The 2012 Aussie Millions tournament series kicked-off Thursday with a $1,000 No Limit Holdem tournament that will feature two days of registration. Over the course of the 18 day Aussie Millions series a total of 26 separate poker tournaments will take place, including the Aussie Millions Main Event, the $100,000 buy-in Challenge, the $250,000 buy-in Challenge, a $5,000 buy-in Chinese Poker tournament, a $25,000 buy-in “semi-Shootout” tournament, and a $10,000 8-Game Mix tournament that will close out the 2012 Aussie Millions.

Coming right on the heels of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) the Aussie Millions and the PCA are among two of the most prestigious titles in poker, and the tournament series that have sprung-up around the Main Events at both stops have been in competition over the past few years to try and outdo each other –a battle which could be cited as the reason we have $100,000 and $250,000 buy-in tournaments in the poker world.

Party Poker spokesman Tony G recently called the Aussie Millions the best poker tournament series in the world.

Last year’s Aussie Million Main Event winner was David Gorr with the Australian native pocketing the $2 million first-place prize-money. Previous Aussie Millions champions include Gus Hansen, Tony Bloom, Lee Nelson, and Alexander Kostritsyn. With Gorr’s win last year, Tyron Krost’s victory in 2010, and Stewart Scott’s triumph in 2009 the Aussies bring a three-year winning streak into this year’s tournament.

Here is a look at the complete schedule for the 2012 Aussie Million poker tournament series:

* January 12th, 2012: Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em, $1,000 + $100

* January 16th, 2012: Event 2 – Pot-Limit Omaha, $1,000 + $100

* January 17th, 2012: Event 3 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, $1,000 + $100

* January 18th, 2012: Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha, $1,000 + $100

* January 19th, 2012: Event 5 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed, $1,000 + $100

* January 20th, 2012: Event 6 – No-Limit Hold’em Rebuys,$1,000 + $150

* January 21st, 2012: Event 7 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Feature Event, $1,500 + $150

* January 22nd, 2012: Event 10 – No-Limit Hold’em Teams, $1,000 + $100

* January 22nd, 2012: Event 9 – No-Limit Hold’em $100,000 Challenge, $100,000+$500

* January 22nd, 2012: Aussie Millions Main Event, $10,000 + $600

* January 23rd, 2012: Event 11 – No-Limit Hold’em, $500 + $50

* January 23rd, 2012: Event 12 – Chinese Poker, $4,750 + $250

* January 23rd, 2012: Event 13 – No-Limit Hold’em Heads Up (8 Players Max per Flight), $5,000 + $300

* January 24th, 2012: Event 14 – No-Limit Hold’em Terminator, $500 + $50

* January 25th, 2012: Event 15 – No-Limit Hold’em, $500 + $50

* January 25th, 2012: Event 16 – H.O.R.S.E., $2,250 + $250

* January 26th, 2012: Event 17 – No-Limit Hold’em, $500 + $50

* January 26th, 2012: Event 18 – Pot-Limit Omaha, $2,250 + $250

* January 27th, 2012: Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed, $2,250 + $250

* January 27th, 2012: Event 20 – No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Challenge, $250,000

* January 27th, 2012: Event 21 – 8 Game Mixed, $1,000 + $100

* January 28th, 2012: Event 22 – No-Limit Hold’em Cubed Turbo, $500 + $50

* January 28th, 2012: Event 23 – No-Limit Hold’em Semi-Shootout, $25,000 + $500

* January 28th, 2012: Event 24 – Pot-Limit Omaha, $500 + $50

* January 29th, 2012: Event 25 – No-Limit Hold’em Australian Poker Hall Of Fame Classic, $500 + $50

* January 29th, 2012: Event 26 – 8 Game Mixed , $10,000 + $500

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