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Sunday, May 04, 2008
Countdown to 2008 Melbourne Poker Championships at Crown
Media release:
It’s time to lay your cards on the table and battle it out for one of the most prestigious and sought-after titles on the Australian poker calendar - the 2008 Melbourne Poker Championship - beginning on Sunday 11 May.
This year’s Championship boasts 12 official tournaments and promises to be the biggest and best yet, highlighted by the $1100 Main Event, a 10-player winner-takes-all $100,000 Challenge along with the $5200 High Stakes tournament.
The first Melbourne Poker Championship was held in 2002 where a modest field of 66 players took their seats in a $300 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Event.
Last year’s Main Event was played over two days with 449 players from all over the country. The buy-in rose to $1100, generating a prize pool of just under $450,000. Haibo Chu emerged victorious over Daniel Sequenzia with Koun Chouy third.
With this year's prize pool expected to tip over $500,000, the 2008 Melbourne Poker Championships will arguably be one of the most enthralling, with a massive field of players expected to compete, some of those include hometown hero Joe Hachem, defending champion Haibo Chu, Australia’s highest female money earner Sarah ‘Aussie Sarah’ Bilney and 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson.
With tournaments available from as little as $25, the 2008 Melbourne Poker Championship is designed to identify Australia’s top poker talent and is expected to attract more than 4000 plus hopefuls from across the country all vying for a slice of more than a million dollars in prize money on offer during the 15-day 2008 Melbourne Poker Championship.
Schedule
2008 Melbourne Poker Championships
May 10 (10:10am) Free to Enter (w/ $25 rebuys) Main Event Mega Satellite (20-seat guarantee)
May 10 (7.10pm) $550 High Stakes Hold’em Satellite
May 11 (10.10am) Event 1: $175 No Limit Hold’em (two-day event)
May 12 (12.10pm) $25/$25 Rebuys Main Event Satellite
May 12 (4pm) Event 1 Final Table
May 12 (7.10pm) Event 2: $175 Pot Limit Omaha
May 13 (12.10pm) $25/$25 Rebuys Main Event Satellite
May 13 (7.10pm) Event 3: $175 Pot Limit Hold’em
May 14 (12.10pm) $25/$25 Rebuys Main Event Satellite
May 14 (7.10pm) Event 4: $175 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
May 15 (12:10pm) $25/$25 Rebuys Main Event Satellite
May 15 (7.10pm) Event 5: $230 No Limit Hold’em $100k Guarantee (Day 1, Flight 1)
May 16 (12.30pm) Event 5: $230 No Limit Hold’em $100k Guarantee (Day 1, Flight 2)
May 17 (10.30am) Event 5: $230 No Limit Hold’em $100k Guarantee (Day 1, Flight 3 – Repechage)
May 17 (7.10pm $550 High Stakes Hold’em Satellite
May 18 (12.30pm) Event 5: $230 No Limit Hold’em No Limit Hold’em $100k Guarantee (Day 2)
May 18 (4.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 18 (6.10pm) $100,000 Challenge ($10,200 No Limit Hold’em, Winner Takes All – 10 Players Max)
May 19 (12.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 19 (6:10pm) Event 6: $115 PokerPro No Limit Hold’em Deepstack
May 19 (7.10pm) Event 7: $340 H.O.R.S.E (two-day event)
May 20 (12.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 20 (4pm) Event 7: $340 H.O.R.S.E final table
May 20 (7.10pm) Event 8: $340 No Limit Hold’em Terminator
May 21 (12.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 21 (12.30pm) Event 9: $5200 High Stakes Hold’em
May 21 (7.10pm) Event 10: $340 No Limit Hold’em Teams Event
May 22 (12.30pm) Event 11: $550 No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
May 22 (7.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 23 (12.30pm) Event 12: $1100 Main Event (Day 1, Flight 1)
May 23 (7.10pm) $130 Main Event Super Satellite
May 24 (12.30pm) Event 12: $1100 Main Event (Day 1, Flight 2)
May 25 (12.30pm) Event 12: $1100 Main Event (Day 2)
May 25 (4.10pm) $70 w/$50 rebuys Victorian Poker Championships 2008 Main Event Satellite
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