$1.6 Million for the Winner
Nível 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Registration has been closed for some time now, and the numbers are in. A total of 732 players registered for the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event, resulting in a total prize pool of AU$7.32 million. The top 80 players (10.9%) will make the money, with a minimum pay-out of AU$15,000.
Making the top 12 will earn a player a six-figure payday, and making the final table of seven will net you a minimum of AU$210,000. The runner-up will take home AU$1 million, the champion walks away with AU$1.6 million.
| Position | Prize | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AU$1,600,000 | 10 - 12 | AU$120,000 |
| 2 | AU$1,000,000 | 13 - 18 | AU$85,000 |
| 3 | AU$625,000 | 19 - 24 | AU$60,000 |
| 4 | AU$445,000 | 25 - 30 | AU$40,000 |
| 5 | AU$340,000 | 31 - 36 | AU$30,000 |
| 6 | AU$270,000 | 37 - 48 | AU$25,000 |
| 7 | AU$210,000 | 49 - 64 | AU$20,000 |
| 8 - 9 | AU$160,000 | 65 - 80 | AU$15,000 |
| Year | Players | Buy-In | Variant | Champion | Country | Prize (AU$) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 732 | AU$10,000 | NLH | --TBD-- | --TBD-- | AU$1,600,000 | $1,122,825 |
| 2015 | 648 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Manny Stavropoulos | Australia | AU$1,385,500 | $1,094,737 |
| 2014 | 668 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Ami Barer | Canada | AU$1,600,000 | $1,399,739 |
| 2013 | 629 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Mervin Chan | Malaysia | AU$1,600,000 | $1,689,118 |
| 2012 | 659 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Oliver Speidel | Australia | AU$1,600,000 | $1,647,158 |
| 2011 | 721 | AU$10,000 | NLH | David Gorr | Australia | AU$2,000,000 | $1,978,044 |
| 2010 | 746 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Tyron Krost | Australia | AU$2,000,000 | $1,845,921 |
| 2009 | 681 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Stewart Scott | Australia | AU$2,000,000 | $1,420,737 |
| 2008 | 780 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Alexander Kostritsyn | Russia | AU$1,650,000 | $1,450,396 |
| 2007 | 747 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Gus Hansen | Denmark | AU$1,500,000 | $1,192,919 |
| 2006 | 418 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Lee Nelson | New Zealand | AU$1,295,800 | $949,694 |
| 2005 | 263 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Jamil Dia | New Zealand | AU$1,000,000 | $777,442 |
| 2004 | 133 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Tony Bloom | United Kingdom | AU$426,500 | $323,456 |
| 2003 | 122 | AU$10,000 | NLH | Peter Costa | United Kingdom | AU$394,870 | $221,862 |
| 2002 | 66 | AU$5,000 | NLH | John Maver | Australia | AU$150,000 | $78,030 |
| 2001 | 101 | AU$1,500 | NLH | Sam Korman | Australia | AU$53,025 | $28,368 |
| 2000 | 109 | AU$1,500 | NLH | Leo Boxell | Australia | AU$65,225 | $38,483 |
| 1999 | 109 | AU$1,000 | PLH | Milo Nadalin | Australia | AU$38,150 | $24,801 |
| 1998 | 74 | AU$1,000 | LH | Alex Horowitz | Australia | AU$25,900 | $15,693 |
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with two hearts and McDonald check called a bet of 5,500. The turn was an off suit 
and McDonald checked again. Reijmer fired a bet of 12,000. McDonald now shoved all in for 55,000 and Reijmer made the call.
to eliminate his opponent, and did just that with the 
on the river. 
. On our first glance at the action we noticed something interesting, and O'Donnell said the following.
face up into the muck, and the entire table seemed to be in shock. Stevan Chew's jaw almost dropped on the rail, and the other players seemed baffled as well.
we witnessed Stevan Chew (middle position) betting 26,500. His neighbor (hijack) in the one seat called after some tanking. 
and Chew shoved all in for 66,100. His opponent buried his face in his arms for a second before tanking and thinking while staring at Chew. He eventually called, and it was time to put the cards on their backs. 
and a non involved older player almost had a heart attack; "Wow! Wow! What a hand! Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!"
against Kevin O'Donnell's 
flop. The small blind led out for 2,000 and Obst quickly folded.
. Seidel checked and then both he and the player on the button folded when the cutoff continued for 4,700.
. The under-the-gun player folded and Obst continued for 7,500. That did the trick as his opponent folded.
, and action checked to Graham. He bet 12,000, Herold called, and Bardah folded.
to pair the board, and Herold checked. Graham also checked, and the river was the 
. Herold bet 22,000 with 16,600 behind. Graham raised all in, and Herold went into the tank. Eventually, he called with the 
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