Welcome to the 2020 Aussie Millions A$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Challenge
After nine days of warm-up, the PokerNews live coverage of the 2020 Aussie Millions kicks off today at 14:10 pm with the first of four five- and six-figure buy-in High Roller Challenge tournaments. Culminating in the monster A$100,000 Challenge, we kick things off today with the A$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Challenge, which unsurprisingly is the biggest four-card buy-in tournament at the festival.
Last year it was Germany's Anton Morgenstern who won the tournament, which was a new addition to the Aussie Millions schedule for 2019.
After coming into heads-up against Colombia's Farid Jattin staring at a 4:1 deficit in chips, Morgenstern mounted a resounding comeback to defeat his opponent and take home A$530,640.
| Year | Winner | Country | First Prize | Entries | Total Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Anton Morgenstern | Germany | A$530,640 | 67 | A$1,608,000 |
Today, players will receive 50,000 in chips and will be allowed one re-entry each. There will be 12 levels played on Day 1 with a 45-minute dinner break after Level 9.
Levels will be 40-minutes long for the first six levels, with 60-minute levels thereafter.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 |
| 2 | 150 | 300 |
| 3 | 200 | 400 |
| 4 | 300 | 600 |
| 5 | 400 | 800 |
| 6 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 7 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 8 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 9 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 10 | 1,200 | 2,400 |
| 11 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 12 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates as the Aussie Millions reaches the meat of its 2020 schedule!