 The Aussie Millions have just officially released their schedule for the next edition in 2009. Running from January 9th to 26th, this series will boast 18 events ranging from a mere $230+20 AUD buy-in to an awesome $100,000+500 AUD buy-in! The latter is the biggest buy-in multi-table tournament in the world and had 25 entrants in 2008, of which Howard Lederer was the strongest. The event has a Pot-Limit structure preflop and is no-limit after the flop.
There will also be a lot of other events, including Limit, No-Limit and Mixed Hold'em, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Pot Limit Omaha, H.O.R.S.E and 2-Card Manila, which is a typical Australian game being played on Australia Day (January 26). The most notable events must be the $100,000+500 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge, the $5,000+300 Australian Heads-Up Championship, $10,000+200 H.O.R.S.E. and of course the $10,000+500 Aussie Millions Main Event, which will have a guaranteed first prize of $2,000,000 AUD ! Most events on the schedule are 2-day events and the Main Event is a full 7 days (including day 1A, 1B and 1C).
Full schedule (all buy-ins are in Australian dollar):
Event Date Buy-in Name
1 01/09 $1,000+100 No-Limit Hold'em ($500,000 Guarantee)
2 01/11 $1,000+50 PokerPro No-Limit Hold'em
3 01/12 $230+20 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
4 01/13 $1,000+100 Limit Hold'em
5 01/14 $1,000+100 H.O.R.S.E.
6 01/15 $1,000+50 No-Limit Hold'em (w/ Rebuys)
7 01/16 $1,500+150 Feature Event -- No-Limit Hold'em (w/ Bounties)
8 01/17 $100,000+500 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
9 01/18 $10,000+500 Aussie Millions Main Event (NLHE)
10 01/20 $5,000+300 Australian Heads-Up Championship
11 01/21 $1,000+100 Pot-Limit Omaha
12 01/22 $3,000+250 Pot-Limit Omaha (w/ Rebuys)
13 01/22 $1,000+100 Mixed Hold'em
14 01/23 $2,000+200 No-Limit Hold'em – Six-Handed
15 01/24 $2,000+200 No-Limit Hold'em – Teams Event
16 01/24 $10,000+200 H.O.R.S.E.
17 01/25 $1,000+100 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
18 01/26 $1,000+100 Australian 2-Card Manila Championship (w/ Rebuys)
1 AUD = 0.65 USD
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