Welcome back to the 2020 Aussie Millions here at the Crown Casino in what is a rainy Melbourne. Many players are drawn to the city in the height of summer with the thought of picking up a tan, but today they might have to rethink their plans and instead just focus on the poker!

Today sees two events take place, with the second flight of the Opening Event getting underway at 12:10 pm, followed by the start of Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E.

Opening Event

Yesterday, 28 of 242 players advanced from the opening flight with Zack Lowrie (213,800), Julien Sitbon (200,000) and Martin Jacobson (169,900) the top three in chips.

The second flight will see players receive 10,000 in starting chips and play twelve 40-minute levels before bagging at approximately 8:30 pm local time.

H.O.R.S.E.

Last year, Daniel Mayoh took down the Aussie Millions H.O.R.S.E crown after defeating a tough field of 54 players and an even tougher final table featuring the likes of Timothy Marsters, Michael Moore and Billy 'The Croc' Argyros to win A$29,120 after a three-handed deal.

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"It's been a lot of fun," Mayoh told PokerNews after his victory last year. "I feel very blessed and very lucky. I think all of us were all in and drawing at some point of the day, myself included. This was a very tough final table; any of the seven of us had the skills to win it."

Players start this event with 15,000 chips and today they will play 18 levels or until a final table, whichever comes first. Levels are 40 minutes long until they reach the final table when they increase to 60 minutes.