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After three long days and 32 levels of play, Kahle Burns has emerged as the 2016 Sydney Championships winner!

Burns outlasted a record Sydney Championships field of 428 players, including a dangerous final table that boasted the likes of Matthew Wakeman, Andy Lee, Stevan Chew and Jarryd Godena.

Burns came into the day's play with a healthy stack and by the time the final table arrived he had stormed into the chip lead - a lead he held for the majority of the evening.

And although his heads-up rival Joel Cohen proved a tough but to crack, it was Burns who ultimately prevailed to take home a first prize of almost $300,000. Congratulations to Burns on his memorable win!

The final table placings were as follows ...

1^st: Kahle Burns - $297, 203
2^nd: Joel Cohen - $189, 347
3^rd: Reece Bedot - $106, 058  
4^th: Jarryd Godena - $82, 090   
5^th: Marc Liddell - $65, 313   
6^th: Andrew Kitchen - $53, 329   
7^th: Andy Lee - $41, 345   
8^th: Stevan Chew - $32, 357   
9^th: Matthew Wakeman - $23, 968   

Kahle Burns bumped it up to 550,000 and Joel Cohen announced he was all-in. Burns called.

It was Cohen with  racing the  of Kahle Burns.

The board ran out  and Cohen is our runner-up!

(More to come ...)

 

Joel Cohen 

For the second time tonight, Kahle Burns shoved on a short-stacked Joel Cohen and for the second time tonight, Cohen woke up with a big pair.

This time it was Cohen with  against the  of Burns - the board providing no help to Burns as Cohen doubles again.

Kahle Burns - 8.8 million
Joel Cohen - 4 million

On a  flop, Kahle Burns bet 310,000 and Joel Cohen called. The turn was the  and this time Cohen called a bet of 410,000.

When the  landed on the river, Cohen led for 350,000 with Burns snap-calling. Cohen mucked his hand. 
 

Kahle Burns 10.3 million
Joel Cohen 2.5 million

With Joel Cohen down to 12 big blinds, Kahle Burns shoved from the button with  but ran into the  of Joel Cohen.

The board ran out  as Cohen doubles back through to 3.5 million.

Burns is on 9.3 million 

After limp-calling on the button pre-flop, Kahle Burns called a bet of 250,000 on the  flop.

On the  turn, Cohen bet 325,000 only for Burns to re-raise to 865,000. Cohen folded.

Burns is up to 9 million

On a  flop, Kahle Burns bets 175,000 and Joel Cohen raises to 575,000. Burns calls before both player check the  turn.

On the  river, Burns bet 750,000 with Cohen shaking his head before calling. Burns showed  to take down the pot and take back the chip lead 

On a  flop, Kahle Burns bet 230,000 and Joel Cohen called.

The turn was the  and Burns bet 575,000. Cohen called.

Botth players checked the  river with Burns mucking after Cohen showed .

Stacks are now just about even.