Aussie Millions Attendance Up in Prelim Events

The 2017 Aussie Millions got underway when the PokerStars Championship Bahamas was still running while most events at the Atlantis were under-performing expectations, the opening events at the Crown Casino saw growth in every event. Five events are in the books, which mirrors the schedule of 2016, and on average entrants are up 18.4%.

The uptick in preliminary events is a good forecast for upcoming Main Event – which has seen substantial fluctuations over the past ten years. The largest growth came in 2016 when entrants jumped by nearly 13%. The past ten Main Events mostly reflect a pretty standard deviation of numbers but the boost in 2016 is the largest since the Australian pre-boom era.

Fluctuations in the Main Event and preliminary events are expected year-to-year, but the market for Super High Roller events shouldn’t change too much each year due to the pool of players whose bankroll can handle the most extreme buy-ins. The 2016 $250,000 Challenge had the smallest field in four years and dropped a massive 36%.