CROWN’S 2016 AUSSIE MILLIONS POKER CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT - 16 July 2015
Asia-Pacific’s richest and most prestigious poker series will run from Wednesday 13 January to Monday 1 February 2016 at Crown Melbourne, Australia. ‘Main Event’, part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), begins Sunday 24 January 2016.
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Crown Melbourne has today announced the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship schedule, Wednesday 13 January to Monday 1 February.
Hosted by Crown Melbourne, one of the world’s leading integrated entertainment resorts, the Aussie Millions transforms Crown into a mecca of the poker world during the peak of the Australian Summer.
With a reputation that ranks it alongside the highly acclaimed World Series of Poker, the Aussie Millions is the marquee event on the Asia Pacific poker calendar that has grown into a major stop on the international poker circuit by majority of the world’s greatest players, since its inception in 1998.
Crown Melbourne’s Tournament Director Joel Williams said “Now in its’ eighteenth year, Crown Melbourne’s Aussie Millions Poker Championship continues to be seen as a ‘must-attend’ on the global poker tour among both recreational players and seasoned pros alike. With a schedule featuring 24 official Championship events, 2016 looms as one of the biggest events yet”.
Every year, an estimated 2,000 players from all across the world descend on Melbourne for the three week poker festival, all with hopes of taking home part of the estimated AUD$30 million prize pool that’s generated each year.
There are few tournaments in the world that offer the kinds of prize pools that the Aussie Millions delivers each year, and in 2016 the schedule will comprise of 24 separate poker events with buy-ins ranging from AUD$1,150 to AUD$250,000. The comprehensive slate of the game’s most popular variations will be on offer and a total of 23 coveted Aussie Millions LK Boutique ‘Championship Rings’ will be awarded to each event winner.
The winner of the Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ will not only walk away with an estimated AUD$1.6 million dollar first prize, but also the one of a kind ‘Main Event’ Champion bracelet designed by LK Boutique valued at over AUD$25,000.
The Aussie Millions has always been known for its prestigious events, and huge prize pools. It was the first championship in the world to introduce a six figure buy-in, and the first again to raise the stakes to AUD$250,000. All the High Stakes events will be back in 2016, with the $25,000, $100,000 & $250,000 Challenges all on the schedule again, assuring the world’s best (and richest) players will make the journey down under.
The poker festival reaches its pinnacle with the Asia-Pacific’s longest-running poker tournament, the grandest spectacle of all poker events and will garner the majority of the media coverage, the coveted $10,600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ championship, part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), which is slated to run over eight consecutive days from Sunday 24 January - Sunday 31 January 2016.
The Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ will feature three starting flights; Flight 1 - Sunday 24 January, Flight 2 - Monday 25 January and Flight 3 - Tuesday 26 January.
The prize pools provide a substantial incentive to travel and in addition, each winner will receive a ‘Championship Ring’ for their victory. While the entry fees may sit outside the budget of some players, everyone can qualify via the countless satellite tournaments held during the year and during the event itself, offering players the chance to win a place in the coveted Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ for a fraction of the AUD$10,600 entry fee.
Nearly 100 poker tables will be set up across more the award winning complex to accommodate the thousands of players from around the world who attend Asia-Pacific’s largest poker event.
In terms of prize money, the prestigious Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ shares the limelight with some of Australia’s other major events including the Melbourne Cup, Australian Open and the AFL Grand Final.
Event: Crown’s 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Dates: Wednesday 13 January to Monday 1 February 2016
Locations: The Crown Poker Room (Level B2, Crown Entertainment Complex)
Exhibition Hall (Crown Conference Centre)
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For further media information please contact:
Natasha Stipanov
Corporate Affairs
Crown Resorts Limited
Telephone: +61 3 9292 8671
Email: natasha.stipanov@crownresorts.com.au
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