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December 13, 2005
HEADLINE:
Aussies to host $60 Million Poker event
Body:
Melbourne's Crown Casino announced Tuesday that it will host the
world's richest poker
tournament next year - a winner-take-all battle for US $60
Million.
Six of the world's best card players will compete in the series
of elimination matches in July, said the Crown Casino, controlled
by the family of Australia's richest man and big-time gambler
Kerry Packer.
The players will have to ante-up $10m to buy into the match,
due to be televised around the world through the Fox Sports Network
in the United States and other networks in Europe and Asia, Crown
chief operating officer Richard Longhurst said.
"We consider this a coup for Crown Casino and for Melbourne
and we are thrilled to be an integral part of this landmark international
event," Longhurst said.
"The $80m winner-take-all event is a one-of-a-kind show
that will not just take America by storm, but the international
community as well," he said.
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