Hansen Looking for Another Aussie Millions Title
If there was a year that the Aussie Millions came into its own, that year would have been 2007, the year Gus Hansen, who recently sat down in today's tournament, took down the title.
It was a year of records as more than 2,000 entries across 15 events, and more than AUD$10 million in prize money was disbursed. By then, all the notable players in poker were traveling to Melbourne in January, including Mike Matusow, Carlos Mortensen, and Huck Seed. Erick Lindgren found success in Melbourne in 2007 as he took down the AUD$100,000 event, defeating Erik Seidel in heads-up play and earning AUD$1 million.
The 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event drew 747 entrants, thanks in large part to online qualifiers, but when the final table was reached, a plethora of pros headline, though none hailed from Australia. Kristy Gazes and Marc Karam were both at the final table, though they were eliminated in seventh and sixth respectively. Andy Black was also there, though he was sent packing in third place, leaving American Jimmy “Gobboboy” Fricke to battle Hansen in heads-up play.
It took 47 hands of heads-up play, but Hansen ultimately dispatched the online qualifier to collect the largest first-place prize to date --AUD$1,500,000. Hansen's experience also led to Hansen’s well-received book, Every Hand Revealed, where he reviewed the hands he played on the way to winning the 2007 Aussie Millions Poker Championship.
2007 Aussie Millions Main Event Results
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10,500 | 747 | $7,470,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gus Hansen (Denmark) | $1,500,000 |
| 2nd | Jimmy Fricke (USA) | $1,000,000 |
| 3rd | Andrew Black (Ireland) | $700,000 |
| 4th | Julius Colman (Vic) | $500,000 |
| 5th | Hans Martin Vogl (Germany) | $400,000 |
| 6th | Marc Karam (Canada) | $300,000 |
| 7th | Kristy Gazes (USA) | $220,000 |