The Crown Players party at Analdo and Sons was filled to capacity on the evening of the 19th January with VIPs and players to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Aussie Millions and to induct the four new members of the Australian Poker Hall of Fame.
The formal induction was graciously received by the massed spectators who were pleased to see four outstanding players accepted into the Hall of Fame.

2010/11
Leo Boxell
Poker patriarch and skilled champion for decades, Leo recently won the APPT Melbourne for the 4th six figure payday of his impressive tournament career which totals over $1,100,000 in winnings. Leo and his wife Bev have been familiar faces in Australian Poker rooms and he has found big success in the Crown Casino where he won the Crown championship in 2000 then continued his success once the event became the Aussie Millions with almost $500,000 in winnings.

Danny McDonagh
Be it as a planner, promoter or Director of major tournaments Danny has played an integral role in the growth of poker in the Asia Pacific region. At the helm of every major tournament at the Crown Casino from opening day through the 2007 Aussie Millions this Hall of Fame nominee moved on to become APPT Tournament Director and is now the Director of PokerStars’ extensive live poker operations for Asia Pacific. Danny was a founding partner of pokernetwork.com.

2011/12
David Gorr
In 2011, David bested a field of 721 players to take down the Aussie Millions main event title and $2 million in prize money. David has been a staple player in the Australian poker scene for decades and has been a great ambassador for the game in Australia. He currently sits in 4th place on the Australian all-time money list.

Jason Gray
Throughout Jason gray’s impressive poker career, he has accumulated over $1 million in career tournament cashes including a win at the 2007 Victorian Poker Championships and a second place showing at the 2008 APPT Sydney. Jason is not only a force to be reckoned with at the tournament tables, he is also very comfortable at the BB cash tables as well.

The Chairman of Australian Poker Hall of Fame Maurie Pears thanked Crown, Pokernetwork and all players and Casino staff for their sponsorship, assistance and generosity throughout the year whilst Crown Director of Poker Jim Preston made the formal and popular presentations to an enthusiastic audience.

The APHOF will seek some expansion next year and a more prominent place in Australasian poker internationally. There will be continued inductions to those skilled players who have served the game of poker so well.

David Gorr Aussie Millions 2011 receives congratulations for induction from Maurie and Jim.

Photo Courtesy of Poker Asia Pacific