• The Aussie Millions is held each January at Crown Casino, Melbourne Australia.
  • The 2009 championship had 18 official events, culminating in the AUD$10,500 No Limit Holdem Main Event.
  • The 2009 Aussie Millions had a guaranteed first place 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 2010
  • Over 2,000 individual entrants will participate across the championship events.
  • Over 400 international visitors are expected to attend from all over the world.
  • The Aussie Millions generates approximately 8,000 room nights across Melbourne in January of each year, including over 5,000 at Crown.
  • The Aussie Millions ranks as the sixth largest poker tournament in the world.
  • The 2009 Aussie Millions was 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 History

  • 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
  • 2009 – 681 entrants, $6.81 million prize pool, first prize $2 million
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