Aussie Millions 2019 Already Looking to Beat Expectations

• "Not cautiously optimistic, optimistic," says Tournament Director

• Number of satellites expected to reach 500

• Events kicked off Tuesday

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Like the Poker Stars Players Hold'em Championship last week, this year's Aussie Millions is looking like another possible overachiever.

"Way in Front of What I Thought" said Tournament Director Joel Williams in regard to the initial interest.

“Not cautiously optimistic, optimistic,” he told PokerNews.com. “Eleven months ago I was really nervous; I thought the PCA was going to decimate the $10k and up crowd. I thought that we’re never going to be able to replicate 2018, but if we blow the siren right now and look at the Main Event, for example, we’re way in front of what I thought we would be.

“We know that the High Roller market has obviously changed, but we know that we continue to have the reputation of arguably the softest $10k field on the planet. If the perception is that it’s a room full of people who are arguably out of their depth, then why the hell wouldn’t you come? Even the locals all go “Oh yeah, no one knows how to play – I do, of course – but no one else does!”

With the number of satellite winners approaching 250, Williams expects that number to almost double over the course of the next two weeks.

“We started running the satellites early and mixing up the price points. It was hard to get people to start thinking about the Aussie Millions in February or March. Securing 2019 Aussie Millions seats so early in the year serves to both reward local participation and create awareness, as well as ensuring that the tournament becomes more and more attractive to interstate and international customers."

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