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Aussie Millions 2011 Kicks Off with High-Stakes Tournaments in Melbourne
NewsJanuary 21, 2011·1 min read

Aussie Millions 2011 Kicks Off with High-Stakes Tournaments in Melbourne


The Aussie Millions 2011 poker series started on January 17, 2011, at Crown Casino in Melbourne. The series includes 20 tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from $500 to $250,000. The first week of tournaments has buy-ins not exceeding $1,000.

The $25K FTP Shootout Invitational tournament features 24 professional players from Full Tilt. The first matches were played on Thursday, with starting stacks of 25,000 and blinds of 200/400. David Oppenheim and Barney Boetman advanced to the final from the first table.

At the second table, Phil Ivey left the tournament on the 3rd level of blinds. Nikolai Evdakov held out until the 4th place. Patrick Antonius and James Bord advanced to the final. The final table of the turbo high roller tournament will be held on Friday at 19:00 Australian time. The main tournament will start on January 23, 2011.

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