Poker Pulse Podcast - Episode 5 - Aussie Millions Champ almost scammed!

The fifth episode of the Poker Pulse Podcast.

We have special guest Shurane Vijayaram - 2017 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion share his many hobbies, love of poker and some very funny and interesting stories including when he was almost scammed for thousands of dollars. - More info (https://australianpokerschedule.com.au/marleys-house-of-scam-mhs-mhi-marley-wynter/)

We launch a new segment called In The Blender, where we test the knowledge of our hosts and special guest, with an opportunity for listeners and viewers to play along too.

We discuss more broadly our Podcast mission - To grow the game of poker in Australia through reaching other communities and new players, upcoming series

Troy confirms more details of the huge news for Australian Poker! - Aussie Millions returns in 2025!

More Maiden Trophy Winners, Australian Poker Hall of Fame, Upcoming Series plus plenty more!

Hosted by Australian Poker Schedule founder Craig Abernethy.

Co-host - Awesome poker dealer & player, 2024 APL Millions Young Gun champion - Catherine Young

Co-host - Professional live and online poker player Troy Mclean.

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Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

2:15 - Introduce Shurane Vijayaram

3:02 - Shurane's finger injury

4:20 - Shurane's been fishing

4:58 - Shurane's love of pub poker

5:59 - Experimenting with strategies at pub poker

11:12 - Shurane's wins other than Aussie Millions

12:40 - Southern Poker Tourn and Barossa Valley (SA)

13:35 - Shurane talks about Life EV and destination experience on poker trips

15:51 - Shurane's final hand on live stream at 2017 Aussie Millions vs Ben Heath

18:39 - Shurane discusses the final hand

20:55 - Road to the Aussie Millions, catching the tournament bug and the Aussie Millions satellite story

25:35 - The Aussie Millions Main Event deep run

26:20 - Car-parking story coming back for final day

27:36 - Cashing the $1.6m cheque and how money gets you special treatment

29:25 - The humble champ

30:14 - Indian heritage and the incredible astrological calendar story

33:10 - The Hindu cattle farmer

34:00 - Almost getting scammed by Marley's House of Scam - More info (https://australianpokerschedule.com.au/marleys-house-of-scam-mhs-mhi-marley-wynter/)

44:24 - Troy re-joins podcast - In the blender quiz segment

55:15 - Growth of Australian poker update

55:50 - Recent Maiden Trophy Winners

57:34 - Cathy off to WSOP in Paradise - Bahamas

58:47 - Upcoming Series in Australia

1:01:06 - More details on the Aussie Millions

1:02:08 - Wrap Up

Credits & Special Thanks

Australian Poker League

Chris Wadih

Poker Media Australia

Kings Room

Crown Entertainment

The HendonMob

Poker Replays YouTube Channel

Australian Poker Schedule