Australian Poker Sites

Poker in Australia has become just as popular as it has in the US, Canada and Europe. With major events like the Aussie Millions and Pokerstars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour, the land down under is definitely getting the attention it deserves. The boom for poker in Australia didn't peak until 2005 when Joe Hachem won the 2005 World Series of Poker, took home the biggest prize pool at the time, and became the first Australian poker player to ever win the Main Event. Since than poker has literally exploded in Australia both line and online.

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Poker In Australia

There are multiple poker sites online for Aussie players including Pokerstars.com where Joe Hachem is part of Team Pokerstars. All of the poker rooms listed above accept Australian poker players and will allow you to deposit in AUD. Most of the poker rooms use the USD as their main currency option however; any funds you deposit in AUD will be converted to USD and back using that day's exchange rates.


Australian Live Poker Tournaments
By far the most popular live poker tournament held in Australia is the annual Aussie Millions. Established in 1998, the Aussie Millions is now the 6th ranked poker tournament worldwide which is an incredible feat considering how old the event is. The Aussie Millions is held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne Australia and guarantees a $2 million AUD 1st place prize. Similar to the World Series of Poker held in the United States, the Aussie Millions schedules multiple events ranging in buy-ins and game formats with the 2009 series having 17 different tournaments in addition to the Main Event. The Main Event typically has an AUD$10,500 buy-in and draws in players from around the world. During the 2009 series, the Aussie Millions broke the world's record for hosting the world's largest cash game where a buy-in of AUD$1,000,000 was required to sit and play.

Following the Aussie Millions is the recent release of Pokerstars newest poker tour, the Australian New Zealand Poker Tour. Established in 2009, the ANZPT schedules a number of events throughout Australia and New Zealand with players earning their seats by winning satellites held exclusively at Pokerstars.com or paying the entry fee. The ANZPT is run by Commissioner Danny McDonaugh, who has been promoting and running poker tournaments in Australia for more than 10 years including a position as a televised tournament director. He continues to be the tournament director for the Pokerstars APPT and brings his experience to the ANZPT. The first ever Australia New Zealand Poker Tour seen over 1300 players with a prize pool of AUD$2,982,436. The events were held across Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Queenstown and Queensland. The Main Event was held in February of 2009 and was won by Karl Krautschneider who became the youngest player to win an ANZPT event, and took home AUD$170,215 for his efforts.