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AUSSIE MILLIONS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT
Fri
9 Aug '13
Asia-Pacific’s richest and most prestigious poker
series to run from Thursday 23 January to Monday 10
February 2014 at Crown Melbourne
Main Event Championship Begins Sunday 1 February 2014
MELBOURNE,
Australia. Tuesday 6th August 2013. Crown Melbourne
has today announced the 2014 Aussie Millions Poker
Championship schedule, Thursday 23 January to Monday
10 February 2014.
Hosted
by Crown, one of the world’s leading integrated
entertainment resorts, the 2014 Aussie Millions will
officially commence on Thursday 23 January 2013 with
the first Aussie Millions event, the AUD$1,100 No
Limit Holdem, at 6:15pm.
The
Aussie Millions is a festival of poker, with 20 separate
poker events with buy-ins ranging from AUD$1,100 to
AUD$250,000. The comprehensive slate of the game’s
most popular variations will be on offer and a total
of 19 coveted Aussie Millions ‘Championship Rings’
will be awarded to each event winner.
The
winner of the Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’
will not only walk away with an estimated AUD$1.6
Million dollar first prize but also the one of a kind
Main Event Champion bracelet valued at over AUD$25,000.
With
a reputation that ranks it alongside the highly acclaimed
World Series of Poker (WSOP), Crown will transform
into a mecca of the poker world for the Aussie Millions,
during the peak of the Australian Summer and host
an anticipated 4,000 guests from around the globe,
all vying for a slice of the anticipated AUD$20,000,000
plus total prize pool.
The
prize pools provide a substantial incentive to travel
and in addition each winner will receive a ‘Championship
Ring’ for their victory. While the entry fees
may sit outside the budget of some players, everyone
can qualify via the countless satellite tournaments
held during the year and during the event itself,
offering players the chance to win a place in the
Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ for a fraction
of the AUD$10,600 entry fee.
The
annual poker tradition, which dates back to 1998,
has become a must-visit tournament for global poker
players including revered players like 2007 Aussie
Millions Champion, Gus Hansen. “It’s the
place I keep coming back to for the poker, the Australian
Open tennis, the atmosphere, the staff and the Australian
people. The exquisite effort by Crown to make it a
great event for the novice, the aspiring amateur and
the high-stakes pro keeps you coming back time after
time,” said Hansen.
The
Aussie Millions also has major high-stakes cash-game
action in the Crown Poker Room and the exclusive Mahogany
Room. The Crown Poker Room is one of the most prestigious
poker venues in the world and is the largest outside
Northern America, consisting of over 70 premium poker
tables.
The
2014 Aussie Millions will feature an opportunity for
players to re-enter once in every event with the exception
of the ‘Main Event’. Players playing the
AUD$250,000 Challenge will be afforded unlimited rebuys
for the first four hours of play, which gives the
potential for the winner of this tournament to walk
away with a first prize in excess of AUD$2,000,000.
The
coveted Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’, with
a buy-in of AUD$10,600, is the grandest spectacle
of all poker events and will garner the majority of
the media coverage. The ‘Main Event’ which
begins on Monday 2 February at 2:15pm, will culminate
in the Final Table on Sunday 9 February at 12:15pm.
In
terms of prize money, the prestigious Aussie Millions
‘Main Event’ shares the limelight with some
of Victoria’s other major events including the
Melbourne Cup, Australian Open and the AFL Grand Final.
HISTORY
OF THE AUSSIE MILLIONS POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Poker
was introduced to Crown in June 1997 with the first
major championship, then known as the Australasian
Poker Championship, held in July 1998. The Main Event
was a $1,000 buy in Limit Holdem tournament that attracted
74 entries with a total prize pool of $74,000.
In
January 2001, the Crown Australian Poker Championship
or the ‘Aussie Millions’ as it later became
known, attracting 40 entrants with a $5,000 buy in
for a prize pool of $200,000. January 2003 saw the
event go truly international, attracting a field of
122 entrants and a $1.2m prize pool.
In
2005, the Aussie Millions reached new heights with
a record 263 participants paying $10,000 each to enter
the No Limit Holdem Main Event, generating a total
prize pool of $2,630,000, the biggest in the Southern
Hemisphere. Over half the field travelled internationally
from New Zealand, England, Ireland, Norway, Denmark,
USA, Sweden, Holland, Canada, Italy and Lebanon.
In
2006 the Aussie Millions proved itself as one of the
world’s top multi-million dollar Poker events
when 418 players competed for a slice of the AUD$4,180,000
prize pool including some of the biggest names in
the Poker world; WSOP Champion Joe Hachem, Phil Ivey,
John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Kathy
Leibert, Scott Fischman, Chip Jett, David Williams,
Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Sexton, Tony G, Jesse Jones,
Clonnie Gowan and many more.
The
2007 Aussie Millions again exceeded all expectations
with main event player numbers increasing by over
70% year on year, attracting 747 entrants. The event
was filmed by Fox Sports Net for the second consecutive
year and with high profile pro player Gus Hansen winning
the event and collecting the $1.5 million first prize,
the 10 episode series attracted a wide audience.
In
2008 21-Year-Old Russian Young Gun Alexander Kostritsyn
was Crowned Aussie Millions Champion where he took
down one of the toughest NL Hold'em tournament players
in the world in Erik Seidel for the victory. Seidel
walked away in second place with a cool AUD$1 Million.
Kostritsyn took home AUD$1.65 Million, the largest
prize ever awarded in a live poker tournament in the
Southern Hemisphere. He outlasted a record field of
780 players who anted up the AUD$10,000 buy-in for
the ‘Main Event’, creating an unprecedented
prize pool of AUD$7.80 Million.
More
recently, the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event saw
the title remain on it's own soil with the first Aussie
ever to win the Aussie Millions - Stewart Scott. The
Main Event was the culmination of 18 individual events,
which generated more than AUD$13 million in total
prize money.
Following
on from the enormous ratings success of the US screening
of the 2007 and 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event, Crown
and Fox Sports Net (FSN) partnered up for another
year that again saw the Aussie Millions filmed for
broadcast internationally in 2009 with a reach of
over 81 million homes. A coup for Australian Poker,
Crown’s collaboration with FSN further consolidates
the prestige, recognition and credibility of the Aussie
Millions, particularly in America, the home of Texas
Holdem, and a country that widely considers poker
its national game.
In
2010 the Championship remained on home soil once a
again with a local university student, Tyron Krost,
taking out the top prize. The 23-year-old battled
746 players over five days to take the title home
to Sydney, along with the $2 million AUD first-place
prize.
In
2011 for the third consecutive year an Australian
player captured the Aussie Millions Main Event title.
A 67 year old grandfather from Melbourne, David Gorr
dominated the final table on his way to the win and
the $2,000,000 first place prize. David has been a
long time player in the Crown Poker room and his is
the first victory for a true local.
In
2012, an Australian again kept the Aussie Millions
trophy in the country. 26 year old Melbourne banker
Oliver Spiedel collected a whopping $1.6 million in
prize money after winning the Main Event, overcoming
a field of 659 entrants from all over the globe.
This
year, 29 year old Mervin 'The Cat' Chan of Malaysia
emerged victorious as the winner of the 2013 Aussie
Millions Main Event. Collecting a massive $1.6 million
prize as well as a Chrysler 300C, trophy and stunning
Aussie Millions diamond and rose gold bracelet by
LK Jewellery. Overcoming a field of 629 entrants,
the win was the culmination of a mental and physical
marathon.
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Tyron
Krost Wins Aussie Millions “Golden Ticket”
This
is the 10th Anniversary of the Aussie Millions, held
at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, and to
help celebrate the event, there was a special Tournament
of Champions held for all the previous winners of
the Aussie Millions Main Event:
2003
– Peter Costa
2004 – Tony Bloom
2005 – Jamil Dia
2006 – Lee Nelson
2007 – Gus Hansen
2008 – Alexander Kostritsyn (unable to attend)
2009 – Stewart Scott
2010 – Tyron Krost
2011 – David Gorr
Eight
of the former champions were able to make the event,
but the 2008 winner, Alexander Kostritsyn, was not
able to make the trip this year as his wife is expected
to give birth to their first child at any moment.
After
missing 40 minutes of play from being at the final
table of the $1,000 NLHE w/rebuys event (where he
finished fourth), Tyron Krost then went on to win
this prestigious event, securing himself a special
prize called the Golden Ticket. This will allow a
lifetime of buy-ins for the Aussie Millions $10,000
Main Event and, considering Krost was the youngest
player at 25 years, he is sure to get a lot of value!
Here’s
the final results of the Tournament of Champions:
Tyron
Krost - winner of the Golden Ticket
Tony Bloom
Lee Nelson
Gus Hansen
Peter Costa
David Gorr
Jamil Dia
Stewart Scott
News
2012
Aussie Millions Day 1B: James Dempsey Starts Slow,
Finishes Strong
Day
1B of the 2012 Aussie Millions likely did not go exactly
as James Dempsey planned, but the end result had to
be to his liking. The Brit was on the ropes for much
of the day, but in poker, just about anything is possible
and at the end of Monday’s play, Dempsey was
the chip leader with a stack of 189,000 sitting in
front of him. Australia’s Ilir Beluli is nipping
at his heels with 182,700, while Kenna James, Nbail
Edgtton, and Paul Wilde round out the top five Day
1B finishers, all with more than 140,000 chips.
For
most of Monday, Dempsey couldn’t find any traction.
Nothing he tried worked and his 30,000 chip starting
stack dwindled to 6,000 by the dinner break. In the
last couple levels of the night, however, he went
on a major run, piling chip upon chip, breaking the
100,000 barrier and eventually finishing as the chip
leader.
James
Dempsey, known as “Flushy” in the poker
community, is highly respected online tournament player,
with about a million dollars in online tourney earnings.
While he hasn’t been as prolific online recently,
Dempsey has ranked as high as 30th on the PocketFives
worldwide tournament rankings. On the live tournament
circuit, he had his breakthrough moment in 2010 when
he captured his first and only World Series of Poker
(WSOP) bracelet, winning the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em
event for $197,470. He then followed that up less
than two weeks later with a runner-up finish in the
$10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 Championship, earning him another
$301,789. This past December, Dempsey upped the ante,
winning the $10,000 Championship Event of the Doyle
Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, banking
$821,612.
Day
1B saw 187 players register for the Aussie Millions,
following the 153 that entered Day 1A. Tuesday’s
Day 1C is expected to be larger than either of the
first two and will ultimately determine the prize
pool. Play will resume at 12:30pm local time at the
Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia as the final
Day 1 flight kicks off. The tournament is slated to
run through Saturday.
While
Dempsey led the Day 1B field, the overall leader remains
Day 1A’s Brett Watson, who is the only player
with over 200,000 chips. At 257,400, he reigns far
above the rest of the players.
2012
Aussie Millions Main Event – End of Day 1B Chip
Leaders
1.
James Dempsey – 189,000
2. Ilir Beluli – 182,700
3. Kenna James – 151,400
4. Nabil Edgtton – 148,300
5. Paul Wilde – 146,500
6. Octavian Vogele – 120,000
7. Emad Maaree – 112,500
8. Tom Dwan – 107,400
9. Dennis Huntly – 88,000
10. Chris O’Donnell – 71,500
Combined
Days 1A and 1B Chip Leaders
1.
Brett Watson – 257,400
2. James Dempsey – 189,000
3. Ilir Beluli – 182,700
4. Paul Sing – 177,100
5. Ben Jenkins – 154,500
6. Kenna James – 151,400
7. Nabil Edgtton – 148,300
8. Paul Wilde – 146,500
9. Rob Angood – 133,200
10. Andrew Hinrichsen – 132,900 (Credit:
Poker News Daily)
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Hurry
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Millions package into a first place finish –
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News
Aussie
Millions At Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia
If
there’s one thing the Australians love more than
gambling it’s sport and for them poker is fair
game. This means that once the cards hit the felt
at the Aussie Millions you can expect a raucous atmosphere
from the crowds inside the Crown Poker Room. Indeed,
since its inception the Main Event has grown immensely
from just 133 runners in 2004, to 681 runners in 2009
and 721 in 2011.
The
Aussie Millions is considered to be one of the game’s
crowning majors – on a par with the WSOP or the
WPT World Championship – and for good reason
too. The Melbourne-based tournament is situated in
one of the most desirable locations in the southern
hemisphere and will again be hosted at the world-class
Crown Casino complex, where all manner of poker action
will unfold from January 12–30.
As
ever the 2012 Aussie Millions schedule will be highlighted
by the AU$10,600 Main Event, a five-day behemoth that
last year awarded a staggering AU$2 million to winner
David Gorr, but that will be just one of the 26 events
on offer this year. Perhaps one of the more eye-catching
side events taking place will be the $100,000 Challenge
– a two-day event that will pit a granite-hard
field of the game’s elite against one another
for a total prizepool that last year exceeded AU$3,800,000.
But while that blue chip tournament may well be out
of reach for all but a select few of poker’s
established Illuminati, there will be plenty of mid-high-stakes
action for the more budget-conscious traveller, as
outlined on the schedule at www.aussiemillions.com
Aussie
Millions highlights
So,
what should you be playing to keep yourself busy in
January? Here’s our pick of the action over the
fortnight. (All entries are in Australian Dollars.)
January
12–15 - $1,000+100 - NLHE Freezeout
January
16–18 - $1,000+100 - PLO
January
17–19 - $1,100+100 - NLHE Shootout
January
21–22 - $1,500+150 - NLHE Bounty Event
January
22–28 - $10,000+600 - NLHE MAIN EVENT
January
22–23 - $100,000+500 - NLHE $100,000 CHALLENGE
January
23 - $4,750+250 - Chinese Poker
January
25–26 - $2,250+250 - H.O.R.S.E.
January
29–30 - $10,000+500 - 8-Game Mix
News
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Millions Winner Signs With PartyPoker - 6th October
2009
Media
Man founder and director buys Crown Limited and Virgin
Blue shares - 12th October 2009
News
David
Gorr Wins 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event: Title Stays
Down Under
(Credit:
Gambling911)
David
Gorr has won the 2011 Aussie Millions main event,
ensuring the title stays down under for a third consecutive
year.
The
68-year-old veteran was cheered on by local fans as
he went on to win AUD$2 million.
"It's
unbelievable. I didn't think that it would happen.
I knew I had a chance, but this is just terrific."
“Brunson
10” player Chris Moorman finished in 7th place
and walked away with AUD$175,000 while noted Finnish
poker pro Patrik Antonius finished 8th with AUD$130,000.
Here's
how the final table finished up:
1
David Gorr AUD$2,000,000
2
James Keys AUD$1,035,000
3
Jeff Rossiter AUD$700,000
4
Michael Ryan AUD$450,000
5
Randy Dorfman AUD$325,000
6
Samad Razavi AUD$225,000
7
Chris Moorman AUD$175,000
8
Patrik Antonius AUD$130,000
News
Crown
Casino Aussie Millions; James Packer Special, by Greg
Tingle - 24th January 2011
G'day
punters, journos, high rollers - casino whales, gambling
millionaires and billionaires, poker sharks, entertainment
and arts news junkies, media tycoons, politicians,
insiders, outsiders, legal eagles... one and all.
You know who you are. Today we have a massive Crown
Casino Aussie Millions update for you, along with
other big news from Crown Casino's parent company,
Crown Limited, including the one and only 'Our James'
(James Packer) and friends. Media
Man and Gambling911
with a jam packed report we think the late, great,
Kerry Packer would be proud of, and we hope you're
delighted with it too...
Shane
Warnie M.I.A At Aussie Millions Yesterday (Including
Last Night); UK Connection?...
Champion
spinner, celeb poker pro (sort of) and face of Crown
Poker, Shane "Warnie" Warne was Missing
In Action yesterday, including in nocturnal hours,
as fellow hot blooded sportsman, Tiger Woods might
say. Yep, no show of Warnie and Aussie Millions, but
he wasn't seen on a jet either. Maybe one of Crown's
private fleet was commissioned for special delivery.
Warnie has been getting up nice and cosy to U.K babe
aka "poker babe" Liz Hurley in Los Angeles
of late, and we wish the happy couple many more winning
hands (and kisses and hugs et al). Warne is full expected
to show up at Crown Casino later this afternoon or
in the evening, or tomorrow at the latest. Warnie,
if you're a little behind schedule, its ok. No detailed
step by step - blow by blow explanation is required.
Great to see the work - life priorities in order.
Poke - er, on and off the felt - way to go son. Stay
tuned for more of the life and times of Shane Warne,
but sorry, no nude shots here, but inside scoops none
the less.
Melbourne,
Australia and UK: Aussie Millions Gossip: Did Poker
Ace Warnie Poke Her?...
The
champion spinner and reported ladies man, Shane Warne,
admitted he had been "busted" spending a
romantic weekend with English actress - babe Elizabeth
Hurley. The cricket legend had been trying to keep
the reunion under wraps after making a last-minute
dash to Los Angeles to rendezvous with the glamorous
movie star. But Warne, 41, was outed by keen News
Limited newspaper readers who spotted him on a flight
back from Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Approached
by the News Limited's Herald Sun at Crown's Aussie
Millions Poker charity fundraiser on Wednesday night,
Warne grinned and said: "Yeah, I know we've been
busted." He declined further comment on the success
of his reunion with the 45-year-old beauty. "Er,
next question," he replied. But mates at the
benefit later revealed Warne had confirmed his weekend
had gone "very well" and he had rekindled
the flame with Hurley. Their romance has slowed a
touch when it was revealed Warne has apparently sent
more than 100 text messages to married Brighton woman
Adele Angelari. "Let's just say he was pretty
happy," said a mate. Hurley made no secret of
being in Los Angeles, tweeting about the weather and
saying she watched the Golden Globe Awards from her
hotel. Shortly after Warne boarded the plane for home,
she tweeted: "A great weekend. Best in a long,
long time." We think congratulations may be in
order for Warnie's speculative "innings"
across the water. Yeah Warnie keep row row rowing
the boat, life might be such a breeze. May the good
fortune of Warnie rub off on you and may every hand
and women bring you a champion result. Warnie is not
only a solid poker player, but is a face of Crown
Poker, and also a keen golf player. It's not known
if he has scored a hole in one, but he sure knows
how to play them birdies. You know what we mean.
Aussie
Millions: A History Of Champions...
Who
will win this years Aussie Millions Championship?
It may be too early to tell, but Phil Ivey is a hot
favorite.
Let's
take a walk down memory lane and see who has taken
out the big one over the years...
2010
Champion
Tyron
Krost
Origin: Australia (Sin City Sydney)
Winnings: $2,000,000
Defeated 746 players
*sponsored by PartyGaming's PartyPoker
2009
Champion
Stewart
Scott
Origin: Australia
Winnings: $2,000,000
Defeated 681 players
*sponsored by PartyGaming's PartyPoker
2008
Champion
Alexander
Kostritsyn
Origin: Russia
Winnings: $1,650,000
Defeated 780 players
2007
Champion
Gus
Hansen
Origin: Denmark
Winnings: $1,500,000
Defeated 747 players
2006
Champion
Lee
Nelson
Origin: New Zealand
Winnings: $1,295,800
Defeated 418 players
2005
Champion
Jamil
Dia
Origin: New Zealand
Winnings: $1,000,000
Defeated 263 players
2004
Champion
Tony
Bloom
Winnings: $ 426,500
Defeated 133 players
2003
Champion
Peter
Costa
Origin: England
Winnings: $39,4870
Defeated 122 players
Aussie
Millions Player Profile: Phil Ivey; Hot Favorite...
He's
arguably the world's most famous gambler, only battling
for headlines with living legend, Doyle Brunson. He
bets, wins and looses fortunes on the flip of a card,
and he's certainly living the American Dream... to
be continued at Australia's expense many tipsters
stay. The 34-year-old shark (affectionate)... we like
you Phil, is playing in the Aussie Millions poker
tournament at James Packers' Crown Casino but he states
it's not the tourney or its million bucks main event
first prize that got him down under - its "the
action". Ivey is also rumoured to check out Sin
City Sydney's Star City, something we're not sure
Crown Limited powers that be wanted to read about,
but we have to keep things fair in the world famous
'Australian Casino Wars' right? No, we don't own shares
in Tabcorp - not yet anyway.
Ivey
is understood to have some similar nocturnal habits
to Tiger Woods, who he has sometimes been compared
to. He's also widely acknowledged by his peers as
the best player on at the planet at all 3 main poker
disciplines of the poker: online poker, cash games
and of course, tournament! Yeah, he's a killer, and
he also excels at other casino games.
Master
poker player Chris "Jesus" Ferguson generously
shares the following to the press: "In the past
that was three different people, but over the last
few years the best player was just Phil Ivey, and
there isn't even an argument, and that's really unusual
in a game like poker.
Howard
Lederer, another genius poker nut went on record with
"It doesn't matter what the game is, Phil's the
best". By the way, Lederer has a side bet with
Ivey on whether the champ will win another World Series
of Poker in the next two years. The bet is rumoured
to be $US5 million.
'Aussie
Millions' is Australia's undisputed richest poker
tournament, but the organised (official) poker games
are often quite the distraction for poker professionals
playing private cash games and taking side bets, while
they enjoy taking in everything that Australia has
to offer, including the beaches, Melbourne culture
and of course, the beautiful Australian women (and
climate).
Ivey
started playing card games at his grandfather's house
in New Jersey, USA growing up, later moving to Atlantic
City in his teen years. He trained 10 to 12 hours
a day playing, under a fake ID of course. Hey, it
is poker. Legend has it he went on to develop his
game at a regular 7-card stud game run by the Hustler
(the skin lad's mag and website) media mogul publisher
Larry Flynt.
It
was in 2002 Ivey won 3 WSOP bracelets thus establishing
himself as the world's best.
The
champ also plays table games including baccarat and
craps, and is a very keen better on sports.
"I
enjoy myself when I'm betting, life's just more fun
that way," said Ivey.
This
guys is loaded, on an off the felt. What's his fortune
worth? No one knows for sure. He shares "can't
relate to it and to talk about it seem crass".
Industry sources say Ivey has made more than $US18
million in online poker games since circa 2007.
Folks,
don't change your dials. The Aussie Millions Poker
Championships runs until Sunday, and yes, Packer,
Warnie and even yours truly are tipped to make a special
appearance, planned or a surprise. Security is the
strongest its ever been, so no funny business everyone.
Don't try to call our bluff.
Aussie
Millions: Sam Trickett Wins $100,000 Challenge Yesterday...
Trickett
Wins $1.5 Million to Grow his Career Wins to $3 Million
after a Challenging 3-Handed Battle against Tony Bloom
and Erik Seidel.
7
of the best players in the world, $100,000 each. Just
1 winner!
The
Final Table Chip Counts (with thanks to our Crown
Casino friends and spies)
1st
Sam Trickett 961,000
2nd David Steicke 622,000
3rd James Obst 571,000
4th Jeffrey Lisandro 454,000
5th David Benyamine 363,000
6th Erik Seidel 169,000
7th Tony Bloom 148,000
8th Chris Ferguson 89,000
James
Packer To Get High Roller Super VIP's On The Water
Off Perth, Western Australia...
Gambling
and media billionaire James Packer has an offer (and
a boat ride) for you, if you can afford it.
Welcome
to 'Infinity', a $50 million, 40m long Italian-made
'super yacht' to be berthed full time in Perth as
part of the Crown's 'World Of Entertainment' offering.
It's now tied into Burswood Casino, who are looking
to lure in more Asian - Oriental gamblers.
The
floating 5 star plus pad (if you can rate the unbelievable
luxury), along with its crew of lucky seven will be
available for the enjoyment of VVIP (very, very important
person) high rolling gamblers.
They
will lap up 4 guest rooms, including a huge owner's
stateroom complete with his and hers bathrooms.
Infinity
was unveiled to a group of Perth business folks this
past Thursday, strategically ahead of the opening
of the $10 million Rockpool restaurant, a new secret
weapon of Burswood.
Packer
was quoted by our friends at The Western Australia
"We regard ourselves as very lucky to be in Perth.
Clearly it's the boom city in Australia. I also personally
love Western Australia. "I've spent - for an
easterner - a lot of time in the west over the years.
I think the best of Australia is found in the characters
in Western Australia." It's well know that one
of Packer's good mates and close business associates,
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is also based in Western Australia.
Burswood's
makeover is targeted at China's billionaires... all
150 of them! Yes, someone counted them.
Packer
is aware of the Burwood's casino and entertainment
complex mixed reputation and shares "If we keep
investing in the facility and we keep making it better
and better, then I think that will change. If you
look at Crown (casino) in Melbourne, all segments
of society frequent (it) from all different stratas
- and that is absolutely our desire for Burswood over
time."
Also
forecast this year are are two Infinity Mansions...total
price tag of $25 million - to be built in the grounds
at Burswood and the completion of a new and exclusive
Infinity gaming room, currently under way via the
rooftop of the Intercontinental Hotel of the complex.
"Our
genuine hope is that the mansions will be the two
best hotel rooms in the world," Packer said.
"That was our brief."
A
Media Man Int spokesperson said "Don't bet against
James Packer. He's proved the knockers wrong so many
times before its not funny. If you had believe the
naysayers, Packer would have lost all of his fortune
a few years ago. He bounced back in champion fashion
in is now regarded as one of the very best gambling
and media tycoons on the planet. Apart from that,
he's also a heck of a nice bloke who is fair and balanced
with his dealing with the press and public, and the
universe continues to reward the man and his family
for their good deeds. Packer is on a roll and nothing
not nobody looks to be able to catch him at the moment,
including Tabcorp or anyone else that dare try. Yeah,
we're glad we bought shares in his company also, and
make no secret about it. Of late, just about everything
he touches turns to gold. It's going to be a golden
year aboard the Packer express".
James
Packer Loves Perth: People, Innovation, Lifestyle,
His Casino And Food...
JP
told The Sunday Times on Friday, "I love the
Swan River ... it's better than Sydney Harbour."
Packer who is doing Perth with prime goals including
the launch the new Rockpool restaurant at his Burswood
complex, flew in from Singapore on Friday and posed
for photographs before heading off for an appointment
with mining heiress Gina Rinehart (a fellow major
shareholding in Ten). "We want to invest more
money in Perth. We regard ourselves as very lucky
to be here. It is clearly the most go-ahead city in
Australia and has an enormous future." Ok, so
what else can we tell you? His $350 million plans
to upgrade the Burswood resort include revamped rooms,
a new pool, a private gaming den, an extra 250 electronic
gaming machines aka "one armed bandits"
(Aussie slang), 50 more gaming tables and a 40m luxury
yacht for entertaining high rollers. Packer advised
he was looking forward to digging into a steak sourced
from five tonnes of beef on site but did not share
the same tastes as his late father, Kerry, who famously
walked out of the Barrenjoey House restaurant in the
1980s when Neil Perry, head chef at the time, refused
to cook him a well-done steak with tomato sauce. "I
like my steak medium-rare," JP said. For the
record likes with tomato sauce (so do we). "And
Neil doesn't cook enough of them for me." Punters,
what are you waiting for. Get yourselves over to Burswood
for a bit of 2, 4, 6, 8, dig in, don't wait. And,
good luck on the slots, tables, and out on the water,
if your lucky enough. Crown Limited powers that be
- your throw of the dice.
Take
the time to research and learn games before placing
down money
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are website portals. Not casinos as such, however
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Readers...
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Crown Limited and James Packer report? Tell us in
the forum.
If
you have a bet, please bet with your head, not over
it, and for God's sake, have fun.
*Greg
Tingle is a special contributor for Gambling911
*Media
Man is primarily a media, publicity and internet
portal development company. Gaming is just one of
a dozen sectors covered
*The
writer owns shares in Crown Limited
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Melbourne,
Australia and UK: Aussie Millions Gossip: Did Poker
Ace Warnie Poke Her?, by Greg Tingle - 23rd January
2010
The
champion spinner and reported ladies man, Shane Warne,
admitted he had been "busted" spending a
romantic weekend with English actress - babe Elizabeth
Hurley. The cricket legend had been trying to keep
the reunion under wraps after making a last-minute
dash to Los Angeles to rendezvous with the glamourous
movie star. But Warne, 41, was outed by keen News
Limited newspaper readers who spotted him on a flight
back from Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Approached
by the News Limited's Herald Sun at Crown's Aussie
Millions Poker charity fundraiser on Wednesday night,
Warne grinned and said: "Yeah, I know we've been
busted." He declined further comment on the success
of his reunion with the 45-year-old beauty. "Er,
next question," he replied. But mates at the
benefit later revealed Warne had confirmed his weekend
had gone "very well" and he had rekindled
the flame with Hurley. Their romance has slowed a
touch when it was revealed Warne has apparently sent
more than 100 text messages to married Brighton woman
Adele Angelari. "Let's just say he was pretty
happy," said a mate. Hurley made no secret of
being in Los Angeles, tweeting about the weather and
saying she watched the Golden Globe Awards from her
hotel. Shortly after Warne boarded the plane for home,
she tweeted: "A great weekend. Best in a long,
long time." We think congratulations may be in
order for Warnie's speculative "innings"
across the water. Yeah Warnie keep row row rowing
the boat, life might be such a breze. May the good
fortune of Warnie rub off on you and may every hand
and women bring you a champion result. Warnie is not
only a solid poker players, but is a face of Crown
Poker, and also a keen golf player. It's not known
if he has scored a hole in one, but he sure knows
how to play them birdies. You know what we mean.
News
Crown
Casino Aussie Millions Update, by Greg Tingle - 20th
January 2011
G'day
punters, journos, high rollers - casino whales, poker
sharks, entertainment news junkies, politicians, insiders,
outsiders, legal eagles... one and all. Today its
the Crown Casino Aussie Millions special. Media
Man and Gambling911
with another fair dinkum Aussie style report maties...
Aussie
Millions Plays Celeb Card...
Celeb
poker is still popular, especially down under in Australia,
despite the market becoming somewhat flooded (no pun
re Queensland floods) in recent years. Crown Casino
celeb poker was a red carpet was affair. Enter the
Aussie Millions "Celebrity Poker Challenge".
Perhaps with a tie in to the world famous Studio 54,
Crown's 'Studio 3' at James Packer's prime Australian
casino became party time. The showgirls were impossible
to miss, there was a press pack with paps - mainly
friendly ones, and a DJ to keep people pumped up on
cool music. We're pleased to report that last years
Main Event champion, PartyGaming's PartyPoker
sponsored Tyron Krost was there, and we think it was
a sighting of the Germany Shepherd dog loving Tony
G. Howard "The Professor" Lederer and Barney
Boatman were also in attendance. Insiders saw a few
glimpses of Shane 'Warnie' Warne also, but we missed
Jeff 'Marrickville Mauler' Fenech. Annette '16' (once
upon a time) Obrestad and alleged partner of some
description, Scott Montgomery showed their faces.
The brother of ex WSOP champion, Tony Hachem was seen
getting around on a crutch, apparently carrying an
injury (no, not to the groin, and no, Annie Duke didn't
do it to him, before you ask). Then, our of the shadows
a lovely lady understood to be Ann Peakcock emerged,
who soon passed the stage to Shane Warne, who appears
to be the main face of Crown Casino poker these days,
the other face being Joe Hachem. James Packer still
stays in the background most of the time, but is still
good for a media quote and photo every now and again.
Money raised from the night went to charity, with
some connection to The Shane Warne Foundation and
Variety, and somehow the cash will get to the victims
of the Australian floods, where Queensland is the
worst effected, and unfortunately it appears the death
count is just a touch less than 20, but we will keep
you updated as more news come to hand of the tragedy.
In a nice gesture, Blue ribbons were worn by all in
recognition of the floods that have hit much of Australia.
Before you could say 'Flush' or 'River' things were
transformed into a 4 table team showdown. It was a
top night and we publicly congratulate James Packer
and his world class team and associates for showing
the world how its done.
Aussie
Millions 'Celebrity Poker Challenge' Media Blurb...
Melbourne,
Australia. Tuesday 18 January 2011. Crown will deal
another royal flush TOMORROW with the annual Aussie
Millions ‘Celebrity Poker Challenge' that will
see the likes of tennis ace Andy Roddick and Brooklyn
Decker, poker champion Joe Hachem, Shane Warne, Dannii
Minogue, Gary Ablett Jnr, Glenn Archer, Grant Smile,
Kris Smith, Nathan Brown, Nicholas Bolton, Paris Wells,
Paul and Barbara Licuria, Pete Evans, Shane Delia,
Stephen Curry and Zoe Badwi join with world poker
pros Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Patrik
Antonius and defending Aussie Millions Champion Tyron
Krost to put their best poker faces on for charity.
Aussie
Millions Updates...
Crown
Casino - Event 4: $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Shootout!
The famous poker tournament is already 5 days in punters.
An Aussie and a South African gent have got their
gold rings.
The
shootout format is the talk of the poker world, at
least as far as Aussie Millions goes. To progress
through to the next stage, a player must best all
punters at their poker table in a shootout fashion.
This is the virgin time a shootout tournament has
been run at the Aussie Millions The jet setter pros
have been arriving at James Packers' Crown Casino
and world class poker room.
Names
who appear to be lock ins include Annette '16' Obrestad,
James Akenhead, Scott Montgomery and Jonathan Karamalikis.
A
4th Aussie Millions gold ring is up for grabs, and
more likely than not, within the next 48 hours we
can report on who snatches it.
Aussie
Millions Overview...
Thus
far Crown Casino's Aussie Millions is living up to
its world class status. It got on the way last Thursday
at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia and an
impressive 762 players showed up for the opening event,
a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament.
The series, which includes a grand total of 20 events,
goes thru to Sunday, January 30th and features not
only the prestigious AUD $10,000 buy-in Main Event,
but also the AUD $100,000 High-Roller tournament that
continues to snatch and catch the biggest names in
poker across the globe, year after year. Aussie professional
Martin Drewe was crowned the winner of the first event
at the Crown Casino on Sunday, besting Darren Kramer
heads-up for a prize of AUD $200,000.The 2nd event
- Jared Solomon earned a nice AUD $10,000 via Poker
Pro No Limit Hold’em Shootout. Sean Dunwoodie
picked up $1,000 in the Pot Limit Omaha Event #3 for
AUD $37,000 and Soren Blanner won in the $1,100 No
Limit Hold’em Shootout Event #4 for AUD $38,000.
The Aussie Millions main event will commence this
Sunday, January 23rd. The AUD $10,000 No Limit Hold’em
tournament had 746 entrants last year and is set for
another huge field in 2011. Defending champ, Tyron
Krost snatched AUD $2 million last year after besting
a tough final table that sported Peter Jetten, Annette
Obrestad and Sorel Mizzi. Other former Main Event
champions included Stewart Scott (2009), Alexander
Kostritsyn (2008), Gus Hansen (2007), Lee Nelson (2006),
and Tony Bloom (2004). The AUD $100,000 Challenge
might just be the most anticipated match at Aussie
Million. It's billed as the most expensive tournament
buy-in in the world. The event was first held back
in 2006, getting a modest 10 players. In 2010, the
AUD $100,000 Challenge saw 24 players hit the tables,
with Dan Shak finally beating Phil Ivey for the AUD
$1.2 million winners purse. In 2009, David Steicke
won, coming up best from from a 23 deep pack, snatching
a cool $1.2 million payday. In other upcoming action
there will be an Aussie Millions high-stakes cash
game on 24th January featuring an AUD $200,000 minimum
buy-in. Players who took part in last year’s
broadcast cash game included Tom "durrrr"
Dwan, Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies, Chris Ferguson,
Andrew Feldman, Gus Hansen and Rafi Amit.
Aussie
Millions Events (buy-ins in Australian Dollars)
Event
#5: Wednesday, Jan. 19 – $1,100 Eight-Game Mixed
(Two-Day Event)
Event #6: Thursday, Jan. 20 – $1,100 Six-Max
No Limit Hold ‘em (Two-Day Event)
Event #7: Friday, Jan. 21 – $1,150 No Limit Hold’em
with Rebuys (Two-Day Event)
Event #8: Saturday, Jan. 22 – $100,000 Challenge
(Two-Day Event)
Event #9: Sunday, Jan. 23 – $10,600 Main Event
(Day 1 Flight 1)
Event #9: Monday, Jan. 24 – $10,600 Main Event
(Day 1 Flight 2)
Event #9: Tuesday, Jan. 25 – $10,600 Main Event
(Day 1 Flight 3)
Event #10: Sunday, Jan. 23 – $550 Teams Event
Event #11: Tuesday, Jan. 25 – $550 No Limit Hold’em
Event #12: Wednesday, Jan. 26 – $5,300 Pot Limit
Omaha
Event #13: Wednesday, Jan. 26 – $10,500 Heads-Up
Championship
Event #14: Wednesday, Jan. 26 – $550 No Limit
Hold’em
Event #15: Thursday, Jan. 27 – $10,500 Eight-Game
Mixed Event
Event #16: Thursday, Jan. 27 – $550 No Limit
Hold’em
Event #17: Friday, Jan. 28 – $2,200 Six-Max No
Limit Hold’em
Event #18: Friday, Jan. 28 – $550 No Limit Hold’em
Event #19: Saturday, Jan. 29 – $1,650 No Limit
Hold’em Bounties
Event #20: Sunday, Jan. 30 – $1,100 Turbo No
Limit Hold’em
Australia's
PartyGaming Poker Pro Tony G Will Get To Bring Dog
To Poker Table...
It's
a nice move by Tony, PartyGaming,
and maybe, Crown Casino powers that be. The well known
and largely feared poker shark will have at least
one dog (yep, with 4 legs) accompany him to at least
one poker game. Tony had blogged that Zasko the dog
was having some visa and security issues and would
not be able to make it. But now Tony has hooked up
with TJ, another German Shepherd breed to take the
place of MIA Zasko. "As you well know by now
I am not Phil Hellmuth so there will be no flashy
entrance but you have to be impressed that the G has
the weight to get a dog brought into the casino. He
will just be there playing around – tilting my
opponents and making the game a bit of fun,"
he blogged. Tony is looking to get TJ a meal inside
the casino and Wagyu beef comes to mid. Tony and TJ,
would you like win with that, and do you pref your
meat raw, medium or well done? Well do for adding
a bit more colour to the already party-time like event.
Security is understood to be at an all time high,
with many of the world's top casinos reporting theft,
fights and fraud matters over the past few years.
Trouble makers, best stay at home, and those who love
to party and love to win, who can also behave themselves,
you are warmly invited. Oh, if you own a fancy sports
car, why not temp fate and park it in the casinos
carpark and see if anyone dares try snatch it. Who
can forget the red Ferrari thief situation and well
as the Crown Casino robbers incidents from a few years
back, and then there was the Crown kitchen grease
trap man. Will lighting strike twice? If its too hot
in the kitchen, best get out. If your prepared to
get cooking with the best of them get your ass to
Crown. In any event, stay tuned to this website portal
for more hot action.
Take
the time to research and learn games before placing
down money
Media
Man, Casino
News Media and Gambling911 are website portals.
Not casinos as such, however are recognised as world
leading websites that cover the sector and act as
central points to games, news, reviews and more.
Readers...
er, punters, how did you like our report? Tell us
in the forum.
If
you have a bet, please bet with your head, not over
it, and for God's sake, have fun.
*Greg
Tingle is a special contributor for Gambling911
*Media
Man is primarily a media, publicity and internet
portal development company. Gaming is just one of
a dozen sectors covered
*The
writer owns shares in Crown Limited
News
Casino
Babes At Crown, Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Starts Thursday
G'day
punters, journos, high rollers, politicians, insiders,
outsiders... one and all. Today we cover a bit of
the gossip going around Aussie gambling, casino and
media circles. There's a bit of something for everyone.
Media Man and Gambling911 with another great news
roundup for you from the land down under...
Crown
Casino: Melbourne Gets Casino Babes Sort Of: Burlesque
Royale - 28th January
Starring
for the first time in Australia, UK burlesque sensation
Immodesty Blaize, Burlesque Royale is a never before
seen spectacular of old fashioned showgirl glamour.
Featuring for the first time in Australia, International
stars Kalani Kokonuts (US), Michelle L'amour (US),
and Perle Noire (US). Also performing are Australian
artists Danica Lee, Holly J'aDoll, Kelly Ann Doll,
and Lauren La Rouge with a special performance by
Mada Vs Vegas - The Duelling Magicians. Hosted by
the enigmatic Supergirly, Burlesque Royale is set
to take its audience on a wild ride with tongues set
firmly in cheek. VIP tickets will include a complimentary
drink, gift bag and access to the after party.
Date:
Friday 28 January, 2011
2
shows. 8pm and 11.30pm
Crown
Casino, Melbourne: 2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Starts Thursday...
Australia's
biggest, best and richest poker tournament is back
with a blast. Aussie Millions commences this Thursday
at James Packers' Crown Casino in beautiful Melbourne,
home to the original 'Underbelly' TV series which
featured gambling themes. We understand that the $10,600
AUD no-limit hold’em main event will snatch the
attention of the poker players and commentators when
it fires off on January 23rd. An deep field of 746
punters participated in the 2010 main event, with
our own Tyron Krost being crowned champion, picking
up $2 million, and soon after being signed u by PartyGaming's
PartyPoker. Many other players (and brands) and keen
to knock him off as you might expect. The field is
expected to be one of the greatest ever, if not the
best. High-stakes events include the $100,000 Challenge
that commences on January 22, as well as the Aussie
Millions high stakes cash game featuring a $200,000
minimum buy-in on Jan 24th. Last year the $100,000
Challenge attracted 24 players for a prize pool of
$2.4 million, and it was Dan Shak who bested Phil
Ivey heads up to earn a cool $1.2 million. Other substantial
buy-in events this year include the $10,500 Australia
no-limit hold’em heads-up championship and a
$10,500 eight-game mixed event. Stay glued to this
dial for more coverage, and don't be surprised if
Fox Sports and or / ESPN give it a bit of TV coverage.
Poker is big business in Australia and around the
world, and media companies are keen to cash in too.
Good luck to all players, and on James Packer for
your commitment to the "sport".
Crown
Casino, Melbourne: 2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
On The Way, by Greg Tingle - 14th January 2011
Australia's
biggest, best and richest poker tournament has just
got on the way. Aussie Millions commenced at James
Packers' Crown Casino in beautiful Melbourne, home
to the original 'Underbelly' TV series which featured
gambling themes. We understand that the $10,600 AUD
no-limit hold’em main event will snatch the attention
of the poker players and commentators when it fires
off on January 23rd. An deep field of 746 punters
participated in the 2010 main event, with our own
Tyron Krost being crowned champion, picking up $2
million, and soon after being signed u by PartyGaming's
PartyPoker.
Many other players (and brands) and keen to knock
him off as you might expect. The field is expected
to be one of the greatest ever, if not the best. High-stakes
events include the $100,000 Challenge that commences
on January 22, as well as the Aussie Millions high
stakes cash game featuring a $200,000 minimum buy-in
on Jan 24th. Last year the $100,000 Challenge attracted
24 players for a prize pool of $2.4 million, and it
was Dan Shak who bested Phil Ivey heads up to earn
a cool $1.2 million. Other substantial buy-in events
this year include the $10,500 Australia no-limit hold’em
heads-up championship and a $10,500 eight-game mixed
event. Stay glued to this dial for more coverage,
and don't be surprised if Fox Sports and or / ESPN
give it a bit of TV coverage. Poker is big business
in Australia and around the world, and media companies
are keen to cash in too. Good luck to all players,
and on James Packer for your commitment to the "sport".
Aussie
Millions Media Run Down...
The
Aussie Millions Poker Championship is the largest,
richest and most prestigious gaming event in the Southern
Hemisphere and ranked fifth largest in the world.
Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in
every major poker variation, the Aussie Millions is
poker's longest running tournament in the Southern
Hemisphere, dating back to 1998.
Facts
-
The Aussie Millions Poker Championship is held each
January at Crown Casino, in Melbourne Australia
-
The Aussie Millions ranks as the fifth largest poker
tournament in the world by player number
-
The championship includes over 20 tournaments culminating
in the coveted AUD$10,600 No Limit Holdem ‘Main
Event' on Sunday 23 January for Day 1 - Flight 1 (Mon
24 Flight 2, Tues 25 Flight 3 with Day 2 starting
on Wednesday 26 January 2011)
-
The 2011 Aussie Millions is expected to reach a prize
pool of almost AUD$20 million with an expected first
prize of AUD$2 million for the AUD$10,600 No Limit
Holdem ‘Main Event'
-
Over 2,500 individual entrants will participant and
more than 600 international visitors are expected
to attend including players from the United States,
England, Ireland, South Africa, Scandinavia, Canada,
Israel, Estonia, Portugal and Russia
-
The Aussie Millions generated approximately 8,000
room nights across Melbourne in January 2010, including
over 5,000 at Crown alone
-
The 2010 Aussie Millions held the largest, cash buy
in tournament ever with a $100,500 event attracting
30 players
-
It is expected that there will be almost 900 individual
players in the $10,600 Buy-In No Limit Holdem ‘Main
Event'
What
is being billed as the biggest game ever played, the
‘Million Dollar Cash Game' will see 10 of the
greatest and most influential poker players of all-time
stake a minimum of AUD$1 million to play. However,
players can (and will) bring more than a mere million
dollars to the table!
IMG
Tennis Party: Tennis And Poker Celebs - Sunday 16th
January
See
some of the world's greatest tennis stars including
David Nalbandian, Donald Young, Feliciano Lopez, James
Blake, Marcos Baghdatis, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli,
Mark Knowles, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Venus
Williams. Along with some of the world's greatest
poker players in town for the Aussie Millions Poker
Championship including 2005 WSOP Champion and Crown
Ambassador Joe Hachem, Team Full Tilt pro's Phil Ivey,
Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, John Juanda etc. This
exclusive gathering of world class tennis pro's and
entertainment industry heavy weights will make this
event one of the best parties of 2011. Crown's IMG
Tennis Players Party has become one of the most high
profile events of the year. Held on the eve of the
Australian Open, the party is also a regular meeting
spot for IMG's star players who are staying at Crown.
Aussie
Millions Event Number 8 - $100,000 Challenge - Saturday
23rd January...
$100,000
No Limit Holdem Challenge will be for those with deep
pockets! Look out for some high profile players with
wallets in hand, looking for some wild action including
the Phil Ivey and 2007 Aussie Millions Champion Gus
Hansen. Up to 30 of the most prestigious and high
profile poker players in the world will descend upon
the Crown Poker Room for this event. Some of the world's
greatest poker players heading the list include; Alexander
Kostritsyn, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel,
Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Ivan Demidov, Jeff Lisandro,
John Juanda, Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan,
Tong G and Tony Bloom *Total Cost (Buy-In + Entry
Fee) $100,500 ($100,000 +$500). *Special thanks to
Crown Casino for providing our news media with the
detailed information. We look forward to continuing
to cover the action.
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Prize level Points required Prize Prize Draw tickets
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2 3,000 $100 cash 2
3 6,000 iPod Touch 4
4 12,000 $700 cash 8
5 20,000 16GB iPad 14
6 30,000 WPT entry 20
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Please note that this is an OPT-IN promotion. For
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Santa is also coming to PartyCasino.com.
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Santa’s
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Prizes
whether you’ve been good or bad!
Starts:
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Ends: 23:59 ET, 14th December
Santa
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to non-VIP and Palladium VIP players.
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There’s a prize giveaway where you can scoop
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Winning
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unwrap.
Prize
Giveaway
If
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List below, Santa could bring you up to 5 fantastic
prizes worth $1,000:
Points
Cumulative prizes
20 $5 cash bonus
100 300 points
500 $50 cash bonus
1,000 $100 free cash
5,000 iPad 32GB WiFi*
*The
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will automatically be credited to your account. Please
see T&C’s for details of how to receive the
non monetary alternative.
If
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Christmas list below. Santa could bring you up to
6 prizes worth $10,000:
Points
Cumulative prizes
2,000 $75 cash bonus
3,000 1500 points
5,000 $150 cash bonus
7,500 $250 free cash
15,000 iPad 64GB WiFi**
50,000 Luxury Caribbean Holiday**
(worth $8,500)
**The
iPad 64GB WiFi has a cash alternative of $1,000, **The
Luxury Caribbean Holiday has a cash alternative of
$5,000 these will automatically be credited to your
account. Please see T&C’s for details of
how to receive the non monetary alternative.
Santa’s
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What
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Big Prize Draw
Every
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get one entry to the Big Prize Draw. $10,000 will
be shared equally between 10 lucky players.
VIP
Big Prize Draw
Every
time you earn 500 points during the promotion, you’ll
get one entry to the Big Prize Draw. $20,000 will
be shared between 3 lucky players in the following
amounts: 1st - $10,000, 2nd - $6,000 and 3rd - $4,000.
You
can collect points on any of our slots and jackpot
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Good
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News
Crown
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".
Media
Man 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.
Media
Man 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 Media
Man
*The writer is a special contributor for Gambling911
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Aussie
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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