If you've played in any respect at the Australian poker circuit, likelihood is that someday you've run into Australian Hall of Famer Leo Boxell.

'The Mechanic' as he's also known, Boxell has a poker resume dating back to the nineties. And to mention that resume is impressive really wouldn't be doing him justice.

With four Aussie Millions gold rings, three Aussie Millions Main Event final table appearances, three APPT final tables and an APPT title among his over 1.3 million dollars worth of live scores it is easy to peer why Boxell was inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame back in 2012.

Australian Poker Hall of Famer - Leo Boxell

He was set to sit down this week after satelliting his way into the principle Event, but a nasty knee meant that Boxell couldn't take a seat for greater than ten minutes at a time. While this bad fortune meant 'The Mechanic' do not need a shot on the last ANZPT title, it opened the door for his son Danny to step in.

Danny Boxell only has two live cashes to his name, the last of which dates back to 2011, but that hasn't stopped him from putting on a show here frequently Event. It looks as if poker ability may well be genetic as Danny started Day 2 third in chips with 107,100 and has already accumulated more this afternoon.

Making waves this week - Danny Boxell

One of the primary critical pots propelling the more youthful Boxell to his current chip position came yesterday during Level 4. Holding king-nine he lead out on a nine-high flop and after two callers, a 3rd player moved all in for 20,000 in chips. Danny made the decision and with the opposite two out of ways he discovered he was up against two overcards and a flush draw. He would ultimately fade danger and scoop the pot for a stack of 70,000.

While we missed the action on another crucial spot that Danny found himself in, his father was nice enough to fill us in at the details. Leo said it gave the impression of his son was in trouble after finding himself a part of a three-way all in with pocket kings against pocket nines and pocket aces. Chasing a king to stick alive he found one when the board ran out and tripled as much as keep his tournament run alive.

With his Hall of Famer father here supporting him and with one of the vital big chip stacks maybe Danny Boxell can follow in his father's footsteps this week. We'll be watching to look if he could make it to the cash tonight and push directly to the overall table to chase that $261,200 first place prize!

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