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The home of two of poker’s top poker pros, Sam Trickett and Marvin Rettenmaeir, Titan Poker, has just released their latest software update which has a variety of goodies for online poker players including faster load times, a complete overhaul to the software lobby including a new sleek look, and a number of features like quick seat and favorite functions.

The major update is of course the new lobby design, which now opens 1,000×700 pixel lobby. Players will now find quick listings of their favorite games, tables, and tournaments, which coupled with the new quick seat feature allows Titan Poker players to be sitting at an online poker table in record time.

Titan Poker is also allowing players who are more comfortable with the old lobby design to switch between the old and the new layout with just the click of a button (much like Full Tilt Poker had done when they overhauled their lobby just a couple of years ago).

Here is a look at all of the enhancements players will find in the new Titan Poker update include:

• Quick Seat Function
• Redesigned Lobby with new look and layout
• My Favorite Functions feature
• Bonus redemption Progress Stats –including statistics on hands played, point accumulated, and bonus redemption status

Titan Poker is one of the flagship sites on the massive iPoker network. As one of the largest online poker rooms in the world, on the largest online poker network, Titan Poker traffic is measured in the tens-of-thousands at peak hours.

In honor of their 10^th anniversary hosting the Aussie Millions (previously known as the Australian Poker Championship before becoming the Crown Australian Poker Championship or Aussie Millions for short) the Crown Casino in Melbourne held a special Tournament of Champions, inviting the previous nine winners of the tournament to take part in a special event that would see the winner receive free buy-ins to the Aussie Millions Main Event for the rest of their life.

Eight of the previous nine Aussie Millions Main Event winners were in attendance for the Tournament of Champions, with only Alexander Kostritsyn absent while he awaits the birth of his son. And as fate would have it, the youngest player of the eight competitors (and therefore the player with the most to gain from the prize, which amounts to $10,000 a year for the rest of your life) would come out victorious, as Australian native, and 2010 Aussie Millions Champion Tyron Krost defeated the tough field.

Here is a look at how the players were seated at the eight-person table:

• Seat 1: Tyron Krost 2010 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 2: Peter Costa 2003 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 3: Gus Hansen 2007 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 4: Stewart Scott 2009 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 5: Jamil Dia 2005 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 6: Lee Nelson 2006 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 7: Tony Bloom 2004 Aussie Millions Champion
• Seat 8: David Gorr 2011 Aussie Millions Champion

And here is a look at how the eight players finished the event:

• 1^st place: Tyron Krost – Lifetime entry to the Aussie Millions Main Event
• 2^nd place: Tony Bloom
• 3^rd place: Lee Nelson
• 4^th place: Gus Hansen
• 5^th place: Peter Costa
• 6^th place: David Gorr
• 7^th place: Jamil Dia
• 8^th place: Stewart Scott

Fresh off a huge profit on the ultra-high-stakes cash games in Macau, Gus Hansen is looking to get back into tournament poker by playing the full slate of high-buy-in tournaments at the Aussie Millions Tournament Series in Melbourne, Australia according to his blog at GusHansen.me.

Hansen gave the poker world a sneak-peak at his upcoming Aussie Millions tournament schedule on his blog, saying that everything from the $10k Main Event to the $250k Super-High-Roller were in the Dane’s sights:

“Arrived in Australia a couple of days ago and slowly getting acclimated. Poker hasn’t started yet – at least not the tournaments I am interested in. There is a handfull of tourneys catching my eye, ranging from the Main Event 10K buy-in, to the super duper High-Roller 250K buy-in. There is also 25K and a 100K in between and chances are I will play them all,”

While reports are always suspect, Hansen was apparently one of the big winners in the ultra-high-stakes cash-games that spring-up off-and-on in Macau. According to reports Hansen booked in the neighborhood of $4 million in profit during his sessions in Macau.

Hansen took an inordinate amount of time off from poker following Black Friday and the subsequent demise of his long-time sponsor Full Tilt Poker (Hansen reportedly held a small equity share in the company as well, rumored to be about 1%) and in that time dedicated himself to racquet sports and the creation of his personal blog, which has given fans of the Danish great a unique insight into his life and thoughts on a variety of issues.

After winning two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles in 2007 and 2008, as well as the WPT Player of the Year award, Jonathan Little looked to be on the precipice of becoming one of the game’s all-time greats. Even though Little hasn’t struggled in poker tournaments since those big wins, he also hasn’t been able to replicate his early success.

2012 could very well be another big year for Little, considering he made a number of deep runs in tournaments in 2011 (unfortunately the cards didn’t turn his way) and he has already won his first tournament of 2012, a $1,000 buy-in tournament in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Million Dollar Heater tournament series that earned the poker pro a $30,000 payday according to his Twitter account.

Little, who recently released Part 1 of a two-part Tournament Poker Strategy Book, titled, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, is the consummate professional in the poker world. Little will play any event, whether the buy-in is $500 or $25,000, and is consistently among the first players named when asked about top tournament pros.

With over $4.7 million in career tournament earnings according to thehendonmob.com’s database, Little has five consecutive years with at least six-figures in prize-money, as well as back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008 where he pocketed seven-figures.

In addition to his two WPT wins, Little also has two other WPT Final Table finishes (a runner-up finish and a 5^th place showing) and overall he has an amazing seven Top 8 finishes on the WPT.

The inductees for the 2012 Australian Poker Hall of Fame were revealed on Thursday, and it will be two longtime veterans of the Australian poker scene who will join the other legends of Aussie Poker in the APHOF: 2011 Aussie Millions winner David Gorr, and 2007 Victoria Poker Championships winner Jason Gray.

Both men have over $1 million in career tournament earnings; with Gorr winning well above that amount for his Aussie Millions Championship last year, and both have spent the vast majority of their poker careers in Australia.

Like the Poker Hall of Fame, the APHOF has a certain set of criteria that a player must live up to before being inducted:

• Be a current or former residents of Australia or New Zealand
• Have demonstrated outstanding and extended service to the game, bringing credit to Australian Casino Tournament Poker and/or
• Have displayed significant player excellence.

Gorr and Gray were blindsided by the induction, with Gorr admitting to finding about it only five minutes before the honor was bestowed on him! The two join Australian poker legends like Joe Hachem, Jeffrey Lisandro, and Tony G in the APHOF. Here is a look at all of the inductees to the APHOF over the years:

2009 Inaugural Class:

• Joe Hachem
• Antanas “Tony G” Gouga
• Jeffrey Lisandro
• Lee Nelson
• Billy “The Croc” Arygos
• Mel Judah
• Gary Benson
• Maury Pears

2010 Class:

• Marsha Waggoner

2011 Class:

• Leo Boxell
• Danny McDonagh

2012 Class:

• David Gorr
• Jason Gray