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Casino Aussie Millions Poker Championship kicks off,
by Greg Tingle - 16th January 2010
Melbourne,
if not the whole of Australia, has poker fever, thanks
to casino king James Packer's brainchild, "Aussie
Millions".
WrestlingNewsMedia.com long time friend, associate and eyes and ears
of the industry, Keith "Bendigo" Sloan,
tipped us off that it would be huge and he was right
on the money.
Let's
start with some big picture stuff.... poker has been
widely acknowledged in a court of law as primarily
a game of skill. Sure, there's some luck involved,
but over time on measured tests, the skill factor
comes through. This is a key point in some of the
arguments put forward by the Poker Players Alliance.
Folks, professional poker is big business and is also
a form of sports tourism, something that's been picked
up on by the Victorian government, but something Australia's
Labor government is still trying to grasp. Maybe it
will be covered in the Aussie version of "Casino
Jack"!
Let
it be said from the get-go that Crown's Aussie Millions
gives some much needed balance into the news media
coverage of Australia's casino sector, which has been
copping a bit of a battering of late. Crown's connection
with tourism, sports tourism and high rollers is undisputed,
and the powers that be at Crown do give back to society
in a number of capacities, some of which is reported
and other elements that are done on the quite. It
was impossible to miss Warnie and Joe Hachem on Network
Ten's 7PM project last month.
It's
a given that when so many whales, high rollers and
the like are in town, there's vast financial resources
not far from the felt.
The
Salvation Army and Unicef are just a couple of worthy
causes that Crown and the powers that be have assisted
over the years.
This
year sees a reported 1,143 entrants have a punt at
Aussie Millions...a record for major poker tournaments
in Australia.
A
$1,143,000 prize pool will be split amongst the top
108 players, with first place set to collect the first
Aussie Millions Gold Championship Ring over $200,000
in cash.
Numerous
big names were in attendance for day one including
Tony G, Clonie Gowen, Sorel Mizzi, David Saab, Jason
Gray, Paul Khoury, Kenneth Damm and 2005 WSOP Champ
Joe Hachem. Players who returned to the felt for a
second chance included Tony Dunst , Emad Tahtouh,
Billy Argyros, Lee Nelson, Josh Field, Ben Delaney,
Andrew Jeffreys, Leo Boxell, Amanda De Cesare, Tino
Lechich, James Akenhead and 2009 Aussie Millions Champion
(and PartyPoker sponsored) Stewart Scott.
Nick
Haidaris has emerged with the chip lead of 165,300.
Eighty-three players remained from Day 1's starting
field. Those back for Day 2 include David Saab, JP
Kelly, Antonis Kambouroglou, Brendan Edmonds, Con
Tsapkounis, and Jim Sachinidis.
Players
not back for day 2 include Tony Dunst, 2009 Aussie
Millions Main Event Champ Stewart Scott, Emad Tahtouh,
Barny Boatman, Matthew Pearson, Rayan Nathan, Joe
Hachem, Tony G, Lee Nelson, Billy Argyros, Jonathan
Karamalikis, Michael Guzzardi, James Akenhead, Ben
Delaney, and Sorel Mizzi.
Day
2 at Crown Casino kicks off at 12:30 p.m where approximately
200 players will be giving it all they have in their
quest for the championship.
WrestlingNewsMedia.com encourages players (and management) on a winning
streak to continue to give back to society, and of
course the world is aware of those less fortunate
including in Haiti which was recently rocked by an
earthquake. Casinos and big gaming companies have
much bigger resources than most, so let's see if they
can even come close to helping to the extent that
they did when the Aussie Victorian bushfires hit last
March.
*The
writer holds shares in Crown Limited
*The writer is the founder and director of WrestlingNewsMedia.com
*The writer is a special contributor for Gambling911
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Millions Winner Signs With PartyPoker - 6th October
2009
Stewart
Scott, who made history earlier this year by winning
the Aussie Millions — the first time an
Australian has done so in the modern era —
has signed a deal to represent PartyPoker.com,
the company recently announced.
A
former gourmet chef turned professional poker
player, the 37-year-old Scott perfectly captures
the spirit of the casual-turned-professional poker
player. He’s making his Party Poker debut
at the PokerNews Cup in Melbourne, which recently
got underway.
"It's
great to put pen to paper and sign-up to represent
PartyPoker.com
-
it’s always been my site of choice,"
said Scott in a news release.
"I am looking forward to defending my Aussie
Millions title in January and am even more excited
that I will be doing this as an ambassador for
PartyPoker
with a large team of online qualifiers!"
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Aussie Millions
The
Australian Poker Championship, commonly known
as Aussie Millions is a poker tournament held
at the Crown Casino, in Melbourne, Australia.
It is the Southern Hemisphere's richest poker
tournament with a prize pool in excess of AU$7
Million.
Poker
at Crown was introduced in June 1997, with the
first major championship held shortly after in
July 1998. The Main Event was a AU$1,000 buy in
Limit Holdem tournament that attracted 74 entries
with a AU$74,000 prize pool.
The
Crown Australian Poker Championship, or the ‘Aussie
Millions’ as it became known, moved to January
in 2001, attracting 40 entrants with a AU$5,000
buy in for a prize pool of AU$200,000. January
2003 saw the event go international, attracting
a field of 122 entrants and a AUD$1,200,000 prize
pool.
In
January 2005, the Aussie Millions continued to
grow with 263 participants paying AU$10,000 each
to enter the No Limit Holdem Main Event, generating
the biggest prize pool ever in the Southern Hemisphere
of AU$2,630,000. Over half the field was from
overseas including players from New Zealand, England,
Ireland, Norway, Denmark, USA, Sweden, Holland,
Canada, Italy and Lebanon.
In
2006, 418 players competed for a share of the
AU$4,180,000 prize pool, including some of the
biggest names in the Poker world such as WSOP
Champion Joe Hachem, along with Phil Ivey, John
Juanda and Daniel Negreanu.
The
2007 championship commenced on Sunday 14th January,
2007 with the final table held on Friday 19th
January, 2007. The buy-in was AU$10,500 (AU$10,000+AU$500).
A record 747 players entered, which generated
a prize pool of AU$7,470,000. The top 80 players
were "in the money" and received between
AU$15,000 and AU$1,500,000 each.
The
2008 championship concluded on Sunday 20th January,
2008 with the winner being the 21 year old Russian
Alexander Kostritsyn. The buy-in was AU$10,500
(AU$10,000+AU$500). A record 780 players entered,
which generated a prize pool of AU$7,800,000.
The top 80 players were "in the money"
and received between AU$15,000 and AU$1,650,000
each. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
Crown Aussie Millions
*
The Aussie Millions is held each January at Crown
Casino, Melbourne Australia.
* The Championship includes 16 tournaments , offering
a total prize pool of AUD$10,500 No Limit Holdem
Main Event.
* The 2009 Aussie Millions will have a guaranteed
first prize of AUD$2 Million.
* The Main Event will be televised by Fox Sports
Net and broadcast internationally
Event
Statistics
* It is expected that there will be over 800 individual
players in the $10,500 Buy-In No Limit Holdem
Main Event in 2009
* Over 2,000 individual entrants will participate
in the two week series.
* Over 400 international visitors are expected
to attend from all over the world.
* The Aussie Millions generated approximately
8,000 room nights across Melbourne in January
2007, including over 5,000 at Crown.
* The Aussie Millions ranks as the sixth largest
poker tournament in the world.
* The 2007 Aussie Millions held the largest, 'cash
buy in' tournament ever, with a $100,500 event
attracting 20 players.
*
In 2009 the Aussie Millions will be home of the
World's Largest Cash Game with a AUD$1 Million
Buy-in
History
The
first Aussie Millions was held in 1998 with a
$1,000 buy-in and $74k prize pool and 10 international
participants mainly from New Zealand. Since then,
the tournament has grown year on year, to now
be a major event on the international poker tournament
circuit, and a 'must do' for any serious poker
player.
Main Event growth
* 2004 – 133 entrants, $1.33 million prize
pool, first prize $426,500
* 2005 – 263 entrants, $2.63 million prize
pool, first prize $1 million
* 2006 – 418 entrants, $4.18 million prize
pool, first prize $1.3 million
* 2007 – 747 entrants, $7.47 million prize
pool, first prize $1.5 million
* 2008 – 780 entrants, $7.80 million prize
pool, first prize $1.65 million
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