Aussie Millions

The Aussie Millions, staged at the world famous Crown Casino on the riverfront in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is now firmly established as one of the major events on the global poker calendar.

Billed as the Southern Hemisphere’s richest poker event the 2007 incarnation features two weeks of high octane action, culminating in the A$10,000 main event.

Kiwi Lee Nelson won last year’s main event and there are plenty of big pros and eager locals in town hoping to take the big one down.

The main event begins on 14 January with the Final Table slated to begin on 19 January.

The Aussie Millions also coincides with international cricket and tennis in the city and the Crown Casino will be buzzing throughout.

The poker jamboree kicked off with a huge field of 516 players for Event 1 on Saturday 6 January. The $1,100 No Limit Holdem tournament was won by Gabriel Xiourouffa of Adelaide who took home first prize of $139,047.

Gabriel defeated Sydney pro player Zhi Hong Ma heads up to win the title.

Event 1 Final Table Results
1st $139,047 Gabriel Xiourouffa Adelaide, Australia
2nd $84,975 Zhi Hong Ma Sydney, Australia
3rd $56,650 Paul Effeney Brisbane, Australia
4th $38,625 Andrew Gelfand Melbourne, Australia
5th $28,325 Kin Joh Pua Malaysia
6th $20,600 Michael Harrisonford Melbourne, Australia
7th $15,450 Matthew Hilger USA
8th $11,588 Karim Jomeen United Kingdom
9th $8,240 George Tsakrios Adelaide, Australia

Event 2 of the championship, the $1,100 Limit Holdem tournament, finished up early Monday morning when Nick Sutar defeated local veteran Billy ‘The Croc’ Argyros to win $54,718. The event attracted 171 runners and saw a handful of big name players produce some great final table action.