Broadcast of the 2015 Aussie Millions Begins on ONE HD TV From May 5

Australian poker fans are set for a treat, as the broadcast of the 2015 Aussie Millions has commenced on ONE HD TV. In all, there will be 12 one-hour episodes telecast every Tuesday and Wednesday night, over the next six weeks. The first episode premiered at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5.

The first episode was a telecast from the final table of the Main Event, which had played out at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Feb. 1. Viewers will be able to relive the excitement of watching Joel Douaglin, Lennart Uphoff, Richard Lyndaker, Manny Stavropoulos, James Rann, Brian Rast, Uphoff and Anthony Legg battle it out, until Melbourne pro Stavropoulos took the title and the top prize of AU$1,385,500.

Besides the Main Event final table, viewers will also get to watch other impressive events, such as the $100,000 Challenge, which was won by Richard Yong and the LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge, where Phil Ivey won the AU$2,205,000 first prize, after a heads-up duel with Mike “Timex” McDonald.

PokerGuru had covered the participation of Indian players – Team PokerStars India Pro Aditya Agarwal, Akash Malik, Apoorva Goel and Rahul Byraju at the series. The only notable score was Akash Malik`s 7^th place finish in Event 18 for AU$16,050.

Joel Williams, Crown Melbourne Tournament Director informed that, “This premiere will be a world exclusive featuring the best international poker players in some of the biggest buy-in events in poker. Crown Melbourne and the Aussie Millions, along with the city of Melbourne, will be showcased to worldwide audiences.”

“Crown is thrilled to be working together with APPT and ONE HD in showcasing the 2015 Aussie Millions,” he added.

TV presenter and poker enthusiasts Jaimee Rogers is hosting the broadcast and 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem and Paul ‘The Voice’ Khoury will be providing the commentary.