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Melbourne’s Crown Casino will welcome the Victorian Poker Championship from October 12-27, offering a jam-packed schedule for poker fans across two weeks.
The centerpiece of the festival is the $2,500 Main Event, which will feature four Day 1 starting flights running from October 21-24. Players will begin with 60,000 chips, with levels lasting 40 minutes initially before extending to 60 minutes as the field narrows. A single re-entry will be permitted during the starting flights.
Day 2 of the Main Event is scheduled for October 25, with the festival culminating in a final table on October 27 to crown the new Victorian Champion.
Beyond the Main Event, the schedule includes a $5,000 Challenge and a $10,000 Super High Roller, alongside a strong lineup of mixed-game formats such as H.O.R.S.E., 8-Game, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw and Mystery Bounty events.
Satellites will run throughout the festival, with buy-ins starting from as little as $240 and additional $300 satellites offered regularly. These qualifiers provide entry paths not only into the Main Event but also into the $5K Challenge, Mystery Bounty, H.O.R.S.E. and PLO tournaments.
PokerNews will be on-site for the duration of the festival, delivering daily highlights and live reporting from the Main Event, including key hands, chip counts and updates through to the final table.
