2009 Aussie Millions

Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
150,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
731,000 AUD
Entries
731
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Day 2 Soon to Begin

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Chip leader Dean Blatt is all smiles
Chip leader Dean Blatt is all smiles
A champion will be crowned today as the first event of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship comes to its conclusion. This two-day event attracted 731 runners across two Day 1 flights. 110 of them will return the felt today to chase the AU$150,000 first prize; 72 are guaranteed at least AU$2,193, almost double the AU$1,100 buy-in.

When all of the chip bags were logged last night, Dean Blatt emerged as the far and away chip leader with 145,300. No other player has more than 100,000 chips, making Blatt an early favorite to make the final table. This is no-limit hold'em, however. As evidenced by Alexandre Gomes' stunning exit from the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure tournament just a few hours ago, anything can happen.

Play kicks off in one hour. PokerNews will be there, from the first flop to the last river.