So you’re new to the game of poker… have you thought about playing a bit of poker at your local pub or club?

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In 1949, Benny Binion - owner of the Horse Shoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas, held a poker challenge between Johnny Moss and Nick “the Greek” Dandolos. The card game lasted an unimaginable five months before Moss was declared the winner and Dandolos reportedly walked away $2 million dollars poorer. This laid the seed to what would become the World Series of Poker. Jack Binion (Benny’s son) got together with a few of his poker mates in 1971 and decided to have a tournament so that they could have an official winner. This is where tournament poker got its birth.

When you think poker you have to think the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Every year the best players in the world do battle with those who take up the challenge to change their lives forever. The Las Vegas desert is the setting and the sun beats down every day, mirroring the hottest poker action on the planet. There is something special about this tournament.

So it’s another year gone and another Aussie Millions over. This year saw 680 players take their seat for the $10,000 buy in No Limit Holdem Main Event. This years main event was one to remember for Australians, as one of our own managed to outlast the international field of pros, internet qualifiers and World Series of Poker champions to win the $2 million first prize.