Day 1b of the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event Kicks Off at 12:30 PM!
The 2019 Aussie Millions has already crossed the half-way mark and the highlight of the festival in the biggest casino complex of the Southern hemisphere shapes up to be one of the biggest in its history. After the first of three starting days, the A$10,600 Main Event has already attracted 165 entries in the first flight with 79 players bagging up in the early morning hours, and Day 1b kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Defending champion Toby Lewis delivered the shuffle up and deal the previous day and the Brit is expected to join the action in one of the remaining two starting days. Frenchman Paul-Francois Tedeschi leads the field thus far with 195,400 after running hot in the final levels on Day 1a and he set the pace for everyone. Will anyone be able to turn the 30,000 starting stack into even more throughout Day 1b?
A total of seven 90-minute levels are scheduled for today with a 15-minute break after each level and a 75-minute dinner break at the end of the fourth level of play. All those that already busted on Day 1a won't be allowed to re-enter, as the Aussie Millions Main Event remains one of the few major events to remain a freezeout.
The registration is available until the end of the first level on Day 2 on Wednesday, January 30.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 100 |
The Terminator Side Event plays down to a champion as of 1 p.m. local time and the A$1,150 Hyper Turbo with 10,000 in chips, levels of 10 minutes and a 10-second shot clock kicks off at 2:30 p.m. time at Exhibition Hall. For all those that would like to win their seat for a bargain, there are an additional three satellites taking place in the evening as well.
Day 1b of the Main Event gets underway just after noon, Day 2 of the A$ 50,000 Challenge restarts at 1.10 p.m. local time and the PokerNews team will provide updates for both tournaments until a champion is crowned.