Taking place on the fifth day of The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) was Event #7, $215 Limit Hold 'Em with a $100,000 guaranteed purse. This year's event had 2059 entrants, topping last year's 1872, which made... more
A favorite stop of many pros on the poker tournament trail, the Aussie Millions is set to kick off just a few months from now at the Crown Casino Resort, situated in the heart of Melbourne. The main event, a $10,500 AUD buy-in no-limit texas hold'em to more
Gus Hansen won $1.5 million (Australian dollars) when he beat out a tough field of 747 players in the 2007 Aussie Millions main event championship at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. more
Day 4 at the Aussie Millions Main Event would be one of the shortest days in the tournament as the remaining 14 players were scheduled to play down to the final 7. All eyes were focused on Jimmy 'Gobboboy' Fricke... more
Day 3 at the Aussie Millions Main Event started with 80 players, all of which were guaranteed prize money. By the time the day ended, Jimmy Fricke would emerge as the chipleader and the legend of 'Gobboboy' would soon... more
The first two flights combined into one field as Day 2 of the Aussie Millions Main Event and the day featured plenty of drama. Several players experienced rollercoaster-like days as their chip stacks took huge swings and fluctuations.... more
The Main Event Championship at the Aussie Millions officially kicked off at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The opening ceremonies were a festive affair with the traditional opening song and cover version... more
Event #8 at the Aussie Millions created quite the buzz here in Melbourne, Australia. Everyone in the Crown Casino could barely contain their excitement over the $100,000 buy-in event which featured some of the best poker players... more
Jesse Jones has been having a wonderful time at the Aussie Millions. The Las Vegas pro and founder of the World Poker Association made his second final table inside of a week and won Event #6 $3,200 Pot-Limit Omaha with Re-Buys.... more
The legendary Gary Benson proved why he's considered one of the best and most consistent players in all of Australia. Not only does he have one World Series of Poker bracelet... more
The fourth day of action at the Aussie Millions kicked off with Event #4 $1,150 NL Hold'em with $1,000 re-buys. Unlike the infamous rebuy events at the World Series of Poker, this event featured substantially less number of re-buys more
Sports teams often travel on private planes to their destinations, with the multi-million dollar athletes sitting in posh leather chairs. If the plane doesn't reach its destination... more
In one of the longest poker tournaments in the history of the Aussie Millions, a champion was crowned in Event #3 $1,100 Omaha Hi/Lo just after sunrise which included an epic heads-up battle that lasted 4.5 hours.... more
The second day of poker action at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia went late into the night and spilled into early morning. When it was all over, two champions were crowned... more
After two flights, four movies (three bad flicks and one solid one), and three bad meals, I finally arrived in Australia to cover the 2007 Aussie Millions at the luxurious Crown Casino in Melbourne.... more