2009 Aussie Millions

Alexander Kostritsyn

A Historical Look at the Aussie Millions from 2008-2011

With the Aussie Millions Poker Championship beginning on January 12, 2012, we thought it'd be worthwhile to look back at the event's ten-year history.

Poker Players Get Ready to Storm Melbourne for the Aussie Millions

The Aussie Millions is set to get underway January 14 in Melbourne at the Crown Casino in Australia and this could be a banner year for the tournament series. The sport is growing in popularity down under along with the influx of top-flight pros...

Twenty-Five Aussie Millions Packages Up For Grabs at PartyPoker

The 2010 Aussie Millions is set for January in Melbourne at Crown Casino and the early word around the camp fire is that it will be the biggest tournament in the Southern hemisphere to date as roughly 800 people are expected to turn out for the Main...

PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1c: Campbell One of The Leaders

Day 1c of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final in Sydney, the last of three starting days, got underway Thursday with 209 players entering the field. Combining that number with the entrants from the first two starting days created a first prize...

The PokerNews Jet Set: Sydney

When people think of poker in Australia, the first place that comes to mind is Melbourne because it hosts the Aussie Millions. Thanks to the Asia Pacific Poker Tour's Grand Final held in Sydney, however, the country's most well-known city has earned...

Tony Hachem

PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 1b: Climo Leads, Hachem Hits Royal Flush

Day 1b of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event brought 128 players to the felt to create a field of 263. This number was down compared to last year's but the first-place prize of $209,085 NZD certainly tickled the...

PokerNews Cup Main Event Day 1b: Jonathan Karamalikis Out In Front

Today was the second flight of the 2009 PokerNews Cup Main Event and also the second chance for players to re-enter the tournament if they busted yesterday under the new format. Just over 200 players took to the felt today to create an overall...

Howard Lederer

The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Headed to Ireland, Taxes Headed to Hungary, and Full Tilt Headed to Court?

Looking to get your fill of poker news for the day? Well you've come to the right place. We have our finger on the pulse of all things poker and we're bringing it to you nicely packaged so you can get your news and get back to your game...

Financial Returns Continue for ChipMeUp Investors

Staking poker players is a profitable pastime for some poker players and thanks to ChipMeUp.com, players around the world are getting in on the staking action. The latest ChipMeUp stakehorse to bank big dollars for investors is Titan Lucky...

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The Weekend Survival Guide: Labor Day Traveling, an IPhone Projector, and Talking Bunnies?

In honor of the impending weekend, PokerNews will be offering up a few ideas that will allow you to spend some of your hard-earned bankroll, because nothing's better than working hard but playing harder.

ChipMeUp – Another way to get to the felt in 2009

Join poker staking website ChipMeUp as they help players access some of the biggest live and online events across the world...

2009 Aussie Millions, $1,100 2-Card Manila: Billy 'The Croc' Argyros Wins

It's only fitting that one of the most famous poker players in Australia took down the title in Event #18, 2-Card Manila, at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. The event, held on Australia Day...

2009 Aussie Millions Special Report: Dwan, Antonius Highlight $1 Million Cash Game

The 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship broke from its traditional tournament schedule on Sunday, spreading a cash-game with a million-dollar buy-in some of the world's most famed and deep-pocketed players...

Aussie Millions Event #16, $10,200 HORSE: Kostritsyn Tops Ferguson

Chris Ferguson headlined an all-star final in Event #16 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E., but Alexander Kostritsyn surged to the win in the event's second day, outlasting not only Ferguson...

2009 Aussie Millions Main Event: Stewart Scott Brings It Home

Australia's Stewart Scott survived a 680-player tournament loaded with top tournament pros, internet qualifiers, world champions and more to take down the Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event title...

2009 Aussie Millions $10,200 H.O.R.S.E., Day 1: Ferguson Heads Final Eight

Big buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournaments frequently bring out the finest cash-game players in any area, be it Las Vegas or Melbourne. The 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #16, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E...

2009 Aussie Millions, $2,200 Six-handed NLHE: Lindjberg Tops Schwartz for Win

A mammoth field of 266 top pros turned out for Event #14 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, $2,200 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. 24 survivors returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2, and it was Thomas Lindbjerg...

2009 Aussie Millions $2,200 NLHE Team Event: Team Bouyioukos Triumphs

Saturday's Event #15 at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, the $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Teams event, drew 43 two-person teams to Melbourne's Crown Casino poker room for fun and spirited competition...

2009 Aussie Millions Six-Handed NLHE, Day 1: James 'AndyMcLEOD' Obst Leads

A field of 266 players was on hand for Friday's opening day of action in Event #14 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship – $2,200 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Among the entrants were WSOP bracelet holder Jennifer Tilly...

2009 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 4: Stewart Scott Heads Final

The 28 players that returned to the Crown Casino in Melbourne for Day 4 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event all had the same goal in mind – a final-table berth. After a grueling day of poker, eight of those...

2009 Aussie Millions, $3,250 Pot Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys: Michael Binger Grabs Ring

The big-time action junkies and online whiz kids were out in force for the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #12, $3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys. A small but impressive field of 42 players contributed...

2009 Aussie Millions, $1,100 Mixed Hold'em: Adam Peck Pockets a Win

Busting out of the Main Event doesn't mean one's time at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship has ended, and 86 players gathered 'round the felt to prove that as Event #13, $1,100 Mixed Hold'em, kicked off. Just one...

2009 Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 3: Tureniec Moves to Top

Of the 81 competitors returning to the Crown Casino for Day 3 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event, several names stood out. Among them were Joe Hachem, who challenged his countrymen to bring home...

2009 Aussie Millions $1,100 PLO: Lee Nelson Surges to Win

Lee Nelson came into the final table of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #11, $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha, in the middle of the pack, but quickly asserted himself as the dominant force among the final nine. Nelson...

2009 Aussie Millions Event 10, Heads-Up Final: Tabatabai Triumphs

The final four combatants in the Aussie Millions Poker Championship $5,300 Heads-Up event squared off on Thursday, with John Tabatabai making quick work of Alec 'traheho' Torelli in straight sets to claim the championship ring...

2009 Aussie Millions Event #11, $1,110 Pot-Limit Omaha, Day 1: David Bach Heads Final

Omaha action at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship returned on Wednesday with Event #11, $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha. Among those present at the Crown Casino in Melbourne were Lee Nelson, JC Tran, Jamie Pickering, Billy...

2009 Aussie Millions $5,300 Heads-Up, Day 1b: Gent, Tabatabai Advance

A second field of 32 competitors was present Wednesday for Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Poker Championship $5,300 Heads-Up event. The field included Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Nam Le, Grant Levy, Masa Kagawa and other notables...

2009 Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 2: Ivert, Obrestad Top Pack

After three grueling Day 1 flights, 320 surviving players combined into a single Day 2 field on Wednesday at the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event. The poker players on hand at the Crown Casino in Melbourne included Joe Hachem...

2009 Aussie Millions Event #10, $5,300 Heads Up, Day 1a: Torelli, Solomon Make Semis

Day 1a of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship's $5,300 Heads Up event featured 32 of the world's top players, including Sorel Mizzi, Craig Bergeron, Jarred Solomon, Graeme Putt, David Saab and Neil Channing....

2009 Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 1c: Ben Charlton Tops Session

The third Day 1 flight of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event drew the largest and most star-studded field of the three opening sessions. Among the 'name' pros competing on Day 1c were Scotty Nguyen, Joe Hachem...

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