Alexander Kostritsyn, the 2008 Aussie Millions Winner

If you were walking around South Bank in Melbourne, you would almost feel the anticipation in the air. The Aussie Millions has become like the Melbourne Cup for poker players and Crown Casino certainly knows how to turn it on.

Last year it was 21 yr old Alexander Kostritsyn who was crowned 2008 Aussie Millions Champion, could it be you this year?

Crown Casino is offering local players (Kiwis, you just need to jump on a plane) the chance to have a shot too….

Using their 3 phase satellite program, players will have the chance to qualify for the tournament, right up until the last minute.

The full schedule can be found here, but the guts of is a 3 phase system:

Phase 1

$65 Entry single table tournament with 10 players. The final 2 players each receive a $250 Phase 2 entry.

Phase 2

$250 Phase Two Satellites
Multi table tournament with 1 in 5 players each receiving a $1,150 Phase 3 entry.

Phase 3
$1150 Phase Three Satellites
$1,150 to enter.
Multi table tournament with 1 in 10 players each receiving a $10,500 entry in the 2008 Crown Aussie Millions Main Event.

For a full timetable of the events, click here: