There was a ceremonial shuffle up and deal today from Josh Giddey.

Giddey, an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, has already entered the Main Event and he was excited for action to get underway.

"It's a lot of fun," he told tournament director Danny McDonagh. "There are a lot of great players here at Crown.

"Obviously there's gonna be a big prize pool at the end of it, so we'll have to see how we go!"