The Action Down Under Gets Started

The 2010 Aussies Millions poker tournament series began last week at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The first event was a $1,100 AUD no limit hold’em game and had 1,143 players register to win their share of the $1.1Million AUD prize pool. This years’ series could set records as the largest live poker tournament in Australia’s poker history.

The Aussie Millions series will have a total of 20 poker events and will run until January 31st. The Main Event will be a $10,000AUD no limit Hold’em game and will run from Jan 24-30. Some of the other events of the series are sure to bring plenty of big players. There are three other events with large buy ins including the $10K HORSE, $10K pot limit Omaha and the $100,000 no limit Hold’em challenge.

Last year’s Main Event at the Aussie Million drew a field of 681 players and the winner, Stewart Scott, look home the top prize of $1.38million AUD.

A full schedule of the events is listed below and all dollar amounts are in AUD.

Thursday, Jan. 14 (3-day event): Event No. 1 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Jan. 17: Event No. 2 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, Jan. 18 (2-day event): Event No. 3 ($1,000 limit hold’em)
Tuesday, Jan. 19 (2-day event): Event No. 4 ($1,000 pot-limit Omaha)
Wednesday, Jan. 20 (2-day event): Event No. 5 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em bounties)
Thursday, Jan. 21 (2-day event): Event No. 6 ($1,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Friday, Jan. 22 (2-day event): Event No. 7 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys)
Saturday, Jan. 23 (2-day event): Event No. 8 ($100,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Jan. 24 (5-day event): Event No. 9 ($10,000 no-limit hold’em main event)
Sunday, Jan. 24: Event No. 10 ($500 no-limit hold’em shootout)
Monday, Jan. 25: Event No. 11 ($500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better)
Tuesday, Jan. 26: Event No. 12 ($500 seven-card stud)
Tuesday, Jan. 26 (3-day event): Event No. 13 ($5,000 heads-up no-limit hold’em)
Wednesday, Jan. 27: Event No. 14 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em team’s event)
Thursday, Jan. 28: Event No. 15 ($10,000 pot-limit Omaha)
Thursday, Jan. 28: Event No. 16 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Friday, Jan. 29: Event No. 17 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em/pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys)
Friday, Jan. 29 (2-day event): Event No. 18 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Saturday, Jan. 30 (2-day event): Event No. 19 ($5,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Jan. 31: Event No. 20 ($500 turbo no-limit hold’em)

News Added: 19 January, 2010

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