
| 4 | William Jones | 88,600 | |
| 5 | Van Marcus | 73,300 | |
| 6 | Michael Frydman | 58,000 | |
| 7 | Eddie Mascardi | PokerStars Qualifier | 45,800 |
| 8 | Jackson Zheng | PokerStars Qualifier | 36,700 |
| 9 | Julius Colman | 27,500 | |
| 10 | Aharon Shabtay | 18,300 | |
| 11 | James Obst | 18,300 | |
| 12 | Luke Edwards | PokerStars Qualifier | 18,300 |
| 13 | Fabian Craib | 15,300 | |
| 14 | Steven Calder | 15,300 | |
| 15 | Michael Guzzardi | 15,300 | |
| 16 | Aaron Lim | 15,300 | |
| 17 | Ivan Zalac | 12,200 | |
| 18 | Kyle Cheong | 12,200 | |
| 19 | Anatoly Parshenkov | PokerStars Qualifier | 12,200 |
| 20 | Mitch Carle | 12,200 | |
| 21 | Antonis Kambouroglou | 9,800 | |
| 22 | Marcus Lau | PokerStars Qualifier | 9,800 |
| 23 | Ricky Kroesen | PokerStars Qualifier | 9,800 |
| 24 | Keiran Harris | PokerStars Team Online | 9,800 |
| 25 | Norah Greer | 8,600 | |
| 26 | Mishel Anunu | PokerStars Qualifier | 8,600 |
| 27 | Scott Peel | 8,600 | |
| 28 | Koray Turker | PokerStars Qualifier | 8,600 |
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