2018 Aussie Millions Poker Schedule and Tournament Coverage

Aussie Millions

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again return to Melbourne, Australia, to provide coverage of the 2018 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. The famous tournament series kicks off Jan. 17, 2018, and features 26 events over the course of nearly three weeks. Billed by tournament organizers as "Asia-Pacific's longest-running poker tournament," the Aussie Millions has a rich and fabled history, which spans nearly two decades. Some of the biggest names in poker have lifted the Main Event trophy in the Crown Casino in Melbourne, including Ari Engel (2016), Ami Barer (2014), Alexander Kostritsyn (2008) and Gus Hansen (2007).

The A$10,600 Main Event on Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 features three opening days. Last year, amateur player and satellite qualifier Shurane Vijayaram lived the dream and plowed through a 725-strong field. Vijayaram completed his Cinderella-story by defeating British poker pro Ben Heath heads-up to claim the massive first-place prize of A$1.6 million – his first-ever reported cash – and etch his name in poker history.

Shurane Vijayaram - $10,000 Main Event Aussie Millions Winner 2017
Shurane Vijayaram - 2017 Aussie Millions A$10,000 Main Event Winner

Notably absent this year is the A$250,000 Super High Roller, which has been won three times in the past by Phil Ivey. The Super High Roller has been omitted from the 2018 schedule. Instead, the A$100,000 Challenge tops the range of buy-ins and will close out the series on February 4-5. Last year, Nick Petrangelo conquered the Aussie Millions ANTON Jewellery A$100,000 Challenge and walked away A$882,000 richer.

Even without the A$250K Challenge, High Roller aficionados have plenty to look forward to. Besides the A$100K challenge, the schedule also features a A$50K Challenge and a A$25K Challenge to provide the best-of-the-best with ample opportunity to duke it out. Other highlights of the schedule include the A$1,150 Opening Event with a A$1 million guaranteed prize pool, the A$1,150 Mix-Max and the A$2,500 Shot Clock Six-Max. In addition to cash prizes, winners will receive "championship rings," and the Main Event winner claims a bracelet worth roughly A$25,000.

Aussie Millions Satellites have been running throughout the year and Crown reports that Main Event seats won are currently 22% ahead of last year which, should lead to bumper numbers and a possible all-time record field for the prestigious Main Event.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide coverage of all the big events from the 2018 Aussie Millions as follows:

PokerNews 2018 Aussie Millions Live Coverage

DatesEventBuy-in 
Jan. 26-Jan. 28A$25,000 ChallengeA$25,000 
Jan. 28-Feb. 04Main EventA$10,600 
Jan. 28-Jan. 29A$50,000 ChallengeA$50,000 
Feb. 04-Feb. 05A$100,000 ChallengeA$100,000 

In addition, PokerNews will provide remote reporting from Jan. 17-25, with final table recaps of all events.

The full 2018 Aussie Millions Poker Schedule is as follows:

2018 Aussie Millions Poker Schedule

DateEvent
Wednesday, Jan. 17A$1,150 Opening Event (A$1 Million Guaranteed) Flight 1
Thursday, Jan. 18A$2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Thursday, Jan. 18A$1,150 Opening Event (A$1 Million Guaranteed) Flight 2
Friday, Jan. 19A$1,150 Opening Event (A$1 Million Guaranteed) Flight 3
Saturday, Jan. 20A$1,150 Opening Event (A$1 Million Guaranteed) Flight 4
Sunday, Jan. 21A$1,150 Shot Clock Shootout (20-second clock)
Monday, Jan. 22A$1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha
Monday, Jan. 22A$1,150 Mix-Max
Tuesday, Jan. 23A$1,150 Six-Max
Wednesday, Jan. 24A$2,500 8-Game
Wednesday, Jan. 24A$1,150 NLHE Accumulator Flight 1
Thursday, Jan. 25A$1,150 NLHE Accumulator Flight 2
Friday, Jan. 26A$1,150 NLHE Accumulator Flight 3
Friday, Jan. 26A$25,000 Challenge
Saturday, Jan. 27A$1,650 Bounty
Sunday, Jan. 28A$10,600 Main Event
Sunday, Jan. 28A$50,000 Challenge
Sunday, Jan. 28A$1,150 Terminator
Monday, Jan. 29A$1,150 Hyper Turbo (10-second clock)
Tuesday, Jan. 30A$1,150 NLHE/PLO Mix
Wednesday, Jan. 31A$1,150 PLO Hi-Lo
Wednesday, Jan. 31A$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Thursday, Feb. 1A$1,150 Tournament of Champions
Thursday, Feb. 1a$2,500 PLO
Friday, Feb. 2A$2,500 Shot Clock Six-Max (30-second clock)
Saturday, Feb. 3A$1,500 Deep Freeze
Saturday, Feb. 3A$5,000 Six-Max
Sunday, Feb. 4A$1,150 Shot Clock Turbo (20-second clock)
Sunday, Feb. 4A$100,000 Challenge
Monday, Feb. 5A$5,000 PLO
Monday, Feb. 5A$1,150 Shot Clock Teams (30-second clock)
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