Yesterday the PokerNews coverage of the 2019 Aussie Millions got underway with Flight 1 of the AUD$1,150 Opening Event.

A total of 18 players advanced from a starting field of 166, but there are four more flights for players to try and advance to Day 2 from.

Today is the second day of our coverage from the Crown Casino in Melbourne from the largest poker festival in the southern hemisphere.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you exclusive action from the festival, including highlights of all the preliminary events including the AUD$1,150 Opening Event, the AUD$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and the AUD$1,150 Shot Clock Shootout. There will also be interviews with some of the world's best poker players who have made the trip to Melbourne.

Here's what's going on today:

Last year it was Salvatore Ribbera who took home AUD$39,700 after topping a field of 49 players to win Event #2: AUD$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. and that same event gets underway just after midday local time.

Players in this two-day event will receive 15,000 chips and play 40-minute levels. Play will cease at the end of Level 18, or if a final table of eight is reached beforehand.

Play will then resume tomorrow at 1pm.

There is also the second of five starting flights for the Opening Event. Players will receive 10,000 chips and play 12 40-minute levels. Late registration is open for the first six levels. Subsequent flights are open to players eliminated from previous flights as well as new players.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for more coverage of the 2019 Aussie Millions!