It's Time For The Main Event!
The 2016 Aussie Millions started on January 13th with its preliminary events, but it has all been in anticipation of today. One of poker's majors, the Aussie Millions Main Event, always draws a big crowd and today the first of three starting days will be played out.
Last year the Main Event drew a total of 648 players, and local Manny Stavropoulos came out on top, collecting A$1,385,000 (US$1,094,737) for his efforts. The entire final three came from Australia, with James Rann from the UK finishing in fourth place. Top pros Brian Rast (5th - A$315,000) and Richard Lyndaker (7th - A$160,000) made the final table as well.
The Aussie Millions has a long history of amazing final tables, as top pros Ami Barer, Alexander Kostritsyn and Gus Hansen are among the previous winners. Seven out of the last nine Main Event champions have been from Australia, and never has there been a winner from the United States.
Each level of the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event is 90 minutes in length, and seven of those will be played on Day 1a. A 15-minute break is scheduled at the completion of every level, and the 75-minute dinner break is set to commence after the fourth level.
PokerNews.com will bring you all the Main Event live updates throughout this event, as it will without a doubt garner a star-studded field with lots of local players as well.