Event 8 - $100,500 No Limit Holdem | 2007 Aussie Millions Crown Casino Poker Championship

01-12-2007 00:22 UTC

BIG Event Today

[user22113]

$100,000 buy-in tournament today.
Pot Limit before the flop and No Limit after.
Blinds will start at 500/500.
The over/under for entrants is well... all over the board.
I have heard as high as 100 and as low as two tables.
We shall see in just over an hour.

Tags: $100 000

01-12-2007 00:24 UTC

Speaking of Numbers

[user22113]

Just two years ago the Main Event of the Aussie Millions drew 120 players, a few days ago the Full Tilt plane arrived with 150 players.

Yep, that poker boom is definitely over. Jumped the Shark. Over and done.

01-12-2007 01:24 UTC

15 Minutes to Kickoff

[user22113]

The over/under now is set at "less than two tables" with a rumor that it will be speed poker 15 seconds to act. This may cause some potential entrants to golf.

01-12-2007 01:30 UTC

Speed Poker

[user22113]

Reading from the tournament brochure: Players have 30 seconds to act with two 30 second time extensions on both the preliminary and final tables.

01-12-2007 01:58 UTC

Seat Assignments

[user22113]

Table 28
Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 2: Masaaki Kagawa
Seat 3: Phil Ivey
Seat 4: Gus Hansen
Seat 5: Erik Seidel
Seat 6: Roland de Wolfe
Seat 7: Michael Sampoerna
Seat 8: Jason Gray
Seat 9: Kevin O'Donnell

Table 31
Seat 1: Jeff Lisandro
Seat 2: Erick Lindgren
Seat 4: John D'Agostino
Seat 4: Joe Reina
Seat 5: David Benyamine
Seat 6: Lee Nelson
Seat 7: John Juanda
Seat 8: Tony G
Seat 9: Tony Bloom

Tags: Erick Lindgren Gus Hansen John Juanda Phil Ivey

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/500

Ante: 0

01-12-2007 01:59 UTC

Prize Pool

[user22113]

There are 18 players who bought in for $100K each. The top 3 places will win prize money.

1st Place: $1 Million
2nd Place: $550,000
3rd Place: $250,000

01-12-2007 02:09 UTC