September 22 2011, Lynn Gilmartin

This Sunday, Melbourne’s Crown Poker Room will once again host the E.J. Whitten Charity Poker Tournament. Funds raised from this tournament will be donated to the E.J. Whitten Foundation, named in honor of Australian Football Hall of Fame legend, AFL Team of the Century captain, and 1954 premiership player, Ted “Mr. Football” Whitten.
The foundation ambassador and back-to-back ANZPT Player of the Year, Tony Hachem will host the event with an estimated $50,000 in prizes offered, including a $15,000 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event package for the winner.
Not only is this your chance to satellite into the Southern Hemisphere’s poker event of the year while supporting a great cause, but you may also be sharing a table with some of Australia’s well-known sports stars and television personalities.
- Tournament Start: 4:30 p.m. AEST
- Date: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011
- Venue: Crown Poker Room, Level B2, Crown Entertainment Complex
- Buy-in: $300
- Re-buys: $100 for the first 3 levels
You can register for the event now through the Crown Poker website to ensure you secure your limited seat in this event, supporting a great cause.
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Thu, 02/17/2011 – 00:23 – PokerPages Staff
Poker programming airing the week of February 17, 2011:
Full Tilt Poker 2010 Doubles Poker Championship
The Doubles Poker Championship’s unique structure pairs players in a team to compete for the one million dollar first place prize. Thirty-two of the top professional poker players competed as two-person teams, each team sharing each hand. The first place prize, awarded to the winning team, is $1M. The championship began with 16 teams. The final four teams are Allen Cunningham and Huck Seed, Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga and David Benyamine, Phil Gordon and Howard Lederer, and Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson. The 2010 Doubles Poker Championship is airing on Versus.
Poker After Dark
On NBC, Poker After Dark Director’s Cut wraps up the previous week’s action, including comments from the winning player and the week’s contenders: David Peat, Howard Lederer, Eli Elezra, Phil Laak, Greg Mueller, and Olivier Busquet.
Full Tilt Poker 2010 the Poker Lounge
The Poker Lounge features one Full Tilt Poker (FTP) qualifier battling against five FTP Pros. The qualifier is staked for the $20K buy-in to compete in six handed, winner take all action. The 2010 The FTP Pros include Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen. The Poker Lounge airs on Versus.
Full Tilt Poker 2010 Aussie Millions
Check out the 2010 Aussie Millions, hosted by the Crown Casino, Melbourne, Victoria
Australia, airing on Versus. Twenty one events ran in the 2010 Aussie Millions. Winning the Main Event of the Aussie Millions was Australian Tyron Krost, cashing for AUD $2,000,000 from the AUD $7,500,000.00 prize pool.
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