PokerNews to Cover the 2013 Aussie Millions
For the seventh consecutive year, PokerNews will be providing exclusive, live updates from the . The 2013 coverage will focus on the four marquee events: the A$10,000 Main Event, A$100,000 Challenge, A$250,000 Challenge and A$25,000 Challenge.
Beginning on Jan. 17, the 16th-annual Australian Poker Championship — better known as the Aussie Millions — will begin at the in Melbourne, Australia. ranging from a A$600 to A$250,000 buy-in will be played, and a multitude of game types will be offered, including Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Omaha Hi/Lo, Chinese Poker, Terminator No-Limit Hold’em, H.O.R.S.E., Mix Max and 8-Game.
Although they’ve become a bit of a trend lately, the Aussie Millions were the first to introduce the six-figure tournament to the circuit schedule. The inaugural A$100,000 event was held in 2006, and the winner was John Juanda. Here’s a list of all of the winners:
| Year | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | John Juanda | A$1,000,000 | Jeff Lisandro | 10 |
| 2007 | Erick Lindgren | A$1,000,000 | Erik Seidel | 18 |
| 2008 | Howard Lederer | A$1,250,000 | Mark Teltscher | 25 |
| 2009 | David Steicke | A$1,200,000 | Tony Bloom | 23 |
| 2010 | Dan Shak | A$1,200,000 | Phil Ivey | 24 |
| 2011 | Sam Trickett | A$1,525,000 | Tony Bloom | 38 |
| 2012 | Dan Smith | A$1,012,000 | Mikhail Smirnov | 22 |
Beginning in 2011, the Aussie Millions also offered a A$250,000 Challenge. The tournament has only run twice, but both events created an unbelievable amount of buzz in the poker world.
| Year | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Erik Seidel | A$2,500,000 | Sam Trickett | 20 |
| 2012 | Phil Ivey | A$2,000,000 | Patrik Antonius | 16 |
While these two high-roller events generate a lot of excitement, the crown jewel of the Aussie Millions is the Main Event. Prior to 2003, the event was less than A$10,000, and in 1999, the event was Pot-Limit Hold’em. Since 2003, the Aussie Millions Main Event has generated a 10-year total prize pool of A$52,580,000. The winners in the five-figure buy-in era look like this:
| Year | Winner | Prize | Runner-Up | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tony Bloom | A$426,500 | Jesse Jones | 133 |
| 2005 | Jamil Dia | A$1,000,000 | Mike Simkin | 263 |
| 2006 | Lee Nelson | A$1,295,800 | Robert Neary | 418 |
| 2007 | Gus Hansen | A$1,500,000 | Jimmy Fricke | 747 |
| 2008 | Alexander Kostritsyn | A$1,650,000 | Erik Seidel | 780 |
| 2009 | Stewart Scott | A$2,000,000 | Peter Rho | 681 |
| 2010 | Tyron Krost | A$2,000,000 | Frederik Jensen | 746 |
| 2011 | David Gorr | A$2,000,000 | James Keys | 721 |
| 2012 | Oliver Speidel | A$1,600,000 | Kenneth Wong | 659 |
To relive all of the events over the past several years, check out the PokerNews Aussie Millions Live Reporting archives.
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