MANSION Poker/PokerNews.com $17,000 ADDED Aussie Millions Satellite

(PRWeb) December 15, 2006 -- PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) and MANSION Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/mansion-poker) have recently announced an exclusive $17,000 Added Team PokerNews Aussie Millions Satellite which will take place on Friday December 22 at 18:30 EST (23.30 GMT). The buyin for this tournament will be $100+$4 and MANSION Poker are adding a USD$12,000 Aussie Millions package and $5,000 cash to the prizepool. This is $17,000 in added value for players.

The winner of this tournament will receive a USD$12,000 Team PokerNews Aussie Millions package, which consists of entry to the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event (value AUD$10,500) at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia next January. This event is expected to generate a prizepool of over AUD$5,000,000. The package also includes 10 nights accommodation at the Crown Promenade Hotel, and approximately USD$2,800 for travel and expenses.

With the winner receiving the USD$12,000 Aussie Millions package, the full prizepool containing the added USD$5,000 will be paid out from second place onwards. Following the success of the first joint PokerNews.com/MANSION Poker Aussie Millions Satellite, this tournament will feature a much better structure with longer levels and a 5,000 start bank so players will receive a lot of playtime.

This tournament is exclusive to PokerNews members, and players will require the password 'millions4me' in order to enter. The only way to enter this tournament is to buyin directly, which guarantees a much smaller field and increases the value.

This tournament is now open for registration and can be located in the tournament lobby under 'PokerNews Aussie Millions".

$17,000 ADDED PokerNews.com/MANSION Poker Aussie Millions Satellite
Date: Friday December 22
Time: 18:30 EST/23:30 GMT
Password: millions4me

About Aussie Millions
The 2007 Aussie Millions (http://www.pokernews.com/aussie-millions-2007/team) will be held at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia from January 6-19. The six-day Main Event (entry AUD$10,500), which commences on January 14 and will be filmed by Fox Sports Net, is expected to generate a prizepool in excess of AUD$5,000,000. Taking place in the middle of the Australian summer, and located alongside the Yarra River, the Aussie Millions has previously attracted a number of prominent players such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel and many more.

About PokerNews Ltd
PokerNews Ltd incorporates PokerNews.com which is considered to be the independent online poker authority, having been picked by Forbes as "Best of Web" for the Poker category. PokerNews features daily news, reviews of the major poker rooms, live feeds of tournaments available online as well as special bonuses and freerolls, and is available in a number of different languages. PokerNews Ltd has also recently launched PokerNewsCasino, PokerNewsSportsbetting, PokerNewsBingo and PokerNewsBackgammon, and will look to establish these sites in the PokerNews.com tradition.

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