Special $15,000 Added MANSION Poker Team PokerNews Aussie Millions Satellite

MANSION Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/ext/353) and PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) are staging a special Team PokerNews Aussie Millions Satellite on Sunday October 15. In addition to the existing prizepool, MANSION Poker is adding $3,000 and also a $12,000 Aussie Millions (http://www.pokernews.com/aussie-millions-2007/team/) package to the winner, which means an extra $15,000 in value for players.

(PRWEB) September 25, 2006 -- MANSION Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/ext/353) and PokerNews.com (http://www.pokernews.com) have just announced a special once-off Team PokerNews Aussie Millions satellite which is scheduled for Sunday October 15 at 01:00 GMT. The buyin for the tournament will be $100+$9. In addition to being paid out as a normal cash tournament, MANSION Poker will add $3,000 to the prizepool.

The winner will receive an added bonus from MANSION Poker in the form of a $12,000 Team PokerNews Aussie Millions package. This package includes entry to the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event (value $10,500) at Crown Casino next January, a tournament which is expected to have a prizepool of over AUD$5,000,000. The package also includes ten nights accommodation at the Crown Promenade Hotel, and approximately USD$2,800 for travel and expenses.

The winner will also get to be a part of Team PokerNews, and will receive additional benefits such as exclusive Team PokerNews gear, invites to team functions, and also the chance to mingle with Team PokerNews professional players such as Tony G, Noah Boeken and Patrik Antonius.

With the extra cash and Aussie Millions package, this means that MANSION Poker is generously adding around $15,000 to the prizepool, which makes it excellent value for players.

This tournament is now open for registration and is in the lobby under ‘PokerNews Aussie Millions’.

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 (http://www.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 (casino.pokernews.com), PokerNewsSportsbetting (sportsbetting.pokernews.com), PokerNewsBingo (bingo.pokernews.com) and PokerNewsBackgammon (backgammon.pokernews.com) and will look to establish these sites in the PokerNews.com tradition.

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