After Days 1A, 1B and 1C of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event were completed, around half of the 659 starting field returned to compete on Day 2 of the $10,000 event. By the end of the day 75 players remained, which was then cut further to just 26 players by the end of Day 3.
As Day 3 got underway at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, three players faced the indignity of falling short of the 72 man tournament bubble worth $15,000.
Just one week from now marks the beginning of one of the years biggest tournaments, the 2012 Aussie Millions. Based at Crown Casino in Melbourne Aussie Millions features not only a prestigious $10,000 buy-in Main Event, but a multitude of compelling side events. Action kicks off on Thursday the 12th, with opening event offering a $1,100 deep stack tournament, with three available flights on separate days.
Aussie Millions 2011 has been in the rumor mills for over a week regarding the probable launch of the largest poker tournament. No more rumors and things are official now.
Aussie Millions 2011 will be one of the World’s Biggest Poker Tournament with a prize pool tagged at $250,000.
The event is marked to be staged 12 pm today, January 27, 2011, being promoted at the “World’s Biggest Poker Tournament” filled in with famed faces at the Crown’s Studio 3 today.
The event is marked to be huge and it is evolving to be huge!
The number of players who have exhibited interest in taking part in this event is bigger than imagined.
Famed faces are in the list of players who will be making it at the eight-player sit and go. The variants applicable for the Sit N Go are confirmed and Pros Tom Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, and John Juanda are in the buy in list for the tourney.
It is not surprise for they are of the expected pros to be there.
The new faces in the buy in list are Richard Yong, Wang Qiang and Paul Phua. The three n
