2010 Aussie Millions Schedule Released

The 2010 Aussie Millions will run Jan. 14-31 and include a total of 20 events, with the $10,000 Main Event and the elite $100,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event as the biggest highlights.

As usual, the Crown Casino in Melbourne is hosting the Aussie Millions and the casino's CEO David Courtney has high hopes for next year's series.

According to Courtney's calculations the tournament series will attract more than 2,500 players in total, with 1,000 for the main event alone.

"Crown is also announcing an expected first prize of $2.5 million for the No-Limit Hold'em main event which will further entrench Crown's Aussie Millions Poker Championship as one of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world," Courtney said.

A number of different playing forms are included on the 2010 Aussie Millions schedule: No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, H.O.R.S.E., Heads-Up, Seven-Card Stud, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo and team-based events.

Many of the world's best poker players, as well as lots of celebrities are expected to make the trio Melbourne in January to play in the 2010 Aussie Millions.

The tournament will be filmed and developed into a TV show on Fox Sports Network for an international audience of over 100 million.

You can find the complete 2010 Aussie Millions schedule here.