Some players dream of playing in a $10,000 tournament such as the Aussie Millions, and will try their hardest each year to satellite into one in the hopes of turning a few hundred bucks into a big score.

However, for those who are reluctant to sit and grind out a satellite in the hopes of binking a seat, the Aussie Millions has something a little different: the Flip Zone.

The rules are simple. Each player gets dealt two cards face up. The dealer runs the board and the winner wins a ticket. However, there is an extra dynamic with several levels of flips.

For example, we caught up with Jack Brown who had just won a ten-handed AUD$106 flip. With no rake, his total winnings came to AUD$1,060 which he then had the option of parlaying into another ten-handed flip, the winner of which would win a AUD$10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event seat.

"I play a couple of them every year," Brown told us shortly after winning the first round flip. "It's just for the mere fact that to me even if you win a $1060 it's like playing a proper Phase 3 satellite but without having to sit there! You end up either getting a seat or you don't. Either way you're going to be happy."

Last year Brown finished 55th in the Main Event for AUD$25,000.

"It was great last year, finishing well into the tournament so I was very happy. I think they've just improved every year. Having Exhibition Hall for all the extra space is great for the poker. I just think they do a fantastic job."

Having watched the festival evolve for the last ten years, Brown says that the Main Event is still an amazing tournament.

"It's just amazing, and it comes with a great structure. The floor staff do a great job every single year without fail. I've been coming for ten years and I've had an absolute ball.

"I don't think I'm in front yet, but I'm getting pretty close!"

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