Aussie Millions
- 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