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One of only two Australian hotels to be named in this year’s Five-Star list, it is also Melbourne’s sole Five- Star representative. Forbes report showed Crown’s composite score of 93.97% actually outperformed 15 other prestigious luxury brands which Forbes identifies as offering the highest standard for luxury hotels across the globe – including the likes of MGM Resorts International, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. The composite score is developed from the assessment of the hotel against up to 800 objective standards. These standards are the most stringent in the hospitality industry — with Forbes Travel Guide inspectors having stayed anonymously for two nights and three days at each hotel to evaluate every detail of the visit. Across the 25 core sections and classification score groups, Crown Towers Melbourne achieved a perfect 100% score for Guest Services, Hotel Phone Services, Fitness Facilities, Business Service, Housekeeping Daily Service, Guest Room, Cleanliness & Condition, Courtesy & Manners, Food & Beverage Quality and Staff appearance – demonstrating a high level of performance right across the Crown Towers Melbourne experience. The prestigious Forbes Five-Star rating reinforces Crown Towers Melbourne’s status as the premium in luxury accommodation in Australia and secures its place among the very best in the world. View full PDF Media Release.
Australia’s Serge Osalan became the second local player to be crowned a champion in this year’s poker festival after taking down the fourth event of the series for AUD$58,315. Event #4 featured an AUD$1,150 buy-in and was the first of four pot-limit Omaha events on the schedule. Osalan not only recorded his first win in an Aussie Million event, but this also represented his first tournament win overall and his first cash in any Aussie Millions tournament. Click here to view full PDF Media Release.
Melbourne, Australia. Wednesday 18 January 2017. After two days of intense action, Event #5 has crowned its champion. Niall Murray triumphed in the no-limit hold’em Mix Max tournament securing an AUD$61,300 payday and his first championship ring. Murray, who hails from London in the U.K., now has more than USD$191,000 in live tournament winnings, with this result making up almost a third of that impressive total. Prize money and championship ring aside, this victory was made sweeter for Murray because it was also his first cash in an Aussie Millions event. Click here to view full Media Release.
Melbourne, Australia. Tuesday 17 January 2017. The first event of the 2017 Aussie Millions was a whopper which saw Robert Raymond successfully navigate the massive field to earn the Event 1 title and AUD$320,830. Raymond, a Melbourne local, bested a field which included 1,565 total entries up from the 1,320 entries the same event saw in 2016. Please refer to the attached for more details.
Melbourne, Australia. Tuesday 17 January 2017. On the third day of the 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Taiwan's James Chen won the first championship ring of the series, thanks to ANTON jewellery, taking down Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and walking away with the top prize of AUD$39,700 (USD$29,322) for his efforts. The tournament attracted 49 players, representing a 26 percent increase from the 39 entrants that played this event the year before. Please refer to the attached for more details.