Today at the Aussie Millions
Welcome to PokerNews's coverage of the 2019 Aussie Millions where over the next 21 days we will bring you all the action from the Crown Casino in Melbourne from the largest poker festival in the southern hemisphere.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the exclusive action from the festival, including feature coverage of all the preliminary events including the AUD$1,150 Opening Event, the AUD$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and the AUD$1,150 Shot Clock Shootout.
This year's reporting will culminate in live coverage of the AUD$25,000, AUD$50,000 and AUD$100,000 Challenge, as well as the prestigious AUD$10,600 Main Event, won in 2018 by Toby Lewis for AUD$1,458,198.
Here's what's going on today:
| Day | Event | Time | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th January | Opening Event Day 1 Flight 1 | 6:10 PM | AUD$1,150 |
The 2019 Aussie Millions kicks off with the first of five flights of the AUD$1m guaranteed AUD$1,150 Opening Event, starting at 6:10pm this evening. Last year this tournament smashed the AUD$1,000,000 guarantee with a total of 1,538 players generating a prize pool of over AUD$1.5m!
Austrian Benedikt Eberle won the event, beating home favourite Michael Addamo into second place. Eberle was the only non-Australian and the final table and walked away with AUD$315,295 after his victory.
On each of the starting flights, players will receive 10,000 chips and play 12 40-minute levels. Late registration is open for the first six levels. Subsequent flights are open to players eliminated from previous flights as well as new players.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for highlights and updates from the day's action.