21 Jan 12
Aussie Millions Main Event Begins Tomorrow Plus Tournament of Champions Results
The 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event begins tomorrow with AU$2,000,000 guaranteed for first place. At the same time, the $100,000 Challenge will also take place, plus we have the results of the Tournament of Champions special.
2012 Aussie Millions Main Event
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| David Gorr wins the 2011 Aussie Millions |
This is the tenth Aussie Millions tournament since Englishman Peter Costa won the inaugural event back in 2003, taking home the first Aussie Millions trophy and AU$394,780.
Previous Main Event champions include Alexander Kostritsyn (2008), Gus Hansen (2007) and Lee Nelson (2006).
This time last year...
Last year, David Gorr (pictured) took down the event and a AU$2,000,000 first prize. He defeated PokerStrategy.com coach James "
skolsuper" Keys at a final table that also featured Patrik Antonius, Chris Moorman and Randy Dorfman.The final hand was an unlucky one for
skolsuper as he 3-bet all in on the turn of a 
board. Gorr called with 
for top pair and a gutshot, but Keys was ahead with 
for two pair. Unfortunately for our coach, the dealer laid out the 
on the river to award Gorr the tournament. skolsuper took home AU$1,035,000 for his runner-up finish.2012 Aussie Millions $100,000 & $250,000 Challenges
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| Erik Seidel and Sam Trickett made the final of both six-figure buy in events in 2011. |
This year both events return to the schedule with the AU$100,000 Challenge beginning tomorrow, 90 minutes after Day 1A of the Main Event gets underway. The AU$250,000 Challenge will take place on January 27.
This time last year...
Last year saw the rise of the Seiborg as well as the start of a fantastic 2011 for Sam Trickett. Both players made the final table of both events, with Trickett earning AU$1,525,000 in the AU$100,000 Challenge. He defeated Tony Bloom heads-up after Seidel busted in third place.Amazingly, he made his second final table of the week in the AU$250,000 Challenge, besting a final table that included Phil Ivey, David Benyamine and Chris Ferguson to reach heads-up play against Erik Seidel.
Trickett couldn't quite make back-to-back wins in that instance, losing out when his
couldn't catch up with Seidel's 
on a flop of 
. Trickett took home AU$1,500,000 for his second-place finish while Seidel scooped the AU$2,500,000 first prize.Aussie Millions Tournament of Champions
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Aussie Millions, all the previous main event champions were invited to play in a one-off Tournament of Champions Event today. The winner of which would walk away with a lifetime of buy-ins to the main event.Eight of the former nine champions attended this event, including the in-form Gus Hansen. The Great Dane's hot streak did not continue in this event, as he exited in fourth place, and would eventually leave Tyron Krost and Tony Bloom to battle it out heads-up for the title.
It was to be 2010 Aussie Million champion Tyron Krost who would have the last word, after hitting an ace on the river holding
against the of 2004 champion and football chairman Tony Bloom. Krost certainly had the most to gain from the event, as at the age of 25 is the youngest player in the event, and therefore potentially stands to win the most main event buy-ins with his lifetime prize.  |
| 2010 champion Tyron Krost will be a regular fixture at the Aussie Millions |
