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Aussie Millions Poker Championship is scheduled to take place from Saturday, January 4 through Saturday, January 25 and will feature 23 championship poker tournaments.
As usual, the host venue, Crown Melbourne, is gearing up preparations to welcome some of Australia’s and the world’s best tournament poker players. Often, when asked about the most favourite casino outside Las Vegas, the majority of pros name the Crown in Melbourne.
This event has five starting flights and a A$1 million (€626k) prize pool guarantee. The 2019 Aussie Millions Opening event became the largest-ever tournament at Crown Casino with a,1752 entries.
There will be three Challenge events – one with a A$25,000 (€15k) buy-in fee, one with a A$50,000 (€31k) buy-in, and of course the A$100,000 (€62k) buy-in Challenge.
The 2020 Aussie Millions A$10,600 (€6,6k) Main Event starts Friday, January 17, and has three starting flights, one each across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The final table will be played on Friday, January 24. The winner is said to walk away with an estimated A$1.8 million (€1,1m) and champion’s bracelet valued at more than A$25,000 (€16k).
Last year, Bryn Kenney was crowned as Main Event the victor as he was the last man standing from a field of 822 participants. After a three-way deal with Mike Del Vecchio and Andrew Hinrichsen, Kenney took home a first-place prize of A$1,272,598 (€800k).
“The 2019 Aussie Millions saw records smashed right across the board. We watched the ‘Main Event’ scale heights previously unseen; we re-established ourselves as an integral stop on the High Roller circuit; total prize pools exceeded A$30 million and overall participation broke through 8,600 – all served to produce arguably the most memorable series in Australian poker history. January 2020 allows us the opportunity to continue to stamp ourselves as an elite poker destination for players right across the globe – and we are more than ready to accept that challenge and remain committed to providing the best experience possible,” said Joel Williams, Crown Melbourne Tournament Director.
