Australia’s Aaron Lim has become the first player to win two Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event’s after securing the Manila title at PokerStars LIVE in the City of Dreams.

It took the European Poker Tour (EPT) 10-years to find a two-time Main Event champion, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (AAPT) did it in nine. Aaron Lim following in the high heels of Victoria Coren Mitchell to take down the APPT9 Main Event in Manila two years after doing likewise in Seoul, South Korea.

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The 29-year old Australian pro managed to come out on top of a scrap involving 585 entrants. He earned PHP6,016,250 (USD$131,780) and a seat in the 2015 Asia Poker Championships worth HK$100,000 for his hard work. He beat 222 entrants to take his first title, and $111,088 in prize money back in Season 7. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder has now earned $1.9m in live tournament earnings.