Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
More people than ever before have travelled to the Crown Casino in Melbourne to contest for Aussie Millions glory. With 374 entries on Day 1c after four levels of play, the total number of entries for the 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event is currently at 782, making it the largest field ever in the tournament's rich 21-year history.
The previous record was set in 2008 when 781 players entered, and where eventual winner Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn laid the foundation for his later high stakes career.
The total number of players is expected to rise, as players are still able to register up until the end of level 8, which is the first level of Day 2.
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74 | A$74,000 | Alex Horowitz | A$25,900 |
| 1999 | 109 | A$109,000 | Milo Nadalin | A$38,150 |
| 2000 | 109 | A$173,500 | Leo Boxell | A$65,225 |
| 2001 | 101 | A$151,500 | Sam Korman | A$53,025 |
| 2002 | 66 | A$330,000 | John Maver | A$150,000 |
| 2003 | 122 | A$1,220,000 | Peter Costa | A$394,870 |
| 2004 | 133 | A$1,330,000 | Tony Bloom | A$426,500 |
| 2005 | 263 | A$2,630,000 | Jamil Dia | A$1,000,000 |
| 2006 | 418 | A$4,180,000 | Lee Nelson | A$1,295,800 |
| 2007 | 747 | A$7,470,000 | Gus Hansen | A$1,500,000 |
| 2008 | 780 | A$7,758,500 | Alexander Kostritsyn | A$1,650,000 |
| 2009 | 681 | A$6,810,000 | Stewart Scott | A$2,000,000 |
| 2010 | 746 | A$7,460,000 | Tyron Krost | A$2,000,000 |
| 2011 | 721 | A$7,210,000 | David Gorr | A$2,000,000 |
| 2012 | 659 | A$6,590,000 | Oliver Speidel | A$1,600,000 |
| 2013 | 629 | A$6,290,000 | Mervin Chan | A$1,600,000 |
| 2014 | 668 | A$6,680,000 | Ami Barer | A$1,600,000 |
| 2015 | 648 | A$6,480,000 | Manny Stavropoulos | A$1,385,500 |
| 2016 | 732 | A$7,320,000 | Ari Engel | A$1,600,000 |
| 2017 | 725 | A$7,370,000 | Shurane Vijayaram | A$1,600,000 |
| 2018 | 782* | TBD | TBD | TBD |
* Late registration still open.
flop and everyone stuck around to see the 
turn. That checked through, bringing a 
. Karlic bet 6,200 after his opponents checked, and the small blind tanked awhile then flicked in a call. Matt Berkey mucked in the big.
into the middle and lost a showdown to 
.
, Vijayaram bet 4,900 and his opponent called.
river, the small blind opted to lead out for 7,700. Vijayaram grumbled and instantly flung his 
and raked in the pot.
flop and Sam Greenwood thought briefly before calling from the cutoff.
flop, the small blind check-called a bet of 4,000 and led the 
turn for 11,000. Chong checked his cards twice and let go eventually.
had created a pot of 22,000 already. Lewis moved all in for 10,950 and his opponent tanked, the clock was called on him and one minute ran down without any decision to kill the cards.
