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| $100 freeze-out, $84 to cash prizes. 6pm registration and cash tables, 7pm tournament start, until midnight. Games: Tournament Poker, Cash Poker, Beat the Banker. Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Innaloo Sports Club. Innaloo Sports Club 75 Birdwood Street (Entrance off Satin Way) Innaloo, WA |
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| 2 | Matthew Thompson [Russell] | 1563 |
| 3 | Jill Maley (Life Member) | 1525 |
| 4 | Harvey Sacks | 1430 |
| 5 | Peter Blakers | 1365 |
| 6 | Wesley Tate | 1350 |
| 7 | Philip Rennicks | 1202 |
| 8 | Lewis Wood | 1149 |
| 9 | Mark Lindup | 1040 |
| 10 | Alan Blair | 1010 |
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6/08/2026 - S60 Grand Final THIS Sunday | Welcome to Season 61! -
Season 60 is done. Season 61 starts NEXT week Tues 11th Aug. S60 Grand Final is THIS Sunday 9th Aug!
Thanks to everyone who played through Season 60.
Congratulations to our Top 10 Pro League players:
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Maley | 6792 |
| 2 | Jill Maley | 5900 |
| 3 | Harvey Sacks | 5347 |
| 4 | Lewis Wood | 4861 |
| 5 | Lisa Smith | 4590 |
| 6 | Peter Blakers | 4318 |
| 7 | Philip Rennicks | 4206 |
| 8 | William Smith | 4115 |
| 9 | Steven Moses | 3941 |
| 10 | Alan Blair | 3401 |
A big congratulations to Frank Maley for taking out Season 60! Back to Back seasons for Frank!
Season 60 Grand Final
Sunday 9th August
Scarborough Sports & Community Club
$200 buy-in
12pm registration, 1pm start
With 30 minute blinds and a 25,000 chip stack, the Grand Final is the perfect finish to another great season.
Season 61 begins this Tuesday, 11th August at Yanchep Sports & Social Club.
More players means more prize money and more places paid, so bring your friends along and get involved.
As always, we offer the best value for money in WA, which means more prize money back to our players.
Thanks again for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the tables.
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
24/05/2026 - 20 Years of WAPL Poker! -
4/04/2026 - Welcome to WAPL Season 60! NO EASTER GAME! S59 Grand Final is Sunday 12th April. -
Please be aware, as it's EASTER, there is no Scarborough Bowling Club game this Sunday!
Season 59 is done. Season 60 starts this week. S59 Grand Final is Sunday 12th April.
Thanks to everyone who played through Season 59.
Congratulations to our Top 10 Pro League players:
1 Frank Maley – 3054
2 Hasib Kapic – 3035
3 Lewis Wood – 2986
4 Jill Maley – 2873
5 Luca Zanini – 2819
6 Lisa Smith – 2738
7 Sam Lawson – 2709
8 Mark Lindup – 2684
9 Peter Blakers – 2673
10 William Smith – 2534
A big congratulations to Frank Maley for taking out Season 59 in what was a SUPER CLOSE Season! Only 19 points in it!
Season 59 Grand Final
Sunday 12th April
Scarborough Sports & Community Club
$200 buy-in
12pm registration, 1pm start
With 30 minute blinds and a 25,000 chip stack, the Grand Final is the perfect finish to another strong season.
Season 60 begins this Tuesday, 7th April at Yanchep Sports & Social Club.
More players means more prize money and more places paid, so bring your friends along and get involved.
As always, we offer the best value for money in WA, which means more prize money back to our players.
Thanks again for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the tables.
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
8/12/2025 - Season 58 is over! Season 59 starts this week! S58 Grand Final this weekend! -
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Burley | 6446 |
| 2 | Zach Gryscan | 4322 |
| 3 | Jill Maley (Life Member) | 3987 |
| 4 | Wesley Tate | 3932 |
| 5 | Quentin Flipo | 3655 |
| 6 | Lewis Wood | 3558 |
| 7 | Peter Blakers | 3473 |
| 8 | Glen Chislett | 3294 |
| 9 | Isaac Hastings | 3030 |
| 10 | Andrew Vann | 3012 |
6/12/2025 - Last event for Season 58 + Grand Final Sunday 14th + Holiday Times! -
Finals Info!
We have the Season 58 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 14th December at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $200 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 59 starts Dec 9th, 2025!
Season 59 starts on Tuesday December 9th at Yanchep Sports & Social Club.
4/08/2025 - Season 57 is over! Welcome to Season 58! GF this weekend! -
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Blakers | 6042 |
| 2 | Craig Sham | 5656 |
| 3 | Zach Gryscan | 5082 |
| 4 | Andrew Vann | 4863 |
| 5 | Brad Jury | 4183 |
| 6 | Frank Maley | 4183 |
| 7 | Codi Williams | 4069 |
| 8 | Jason Palmer | 3890 |
| 9 | Paul Huber | 3863 |
| 10 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 3794 |
21/07/2025 - We're near the end of Season 57! Season 58 starts soon, $100 with double the prize money! -
Finals Time is nearly here!
We have the Season 57 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 10th August at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 58 starts Aug 5th, 2025!
Season 58 starts on Tuesday August 5th at Yanchep Sports & Social Club.
We hope to see you at the Grand Final and look forward to bringing you the usual fun, and double the prize money, come Season 58!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 57, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
5/04/2025 - Final game for S56! Grand Final for Season 56 coming up NEXT Sunday 13th! -
WAPL Season 56 Grand Final Event
Here is the information for the end of season Grand Final event! The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
Season Grand Final
Great Value Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
25,000 start stack (No rebuys)
30 min blinds
Cash Tables
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Grand Final - Sun 13th April, 2025 @ Scarborough Sports & Community Club
This is a $100 Grand Final event!
Registration opens 12pm noon.
Tournament starts 1pm start.
Pro Grand Final
Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
There will also be Cash Tables running for players who wish to play more poker during the event!
Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
22/03/2025 - New Wednesday Venue! The Cornerstone, Butler! -
5/01/2025 - 2025 games start THIS Tuesday 7th Jan -
9/12/2024 - Welcome Season 56! S55 GF This Sunday! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 55 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 15th December at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Congratulations to our Season 55 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Emmanuelle Areaiiti!
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuelle Areaiiti | 3974 |
| 2 | Joel Octaviano | 3927 |
| 3 | Frank Maley | 3774 |
| 4 | Luca Zanini | 3763 |
| 5 | Brad Jury | 3679 |
| 6 | Jim Erwin | 3427 |
| 7 | Alwyn Kyi | 3323 |
| 8 | Glen Chislett | 3294 |
| 9 | Darran Booth | 3086 |
| 10 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 3045 |
It was a SUPER close race this season, with less than 50 points deciding 1st and 2nd!
Season 56 starts December 10th, 2024!
Season 56 starts on Tuesday December 10th at Yanchep Sports and Social Club.
Christmas and New Year Break!
Best of luck for Season 56, and the Season 55 Grand Final this Sunday!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 55 and Events for Season 56 are Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act various not for profit organisations
23/10/2024 - No more poker @ South Perth Bowling Club effective immediately -
- Tuesdays @ Yanchep Sports and Social Club
- Sundays @ Scarborough Bowling Club
6/08/2024 - WAPL Season 55 starts 6th Aug! S54 GF This Sunday! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 54 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 11th August at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Congratulations to our dominant Season Champion for Season 54, Samantha Thomson! Here's the end of season Pro Leaderboard -
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Thomson | 9380 |
| 2 | Michael Ramolla | 4383 |
| 3 | Frank Maley | 4377 |
| 4 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 4074 |
| 5 | Jim Erwin | 3740 |
| 6 | Bil Nergui | 3692 |
| 7 | Barry Stribling | 3681 |
| 8 | Richard Lightbody | 3304 |
| 9 | Emmanuelle Areaiiti | 3168 |
| 10 | Lisa Smith | 3095 |
Season 55 starts August 6th, 2024!
Season 55 starts on Tuesday August 6th at Yanchep Sports and Social Club.
Best of luck for Season 55, and the Season 54 Grand Final this Sunday!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 54, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
9/04/2024 - Welcome Season 54! S53 GF This Sunday! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 53 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 14th April at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 54 starts April 9th, 2024!
Season 54 starts on Tuesday April 9th at Yanchep Sports and Social Club.
Best of luck for Season 54, and the Season 53 Grand Final this Sunday!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 53, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
9/01/2024 - WELCOME BACK TO WAPL SEASON 53, 2024! -
1/12/2023 - WAPL Membership Info! S52 ends Sunday. S53 starts Monday. GF Sunday 10th Dec! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 52 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 10th December at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 53 starts Dec 4th, 2023!
Season 53 starts on Monday December 4th at Monkey Bar Mandurah.
Congratulations to our Season 52 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Jill Maley, who blitzed the field this season, scooping the pot in the last game of the season!
| PLACE | NAME | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 7487 |
| 2 | Frank Maley | 5876 |
| 3 | Steven Jefferies | 5344 |
| 4 | Greg Hazell | 5300 |
| 5 | Tony Hester | 3791 |
| 6 | Dean Calvo | 3445 |
| 7 | Andy Merlot | 3361 |
| 8 | Frank Scullino | 3336 |
| 9 | Glen Chislett | 3266 |
| 10 | Jason Palmer | 3145 |
Enjoy the Grand Final, and thank you for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back for Season 53!
We will be having our usual break over Christmas, with the following being our last and return dates for each venue -
Sundays @ Scarborough Bowling Club
LAST GAME 17th Dec | Returning 14th Jan
Mondays @ Monkey Bar & Lounge Mandurah
LAST GAME 18th December | Returning 15th Jan
Tuesdays @ Yanchep Sports & Social Club
LAST GAME 12th December | Returning 16th Jan
Wednesdays @ South Perth Bowling Club
LAST GAME 20th December | Returning 17th Jan
We hope to see you at the Grand Final and before the break, and wish you all the best over the Christmas and New Year period.
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 52, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
28/07/2023 - Season 51 is complete! Season 52 starts this Sunday! Grand Final is Sunday 6/8! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 51 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 6th August at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $200 and is open to all members. (Next season, with our Pro League buy-in back to 50, the Season 52 Grand Final will move back to a $100 buy-in) It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 52 starts July 30th, 2023!
Season 52 starts on Sunday July 30th at Scarborough Sports and Community Club.
Congratulations to our Season 51 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Greg Hazell!
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Hazell | 4932 |
| 2 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 3765 |
| 3 | Mehmet Erok | 3316 |
| 4 | Frank Maley | 2857 |
| 5 | Gary Lightfoot | 2561 |
| 6 | Dean Calvo | 2523 |
| 7 | Steven Jefferies | 2465 |
| 8 | Paul Conboy | 2380 |
| 9 | Ian Fouche | 2339 |
| 10 | David Reagan | 2194 |
Enjoy the Grand Final, and thank you for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back for Season 52!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 51, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
10/04/2023 - Season 51 starts this week! Season 50 Grand Final Sun 16th! -
DOUBLE THE PRIZE MONEY
AVERAGE $825+ TO 1ST PLACE
$100 buy-in with our great value structure
$84/$100 to the cash prizes
No re-buys, no add-ons, no top-ups
20,000 chips, starting @ 25/50 blinds
ps. When we fill 40 seats, we're looking at $1344 to first place with 0 re-buys and top 5 in the money!!
Our Season 50 Grand Final is coming up this Sunday @ Scarborough Sports & Community Club
Here are the details -
Season 50 Grand Final - Sunday 16th April, 2023
Great Value Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
20,000 start stack (No rebuys)
30 min blinds starting @ 25/50
$100 entry event. Registration opens 12pm noon.
Tournament starts 1pm.
Top 10% of players win cash prizes!
There will also be Cash Tables running for players who wish to play more poker during the event!
Season info and upcoming holidays
Season 51 officially commences Tuesday April 11th @ Yanchep Sports and Social Club
It will run through until 30th July, 2023, with the proposed Season 51 grand final being 6th August, 2023.
Yanchep Sports & Social Club May Closure
Yanchep Sports & Social Club will be closed temporarily for May in order for the Council to replace the Club ceiling and air conditioning systems. We will be running right up to the end of April, but will have to wait until June to resume our events (with some great new air conditioning!)
Our weekly events
Here are our current weekly events, but please also check our website or facebook on the day to ensure we're on -
Mondays - Monkey Bar & Lounge, Mandurah - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Tuesdays - Yanchep Sports & Community Club - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Wednesdays - South Perth Bowling Club - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Sundays - Scarborough Sports & Community Club - 1pm registration/cash, 2pm start
Want to follow us on Facebook, check our upcoming events and results on our website, or keep up to date with our mobile app? (Android only)
WAPL Facebook - http://facebook.com/
WAPL Website - http://wapokerleague.com.au
WAPL Android App - Search Play Store for WAPL and look for our logo
Western Australian Poker League promotes and conducts responsible gaming.
If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.a
7/04/2023 - Season 50 is complete! Season 51 starts on Tuesday! Grand Final is Sunday 16/4! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 50 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 16th April at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. (Next season, with our Pro League buy-in increase, the Season 51 Grand Final will move to a $200 buy-in!) It is strictly limited to 5 tables and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 51 starts April 11th, 2023!
Season 51 starts on Tuesday April 11th at Yanchep Sports and Social Club.
Congratulations to our Season 50 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Frank Maley!
| Place | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Maley | 4372 |
| 2 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 4178 |
| 3 | Frank Scullino | 2593 |
| 4 | David Reagan | 2576 |
| 5 | Barrie Hosgood | 2518 |
| 6 | Dean Calvo | 2483 |
| 7 | Greg Hazell | 2460 |
| 8 | Greg Reagan | 2424 |
| 9 | Tony Hester | 2300 |
| 10 | Tony Tassone | 2280 |
Enjoy the Grand Final, and thank you for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back for Season 51!
Your WAPL Team
Grand Final for Season 50, Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
18/03/2023 - Season 50 Grand Final approaches, plus changes to Season 51 and other info! -
Our Season 50 Grand Final is coming up soon @ Scarborough Sports & Community Club
Here are the details -
Season 50 Grand Final - Sunday 16th April, 2023
Great Value Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
20,000 start stack (No rebuys)
30 min blinds starting @ 25/50
$100 entry event. Registration opens 12pm noon.
Tournament starts 1pm.
Top 10% of players win cash prizes!
There will also be Cash Tables running for players who wish to play more poker during the event!
Upcoming changes to Season 51
I've discussed these potential changes with the majority of our players over the last month, to great positive feedback, and am making the following changes come the new season across all venues. The changes are aimed at increasing our prize payouts to players across the board, whilst continuing to offer our industry-leading value for money tournaments, keeping their quality and integrity to the highest standards. I hope that making these changes will attract more players seeking bigger prize pools to our events, without introducing negative changes like re-buys.
As I have suggested in the past, I *highly recommend* you look at how much of the money you pay to play in a poker tournament (wherever you play) actually goes back to the prize pool on the night, as this should be one of the first things any poker player considers before choosing where to play.
- Tournament entry doubled to $100 from $50 - No re-buys, no add-ons/top-ups.
- Tournament prizes doubled - Same great value, $84/$100 to the prize instead of $42/$50
- Tournament start stack increased to 20,000 from 16,000 - More chips!
- Late entry permitted up until end 200/400 blinds (1 hour into play)
Given the value in playing our events, it's easy to see that once we have the player numbers, our prize pools will always build faster than anywhere else, without resorting to re-buys, add-ons and top-ups.
Season info, new venues and upcoming holidays
Season 51 officially commences Tuesday April 11th @ Yanchep Sports and Social Club
It will run through until 30th July, 2023, with the proposed Season 51 grand final being 6th August, 2023.
Yanchep Sports & Social Club May Closure
Unfortunately, Yanchep Sports & Social Club will be closed temporarily for May in order for the Council to replace the Club ceiling and air conditioning systems. We will be running right up to the end of April, but will have to wait until June to resume our events (with some great new air conditioning!)
Easter Holidays
We will be taking a break on Easter Sunday and Monday, so there will be no Scarborough Sports & Community Club or Monkey Bar games on this Easter.
Our weekly events
Here are our current weekly events, but please also check our website or facebook on the day to ensure we're on -
Mondays - Monkey Bar & Lounge, Mandurah - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Tuesdays - Yanchep Sports & Community Club - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Wednesdays - South Perth Bowling Club - 6pm registration/cash, 7pm start
Sundays - Scarborough Sports & Community Club - 1pm registration/cash, 2pm start
Want to follow us on Facebook, check our upcoming events and results on our website, or keep up to date with our mobile app? (Android only)
WAPL Facebook - http://facebook.com/WAPokerLeague
WAPL Website - http://wapokerleague.com.au
WAPL Android App - Search Play Store for WAPL and look for our logo
17/02/2023 - Back in the south! Our newest venue starts Monday in Mandurah! -
6/02/2023 - Yanchep Sports and Social Club starts poker this Tuesday night! -
Come join us at our newest North venue for the best value poker in Perth, with both Tournament and Cash Table action!
Venue: Yanchep Sports and Social Club
81 Yanchep Beach Rd, Yanchep 6035
$2/$5 Cash Table from 6pm
Tournament 6pm registration, 7pm start
Buy-in: $50 (no re-buys)
Start stack: 16000
Blinds: 15 mins
Licensed til midnight!
We look forward to hosting you, good luck!
Western Australian Poker League promotes and conducts responsible gaming.
If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
9/01/2023 - Poker starts up again this Wednesday 11th Jan! -
WELCOME BACK TO WAPL SEASON 50, 2023!
WEDNESDAY 11th January @
Yanchep Sports and Social Club
81 Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep
Tuesday nights starting February 7th
$50 Pro League - no rebuys
16,000 start stack
$42/$50 to the cash prize on the night, the best value in WA!
More info here - http://wapokerleague.com.au/venue.aspx?VenueID=100
Another new venue is on the way shortly after, this time South!
Looking forward to catching up with you all in the coming weeks, and best of luck for Season 50!
Western Australian Poker League promotes and conducts responsible gaming.
If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.
2/01/2023 - Welcome back to WAPL Season 50, and 2023! -
6/12/2022 - Season 49 Grand Final is this weekend Sun 11th Dec! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 11th December, at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens for Pro League @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 50 starts next week!
Season 50 starts the next Wednesday (14th December) at South Perth Bowling Club.
End of 2022 details, and 2023 begins!
18th December is our final event for the year. Our tournaments return from 11th January, 2023.
For those we miss over the next couple of weeks, we would like to wish you a safe and fun festive period, and look forward to welcoming you back in 2023.
Best of luck this weekend if you're playing in the Grand Final!
Your WAPL Team
9/08/2022 - Season 48 is complete! S49 starts tomorrow. S48 Grand Final this Sunday! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Season 48 Grand Final coming up on Sunday 14th August at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Final can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 49 starts August 10th, 2022!
Season 49 starts on Wednesday August 10th at South Perth Bowling Club.
Congratulations to our Season 48 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Jill Maley!
| PLACE | NAME | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 6712 |
| 2 | Frank Maley | 5933 |
| 3 | Jim Erwin | 5458 |
| 4 | Scott Walker [D] | 3847 |
| 5 | Dean Calvo | 3602 |
| 6 | Paul Huber | 3428 |
| 7 | William Jahn | 3360 |
| 8 | Barrie Hosgood | 3320 |
| 9 | Brian McAllister | 3043 |
| 10 | David Reagan | 3039 |
Enjoy the Grand Final, and thank you for your continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back for Season 49!
Your WAPL Team
Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
3/04/2022 - New Venue Launch, End of Season, Grand Finals! -
South Perth Bowling Club poker starts this Wednesday
Welcome to our newest venue, South Perth Bowling Club!
Running both Cash Tables from 6pm and Tournament from 7pm, we'd love to see you!
South Perth Bowling Club details -
- $50 freeze-out Pro League Tournament, 6pm registration, 7pm start ($42 to prizes, no re-buys or add-ons)
- $2/$5 Cash Table available from 6pm. Please DM us through Facebook or email info@wapokerleague.com.au to ensure one of the 10 cash table seats is held for you.
- Super central, close to freeway
- Free parking from 6pm
Scarborough Bowling Club Sundays
Our regular Sunday game at Scarborough will not be on Easter Sunday. Enjoy your day off :)
We will be back the week after (24th) for the first game of the new season @ Scarborough Sports & Community Club
Scarborough Bowling Club details -
- $50 freeze-out Pro League Tournament, 1pm registration, 2pm start ($42 to prizes, no re-buys or add-ons)
- $2/$5 Cash Table available from 1pm. Please DM us through Facebook or email info@wapokerleague.com.au to ensure one of the 10 cash table seats is held for you.
- Free parking at the venue
Events this week
Monday - We run a licensed fundraiser cash game only, in the CBD, on a Monday, starting 4:30pm, until 10:30pm. Occasionally a seat comes up in the game. If you would like to be notified if there's a spot, please email jason@wapokerleague.com.au or message us through Facebook.
Sunday - Scarborough Sports & Community Club - 1pm registration + cash table, 2pm tournament start, $50 buy-in ($42 to prize, no re-buys/add-ons)
Wednesday - South Perth Bowling Club - 6pm registration + cash table, 7pm tournament start, $50 buy-in ($42 to prize, no re-buys/add-ons)
This is the last week of Season, Grand Final is next Sunday, 10th April!
Thank you for your support during this season. It's been another fun, action packed season!
Good luck for the last Pro game this Sunday, and on the following Sunday at the Grand Final! Here's the details -
End of Season Grand Final Event
Great Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
20,000 Pro starting stack FREEZEOUT
30 min blinds
Cash Tables
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro Grand Final - Sun 10th April, 2022 - Scarborough Sports & Community Club
$100 Pro event. Registration opens 12pm noon.
Final Pro event registration 12:45pm for a 1pm start.
Pro Grand Final
Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
There will also be Cash Tables running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.
6/01/2022 - WAPL Poker resumes this week @ Scarborough Sports & Community Club -
24/12/2021 - Congratulations to our S46 champion, Mitchell Benson! -
15/12/2021 - Season 46 is over! Grand Final this Sunday 19th December! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday 19th December at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 47 starts January 9th, 2022!
Season 47 starts on Sunday 9th January at Scarborough Sports and Community Centre.
Congratulations to our Season 46 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Paul Huber! Another Season comes right down to the wire, with only 11 points separating 1st and 2nd!
| 1 | Paul Huber | 3141 |
| 2 | Frank Maley | 3130 |
| 3 | Tony Hester | 2892 |
| 4 | Jim Erwin | 2784 |
| 5 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 2751 |
| 6 | Barrie Hosgood | 2168 |
| 7 | Tony Tassone | 1962 |
| 8 | Luke Dick (Life Member) | 1775 |
| 9 | Darren Rudrum (Life Member) | 1624 |
| 10 | Yvonne Vea | 1365 |
Enjoy the Grand Finals, have a safe and fun holiday period, and thank you for your continued support.
Your WAPL Team
Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
22/08/2021 - Congratulations to our S45 champ, Mat Novatsis! -
11/08/2021 - Season 45 is over! Grand Final this Sunday 15th August! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday 15th August at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 46 starts the week after the GF!
Season 46 starts on Sunday 22nd August at Scarborough Sports and Community Centre.
Congratulations to our Season 45 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Frank Maley!
| 1 | Frank Maley | 3054 |
| 2 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 2813 |
| 3 | Jim Erwin | 2441 |
| 4 | Barrie Hosgood | 2100 |
| 5 | Chirag Doshi | 1973 |
| 6 | Darren Rudrum (Life Member) | 1908 |
| 7 | Tony Hester | 1742 |
| 8 | Yvonne Vea | 1708 |
| 9 | Luke Dick (Life Member) | 1658 |
| 10 | Carl Evans | 1544 |
Enjoy the Grand Finals, and thank you for your continued support.
Your WAPL Team
Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Scarborough Bowling Club
14/04/2021 - Congratulations to Season 44 Grand Final Champion - Roger Kemp! -
3/04/2021 - Season 44 is done! No poker over Easter, Grand Final Sunday 11th April! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday 11th April at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The buy-in is $100 and is open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 45 starts the week after the GF!
Season 45 starts on Sunday 18th April at Scarborough Sports and Community Centre.
Congratulations to our Season 44 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Jill Maley!
| 1 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 2937 |
| 2 | Frank Maley | 2646 |
| 3 | Jim Erwin | 2547 |
| 4 | Chirag Doshi | 2462 |
| 5 | Yvonne Vea | 1943 |
| 6 | Parviz Zare | 1830 |
| 7 | Michael Stewart | 1659 |
| 8 | Barrie Hosgood | 1655 |
| 9 | Ash Graham | 1315 |
| 10 | Tony Hester | 1312 |
Enjoy the Grand Finals, and thank you for your continued support.
Your WAPL Team
7/12/2020 - Season 43 Grand Final is this weekend Sun 13th Dec! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 13th December, at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens for Pro League @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 44 starts next week!
Season 44 starts the following Sunday (20th December) at Scarborough Sports and Community Centre.
Congratulations to our Season 43 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Frank Maley!
End of 2020 details, and 2021 begins! 20th December is our final event for the year. Our tournaments return from 10th January, 2021.
For those we miss over the next couple of weeks, we would like to wish you a safe and fun festive period, and look forward to welcoming you back in 2021.
Best of luck this weekend if you're playing in the Grand Final!
Your WAPL Team
13/08/2020 - Congratulations Greg Nicolson, S42 Grand Champion! -
6/08/2020 - Season 42 Grand Final is this weekend Sun 9th Aug! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 9th August, at Scarborough Sports and Community Club!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 43 starts next week!
Season 43 starts next Sunday (16th August) at Scarborough Sports and Community Centre.
Congratulations to our Season 42 Top 10, especially to our Season Champion, Chris Elliott!
| 1 | Chris Elliott | - 6804 |
| 2 | Parviz Zare |
- 5984 |
| 3 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | - 5197 |
| 4 | Frank Maley | - 4828 |
| 5 | Chirag Doshi | - 4760 |
| 6 | Luke Dick (Life Member) | - 4445 |
| 7 | Tony Hester | - 4226 |
| 8 | Michael Zare | - 3754 |
| 9 | Paul Huber | - 3713 |
| 10 | Yvonne Vea | - 3495 |
Thank you for your continued support.
Your WAPL Team
1/07/2020 - WAPL Poker resumes this Sunday @ Scarborough Sports! -
17/03/2020 - Be safe - Coronavirus Warning -
5/01/2020 - Welcome to WAPL 2020! -
2/12/2019 - Season 41 finishes this week, Season 41 Grand Final is this weekend 8th Dec! -
It's Finals Time!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 8th December, at Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 42 starts next week!
Season 42 starts next Tuesday (10th December) at Joondalup Sports Association.
Thank you for your continued support.
Your WAPL Team
5/11/2019 - No JSA tonight due to Melbourne Cup Day Event @ JSA -
1/10/2019 - K.I.D.S. Donated $6925 to Perth Children's Hospital Foundation! -
K.I.D.S Donates $6925 to
Perth Children's Hospital
from The Whale & Ale events!
We caught up with K.I.D.S. Charity Chairman Paul Lord recently, to donate
The worthy recipients of this great, $6925 donation was Perth Children's
Hospital Foundation, with the funds being spent directly on making sick
childrens' lives better at times when they are needing to attend the hospital.
We were given a tour of the hospital, and were amazed at how friendly,
colourful and not foreboding the hospital is. We can see how it would be a lot
less frightening for children who need to go there, compared to other hospitals.
A note from Sarah, Community Fundraising Manager at PCHF -
"We are excited to direct the funds towards an area that will be most impactful. The funds have been received and we look forward to sharing this with you and Paul. Many thanks again for your wonderful support."
Thanks to all our players who have helped us raise this great amount for Perth Children's Hospital Foundation
13/08/2019 - Congratulations to our Season 40 Grand Final Champion! -
8/08/2019 - Western Australian Poker League - More Value, Every Event! -
At WAPL, you get more back to your nightly cash prize than anywhere else.
From your standard $50 buy-in, $42 goes back to the prize on the night, so, for the number of players, you win considerably more when you cash in our events!
We fear that most players don't take this into account when looking at where to play, though we've noticed that this is starting to change!
We'd like like to urge you to get informed, for your own good. Check how much money comes out of your buy-in at every event you play at. Every operator is legally required to put the buy-in breakdown for each tournament at the registration desk, so ask to see if it if isn't present...
Once you know how much money goes to the actual prize pool you're playing for, you can make a knowledgeable decision as to where the most value is for you to play.
For example, let's take a 20 player event. Compare $35 to our $42 to the prize from each player, and the difference is stark.
$35 to prize with 20 players = $700 prize pool, $315 1st, $210 2nd, $175 3rd
$42 to prize with 20 players = $840 prize pool, $378 1st, $252 2nd, $210 3rd
With more players, the difference in payouts just increases...
Value is an important part of poker, especially when you play tournament poker regularly, and this is definitely worth considering!
See you soon :)
8/08/2019 - Welcome to Season 41! Season 40 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Congratulations to our two League Champions for Season 40!
The Pro League Season was won by Frank Maley!
The Free League Season was won by Terry Smith!
Pro League Results!
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1 |
11899 | |
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2 |
11647 | |
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3 |
9234 | |
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4 |
5637 | |
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5 |
5389 | |
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6 |
5299 | |
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7 |
4822 | |
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8 |
4662 | |
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9 |
4612 | |
|
10 |
4087 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 1580 |
| 2 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 1192 |
| 3 | Mathew Scott | 554 |
| 4 | Ryan Halliday | 237 |
| 5 | Frazer Burton | 234 |
| 6 | Indi Swan | 165 |
| 7 | Michael Derek Owen | 80 |
| 8 | Nathan Stephenson | 54 |
It's Finals Time for Season 40!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 11th August, at Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 41 started this week!
Season 41 started this Tuesday (6th August) at Joondalup Sports Association. The Season will run until the 8th December.
Thank you for your support during this Season.
Your WAPL Team
5/04/2019 - Welcome to Season 40! Season 39 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Congratulations to our two League Champions for Season 39!
The Pro League Season was won by Paul Huber!
The Free League Season was won by Paul Lord!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Paul Huber | 7326 |
| 2 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 6941 |
| 3 | Frank Maley | 6539 |
| 4 | Pat Bentivoglio | 6280 |
| 5 | Penny Wells(Life Member) | 5124 |
| 6 | Kevin Kenny (Life Member) | 4637 |
| 7 | Yvonne Vea | 4424 |
| 8 | Luke Dick (Life Member) | 4373 |
| 9 | Michele Wells | 3852 |
| 10 | Tony Hester | 3743 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 5167 |
| 2 | Mathew Scott | 3557 |
| 3 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 2607 |
| 4 | Craig Thomson | 1609 |
| 5 | Frazer Burton | 1511 |
| 6 | Ryan Halliday | 1510 |
| 7 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member) | 1384 |
| 8 | Joshua Quaide | 1310 |
| 9 | Deb Lyttle (Life Member) | 1255 |
| 10 | Una Van Den Berg | 1040 |
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 14th April, at Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 12pm midday, with seating @ 1pm (Note:This is an hour later than previous GFs due to player suggestion). The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 12pm as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 40 starts this week!
Season 40 starts this Tuesday (9th April) at Joondalup Sports Association. The Season will run until the 4th August.
Thank you for your support during this Season, and we look forward to bringing you more quality venues shortly (Stay Tuned!)
Your WAPL Team
4/03/2019 - No Poker this Monday + Innaloo Sportsmen's Club starts this Wed! -
Reminder : Due to the public holiday, there will be no poker at the Whale and Ale this Monday night!
And to some good news -
Our newest venue starts this Wednesday night!
You're welcome to join us at the Innaloo Sportsmen's Club, Inc. opening night on Wed 6th March for Pro League ($50 Freeze-out, $42 back to cash prizes!), Free League, and Cash Tables!
6pm registration, 7pm start.
Bringing you the best value, great fun, and professionally run poker in WA for over 13 years 
:)
ps. if you're brand new, join us at 6:30pm on the opening night for a Free Tutorial, to get the flow of the game before you jump into the tournament!
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Innaloo Sportsmen's Club (Inc.)
19/02/2019 - WAPL in Kalgoorlie 22-23 February -
It's that time again! Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd February we'll be back in Kal running Poker, and the WAPL Live Table, for your enjoyment!
Friday - Kalgoorlie Country Club
Saturday - The Grand Hotel Boulder
Please register for the tournaments with Malcolm at the Kal Country Club, and message me to reserve your seat on the WAPL Live Table for a 6pm start both Friday and Saturday nights! (10 seats only)
The tournament rego starts 6pm, with a 7pm start, and is a $50 buy-in, freeze-out.
Looking forward to another fun filled weekend of poker with you all :)
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Kalgoorlie Country Club
11/02/2019 - Want to learn to play Poker? Free tutorial from 6:30pm @ any WAPL event! -
- Poker basics explained
- How a hand is dealt and played out
- Hand rankings
4/02/2019 - This Friday! Carbon Big Poker supporting The Fathering Project! -
Big Poker Annual Event
Supporting the Fathering Project
Big Poker Annual Event
Supporting the Fathering Project
We are teaming up with Carbon Group to run Big Poker again, this time raising money for The Fathering Project, whose mission is to inspire and equip fathers and father-figures to engage more effectively with their Kids.
Held at the Rise in Maylands, this Friday 8th Feb, 6pm registration, 7pm start.
$50 buy-in ($40 to cash prizes), up to 3x re-buys before break.
9/12/2018 - Welcome to Season 39! Season 38 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 38!
Congratulations to our Season Champions! We saw close finishes in both leagues! Congratulations to our two League Champions for Season 38!
The Pro League Season was won by Frank Maley!
The Free League Season was won by Craig Thomson!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Frank Maley | 11294 |
| 2 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 10119 |
| 3 | Brodie Dowen | 8225 |
| 4 | Freddy Crompton | 7314 |
| 5 | Tony Hester | 6604 |
| 6 | Chris Elliott | 6275 |
| 7 | Greg Wilder | 6076 |
| 8 | Graeme Johnson | 5207 |
| 9 | Paul Urquhart | 5129 |
| 10 | Pat Bentivoglio | 5104 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Craig Thomson | 6405 |
| 2 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member) | 6185 |
| 3 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 5680 |
| 4 | Jan Burke(Life Member) | 3355 |
| 5 | Mark Ogden (Life member) | 3337 |
| 6 | Deb Lyttle (Life Member) | 3232 |
| 7 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 3113 |
| 8 | Tanja Ogden (Life member) | 3045 |
| 9 | Una Van Den Berg | 2388 |
| 10 | Shane Sloper | 1991 |
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 16th December, at Joondalup Sports Association! Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot! More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at - http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final Season 39 starts this week! Season 38 starts this Monday (10th December) at the Whale and Ale. The Season will run until the 7th April before Season 40 starts and we have the Season 39 Grand Finals. We will be off for the holiday season after Friday 21st December at Mt Lawley Bowling Club, and back in the new year from Monday 7th January at Whale & Ale!
Thank you for your support during this Season, and we look forward to bringing you more quality venues shortly (Stay Tuned!) Your WAPL Team
11/10/2018 - This Friday, our new, most central venue starts! Mt Lawley Bowling Club! -
STARTING THIS FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER
MOUNT LAWLEY BOWLING CLUB
Nestled right in the bustling suburb just north of CBD is this picturesque venue,
where we're now bringing you great Friday night poker from 12th October!
$50 Pro League - 6pm registration, 7pm start
$42 to the cash prize on the night, the BEST value in town!
No re-buys, no add-ons, & a great structure for your enjoyment
Free League - 6pm registration, 7pm start
Cash Tables ($2/$5 standard, $25-$500 buy-in)
WAPL Live Table available upon pre-registration (before 2pm)
Address - Cnr Storthes & Rookwood St, Mount Lawley WA 6050
This is the closest we've been to the CBD for years, so if it's been a while since you played WAPL, come back this Friday for the opening night @ Mt Lawley Bowling Club! Returning members & New members get FREE WAPL MEMBERSHIP for the opening night!
1/10/2018 - Whale & Ale is back this week, plus Food @ JSA & our new venue starts soon! -
Whale & Ale is back on this week, with a $604+ 1st place Guaranteed MINWIN!
After a great Tuesday last week, we're looking forward to the $510+
MINWIN Guarantee @ Joondalup Sports Association on Tuesday, too!
Starting from FRIDAY 12th October, 6pm-Midnight
Mt Lawley Bowling Club
$50 Pro League Freeze-out
Free League
Cash Tables
WAPL Live Cash Table (by seat reservation)
All the usual fun and friendliness you
have come to expect from WAPL Events!
FOOD is back at JSA!
After a change of kitchen staff, we're happy to
announce that food is back from this week!
We look forward to seeing you at an event soon :)
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profits
24/09/2018 - WAPL This Week - NO Event Monday due to Public Holiday | NEW VENUE SOON! -
Whale & Ale event will not be on this week!
In better news, the FOLLOWING Monday
1st October will return with our $604+ 1st
Place MINWIN Guarantee @ Whale & Ale!
Join us @ Joondalup Sports Association on
Tuesday night to get your WAPL Poker fix :)
or Thursday night @ Scarborough Sportsmens Club!
Stay tuned, we will be announcing our NEW, CENTRAL
Friday Night Venue shortly, for more WAPL action!a
30/07/2018 - Welcome to Season 38! Season 37 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 37!
Congratulations
to our Season Champions! Pro League was a close finish, but we saw a blowout in the Free League this season! Congratulations to our two League Champions for Season 37!
The Pro League Season was won by Frank Maley!
The Free League Season was won by Paul Lord!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Frank Maley | 6487 |
| 2 | Freddy Crompton | 6105 |
| 3 | Jill Maley(Life Member) | 5933 |
| 4 | Barry McGee | 4705 |
| 5 | Greg Wilder | 4559 |
| 6 | Tony Hester | 4541 |
| 7 | Yvonne Vea | 4454 |
| 8 | Kevin Kenny | 4302 |
| 9 | Paul Huber | 3366 |
| 10 | Thess Cumins | 3359 |
Free League Results!
1
Paul Lord (Life Member)
6406
2
Craig Thomson
4181
3
Deb Lyttle (Life Member)
3487
4
Jan Burke(Life Member)
3179
5
Shane Sloper
2972
6
Tanja Ogden (Life member)
2737
7
Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member)
2607
8
Kay Muir
2528
9
Una Van Den Berg
2285
10
Mark Ogden (Life member)
2230
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 5th August, at Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 38 starts this week!
Season 38 starts this Monday (30th July) at the Whale and Ale. The Season will run until the 9th December before Season 39 starts and we have the Season 38 Grand Finals.
Thank you for your support during this Season, and we look forward to bringing you more quality venues shortly (Stay Tuned!)
Your WAPL Team
9/07/2018 - This Week @ WAPL - 9-12 July 2018 -
Join us at a WAPL Venue this week, for the best value for your money, and lots of fun!
$42 from your $50 buy-in at all our Pro events goes back to the cash prize on the night, the best bang for your buck in town!
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Monday $50 Pro & Free @ Whale and Ale - Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere! $2/$5 Cash Tables available from 6pm!
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Tuesday $50 Pro & Free @ Joondalup Sports Association - Great Club priced drinks! $2/$5 Cash Tables available from 6pm!
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Wednesday sees the return of our 2 Player Teams Special Event @ Sorrento Football Club, which is always lots of fun!
$50 per player ($100 per Team)
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Thursday $50 Pro & Free @ Scarborough Sportsmens Club - Gold Rush Satellite - $140 to win a $700 Gold Rush Main Event Seat (1 in 6 wins!)
Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere, downstairs in the Bistro
area! $2/$5 Cash Tables available from 6pm, & Live Table available
to pre-registrations (PM us through FB)
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
2/07/2018 - This Week @ WAPL - 2-8 July 2018 -
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various Not for Profit Organisations
27/06/2018 - Wed 27th June - 2 Player Teams @ Sorrento FC -
Join in the FUN at our $50 2 Player Teams Event as it returns to Sorrento Football Club!
(Rego 6pm, start 7pm)
20 minute levels, players swap each level. Cash running for players in off-time, and no break!
Cash Table available from 6pm to Midnight - $2/$5 blinds NLH, $25-$500 buy-in.
8/06/2018 - Gold Rush Day 1 - Final Table reached! -
Richard Balkau - 131,300
3/06/2018 - Gold Rush #2 is this Thursday 7th June! Book now! -
Gold Rush #2 is here! Book now by emailing info@wapokerleague.com.au or Messaging us through Facebook.com/wapokerleague
Day 1 - Thursday 7th June, Scarborough Sportsmen's Club
6:00pm registration, 6:45pm seating, 7pm latest start!
Day 2 - Tuesday 12th June, Joondalup Sports Association
6:45pm seating, 7pm latest start!
Welcome to Gold Rush #2
The Gold Rush is a regularly run, dealer dealt Main Event, hosted over 2 days, with a tournament structure which ensures a result that is not rushed, allowing for great poker to be played right to the last hand!
You can buy-in directly, or qualify for your $700 Gold Rush seat for as little as $5 via our Flip Rush, which are available at our regular events! These are 4 player, all-in pre-flop "Flips" where the winner gets through!
The Gold Rush
$700 buy-in
25,000 starting stack
40 minute blind levels
Prize Pool - $20,000 (Based on 32 max players)
1st - $10,000
2nd - $5,000
3rd - $3,000
4th - $2,000
Flip Rush
$5 | $15 | $50 | $185 Flips
4 players only! 1 winner!
All-in pre-flop flip!
Prizes
$5 flip wins a $15 Flip Rush
$15 flip wins a $50 Flip Rush
$50 flip wins a $185 Flip Rush
$185 flip wins a $700 Gold Rush Seat!
All Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations.
We promote and conduct responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
29/05/2018 - 2 Player Teams @ Sorrento FC -
It's Teams Event time!
Wednesday 30th May
Sorrento Football Club
6pm Registration, 7pm Start
$50 buy-in per player ($100 per team)
2 Player Teams
20,000 Start Stack (10k per player)
20 minute blinds
Team members play alternate blind levels
LIMITED SEATS, REGISTER EARLY VIA FACEBOOK PM ( facebook.com/WAPokerLeague )OR EMAILING info@wapokerleague.com.au !
If you can't find a teammate in time, come down anyway and we'll match you up with someone! :)
First team member starts @ 25/50 with 10,000 chips. Second team member replaces first @ 50/100 and brings an additional 10,000 chips to stack. From then on team members alternate every blind change.
Here's some help to find the venue -
28/05/2018 - WAPL MIN WIN GUARANTEE! -
21/05/2018 - The Return of the King of the Hill! -
WA Poker League Presents
Date - Wednesday 23rd May, 2018
Time - Registration & Cash Tables from 6pm
Tournament Start 7:00pm
Cost - $50 buy-in
Location - Sorrento Football Club, Beddi Rd, Duncraig
Get down early! There is a limit of 40 seats
Details - This is a tournament variation we designed ourselves over a decade ago and called King of the Hill. We know you'll enjoy it! Spread the word and join in on the fun!
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Each player starts the tournament with 8,000 chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" re-entry to continue in the tournament. (Note: This re-entry does not cost money, it is part of the tournament variation)
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If a crowned player knocks out another crowned player, the losing players crown is removed from the tournament.
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If an uncrowned player knocks out a crowned player, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" re-entry should they get knocked out again.
The winners are the Top 10% of players with crowns removed from the tournament (by being knocked out by remaining crowned players, and the overall winner (last crowned player remaining) will be crowned "King of the Hill"!
Yes, this means that the tournament may finish whilst other players without crowns are still actively trying to win their crown back to make the money...
Payouts are based on our Payout Structure ($42 entry to prize, $8 to Sorrento FC costs & fundraising.)
There will be Cash Tables and Gold Rush Flips available, so this is definitely an event not to miss!
Other important tournament notes -- The "re-entry" for losing a crown is either 4000 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind is based on the hand in which the player was knocked out)
- If a crowned player is knocked out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned players chips covered, they cannot claim the crown
- To be eligible for a Crown re-entry, when getting knocked out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change or any other delaying tactic, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
Have you been with us long enough to remember this?
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Sorrento Football Club
15/05/2018 - 2 Player Teams Event this Wednesday @ Sorrento FC! -
It's Teams Event time!
Wednesday 16th May
Sorrento Football Club
6pm Registration, 7pm Start
$50 buy-in per player ($100 per team)
2 Player Teams
20,000 Start Stack (10k per player)
20 minute blinds
Team members play alternate blind levels
LIMITED SEATS, REGISTER EARLY VIA FACEBOOK PM ( facebook.com/WAPokerLeague )OR EMAILING info@wapokerleague.com.au !
If you can't find a teammate in time, come down anyway and we'll match you up with someone! :)
First team member starts @ 25/50 with 10,000 chips. Second team member replaces first @ 50/100 and brings an additional 10,000 chips to stack. From then on team members alternate every blind change.
Here's some help to find the venue -
6/05/2018 - New Venue starts this Monday! Whale + Ale Clarkson! -
Come join us for our first night at the Whale + Ale in Clarkson this Monday night 7th May!
Registration 6pm, Starts 7pm!
2/05/2018 - Gold Rush #1 - What a great start! -
The first Gold Rush is over, and what an event it was!
A huge congratulations to the winner of the inaugural Gold Rush, Daniel Murphy!
After the hard fought 2 day event, Daniel managed to best his 31 opponents to take top spot! He picked up the lion's share of the $20,000 Prize Pool, $10,000, for his efforts!
Top 4 were paid, and we saw WAPL regular and long time player Matt King take down 2nd place, for $5,000.
The well known, feared, and respected player Dale Marsland came in 3rd place, winning $3,000. He played a great tournament, and was our most aggressive player on Final Table.
We saw Stefen Chitra, who entered Day 2 as our massive chip leader (over 1/4 of the chips in the tournament!) take out 4th place, taking $2,000 for his great effort!
We are so glad to hear such great feedback from the event. Needless to say, we will make a few minor tweaks, but will be back with Gold Rush #2 soon!
Make sure you qualify for one of the next 32 $700 Main Event seats quickly, or pre-register and buy straight in to secure your spot!
You can Qualify at any of our events through our 4 player FLIP RUSH, or via our $100 Gold Rush Satellites (1 in 8 win a Main Event Seat!) Your next $100 Satellite opportunity is This Thursday 3rd May @ Scarborough Sportsmen's Club!
Thanks to all who had enough faith in us and our new Main Event structure to jump in and give it a go. We're overjoyed at how things went, and glad that the event met (and largely exceeded) your expectations.
Having the final table streamed on our WAPL Live Table allowed many viewers from around the world to experience the fun of our Gold Rush Final Table.
Last but not least, thank you to Paul W for giving up his Tuesday night to be our amazing commentator for the stream, it is incredible having his great personality at the head of our commentary team, and an honour to have him host the first Gold Rush stream with us :)
Looking forward to the next one, PM us to secure your seat before they all run out!
Enjoy the photos from the event, and congratulations again to our winners.
Your WAPL Team
1/05/2018 - This week @ WAPL! -
This Week @ WAPL
Tuesday - @ Joondalup Sports Association - The Live Streamed FINAL TABLE of the Gold Rush Main Event! 10 players remain, battling it out for a $20,000 Prize Pool, with $10,000 to first! Come watch at the venue from 7pm, or online as we stream it to http://twitch.tv/wapokerleague from the WAPL Live Table! $50 Pro & Free Leagues, Cash Tables & Gold Rush Flips available!
Wednesday - NEW VENUE @ Sorrento Football Club! Join our opening night with the 'Gulls'! $50 Pro & Free Leagues, Cash Tables, $2/$5 Live Table, & Gold Rush Flips available! 6pm Registration. Percy Doyle Reserve, Beddi Road, Duncraig.
Thursday - @ Scarborough Sportsmens Club - By POPULAR DEMAND, $100 Gold Rush Satellite Freeze-out! 1 in 8 through to the next Gold Rush! ALSO, $5/$5 Live Table action & $50 Pro & Free League fun! Cash Tables & Gold Rush Flips available! 6pm Registration. Great food available downstairs in the bistro from 5pm! (Poker is Upstairs!)
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Various Not for Profits
27/04/2018 - Gold Rush Day 1 is a wrap! Day 2 Tuesday! -
Gold Rush #1 Day 1! What a great day!
After an amazing first day of play, we are through to Final Table!
Congratulations to ALL 32 of our players who filled our first Gold Rush for such a great start to our new flagship Main Event.
We are so happy to be hearing so much praise from you all regarding the structure and running of the event. We always strive to bring all of our players the most professional, fun, fair, and most value events possible, all of the time!
Congratulations especially to our FINAL TABLE! You will enjoy the current blind level wound back to the beginning of 1000/2000 for the start of Day 2 on Tuesday May 1st @ Joondalup Sports Association.
The following players will be returning Tuesday night to battle it out for $20,000! ($10k 1st, $5k 2nd, $3k 3rd, $2k 4th!)
Stefen C - 262,000
Daniel M - 135,500
Dale M - 107,200
Leo K - 71,800
Brenton S - 60,800
Imran - 51,100
Aaron W - 40,600
Travis E - 37000
Matt K - 22,600
Romeo K - 11,400
Top 4 in the money! Good luck to our Final 10!
Play will resume on the WAPL Live Table, seating @ 6:45pm. Day 2 commences shortly after.
Please consider joining us from 6pm at Joondalup Sports Association on Tuesday 1st May if you'd like to rail and support your friends, or if you'd like to play in our Pro or Free League events, $5+ Flips for $700 seats in the next Gold Rush, or Cash Tables while the big final table plays!
If you can't make it on the day, WATCH the action streamed from the WAPL Live Table - http://twitch.tv/wapokerleague
Please spread the word, we look forward to hosting you :)
Your WAPL Team
Gold Rush Day 2 is a Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
19/04/2018 - The First Gold Rush is here! -
Gold Rush #1 is finally upon us!
8/04/2018 - Welcome to Season 37! Season 36 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 36!
Congratulations
to our Season Champions! Both leagues were close finishes as usual
(only 93 points in the Free League!), and two new Season Champions
crowned, congratulations!
The Pro League Season was won by Ray Krstilevic!
The Free League Season was won by Deb Lyttle!
We would also like to welcome long time players Mark & Tanja Ogden to our WAPL Life Members list! Congratulations and than you for all your support!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Ray Krstilevic | 6473 |
| 2 | Robert Weall | 5999 |
| 3 | Matthew Green [David] | 5780 |
| 4 | Matt King | 5398 |
| 5 | Matthew Moller | 4174 |
| 6 | Freddy Crompton | 4128 |
| 7 | Darren Rudrum | 3912 |
| 8 | Danny Poolman | 3855 |
| 9 | Andy Dark | 3820 |
| 10 | Tony Tassone | 3756 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Deb Lyttle (Life Member) | 8240 |
| 2 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 8147 |
| 3 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member) | 8112 |
| 4 | Mark Ogden (Life member) | 7797 |
| 5 | Tanja Ogden (Life member) | 7335 |
| 6 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 6858 |
| 7 | Craig Thomson | 6326 |
| 8 | Jan Burke(Life Member) | 6026 |
| 9 | Ritchie Cunningham | 5315 |
| 10 | Sarah Gane | 4726 |
It's Finals Time for Season 34!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 15th April, at the Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 37 starts this week!
Season 37 starts this Tuesday (10th April) at Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris) and 12th April at Scarborough Sportsmen's Club. The Season will run until the 29th July before Season 38 starts and we have the Season 37 Grand Finals.
Thank you for your support during this Season, and we look forward to bringing you two more amazing venues come May (Stay Tuned!)
Your WAPL Team
24/03/2018 - "Trust everyone, but always cut the cards." - Benny Binion -
There is one more night of great poker at Woodvale Tavern this coming Thursday 29th of March, and we are happy to announce that our new venue, Scarborough Sportsmen's Club, starts the Thursday after on April 5th!
On our opening night, all poker players will be greeted with a complimentary beer, wine, sparkling, or soft drink to help celebrate our great new location!
Scarborough Sportsmen's Club is located at 75 Deanmore Road, Scarborough, it's more central, a little south of Woodvale, and we will be in an amazing function room with a bar, a great view, much cheaper food and drink options, and a full bistro menu!
We already have at least 1 additional new venue confirmed and starting in May, with potentially up to 2 more, all quality establishments as you're accustomed to for your WAPL events.
You can expect the usual great WAPL Live Table and Cash Table action, the BEST prize payouts for your buy-in ($42 to the cash prize for a $50 buy-in in our regular Pro games), and the fairest and best tournament structure in WA.
We're looking to expand back to 5-7 events per week again within another couple of months, and we will be running more fun Special events again too!
The date for the first Gold Rush (which we had planned to run at the Woodvale) will be announced shortly, once we confirm dates.
I truly appreciate your support and loyalty, especially in wake of this news, and hope to see most of you moving forward as we expand to bigger and better venues.
Regards,
Jason (WAPL)
***RANT***
I strongly believe that the vast majority of players who have played at a WAPL operated by me know me as a trustworthy, honourable, and fair person and friend who prides himself on doing the right thing by all members, venues, and the many not-for-profits we raise funds for.
Many concerned members had spoken with me regarding rumours that an individual had approached our 10.5 year long-standing Thursday night venue, Woodvale Tavern, with the intent of using a connection within the venue to undermine our event in order to 'steal' it and move it to another league for their own benefit. (Boo!)
I approached the venue owner regarding these rumours, had a meeting, and we mutually agreed to continue running our regular Thursday nights and put an end to these rumours. Hands were shaken, a confirmation email sent, and we were locked in for another 6 months minimum moving forward. (Yay!)
That Thursday I announced the news to our much-relieved members, and all seemed to be business as usual. (Yay!?)
It then came as a shock to me 2 weeks later when I received a call from the venue owner, cancelling us at the end of March. He said that he was approached again after our agreement was made, and "offered a deal he could not refuse" in order to unceremoniously ditch us, agreement notwithstanding, leaving us with 1 day to find a replacement venue for April (which, fear not, we did!) (WTF?)
Apparently, he felt it was OK to cancel our agreement, with his excuse being that he was "not allowed to make such an agreement without his business partner (wife) also agreeing" (Not that she had ever had any involvement in any of our past meetings/agreements). (Poor form! Boo!)
I find it (insert one of many fitting words here) that someone would stoop so low as to make backdoor deals in this manner, along with approaching and attempting to (even now) poach my staff. (ps. please stop trying to call them, 5 times in a day is rather excessive...) (Grr!)
I always consider the moral and ethical choices to be the best ones in business and in life, and hopefully Karma will sort out the rest.
These questionable events have made me decide that it's time to push back and expand our events, venues, and presence in the community once more. (Yay!)
Moving forward, I'd like to thank the *many* of you who have shown your loyal support to me after this treatment, and I hope that you will support us as we expand, starting with our replacement Thursday night venue which will directly replace the Woodvale event, starting 5th April! ( <3 )
/RANT
22/01/2018 - Gold Rush #1 is coming up! Win your seat now! -
Here's your chance to win your way directly into the Gold Rush Main Event in 2018!
You want one of these 32 seats!
$50 Gold Rush Prospector - 16,000 start stack, standard blind levels.
$100 Gold Rush Prospector - 16,000 start stack, standard blind levels.
Every $700 in the prize pool at these events is a Gold Rush Main Event Seat for the top ranked players! ($50 entry 1 in 17, $100 entry 1 in 8!)
The Main Event Qualifier pays out $700 Gold Rush Main Event seats to the top ranked players, and stops when all available seats have been won.
This is the best way to get into the Gold Rush Main Event, where the top 4 places (from just a 32 player tournament) win their share of the massive $20,000 cash prize pool!
1st - $10,000
2nd - $5,000
3rd - $3,000
4th - $2,000
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Not for Profit / Charity Organisations
11/12/2017 - Welcome to Season 36! Season 35 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 35!
Congratulations to our Season Champions! Both leagues saw VERY close finishes again (only 95 points in the Pro League!), and two new Season Champions crowned, congratulations!
The Pro League Season was won by Kevin Kenny!
The Free League Season was won by Andrew Sebastian!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Kevin Kenny | 8696 |
| 2 | Robert Weall | 8601 |
| 3 | Freddy Crompton | 7700 |
| 4 | Wade McCarroll | 6104 |
| 5 | Bryce Kenny | 6073 |
| 6 | Ray Krstilevic | 5956 |
| 7 | Miller Crompton | 5580 |
| 8 | Matthew Green [David] | 5380 |
| 9 | Darren Rudrum | 5127 |
| 10 | Tony Hawker | 4849 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member) | 10820 |
| 2 | Deb Lyttle (Life Member) | 10600 |
| 3 | Mark Ogden | 10036 |
| 4 | Craig Thomson | 9965 |
| 5 | Jan Burke(Life Member) | 9022 |
| 6 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 8885 |
| 7 | Tanja Ogden | 8817 |
| 8 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 8435 |
| 9 | Ritchie Cunningham | 7796 |
| 10 | Kay Muir | 6694 |
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 17th December, at the Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Season 36 starts this week!
Yes, season 36 starts this Tuesday (12th December) at Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris) and 14th December at Woodvale Tavern. Our last game for the year is at Woodvale on 21st December, then we're back from the 4th January (also at the Woodvale). The Season will run until the 8th April before Season 37 starts and we have the Season 36 Grand Finals.
Thank you for your support during 2017!
We wish you all a fun, festive, and save holiday period, and look forward to the last couple of weeks of poker for the 2017!
Your WAPL Team
15/11/2017 - Gold Rush Main Event #1 Postponed to early 2018! -
It's with deep sadness that we must announce that the first Gold Rush Main Event will be postponed until early 2018.
We have had an unexpected death in the family, and need to spend some time coming to terms with it, so unfortunately we need to focus on ourselves for the time being, over the stress of preparing final numbers and arrangements for the Gold Rush.
Many of our Sydney WSOP playing crew will no doubt be happy at us rescheduling this event, as the first dates clashed with many travel arrangements for what looks to be a massive Australian poker tournament, and we wish those who are heading east for it all the very best.
With Christmas so close by, we decided to push Gold Rush #1 into early 2018 instead of trying to squeeze it in around our Grand Final next month.
We've listened to many of your great suggestions, and will continue to run satellites to the Gold Rush for you all to qualify for what will be a great event. One of the main questions we've been asked is "Will the Gold Rush be Dealer Dealt?" - Yes, yes it will! :)
Our apologies for changing the date, but given the circumstances we feel that we would be better able to host the event for you once we get through this difficult time and are back on track. Our list of main event participants will be contacted with further information shortly.
Please email info@wapokerleague.com.au if you have any specific questions and I'll endeavor to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks for your understanding,
Jason
8/11/2017 - WAPL Live Table PLO - Tuesday 14th November -
PLO on the WAPL Live Table!
Tuesday 14th November, 6pm start, til midnight. 5:45pm to get chipped in!
Don't miss out on this opportunity, get in touch with us now to secure your seat!
It is highly recommended that you reserve your seat well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Changing it up now, as per requests from our PLO playing members -
$1/$2/$5 Blinds, $200-$1000 Buy-in.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
25/08/2017 - The Gold Rush - Main Event Info & Flip Rush Qualifiers! -
Gold Rush Main Event Series!
Day 1 - Thursday 7th June, Scarborough Sportsmen's Club
6:00pm registration, 6:45pm seating, 7pm latest start!
Day 2 - Tuesday 12th June, Joondalup Sports Association
6:45pm seating, 7pm latest start!
Welcome to the Gold Rush - Here's all the information you need to make your fame and fortune!
The Gold Rush is a regularly run, dealer dealt Main Event, hosted over 2 days, with a tournament structure which ensures a result that is not rushed, allowing for great poker to be played right to the last hand!
You can buy-in directly, or qualify for your $700 Gold Rush seat for as little as $5 via our Flip Rush, which are available at our regular events! These are 4 player, all-in pre-flop "Flips" where the winner gets through!
Flip Rush
$5 | $15 | $50 | $185 Flips
4 players only! 1 winner!
All-in pre-flop flip!
Prizes
$5 flip wins a $15 Flip Rush
$15 flip wins a $50 Flip Rush
$50 flip wins a $185 Flip Rush
$185 flip wins a $700 Gold Rush Seat!
The Gold Rush
$700 buy-in
25,000 starting stack
40 minute blind levels
Prize Pool - $20,000 (Based on 32 max players)
1st - $10,000
2nd - $5,000
3rd - $3,000
4th - $2,000
The Super Gold Rush (Occasional Event)
$700 buy-in
25,000 starting stack
30 minute blind levels
Prize Pool - $45,000 (Based on 72 max players)
1st - $20,000
2nd - $7,500
3rd - $5,000
4th - $3,500
5th - $3,000
6th - $2,500
7th - $2,000
8th - $1,500
We are really looking forward to rolling this exciting new structure out to our existing and new venues and events, and hope that you enjoy taking part in it as much as we think you will! Please spread the word and help us make this a huge success!
Additional Important Information -
Flip Rush "flips" are individual satellite tournaments which are played all-in pre-flop by 4 players. If the hand is split, the players who split play another hand all-in pre-flop, until a winner is determined.
Each event you play, your prize winnings (Gold Rush $) will be recorded against your name and held securely. You can contribute to this running record via multiple Flip Rush wins, or top up with cash in order to build up a Gold Rush entrance amount of $700. For example, you may win 2x $50 flips, ($370 total for 2x $185 Flip Rush entries), then elect to use that value from your records, plus $330 cash, to play in the Gold Rush.
For players who love our Gold Rush structure, and build up Gold Rush Seats faster than we can run the events, players with 2+ Gold Rush Seats recorded ($1400+ value) may also use an extra Gold Rush Seat to buy direct in to our WAPL Live Table for $700, for the ultimate Cash Game experience, streamed online to the world!
Gold Rush Main Events (Not the Super Gold Rush Events) will be scheduled regularly, and the frequency with which we schedule to run them will vary with the speed at which Gold Rush Seats are won. We anticipate to announce an upcoming date for the following month once we have had 16 Gold Rush Seat winners, which gives us a $10,000 prize pool, and a month for the next 16 Seats to be won (or filled up by direct $700 buy-ins!)
Gold Rush Events and Super Gold Rush Events are run over 2 days. We may adjust what venues Day 1 and Day 2 are played on once we have tested and seen what works well for us and our players. We also plan to move the regular Gold Rush Events between our venues to allow the majority of players to attend different Gold Rush Events from different locations. (ie. not always North based venues for Gold Rush events, we will bring them Central and South too periodically.)
Super Gold Rush Events will be scheduled occasionally as demand builds at this stage, and these venues and dates will be advised well in advance.
In accordance with WAPL's strict adherence to RGL requirements, all funds collected and held for players as part of the Gold Rush Events will be held securely and by agreement between the Permit Holding Not for Profit/Charities and will be reconciled frequently by your WAPL Team and the Permit Holding Organisations. You can be informed of the current balance of your Gold Rush funds in person at our events or via another identifiable medium (WAPL Facebook Page Private Message, via an email address we have registered with your WAPL Membership sent to info@wapokerleague.com.au , etc.)
Gold Rush funds are non-refundable and non-transferable except in extenuating circumstances (if the player is permanently leaving the state/country, banned from the league, etc, they may request in writing to have their balance transferred to another player)
Upon such a time that we may decide to cease the Gold Rush Series of events, any outstanding moneys held by the Permit Holding Organisations will be returned to their confirmed winners.
All Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations.
We promote and conduct responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
25/08/2017 - PLO on the WAPL Live Table -
Well, after 11.5 years, it's about time we held our first PLO game!
Where better to hold it than on our hugely popular WAPL Live Table?
THIS Tuesday 29th August!
So here it is! -
Don't miss out on this opportunity :) Get in touch with us now to secure your seat!
$2/$4 Blinds, $300-$1000 Buy-in.
Straddle live!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
30/07/2017 - Welcome to WAPL Season 35! Season 34 GF this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 34!
Congratulations to our Season Champions!
The Pro League Season was won by Freddy Crompton!
The Free League Season was won by Jarryd Buscall!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Freddy Crompton | 8270 |
| 2 | Ross Jenkins | 7802 |
| 3 | Kevin Kenny | 6189 |
| 4 | Paul Turner [Gerard] | 6088 |
| 5 | Barry McGee | 5203 |
| 6 | Ray Krstilevic | 4988 |
| 7 | Danny Poolman | 4826 |
| 8 | Darren Rudrum | 4809 |
| 9 | Robert Weall | 4375 |
| 10 | Tony Hawker | 4155 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Jarryd Buscall | 10362 |
| 2 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 9689 |
| 3 | Deb Lyttle (Life Member) | 9516 |
| 4 | Jod Burke | 9012 |
| 5 | Jan Burke(Life Member) | 8994 |
| 6 | Kay Muir | 8950 |
| 7 | Tanja Ogden | 8462 |
| 8 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 8045 |
| 9 | Lawrence Tufnell | 7887 |
| 10 | Craig Thomson | 7779 |
It's Finals Time for Season 34!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 6th August, at the Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
The new season starts this week!
Yes, season 35 starts this Tuesday (1st August) at Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris) and 3rd August at Woodvale Tavern. This Season will run until the 7th December before Season 36 and this Season's Grand Final.
Your WAPL Team
10/07/2017 - A huge milestone for a great member! 1000 games! -
Jan Burke, one of the many long term, loyal, and wonderful friends we've been fortunate enough to have made through WAPL over the last 11+ years, has just last Thursday reached a great milestone for herself and our league.
1000 Free League Tournaments!
Just about everyone who has played at our northern venues, Free or Pro League, will know who Jan is, by sight if not name, but many will not know to what extent Jan has been a great supporter of WAPL over the last decade plus.
Jan has been the Permit Holder for our fundraising events at the Woodvale Tavern for almost as long as she's been playing poker with us, and as such, her dedication of her time, week in and week out, helps make it possible for every one of our Pro and Cash players to play poker with us.
Jan has been a life member of WAPL for many years now, thanks to the phenomenal support, great energy and wonderful attitude she brings to every event, and is also a Free League Grand Final Champion!
So, in congratulating Jan for this great achievement of 1000 Free League events (She's played a good deal of Pro events, too!), we'd also like to extend our undying gratitude to her for her great help over the years, and hopefully for many to come :)
It was absolutely fitting, and a great occasion, to see Jan manage to WIN the tournament on Thursday for her 1000th!
Here's a couple of shots of Jan, one from way back when, at her very first tournament win (which was at the Woodvale Tavern, no less!), and her 1000th tournament win!
Thanks Jan!
Jan's first win! 15th February, 2007
Jan wins her 1000th Free League game, 6th July, 2017, with her son Jod!
10/07/2017 - Approaching the end of Season 34! -
We are nearly at the end of Season 34! Our last event for the season is Thursday 27th July, with the Season 34 Grand Finals the following Sunday on the 6th August!
Season 35 begins the Tuesday before the Grand Finals, on 1st August.
Thanks for your support this season, and we look forward to another great Season for 35!
Here is the information for the end of season Grand Final events! The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
Here is the information for the end of season Grand Final events! The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
End of Season Grand Final Event
Great Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
20,000 Pro starting stack FREEZEOUT
30 min blinds
Cash Tables
Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro & Free Events - Sun 6th August, 2017 - Joondalup Sports Association
$100 Pro event. Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Free event. Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Pro Grand Final
Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Grand Final
Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE top-up to starting stack if they have less than the starting stack at the first break! (no re-buys!)
No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
10/07/2017 - Introducing the WAPL Live Table - Watch us play! -
We have been running the WAPL Live Table since April 2017, recording and releasing footage (if you've missed it) to our YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/wapokerleague) and Facebook (http://facebook.com/wapokerleague)
Now we've expanded to live streaming the action from the table, with a 15 minute delay!
From May, we will (unless we experience issues) be streaming our WAPL Live Table games to our Twitch.tv channel, http://twitch.tv/wapokerleague
Make sure you head there and follow us, so you get notified when we go live!
Our live games are delayed by 15 minutes, to avoid the potential for viewers to influence hands in play, so that means that for a 6pm-midnight event, you should be able to watch us live from 6:15pm until the end of gaming.
Please get involved, hop into the live chat and give us your comments, suggestions, and any criticisms you might have for us to make the WAPL Live Table experience the best it can be for our viewers, members, and players, and help us spread the word around the local (and wider) poker communities.
If you want a seat on the WAPL Live Table, email us (info@wapokerleague.com.au) and we will find you a spot, but please be patient as seating is in high demand!
WAPL Events are conducted at Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various charity and not for profit organisations.
We promote and conduct responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see http://www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
16/05/2017 - It's WAPL's 11th Birthday this week! -
This week, we celebrate 11 years of Western Australia's first Poker League, WAPL!
It's been a fun ride so far, with its ups and downs, many players and prizes joining us along the way, and more bad beat stories than we could ever have a chance of remembering :)
We'd like to thank all our members, past and current, for helping us shape the league over the years. We're really happy with where we're at, with a great range of games for players from brand new learners to hardened veterans of the game.
Our tournaments are second to none in fun and payouts for what you pay to play, and our cash tables are professional, fair, and respectful.
We welcome you down this week to help us celebrate at the Woodvale Tavern on Thursday night from 6pm. There will be some extra special prizes, some goodies we've picked up over the years, which we are sure will make worthy trophies for your poker collection!
Spread the word, and we look forward to hosting you for another fun night with WAPL as usual!
Thanks again for your support!
Your WAPL Team
1/05/2017 - Introducing the WAPL Live Table! Watch us play! -
11 years ago, when we started WAPL, we (with the help of life member Buck Hetherington) designed and created the WAPL Grand Final Table, an 8 camera inlaid table which was used to record the hole cards of players who reached final table in our Grand Finals. The footage could then be used to create DVDs for our members, to help commemorate these special events.
Unfortunately, the process was painstakingly slow, manually calculating and inputting cards into the DVD creation process, for each big hand, was a nightmare. Not to mention that the table took 5 people to lift this masterpiece!
Skip forward nearly 11 years, and we are delighted to announce the creation of the WAPL Live Table, a completely custom, individual card detecting table, utilising custom cards and software to automatically identify and generate card graphics, hand win percentages, and everything you are used to seeing on television when you watch poker at the WSOP or WPT events!
We have been running the WAPL Live Table since April 2017, recording and releasing footage (if you've missed it) to our YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/wapokerleague) and Facebook (http://facebook.com/wapokerleague)
Now we've expanded to live streaming the action from the table, with a 15 minute delay!
From May, we will (unless we experience issues) be streaming our WAPL Live Table games to our Twitch.tv channel, http://twitch.tv/wapokerleague
Make sure you head there and follow us, so you get notified when we go live!
Our live games are delayed by 15 minutes, to avoid the potential for viewers to influence hands in play, so that means that for a 6pm-midnight event, you should be able to watch us live from 6:15pm until the end of gaming.
Please get involved, hop into the live chat and give us your comments, suggestions, and any criticisms you might have for us to make the WAPL Live Table experience the best it can be for our viewers, members, and players, and help us spread the word around the local (and wider) poker communities.
If you want a seat on the WAPL Live Table, email us (info@wapokerleague.com.au) and we will find you a spot, but please be patient as seating is in high demand!
WAPL Events are conducted at Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various charity and not for profit organisations.
We promote and conduct responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see http://www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
4/04/2017 - S33 Grand Finals, plus Sad news & Good news -
It's Finals time!
 We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 9th April, at the Joondalup Sports Association! Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot! More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at - http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final |
  We were shocked to hear just recently about the untimely passing of our great friend and Team WAPL member, Bob Streatfeild. Bob was a stalwart regular at our Woodbridge events, where he was highly regarded by all players and staff. We were lucky enough to have had Bob join us on one of our Team WAPL trips up to Macau, where he not only had a great time and partied hard with us all, he final tabled the main event, making dozens of great friends along the way! We were filled with great sadness to hear from a fellow member of Bob's bike accident in 2016, and will miss his smiling face, fun sense of humour, and great poker plays. :( On behalf of us and all our staff who had the absolute pleasure of knowing and hosting Bob at the many WAPL events he played in, and from those players who were great friends with him, RIP mate. |
  WAPL Re-makes WA Poker History This table is the whole package. Complete card identification, camera mounted, realtime card video output card display, including percentage chances to win and outs, high definition recording and live (or delayed) stream ready, it's the real deal, and it's about to launch! Also, just quietly, if you happened to read all the way to the end of this news, the table is having a soft trial launch today, Tuesday 4th April, at Joondalup Sports Association. Though it might be too late for you to get in on the action on the table itself, if you're interested, get in touch with Jason (jason@wapokerleague.com.au) for more info on playing at the launch party, or come down from 6pm-midnight to check out the table in action! |
Check out our website for more details - wapokerleague.com.au
31/01/2017 - Aussie Millions Results & Woodvale Thurs 2nd Feb is in the Sports Bar! -
Woodvale Thursday is in the sports bar!
This Thursday 2nd February, we are going to be in the Sports Bar for the week, due to a huge wake taking up both function rooms where we usually are! :(
Please ask a staff member at the Woodvale for directions to the Sports Bar if you can't find us (it's around the front side of the venue past the drive through bottle shop)
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We were keenly following WAPL member Eddie Fowler's progress in the Aussie Millions this month, and although he unfortunately didn't have a good run in the Main Event, he had a great run in the other events he played! Eddie's main event Day 1 started slowly, but hurt as Eddie took a couple of nasty beats with superior hands such as AK vs K5, and AQ vs 53. He saw a nice pot come in with a short stacked double up from the small blind with pocket 6's, hitting a set. Things were looking like they were turning around when he looked down at pocket Kings vs a raise under the gun. After a nice re-raise, the original raiser shoves, showing AK vs Eddie's KK. The much needed double up failed him as the board ran out 5,6,7,8,9 for a split pot straight, leaving him with 7,500 in chips at 200/400/50 Ante. Devastating. He went card dead after the Kings, dwindling down to a point where he made a move with A4, running into Jacks, which held, ending Eddie's Main Event run late on Day 1. |
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Sweet Revenge After his unfortunate run of cards from the Main Event, Eddie decided to hop into a Main Event satellite. Only after starting the event did he find out that he wasn't able to re-enter the Main Event the next day, but, determined to improve on his performance in the Main Event, he surged onward, dominating the tournament and getting the heads up with a commanding lead. With the number of entries, they had 1 Main Event seat ($10,000AUD) going to the winner, with 2nd place taking almost as much in cash, so Eddie was more than happy to relinquish his chip lead and take the big cash payout! |
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A Bit on the Side Eddie's final event of his Aussie Millions experience saw him cash again in the $1,150 Tournament of Champions, against 202 other players! After a great 12 hours of poker, he ended the day in the top 18, and with a good chance to run deep into the cash. The next day saw Eddie run his 58,000 stack into AJ with his pocket 10s, and was looking good right to the river where an Ace dropped, ending his great run in 15th place, with another cash payout! Thanks for doing WAPL proud over there Eddie! |
23/01/2017 - No Poker on Australia Day! All the best to those in the Aussie Millions! -
To those who may have missed our announcements - With Australia Day falling on a Thursday this year, we have NO POKER on at the Woodvale Tavern this week!
Consider joining us all on Tuesday Night at the Joondalup Sports Association ( http://wapokerleague.com.au/venue.aspx?VenueID=84 ) instead - same time, same structure, lots of our regular Woodvale crowd, and the usual great fun! 6pm registration, 7pm start.
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For those of our members who are playing in the Aussie Millions in Melbourne, we wish you the best of luck! We will be following Eddie Fowler closely as he takes part in the main event today, in WAPL attire, represent! Good luck mate!
Keep an eye on our facebook page and we'll post any major updates from Eddie or other members there! - https://www.facebook.com/WAPokerLeague/
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
26/12/2016 - Season 32 Grand Final Results, & Poker returns 3rd Jan 2017! -
The Season 32 Grand Finals were a blast, and here are the results!
In the Pro League, 28 players fought it out for cash prizes in the top 3 places, whilst 23 Free League players competed for the Grand Champion title.
It was a great day, many solid plays and bad beats were had!
Congratulations to our Pro League Season 32 Grand Champion, long time member Rosdy Nordin!
In the Free League final, we saw a heads up between Paul Lord and last Grand Final Champion Ritchie Cunningham. Paul ended up taking out the tournament, becoming our Season 32 Free League Grand Champion. Well done Paul!
You can check out the event results here -
Pro League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9740
Free League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9741
Thanks for supporting the Grand Finals, we are glad you all had such a fun day, and we look forward to seeing you back at the Joondalup Sports Association from the 3rd January and the Woodvale Tavern from the 5th Jan!
Have a safe holiday period, and all the best for 2017!
Your WAPL Team
12/12/2016 - Welcome to Season 33! Season 32 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 32!
Congratulations to our Season Champions!
The Pro League Season was won again by Danny Poolman, with Kevin Kenny in 2nd place!
The Free League Season was incredibly close this season, and was won by Una Van Den Berg, with just a very small point difference between her, Lawrence Tufnell, and Craig Thomson heading into the final event at Woodvale on Thursday!
It's Finals Time for Season 32!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 18th December, at the Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
The new season starts this week!
Season 33 starts this Tuesday (13th December) at Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris). Our final tournament for the year is at Woodvale Tavern on the 22nd Dec, then we return from the 3rd January 2017 at Joondalup Sports Association, and Woodvale on the 5th.
We're still very happy with the prize and payout structure of the Pro League, and are confident that paying out more of your buy-ins on each nightly event is offering a great value event for our members.
In striving to continually improve, this season we are going to trial a change to the Pro starting stack to 16,000, which should result in an even better game for our members, without sacrificing our end game and causing 'shoot out' final tables, which no one likes.
As always, our members feedback is appreciated! Chat to Jason about your ideas and suggestions :)
Have a great season, and best of luck for the finals!
Your WAPL Team
8/12/2016 - Tonight at Woodvale is the final event for Season 32! S33 starts on Tuesday! -
This is the last week of Season 32, and tonight is the final event of the season at Woodvale! Season 33 starts next Tuesday (13th December), with the Season 32 Grand Finals the following Sunday on the 18th! We then have the 20th and the 22nd on at Joondalup Sports Association and Woodvale Tavern before breaking for Christmas and New Year. We will be back on at JSA on the 3rd January, and Woodvale on the 5th!
Thanks for your support this season, and we look forward to another great Season for 33!
Here is the information for the end of season Grand Final events! The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
End of Season Grand Final Event
Great Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
12,500 starting stack FREEZEOUT
30 min blinds
Cash Tables
Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro & Free Events - Sun 18th December, 2016 - Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris)
$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE top-up to starting stack if they have less than the starting stack at the first break! (no re-buys!)
No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
18/08/2016 - Season 31 Grand Final Results -
The Season 31 Grand Finals were last Sunday, and here are the results!
In the Pro League, 28 players fought it out for cash prizes in the top 3 places, whilst 29 Free League players competed for the much coveted Grand Champion title.
Many of our members came down early for a great feed at the Joondalup Sports Association, and play commenced eagerly.
We saw many exciting hands in both events throughout the day, and as we lost players to the blinds and various bad beats, we were eventually left with our very well deserving winners!
Congratulations to our Pro League Season 31 Grand Champion, Jesse Way!
Jesse Way, Season 31 Pro League Grand Champion!
The top 3 Pro, in the money! Jesse Way (1st - $1044), Richard Hawes (3rd - $580), and Brian Greslow (2nd - $696)!
We saw another great Free League final, and eventually reached heads up between Jarryd Buscall and Ritchie Cunningham. Ritchie ended up taking out the tournament, becoming our Season 31 Free League Grand Champion. Well done Ritchie!
Season 31 Free League Grand Champion Ritchie Cunningham, and runner-up Jarryd Buscall
Congratulations goes to Jesse and Ritchie, the WAPL Season 31 Pro and Free League Grand Champions respectively!
You can check out the event results here -
Pro League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9738
Free League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9739
Thanks for supporting the Grand Finals, we are glad you all had such a fun day.
Your WAPL Team
9/08/2016 - Welcome to Season 32! Season 31 Grand Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 31!
Congratulations to our Season Champions!
The Pro League Season was won by Danny Poolman!
The Free League Season was won by Jod Burke!
Pro League Results!
| 1 | Danny Poolman | 9704 |
| 2 | Shannon Lowrie | 8741 |
| 3 | Freddy Crompton | 8040 |
| 4 | Steve Burgess | 6093 |
| 5 | Matthew Moller | 5766 |
| 6 | Robert Weall | 5627 |
| 7 | Peter Bles | 5314 |
| 8 | Jay Zanoli | 5307 |
| 9 | Kevin Kenny | 4562 |
| 10 | Miller Crompton | 4472 |
Free League Results!
| 1 | Jod Burke | 11132 |
| 2 | Craig Thomson | 10054 |
| 3 | Deb Lyttle | 9994 |
| 4 | Mark Ogden | 8906 |
| 5 | Jan Burke(Life Member) | 8484 |
| 6 | Lawrence Tufnell | 8378 |
| 7 | Terry Smith(Life Member) | 8089 |
| 8 | Tanja Ogden | 7857 |
| 9 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] (Life Member) | 7344 |
| 10 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 6340 |
It's Finals Time for Season 31!
We have the Grand Finals coming up this Sunday, 14th August, at the Joondalup Sports Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
The new season starts this week!
Yes, season 32 starts this Tuesday (9th August) at Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris). This Season will run until the 8th December (our final tournament for the year is at Woodvale Tavern is the 22nd Dec.)
Your WAPL Team
2/08/2016 - Last week of Season 31! Grand Finals 14th August! -
This is the last week of Season 31! Season 32 starts next Tuesday (9th August), with the Season 31 Grand Finals the following Sunday on the 14th!
Thanks for your support this season, and we look forward to another great Season for 32!
Here is the information for the end of season Grand Final events! The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
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End of Season Grand Final Event
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Great Prize Pool!
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Quality event, quality venue
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12,500 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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30 min blinds
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
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Pro & Free Events - Sun 14th August, 2016 - Joondalup Sports Association (Beaumaris)
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$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE top-up to starting stack if they have less than the starting stack at the first break! (no re-buys!)
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No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
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9/04/2016 - Welcome to Season 31. S30 Grand finals are Sunday 17th April! -
WAPL Season 30 Grand Final Events
Thanks for your support during Season 30!
It's been a pleasure hosting our members this season, and it was another close one! Invite your friends to join you at our events, so they don't miss out! Share the fun we all get out of our great poker community!
A big CONGRATULATIONS to our Season 30 Champions!
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Here is the information for the Season 30 end of season events
The Pro event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
End of Season Grand Final Event
Great Prize Pool!
Quality event, quality venue
12,500 starting stack FREEZEOUT
30 min blinds
Cash Tables
Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Cash & Free Events - Sun 17th April, 2016 - Joondalup Sports Association (formerly known as Beaumaris Sports Association)
$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE top-up to starting stack if they have less than the starting stack at the first break! (no re-buys!)
No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Joondalup Sports Association
4/01/2016 - Welcome to 2016! Great poker resumes Tuesday 5th! -
We'd like to wish you all the very best for 2016! Now we're through the holiday period, poker is back!
Starting at the Beaumaris on Tuesday 5th Jan, and the Woodvale on Thursday 7th Jan, Season 30 continues where we left off before Christmas.
It's hard to believe that we are up to Season 30 now, and that the Western Australian Poker League started nearly 10 years ago!
For those who've stuck with us since the beginning (and yes there's quite a few who are still regular players!), you've seen lots of changes along the way, but one thing that will never change is our commitment to ensure you have a great time when you join one of our events.
We look forward to seeing you in 2016, and best of luck!
Haven't played with us yet, or have a friend who might be keen? New or returning members for the first 2 events of the year will receive their annual membership or renewal for free! Merry Christmas. ;)
14/12/2015 - Season 29 Grand Final write-up! -
Season 29 officially ended on Sunday at the Grand Final, and what a day it was!
We saw a Royal Flush, a Straight Flush, and numerous set over set hands throughout the event, adding more excitement to an already supercharged by the huge UFC result!
In the Pro League, we saw a great field of 39 players whittle down to a final 7, where it took 1.5 hours before another player fell! With top 4 in the money, tensions were tight, as was the play all the way to the final hand, where Luke Dick got it all in pre-flop with K7 vs Alex Connell's K10. Dominated and facing elimination, his luck turned as his 7 hit the flop! Suddenly well behind and looking at doubling up Luke into the chip lead, Alex managed to hit one of the remaining 3 10s in the deck to secure the lead, and with the river blanking, the win and the $1285 first place prize money!
Alex Connell, Season 29 Pro League Grand Champion!
The top 4 Pro, in the money! Alex Connell, Luke Dick (2nd - $803), Alex Connell (1st - $1285), Steve Burgess (3rd - $642), and Andy Dark (4th - 482)
Over in the Free League, we saw a much improved structure and great Top 5 bonus change make the event even better than previous seasons! With a great field of 25, our contingent of free league members battled it out fiercely! Reaching heads up was Lawrence Tufnell and Bruce Cohen, and we saw Lawrence triumph as the Season 29 Free League Grand Champion.
Lawrence Tufnell, Season 29 Free League Grand Champion!
Congratulations goes to Alex and Lawrence, the WAPL Season 29 Pro and Free League Grand Champions respectively!
You can check out the event results here -
Pro League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9521
Free League Grand Final Results - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9522
Don't forget, this Tuesday and Thursday are our final events for 2015! We'll be back with more great poker for you from the 5th January!
Have a fun filled and safe holiday period, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Your WAPL Team
5/12/2015 - Season 29 League Champions! Finals this weekend! -
Thanks for your support during Season 29, the final season for 2015!
Congratulations to our Season Champions! Both leagues were close on points, though we didn't have the nail-biting final tournament few point wins that we have seen historically. Both champions comfortably won their leagues, and are very deserving of their titles!
The Pro League Season was won by Freddy Crompton!
The Free League Season was won by Mark Ogden!
Pro League top 10 -
| Place | Name | Points |
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| 1 | Freddy Crompton | 8370 |
| 2 | Matt King | 7938 |
| 3 | Danny Poolman | 7397 |
| 4 | Derek Kehoe | 5955 |
| 5 | Matthew Moller | 5731 |
| 6 | Jesse Way | 5385 |
| 7 | Sam Coles | 5379 |
| 8 | Shannon Lowrie | 5361 |
| 9 | Kevin Kenny | 5331 |
| 10 | Paul Ward [Woodvale] | 4975 |
Free League top 10 -
| Place | Name | Points |
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| 1 | Mark Ogden | 13401 |
| 2 | Deb Lyttle | 10374 |
| 3 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] | 10083 |
| 4 | Ritchie Cunningham | 8745 |
| 5 | Tanja Ogden | 8441 |
| 6 | Helen Haxby | 8263 |
| 7 | Paul Lord (Life Member) | 7846 |
| 8 | Steve Lyttle | 7737 |
| 9 | Jarryd Buscall | 7137 |
| 10 | Russell Lucken | 6915 |
It's Finals Time for Season 29!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday week, 13th December, at the Beaumaris Association!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
The new season starts this week!
Yes, season 30 starts this Tuesday (8th December) at Beaumaris Sports Association. Our regular events will be running until the 17th December (our final tournament for the year at Woodvale Tavern), then we're off over Christmas until 5th January, when we start back up at the Beaumaris (with Woodvale starting on the 7th!)
Good luck for the finals, and have a very fun, safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year!
Your WAPL Team
23/11/2015 - Season 29 Grand Finals approaching fast! -
WAPL Season 29 Grand Final Events
Thanks for your support during Season 29!
It's been another great season with more numbers, more prizes, and more fun had by all! Invite your friends to join us in 2016, so they can have fun, too!
Here is the information for the Season 29 end of season events! This event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
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End of Season Grand Final Event
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Great Prize Pool!
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Quality event, quality venue
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12,500 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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30 min blinds
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
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Cash & Free Events - Sun 13th December, 2015 - Beaumaris Sports Association
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$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE top-up to starting stack if they have less than the starting stack at the first break! (no re-buys!)
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No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
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30/07/2015 - Grand Finals for Season 28 -
WAPL Season 28 Grand Final Events
Here is the information for the Season 28 end of season events! This event is a fun, higher buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
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End of Season Grand Final Event
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Great Prize Pool!
-
Quality event, quality venue
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12,500 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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30 min blinds
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
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Cash & Free Events - Sun 9th August, 2015 - Beaumaris Sports Association
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$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE rebuy if they get knocked out before the first break!
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No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
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30/07/2015 - Season 28 drawing to a close. Grand Finals Sunday week! -
Thanks for your support during Season 28!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday week, 9th August, at the Beaumaris Association. The venue will be putting some finger food on again this Grand Final, thanks to the great team at Beaumaris!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Bring a friend to first week of Season 29, starting on Tuesday 4th August!
If you have a friend who would like to join the league, bring them down during the first week of Season 29, and their membership is on us! (This also goes for a returning member who is due for renewal!)
We looking forward to kicking off Season 29 with a bang!
Good luck in the finals!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
24/05/2015 - Poker in the Cave 2015 - Coming soon! Sunday 31st May! -
Don't forget, it's the 2nd annual Poker in the Cave this coming Sunday, 31st May!
The first event was a blast, with 79 players, and we're hoping for just as much fun this time around! If you've not already secured and paid for your seat, get to it as we don't want you to miss out!
This time around, fundraising is going towards Yanchep Surf Life Saving Club. Get on board and support this great local cause.
Check the Poker in the Cave 2015 Facebook page here - http://www.facebook.com/PokerintheCave2015
Or call Terry directly on 0414 425 858 for details to pay for and secure your spot.
For those already registered, we look forward to hosting you for the 2nd Poker in the Cave event!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under section 47 of the Act for Yanchep Surf Life Saving Club Inc.
14/04/2015 - Season 27 Grand Final write-up! -
The Season 27 Grand Finals were both great events to finish a very close Season!
Terry Loftus was our overall Pro League Season Champion, beating Danny Poolman by a few hundred points overall.
The really close one was the Free League, with Paul Lord taking the Season out by only 29 points to Terry Smith! (8684 vs 8655 points!)
Congratulations to Terry and Paul for your great efforts during Season 27!
On to the Grand Final last Sunday, we saw 28 Pro players and 25 Free players fighting it out for the Grand Champion titles.
Congratulations to our winners at the Season 27 Grand Finals!
Chris Darling took down the Pro event, in a very close battle against last season's Grand Final Champion, and Season 27's Season Champion Terry Loftus, who nearly make it two final wins in a row! Chris picked up an impressive $920.25 for first, Terry $613.50 for 2nd, and Woodvale stalwart Peter Bles $511.25 for 3rd place!
Over in the Free League, we saw Marcus O'hara and Sarah Gane battle it out for first place, with Marcus eventually claiming victory and the title of Season 27 Free League Grand Champion!
Thanks for all the positive comments as to the structure of the day and the changes to the regular Pro events, we are very happy with how the new changes are working and it's good to see more players down at the regular events!
Don't forget, $42 out of a $50 buy-in is paid out in cash prizes in our regular Pro events! See you at Beaumaris on Tuesdays and Woodvale on Thursdays for these regular events!
The results and more photos from the finals can be found at these links -
Pro - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9377
Free - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=9378
The next finals are scheduled for August 9th, put it in your diary so you don't miss out!
Thanks again for your support!
This Gaming Function conducted by Permit issued under section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
2/04/2015 - Season 27 Grand Finals, and big changes for Season 28 start next week! -
Thanks for your support during Season 27, the first of 3 seasons in 2015!
We have the Grand Finals coming up on Sunday week, 12th April, at the Beaumaris Association. The venue will be putting some finger food on again this Grand Final, thanks to the great team at Beaumaris!
Registration opens for Pro and Free Leagues @ 11am, with seating @ 12 midday. The Pro buy-in is $100 and open to all members. It is strictly limited to 5 tables, 40 seats, and first in first served for seats. Be sure to get in as soon after 11am as you can to ensure you get your spot!
More info regarding the Grand Finals can be found at -
http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
New changes to Season 28, starting on Tuesday 7th April!
Thanks to all our members who have made suggestions, discussed possible changes and helped us decide on these following great changes for Season 28!
These changes will be trialled for the first month of Season 28, and may need to be adjusted based on viability for the club, and tournament length with the new structure. We are relying on you, our members, to spread the word of these changes and help grow player numbers, so please share the news!
Pro League changes -
$50 buy-in, ($42 to the cash prize!) freezeout, 12,500 starting stack.
Free League changes -
5000 starting stack, 5000 re-entry/top-up
Cash Table changes -
$2 / $3 blinds, commission capped @ $20 (previously $2 / $5 capped @ $25)
We hope you enjoy these changes and we're looking forward to kicking off Season 28 with a bang!
Good luck in the finals!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
8/12/2014 - Season 26 results & Season 27 starts Tue 9th Dec! -
Season 26 League results!
Another Season is complete! Congratulations to the following players for their great effort and results during Season 26 -
Pro
Free
It was a very tight race between all players this season, apart from Matthew Green, who dominated the Pro League season, having made the switch from Free to Pro at the start of the season!
Season 27 starts this week!
The first events for Season 27 are this week, starting at Beaumaris Sports Association on Tuesday 9th December and Woodvale Tavern on Thursday 11th December. Tuesday 16th December and Thursday 18th December will be the final two tournaments for the year, and we're back on Tuesday 6th & 8th January to continue Season 27!
Season 26 Grand Finals are this weekend, Sunday 14th December
Now's the time to make sure you've qualified for the finals events on the ladders!
Pro League (Top 100) - http://wapokerleague.com.au/league_ladder.aspx?League=pro&season=26
Free League (Top 100) - http://wapokerleague.com.au/league_ladder.aspx?League=free&season=26
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro & Free Events - Sun 14th December 2014 - Beaumaris Sports Association
$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am for a 12 noon start.
Free event Registration opens 11am for a 12 noon start.
$10 re-buy registration opens 12:00pm.
More info is here - http://wapokerleague.com.au/content.aspx?ContentID=final
Changes for Season 27
We're always trying to improve - Thanks to those who helped shape these changes to Season 27.
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3 Seasons per year instead of 2. Season 27 will end in April, Season 28 in August, and Season 29 in December.
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Pro Finals will be an open $100 buy-in event
Thanks for your support this season, we look forward to another exciting Season for Season 27!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
4/12/2014 - Season 26 Grand Finals - 14th December -
Here is the information for the Season 26 end of season events! After the change from Season 25, with no money being pooled towards a Grand Final prize pool, this event will be a fun, high buy-in event with a great cash payout to mark the end of the season!
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End of Season Grand Final Event
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Great Prize Pool!
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Quality event, quality venue
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10,000 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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40 min blinds
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
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Cash & Free Events - Sun 14th December 2014 - Beaumaris Sports Association
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$100 Pro event Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free event Registration opens 11am.
Final Free event registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
$10 re-buy registration opens 12:00pm.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
End of Pro Final Event
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free Event
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE rebuy if they get knocked out before the first break!
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No buy-in
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
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16/09/2014 - The League loses a gentleman -
Unfortunately, we lost a life member of WAPL recently, much to all of our distress.
Larry Gane has been a regular Free League player for over 6 years, and his smiling face and great banter brightened many of our poker nights. He was a Free League Grand Final Champion (Season 21), and everyone respected and admired him.
Furthermore, Larry was Permit Holder for many years, taking responsibility for and helping with the licensing side of our poker events. Without his effort and reliability, many of our Pro League events could not have run as efficiently.
Larry's unexpected passing is a great loss to us all, and on behalf of ourselves and all WAPL Members we would like to give his family (including his daughters Sarah and Elizabeth who are also regular players) our deepest condolences on the loss of a great family man, friend, and gentleman. The number of fellow poker friends who attended his funeral last week attest to how much respect we all had for him.
On Tuesday 16th September, we will be holding a special double stack Free League tournament in Larry's honour, and there will be some great bonus Passport Prizes available in addition to our regular prizes. Please join us to help celebrate Larry's life from 6pm (registration), starting 7pm, at the Beaumaris Sports Association.
Larry (right) at his Grand Final victory!
23/06/2014 - Season 25 Grand Finals this Sunday. Season 26 starts Tuesday 24th! -
WAPL Season 25 Grand Finals
Here is the information for the Season 25 Grand Final!
For those Pro players buying in, you CAN USE any remaining $100 PoCA Challenge Tickets to buy-in in part or in full to this Grand Final! Don't forget to bring your ticket(s) with you!
Pro League - Overall Season ranking prizes
1st - Season Champion Trophy & $500
2nd - $300
3rd - $200
The top player for each venue at the end of the season will also win a $200 cash prize for being the venue champion!
Only Pro League venues running for over 5 weeks during a season will be eligible for the winning prize payout.
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Pro League Grand Final
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Great Prize Pool!
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Quality event, quality venue
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10,000 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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30 min blinds
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
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Locations, Dates & Times
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Pro & Free Leagues - Sun 29th June 2014 - Beaumaris Sports Association
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Pro League Registration and cash tables open 11am.
Final Pro League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free League Registration opens 11am.
Final Free League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
$10 re-buy registration opens 12:00pm.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 100 on Pro League Ladder qualify.
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Top 10 on each Pro venue Ladder qualify.
Qualifiers - $200 buy-in less $5 per Pro game up to 30th April 2014 (Free for 40+ games played during season!)
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free League Grand Final
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 5 ranked players receive a FREE rebuy if they get knocked out before the first break!
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events! Cash tables can start from 11am, and go til 7pm.
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
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1/05/2014 - Pro Structure Change starts 1st May! -
We're happy to announce that the regular Pro events at the Beaumaris Sports Association on Tuesdays and Woodvale Tavern on Thursdays are changing from Thursday 1st May!
These changes have been discussed at length between us at the Beaumaris and the regular player base, and we're sure you will like them -
Pro League Structure
$30 buy-in Freezeout (no more re-buys!)
8000 chips.
$25 to the prize, $5 towards Club fundraising.
The currently pooled end of season prize pool will be paid out as usual at the end of the season grand final, but the new structure is live from today, Thursday 1st May.
Now you can win a lot more prize money on every night you play...
Spread the news, see you soon :)
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
31/03/2014 - Special $20 freezeout trial at Beaumaris -
We're trialing a little $20 freezeout structure cash event on Tuesday nights at the Beaumaris Sports Association, as a good chance for some of our Free League group to play for a little money!
Starting this Tuesday 1st April, timing is the usual 6pm registration, 7pm start.
If the response is positive towards it, we'll continue it on Tuesdays as a regular event.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Association
6/03/2014 - A great streak of results for Nicholas McIntyre! -
Special note needs to be made to Nicholas McIntyre, regular Free League player at the Beaumaris Sports Association.
As at the first 7 weeks of the season, Nicholas has won 3 times and come second 3 times, in fields of between 30 and 45 players.
We can't recall the last time (if any) during the league where a player has come close to this effort.
Congratulations Nicholas! Your consistent performance is impressive, and has skyrocketed you to a healthy 1400+ point lead in the Beaumaris Free League ladder!
18/01/2014 - Some news from Team WAPL Macau! -
News from the Team in Macau!
Penny and Luke are doing well through Day 1A, with Luke being ranked in the 50s with 21,000 chips at end of day. Penny is hanging in there on 8k, after having a bit of a rollercoaster day of ups and downs!
Darren has been quite ill unfortunately! Get well soon mate!
Best of luck to you all, we'll keep this post updated as we hear more!
4/01/2014 - A new year, a new WAPL Season, starting 7th January! -
Welcome to 2014! We trust you had a great Christmas and New Year period. This week signifies the start of WAPL Season 25, on Tuesday 7th January at the Beaumaris Sports Association.
We've been taking some great suggestions from our players and are making some changes to this season's structure, especially based around the Grand Final and desire for players to participate in it, bearing in mind players who only play a single event per week and want to strive to win their individual venue ladder.
The changes for Season 25 are as follows -
Back to a 6 month season, to get back to a bigger grand final prize pool.
$30 buy-in, $20 re-buy. The extra $5 buy-in now goes direct to the grand final prize pool, but all players at the Grand Final have their buy-in reduced by the number of Pro games they played during the season x $5 (up to their entire $200 grand final buy-in!) This enables you to not only play your fun regular weekly events, but to look forward to a great prize pool grand final with a discounted, or even free, entry! This change will hopefully achieve what we all want to see, and that is a bigger Grand Final with more players and a bigger prize pool.
There will be no more Tournament of Champions for top of venue players, instead the winner of each venue will win a $200 cash payout for their great efforts at becoming the champion of their venue!
In view of the top ranked ladder players getting a large discount off their grand final buy-in due to the number of games they will have played, we will also replace the $200 buy-in from the top 5 players, with a cash payout of $500, $300, and $200 for the top 3 season ladder results.
We are considering adding some regular (monthly) structure changes to some of the regular events, which we will be discussing with the member base at events come the start of the season.
We will continue to listen to your feedback and discuss new ideas with a mind to further improving our structure in a direction our members would like to see it head.
Thanks for all your suggestions and support through 2013, here's to a great 2014, all the best to you all!
Your WAPL Team
10/12/2013 - Tournament of Champions @ Beaumaris, 10th December -
Don't forget the Season 24 Tournament of Champions is on at the Beaumaris this Tuesday 10th December for the 1st and 2nd placed players at each venue ladder for last season.
Good luck!
29/11/2013 - Season Results are complete! Check your ranking! -
After the final game of the Season on Thursday night, the Season 24 rankings for Pro and Free are now correct.
Please go ahead and check the respective ladders to see if you are in the Top 100 to qualify for your grand final position on Sunday!
Congratulations to Pete Lehtonen and Deb Lyttle for a great season! They each took out the Pro and Free Season Championships, both secured at the final event of the season, which was very close all the way through!!!
Woodvale and Beaumaris will continue in the off-season for the first 3 weeks of December, before we break over the Christmas period!
Don't forget that GF registration starts at 11am, seating at midday, this Sunday 1st December, upstairs at Albion Hotel! Pro players with $100 PoCA Challenge Tickets must bring them along to be able to pay for your $200 buy-in in part or full.
See you there :)
27/11/2013 - Season 24 Grand Finals this weekend! Sunday 1st Dec! -
WAPL Season 24 Grand Finals
Here is the information for the Season 24 Grand Final!
For those Pro players buying in, you CAN USE any remaining $100 PoCA Challenge Tickets to buy-in in part or in full to this Grand Final! Don't forget to bring your ticket(s) with you!
Pro League - Overall Season ranking prizes
1st - Season Champion Trophy & $200 Grand Final Entry
2nd - $200 Grand Final Entry
3rd - $200 Grand Final Entry
4th - $200 Grand Final Entry
5th - $200 Grand Final Entry
In addition to the overall league rankings, the top player for each venue at the end of the season will also win a $100 qualification into the Tournament of Champions held at the end of the season! Second player from each venue has the option to buy-in to this great event for $100!
Only Pro League venues running for over 5 weeks during a season will be eligible for the winning qualification, and if a player has already gained qualification through another venue, it does not automatically qualify a lower ranked player for the prize.
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Single Day Grand Final!
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Great Prize Pool!
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Quality event, quality venue
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10,000 starting stack FREEZEOUT
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30 min blinds
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Mega Re-buy side event
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Cash Tables
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Sit N Goes
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
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Pro & Free Leagues - Sun 1st December 2013 - Albion Hotel
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Pro League Registration opens 11am.
Final Pro League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
Free League Registration opens 11am.
Final Free League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start. -
$10 re-buy registration opens 12:00pm.
Final registration 1:00pm.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 100 on Pro League Ladder qualify.
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Top 10 on each Pro venue Ladder qualify.
Qualifiers - $200 buy-in
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Top 10% of the players win cash prizes!
Free League Grand Final
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Top 100 on Free League Ladder qualify.
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Top 10 ranked players receive a FREE 2500 rebuy if they get knocked out before the first break!
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
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14/11/2013 - WAPL Warehouse Sale! Grab a 2nd hand table or other gear! -
We're relocating to smaller premises, and have a lot of surplus used poker tables and other equipment for sale that we don't want to have to move! Over this Sunday and next (17th and 24th Nov) from 2pm-6pm we will have a warehouse clearance where you can grab yourself some bargains.
Mostly used, but some items are new.
Prices start from $1 for some of the accessories! Tables depend on condition, pick and choose depending on your budget.
MANY used poker tables in varying quality, 8 or 10 seater (8 seaters with legs or sit on existing tabletops, 10 seaters all have legs)
Poker chips (new!)
Poker cards (old design we no longer use)
Poker accessories, clothing and miscellaneous goodies!
Some office furniture also to be sold -
Beautiful glass display cabinet with downlight
Large standing bar/front counter
Desks/Tables
Chairs
Specialty items -
3x surplus enclosed box trailers
Custom made camera inlaid poker 'final table' (Serious offers only, this was expensive but we don't use it at the grand finals anymore!)
Please make sure you have enough room to take purchased items with you, as we're moving at the end of the month!
These tables will not easily fit in most cars, so a ute/truck/roofrack and tiedowns highly recommended.
Details -
Sunday 17th and 24th November
2pm-6pm
11 Old Aberdeen Place, West Perth (off Cleaver Street, runs parallel to the Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel entrance from Loftus street)
Contact Jason@wapokerleague.com.au if you have any questions.
Spread the word, there's plenty for everyone!
31/10/2013 - Aussie Millions Event 1 Qualifier - Monday Nov 4th @ Paddy Malone's! -
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11/10/2013 - WAPL News - PoCA Challenge this Sunday 13th, and the date for next Season Finals! -
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4/10/2013 - Sunday Monthly this Sunday (6th), PoCA Challenge next Sunday! (13th) -
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23/09/2013 - Double Stack Pro Events! 6000 chip stacks, single 6000 chip re-buy or top-up! -
Double Stack Pro League
Mondays and Wednesdays!!
The Double Stack events start this week, so please spread the word.
Mondays
Paddy Malone's, Alexander Heights (Rego 6pm, Start 7pm)
Wednesdays
Market City Tavern, Canning Vale (Rego 6pm, Start 7pm)
15/09/2013 - Don't forget the Season 23 Grand Finals this weekend, Sunday 15th September! -
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6/09/2013 - Sunday Monthly $50/$50 this Sunday, Grand Finals next Sunday! -
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18/08/2013 - Team WAPL Macau - August 2013 News (with live updates!) -
We see 6 Team WAPL members head over to Macau for the Red Dragon in August, 2013, for what is sure to be another great trip for Team WAPL!
Headed up by WAPL's Frank and Jill Maley, we have past Team WAPL members Darren Rudrum and Murray Rhodes heading back for more fun, and PoCA Challenge newcomers Stephen King and David Irwin experiencing the amazing Macau for the first time!
The latest news is on WAPL's Facebook page - facebook.com/WAPokerLeague
Frank and Jill had a great start to the trip, both winning their main event entries through satellites!
Team WAPL all played Day 1a of the Main Event.
Day 1a
Awesome news! We had 4 of our 6 Team WAPL Members through to Day 2!
Dave and Jill both got unlucky to bust in Day 1a, but will be taking part in further events, so good luck with those!
Day 2
After a couple of days break for the completion of Day 1b and 1c, Team WAPL hits the felt again for Day 2 of the Pokerstars Macau Red Dragon!
Frank is doing very well, sitting at 25th overall in chip lead. Stephen is short stacked, with Darren and Murray about average chip stacks.
Stephen caught a few double ups to get right back in the thick of things, overtaking Frank to over 120,000 in chips at one point later in the day!
After hours of play, and a total of 645 players starting in the event, Stephen and Frank both made it to the Top 77, and are in the money in the main event! Congratulations!
With play set to finish at 11pm Saturday night, they still had a long way to go. Frank was still going strong, with Stephen dropping back to a short stack, folding away the places (and getting higher up the cash payouts!)
At exactly 50th place, Stephen got knocked out (over $22,000HKD cash, congratulations!), leaving Frank as our final Team WAPL member in the main event! Frank still hovering around the 200,000-300,000 mark, now about average stack.
In a very exciting Day 2, 11pm finally rolled around, and we saw Frank left with 328,000 in chips, with 21 players remaining! Best of luck tomorrow Frank! Ship it!
Day 3
In a tense start to Day 3, we immediately lost 2 players in the first few hands.
Early on in the day, Frank picked up a hand and chipped up a bit, then folded out of another he'd got involved in.
He's been playing tight, and very composed, as would be expected from a player of his international poker experience!
Around him players have been dropping throughout the day, with him hanging in there!
With just 12 players remaining in the event, Frank is now 2nd short stack with 200,000 in chips, and in a tough position with the blinds now up to 12,000-24,000, and the antes 4,000!
Another two players fall, leaving 10 players with Frank still in!
1 more player to Final Table.... Good luck Frank, bring home that Trophy (the $1.3 million HKD (~$200,000AUD) would be great too!)
Frank has made Final Table as short stack, with exactly 200,000 in chips!
Final Table
Frank hit final table of the Pokerstars Macau Red Dragon as the short stack with exactly 200,000 in chips, and in doing so has become the second Team WAPL member in as many years to make the Red Dragon Final Table since Bob Streatfeild cashed in 9th position in September 2012!
Frank will be hoping to see some good cards and not run into Aces, which ended Bob's run to 1st place last Sept. He's in a tough spot right now, with the blinds up to 15,000-30,000 and 5000 antes. It's time for the big pockets to come his way!
Great effort Frank, best of luck for Final Table!
Frank just doubled up on Final Table with Pocket Jacks vs Ace Queen! Flop came King 4 5, with a 6 on the turn and an 8 on the river!
He is now over 500,000 in chips! Just the bit of breathing space he needed! Keep it going Frank!
Frank the Tank, heading to the Bank!
Well, after a gruelling 3 days of play, Frank Maley has been knocked out in 7th place!
It went like this - Frank raised to 135,000 pre-flop with Ace Jack of Hearts, gets re-raised to 230,000, and calls to see a flop of 6, 6, 10.
His opponent is holding Pocket 10s and just hit a full house, yet Kiwi Thomas Ward proceeds to bet the flop with 200,000. Frank believed that he Thomas hadn't hit the flop, and flat called with his two overcards and a possible flush draw if the turn comes a heart.
The turn comes a Jack, giving Frank top pair top kicker. Ward bet 350,000, and Frank instantly shoves his stack. Ward calls with his full house, leaving Frank needing one of two remaining Jacks to win the hand.
The Jack didn't come, and Frank leaves the Pokerstars Macau Red Dragon Main Event in 7th place, winning $206,000HKD (~$29,000AUD) for his great performance!
Frank won his Main Event entry through a ~$180AUD satellite in Macau the day before the Main Event started.
Congratulations Frank, you've made us all proud!
The latest news is on WAPL's Facebook page - facebook.com/WAPokerLeague
14/08/2013 - Team WAPL Macau Update -
Well all the WAPL Team have arrived safely, avoiding the Typhoon that is ravaging the region. The possibility of being "Locked In" the City of Dreams seemed a good idea!! On the playing front Darren Rudrum has had more bad beats than he needs, Dave Irwin not far behind him, but Steve King and Murray Rhodes have both run deep in events so far. Success has been forthcoming in Macau again for Jill Maley with her cards starting to hold on Tuesday winning her Main Event seat in a HK$1200 Sat in the afternoon, then getting unlucky when in front with AK v QJ to double bubble the cash in Event #5 the 3K Turbo. Frank ran deep in the same event, going out a bit before Jill when his A10 ran into AA, but he has been running well after winning his M/E seat on Sunday and getting close in two later satellites for Main Event seats worth HK$11,000 each. Wednesday is Day 1A and all 6 WAPL Members will be playing with the numbers expected to exceed 600 for the 19th Red Dragon Poker Championship. Hopefully we can see our record of 1 Final Table appearance exceeded this time around, with a guaranteed prize pool of HK$5,000,000 the payouts will be fantastic. Good Luck to all 6 WAPL players today, and watch the WAPL Facebook for updates. Team WAPL Macau
2/08/2013 - Pat Healy going strong in ANZPT -
WAPL Member Pat Healy had an up and down day in Queenstown for the ANZPT Main Event yesterday. But a late double up saw Pat go into todays D2 with a descent stack of just over 30K Hopefully while back home the WAPL Elite are playing in the first Macau Monthly Special $50 event at the Albion, Pat is fighting out the Final Table in Queenstown. A deep run will place Pat in the Top 3 on the ANZPT Leaderboard for 2013. GOOD LUCK PAT
1/08/2013 - New monthly Sunday events, Macau Trip, and the next PoCA Challenge! -
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31/07/2013 - Monthly $50 PoCA event upstairs @ Albion Hotel -
Starting this Sunday 4th August, we'll be hosting a monthly Sunday event upstairs at the Albion Hotel (the same venue we've been hosting the Grand Final and Poker for Charity Challenge). This event will be another great opportunity for you to win both cash and entry to the PoCA Challenge, to make it to Macau with Team WAPL!
This structure will be a $50 buy-in 6000 start stack, with a single 6000 re-buy or top-up available for $50. Blind rounds will be 20 minutes throughout, so we have a quality tournament to look forward to!
Payouts are based on our standard payouts to top 10% players, with each player in the money receiving cash plus their $100 ticket to a PoCA Challenge! (Transferrable/Sellable if you don't want to go to Macau, many others will happily take it off your hands if you absolutely do not want it)
As a result of the regular weekend events being held at the Albion, we won't be holding odd cash table nights there on Friday nights until further notice.
$2/$5 Cash tables will be available at the special events, as always!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
9/07/2013 - Macau $10 Satellite Thurs @ Woodvale -
That's right, win your $100 Poker for Charity Challenge seat @ Woodvale this Thursday night at 6pm Don't be late, must be started by 6-15 or no go!! See you there, it could get you to Macau for the Red Dragon Championship next January. Pro and Free Leagues at 7pm as usual.
3/07/2013 - PoCA Donates $10,000 to Swan City Youth Service -
The official opening of the Swan City Youth Service's entertainment refit was held on the 2nd July, much to the delight of the many people whose lives will be enhanced by the changes!
SCYS, which has been operating for over 30 years, applied for part of the $65,000 in PoCA Donations made before the end of financial year, with their project being a much needed facelift for their entertainment room.
Previously inhabited by an old analogue television caged into the corner of the room, and some less than comfy sofas, the all new entertainment room now boasts an Xbox, Playstation 3, both with big wall mounted LCD tvs, a projector and screen for television, 2 new sofas, in addition to some great table games like Foosball, Pool, Table Tennis, and Air Hockey.
Not only this, but the room now boasts a lot of smiles from kids who need the support.
Thanks to all our members who contribute so generously to PoCA through playing Pro League and the Cash Raffle.
Here's some photos taken on the day, where PoCA Chairman and Board Member Kelvin Davies and Michelle Duryea attended the grand opening to officially cut the ribbon and allow entry to the room!
The sausage sizzle
Official opening announcement
PoCA receives a warm round of applause
SCYS's Chrystie Flint & PoCA's Kelvin Davies cutting the ribbon
The official ribbon cut
The new room, complete with newly spray painted wall art by the kids
Discussing the new area with a local reporter
Playing the table games. What a break!
Watching the gaming commence
Great to see so many smiling faces as everyone enjoys the new room!
2/07/2013 - Macau $10 Satellite TONIGHT -
That's right, win your $100 Poker for Charity Challenge seat @ Beaumaris tonight at 6pm Don't be late, must be started by 6-15 or no go!! See you there, it could get you to Macau for the Red Dragon Championship next January. Pro and Free Leagues at 7pm as usual.
18/06/2013 - More chances to win your $100 PoCA Challenge seat! -
We're running a series of quick $10 re-buy events in the coming months to enable our members to win $100 tickets to the Poker for Charity Challenge events!
For those with a dream to join Team WAPL and play in the awesome Pokerstars Red Dragon events in Macau, this is your chance to get there for as little as $10!
These events have a maximum of 3 re-buys/top-ups, which can be taken at any point up to the end of 200/400. Blind levels start at 25/50 and are 10 minutes, with starting stack, re-buys and top-ups 1500.
These events start at 6pm on the following dates at the Woodvale Tavern and Beaumaris Sports Clubs -
Tue 18 Jun Beaumaris S/Club @ 6-00pm
Thu 27 Jun Woodvale Tavern @ 6-00pm
Tue 2 July Beaumaris S/Club @ 6-00pm
Thu 11 July Woodvale Tavern @ 6-00pm
Tue 16 July Beaumaris S/Club @ 6-00pm
Thu 25 July Woodvale Tavern @ 6-00pm
Tue 30 July Beaumaris S/Club @ 6-00pm
Thu 8 Aug Woodvale Tavern @ 6-00pm
Tue 13 Aug Beaumaris S/Club @ 6-00pm
Thu 22 Aug Woodvale Tavern @ 6-00pm
Enjoy, and good luck winning your PoCA Challenge tickets!
10/06/2013 - Championship Poker Tonight @ Paddy Malones -
A Big night of Poker tonight @ Paddy Malone’s Tournament of Champions — Pro League Tournament of Champions — Free League Pro League Tournament Free league Tournament See you at Paddy Malone's Tonight 7pm start. Congratulation to the Champions from the Season 22 Grand Final Pro League - Trevor Rozario Free League - Barry Huggett See the full report and pic’s on the website soon.
3/06/2013 - Paddy Malone's is ON tonight for a Public Holiday start to Season 23! -
Come check out our newest venue Paddy Malone's, as we're still running for the Public Holiday!
See you there :)
2/06/2013 - WAPL Season 22 Grand Finals! -
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6/05/2013 - Pro starts at Paddy Malone's tonight, Monday 6th May! -
Don't forget about the Pro League starting at Paddy's in Alexander Heights tonight! Get down to enjoy the great food, poker and atmosphere! Registration from 6pm, tournament starts 7pm.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association.
3/05/2013 - Poker & Racing moves from Ascot to Belmont! -
From this Saturday until August 31st, we're back to Belmont Racecourse for Poker at the Races!
Join us from 1pm at Belmont for our regular $5/$5 cash game.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Perth Racing
25/04/2013 - ANZAC Day Thursday - Events on as usual -
For those who are wondering, our regular events are still on this Thursday 25th April, on ANZAC Day.
Have a great day!
Your WAPL Team
22/04/2013 - Paddy Malone's Alexander Heights starts this Monday with Cash and Free! -
The newest venue to join WAPL in the Northern Suburbs is Paddy Malone's in Alexander Heights. Located in the Shopping Centre carpark at 200 Mirrabooka Ave, this great Irish themed venue starts with Cash Tables and Free league on Monday 22nd & 29th April, with Pro starting in May!
Hope to see you there!
12/04/2013 - WAPL Players progress @ WSOP APAC -
Well it was a hard day at the tables for some and a good day for others at Crown Melbourne yesterday. Unfortunately, Garry Goss ran deep in his M/E Satellite in the morning but was eliminated just short of a seat. Bad Luck Garry. Then the Main Event Flt3 kicked off, and late in the day Pat Healey busted having fought back from as low as 4000 to get up to 30,000 just to not make it through to today's Day 2. Bad Luck Pat. With 262 starters today, several WAPL and other Friends of the WAPL are still in contention, and I am sure many players will gain greatly from playing against players like Daniel Negreanu(136K), Phil Ivey(123K) and Antonio Esfandiari(45K) amongst many World Class players in the big field. One WAPL Member still in the running is Jeffery Field(11,300) and we wish Jeffery all the best over the next few days. Other players that many WAPL Players have built up friendships with over the many team trips to Macau are also doing well: Bryan Hauang(12,425) David Steicke(19,900) Celina Lin(23,800) Yuri Ishida(28,100) Tony Hachem(37,300) Errolyn Strang(46,250)and WA's Aaron Lim(22,575). Finally, congratulations to Aaron Lim from Perth on winning Event 4 and bringing the WSOP Bracelet home, along with the $233,800 in Cash. Well done Aaron.
1/04/2013 - No Rosemount on Monday 1st -
Our next event back after the Easter long weekend is Tuesday 2nd April at Beaumaris Sports Association.
Hope you've had a great long weekend!
23/03/2013 - Poker for Charity Challenge Sunday 24th March! -
Don't forget, tomorrow, Sunday 24th March, is the next Poker for Charity Challenge! $100 buy-in with a single $100 re-buy or top-up!
11am registration, 12 midday start, upstairs at the Albion Hotel in Cottesloe.
Good luck to those playing to win cash and the great $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package!
Plus we have a great side event starting at about 1pm tomorrow - 2 Player Teams Event with a $50 buy-in should be an event worth playing. Choose your partner and get on down to The Albion.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
23/03/2013 - ANZPT Sydney update -
News from ANZPT Sydney - David Evans unfortunately busted early, Patrick Healy busted today, and Colin Wilford has just been knocked out! He made a small cash, congratulations Colin!
21/03/2013 - WAPL Players @ ANZPT Sydney -
Good luck to all the WAPL Players taking to the felt in Sydney for the ANZPT at Star Casino. The players we know about are Patrick Healy, David Evans and Colin Wilford, any others over there we will pick up and add to our reporting list. Watch out here and on the WAPL Facebook for regular updates when our players re in the action. Patrick andf Dave both feature on the top ten list for the ANZPT Player of the Year Ladder. GOOD LUCK COLIN, DAVE AND PAT.
18/03/2013 - Win your $100 PoCA Challenge Ticket for this Sunday at Beaumaris or Woodvale, 6pm! -
Following the successfull $10 re-buy for PoCA Challenge $100 tickets held at the WSOP Final event on Sunday, we will be running the same event starting at 6pm at both the Beaumaris on Tuesday night and Woodvale Tavern on Thursday night!
Win your $100 ticket to Sunday's Poker for Charity Challenge, and your chance to head to Macau with Team WAPL in 2013!
Please don't be late, these events must start at 6pm. Limited to 2 tables of players. Late entries permitted up to the end of the re-buy/top-up period.
Best of luck!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under section 47 of the Act for Beaumaris Sports Assn and Poker for Charity Association.
16/03/2013 - Your last 2 chances to qualify for WSOP AU! -
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13/03/2013 - Season 21 Grand Final Results and MORE! -
Sunday saw the members of the WAPL play off the 21st Pro Grand Final and the Free League Final at the Albion Hotel Pro League worked down to a Final Table of 7 with a good mix of players present, with a WSOP Qualifier creating some extra excitement for all who came down. The final table played out like this: 7th - John Psaila 6th - Terresa Teale 5th - Jill Maley 4th - Gary Goss 3rd - Julian McEntee 2nd - Terry Loftus Congratulations to the Pro League G/F Winner - Luke Dick The Free League was equally competitive with the Final Table comprising some of the best players in Free League. 8th - Doug Burt 7th - Neil Browning 6th - Tom Scott 5th - Terry Smith 4th - Steve Lyttle 3rd - Alan Tomaselli 2nd - Devon Cooke and the S21 Grand Final Champion - Larry Gane The WSOP Main Event (Buy In $400) is on this Sunday @ the Albion(12noon) Last chance to Satellite into this Great Event will be Sat @ Woodbridge. Subject to the Prize Pool, winner of this event will be off to Crown Melbourne to compete in the first ever WSOP Events in Australia. PoCA Challenge $10 Re-Buy Satellite will be held on Sunday alongside the WSOP Main Event with a starting time of approx 1pm, so come on down.
9/03/2013 - Don't forget the final two $50 qualifiers for WSOP Melbourne... -
Saturdays 9th and 16th of March are both $50 buy-in (single $50 re-buy optional) events to win your $400 entry to the WSOP AU Final qualifier to be held on 17th March.
Make your way down to the Woodbridge hotel to compete in these! 12pm registration, 1pm start.
5/03/2013 - WAPL Grand Finals this Sunday 10th March at the Albion Hotel! -
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19/02/2013 - WAPL Grand Finals, WSOP AU, and Team WAPL Macau. All coming up over 3 big poker weekends! -
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7/02/2013 - $10 WSOP APAC 6pm TONIGHT @ WOODVALE -
WSOP (Melb) Events set for Feb/March:
February WSOP APAC Satelites:
Thurs 7th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 9th 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Tues 12th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Beaumaris
Sat 16th 12-30pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodbridge
Thurs 21st 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 23rd 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
March WSOP APAC Satelites:
Thurs 7th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 9th 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Tues 12th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Beaumaris
Sat 16th 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
March is BIG EVENTS Month @ WAPL:
Sun 10th 12noon - Season 21 G/Finals @ Albion
Sun 17th 12noon - WSOP APAC $400 Final @ Albion
Sun 24th 12noon - PoCA Charity Challenge @ Albion
Plus Cash Table action. See you there!
31/01/2013 - Next WSOP $10 Sat this Saturday @ Woody -
WSOP (Melb) Events set for February:
Sat 2nd 12-30pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodbridge
Thurs 7th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 9th 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Tues 12th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Beaumaris
Sat 16th 12-30pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodbridge
Thurs 21st 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 23rd 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Plus Cash Table action. See you there!
28/01/2013 - No Rosemount on Monday public holiday -
Please be aware that the Rosemount poker event won't be on today due to it being a public holiday.
We hope you have had a fun and safe Australia Day Weekend!
23/01/2013 - WAPL WSOP Satellites - Thur & Sat -
Win $400 WSOP Sat Seats Thurs & Sat
Woodvale 6pm Thursday - $10 Re-buy
Woodbridge 12noon Saturday - $50 +1 R/B or T/U
Enjoy an Australia Day Lunch and Poker fix.
WSOP (Melb) Events set for February:
Sat 2nd 12-30pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodbridge
Thurs 7th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 9th 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Tues 12th 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Beaumaris
Sat 16th 12-30pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodbridge
Thurs 21st 6-00pm - $10 Re-buy @ Woodvale
Sat 23rd 12-30pm - $50 +1 R/B or T/U @ Woodbridge
Plus Cash Table action. See you there!
18/01/2013 - Team WAPL Macau Days 2-3 -
The guys spent the last couple of days chilling out, wandering around the various historical sites in Macau and visiting Hong Kong in the lead up to their Main Event Day 1b, which starts today!
Unfortunately, Jill has bubbled in two Main Event qualifiers, and Jason has bubbled one, so they are trying their luck in another today before Day 1b starts at 8pm.
We wish our MPC Main event players all the best for the big tournament!
Another final table perhaps?
15/01/2013 - Macau Poker Cup 2013 - Day 1 -
Team WAPL Macau started our campaign at MPC in the $2000 Deepstack on our first day, and it was a promising start for WAPL!
With a total of 199 runners, top 22 being paid, and over $80,000 to 1st place, it was a good first event for us to jump into.
Frank copped the bad luck early on, with his Aces running in to Kings which had hit a set. We saw Frank hit the rail 40 minutes into the tournament after this unfortunate hand went down.
During this time, Jill, Bede and Adrian had managed to build their 10k starting stacks up to ~15-25k. Jason was struggling a little at under starting stack after having Kings beaten by a turned straight.
Bede had Quads and more help him to a healthy lead, when Jill got unlucky against one of the Japanese girls, Jill's A9 book beaten by a higher AK book.
Well into the tournament, our team was still going strong! Less than 50 players remained...
When Jill then got her pocket 10s in against AK, unfortunately getting busted in about 45th!
Both Bede and Adrian were still doing well, Adrian having hit a couple of sets and building a lot of table respect.
At this point, things were looking dire for Jason. 6500 in chips left, with 2000 of that in the big blind, and having not had 2 cards over 9 in 2.5 hours, two players before him both shove all-in, and he looks down at A6 offsuit. Reluctantly, and knowing he must be behind, in go the chips, and of course he grimaces when one opponent shows 10s, and the other, A8 suited!
When the 8 comes on the flop, it's basically all over. Jason gets up, jokes about needing runner runner straight, and starts to walk. When a 7 of clubs comes, it adds a slimmer of hope. "Great, now I just need a 5, and not one of clubs". As he's walking to congratulate the other players, out comes a 5 to make his runner runner straight. A bit of a laugh, and "Well, guess that was my 'one time!'", and he's back in the race, with 20,000!
Bede busted a little after this after having his A8 hit trip 6s caught by a blind and checked to his all-in bet. He finished in about 35th position, a solid start!
Jason's table was broken shortly after, with him being moved to Adrian's table, where the blinds were really starting to hurt, and Adrian's stack was looking a little sick. Jason got Aces UTG and doubled up again vs AJ, getting to over 40k.
Adrian and another player then pushed all in, with Jason having to go all in also with Kings. Adrian's Ace 6, and the other player's Ace King were all but drawing dead once a King hit the flop and one of the other players announced he'd folded an Ace. Another big hand for Jason, leading him to 89,000 in chips, but unfortunately knocking Adrian out in the process. Adrian finished in about 25-30th.
Another table break, and with 6000/12000 blinds, and we were on the race to the money. Jason got through the blinds, down to 68,000, when the bubble burst and we hit the cash, and then end of play!
Day 2 of the Deepstack starts 4pm Tuesday, along with some Main event qualifiers.
Now it's a matter of getting as deep as possible. With a little under average stack, but a good position and a great deal of table image, who knows what could happen?
We'll keep you posted, and don't forget to keep refreshing our Facebook page for new updates from on and around the tables!!!
2/01/2013 - Welcome to WAPL 2013! -
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1/01/2013 - Happy New Year for 2013 -
The Staff and Management of the WA Poker League
wish all Members a Prosperous and Happy Year ahead.
Poker for 2013 kicks off at the Woodvale this Thursday 3rd
WSOP (Aust) $10 Satellite Starts at 6pm
Cash Table available from 6pm
Pro and Free League Tournaments at 7pm
Join the fun at The Woodvale for the first Tourny for 2013
Other Weekly Venue Starting Details:
Sat 5th Jan -- Ascot Racecourse (Cash Table)
Mon 7th Jan -- Rosemount Hotel, Nth Perth
Tue 8th Jan -- Beaumaris Sports, Iluka
Thu 10th Jan -- Elephant & W/Barrow (Cash Table)
Fri 11th Jan -- Albion Hotel, Cottesloe (Cash Table)
Sat 12th Jan -- Woodbridge Hotel, Sth Guildford
Wed 16th Jan -- Market City Tav, Canningvale
We look forward to seeing you all at a tourny soon.
8/12/2012 - WSOP Events @ Woodbridge for December -
Don't forget the $10 and $50 WSOP AU Final qualifier events at the Woodbridge Hotel this December! Sat 8th Dec is the $10 re-buy (3 max) and Sat 15th Dec is the $50 re-buy (1 max).
Registration is from 12pm and we start at 1pm! Good luck!
1/12/2012 - Season 20 Grand Finals this Sunday 2nd Dec! -
The Season 20 Grand Finals will be held upstairs at the Albion Hotel, in Cottesloe on Sunday 2nd December.
Registration opens at 10:30am, with a 12pm start.
The Pro League Grand Final has a contributed $2502 from the Season events (after Seasonal prizes), and so the prize pool for the event on Sunday will be buy-in prize pool + the $2502 contribution, a great value event for all participants!
Buy-in for qualified players (Top 100 overall or Top 10 at a 5+ game Pro venue) is $200, with a 10,000 starting stack and 30 minute blinds for this freezeout event!
Free League can enjoy their Top 100 grand final, and the Top 10 get a free re-buy if they get knocked out before the break, in recognition of their great season performance!
Best of luck to you all on Sunday, we look forward to a great day of poker!
Don't forget the Tournament of Champions!
This event, for players winning their venue (5+ games at venue) for Season 20, is at the Rosemount Hotel on Monday 3rd December, at 7pm.
The Top of each Pro venue has won a $100 entry to this event, and the second placed player has an option to buy-in to the event (for $100) to try to win this acclaimed title!
Free League venue winners also have their Free Tournament of Champions!
Congratulations for a great season, and good luck to the following players on Monday!
Pro Venue Winners - Paul Turner (G), Danny Poolman, Mehmet Erok, Luke Dick
Pro Venue runner-ups - Sarah Browne, Matthew Moller, Gavin Rushton, Penny Wells
Free Venue Winners - Barry McGee, Mark Ogden, John Turner, Frank Maley
Your WAPL Team
26/11/2012 - Welcome to Season 21! -
The first game for Season 21 is the Rosemount Hotel on Monday 26th November! A perfect time to start getting your points to qualify to the Season 21 Grand Final!
Congratulations to the Top 5 players in Season 20 Pro League! These members get free entry to the Grand Final on 2nd Dec -
1st - Danny Poolman
2nd - Luke Dick
3rd - Darren Rudrum
4th - Paul White
5th - Jill Maley
Congratulations to the Top 5 players in Free League!
1st - Mark Ogden
2nd - Paul Lord
3rd - Deb Lyttle
4th - Terry Smith
5th - Tanja Ogden
25/11/2012 - Pat Healy Makes ANZPT Final Table -
Patrick Healy is in familiar territory, another Final Table.
ANZPT Auckland Sunday 25th
Congratulations Pat and Good Luck Tomorrow
from all you freinds at the WA Poker League
Members can follow Pat's push to take down his first
Major Tournament Win via the PokerStars Blog
http://www.pokerstarsblog.net/
Check out the Final Table Players Profiles
ANZPT Auckland Final Table Draw
Seat 1: Geoff Smith - 347,000
Seat 2: Patrick Healy - 255,000
Seat 5: Slav Sheynin - 510,000
Seat 4: Sebastian Martineau - 454,000
Seat 5: Pravin Harji - 597,000
Seat 6: Jamie Mulligan - 987,000
Seat 7: Xiaodong Xia - 169,000
Seat 8: Monica Eastick - 458,000
Seat 9: Graeme Putt - 130,000
"G O P A T R I C K"
23/11/2012 - New Season, Grand Final, and upcoming WSOP AU qualifiers! -
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17/11/2012 - WSOP Au $50 Satellite SAT @ 12noon -
WIN YOUR CHANCE TO
TAKE ON THE WORLD
CROWN MELB WSOP
Woodbridge Saturday 17th
Rego Noon -- Start 1pm
$50 Buy-in with 1 $50 R/B or T/U
Plus Cash Table action. See you there!
29/10/2012 - Last Claremont tonight, Rosemount starts next Monday! -
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24/10/2012 - WAPL News - Australia's first WSOP! Win your package with WAPL! -
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11/10/2012 - PoCA Challenge Sunday 14 Oct, PoCA AGM 24 Oct, Rosemount returns! -
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1/10/2012 - No Claremont this Monday -
Due to the public holiday, Claremont Hotel won't be running Pro and Free poker on 1st October.
Enjoy your day off!
8/09/2012 - $50 deepstack, Sunday 9th @ SFFC -
With the completion of the Pro Grand Final right on time at Albion on Saturday, we've been able to schedule another event for our members this Sunday 9th!
So come down and enjoy a $50 deepstack event (as voted for by the grand final players on Saturday) run alongside the Free League Grand Final, Cash Tables and Sit'n'Goes.
11am registration with a 12:15pm start.
3/09/2012 - WAPL Grand Finals Next weekend! WAPL Season 20 starts this Monday! -
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2/09/2012 - Claremont hosts Mike Catalano Farewell Tourny -
Monday Night - New Venue
Claremont Hotel - Pro / Free / Cash Table
Mike Catalano Farewell Tournament
Come on down and play in this "Special Pro Event" to farewell
Mike "Big Cat" Catalano as he is heading home via Macau.
Bonus $150 Trophy & Cash
Standard $25/$20 format - 1st Event for Season 20
To launch Mondays @ The Claremont a special Tutorial Table
will run from 5-30pm for players to learn Texas Hold'em so
bring down any freinds that want to learn to play Poker.
1/09/2012 - WAPL Members at APPT Melbourne -
Patrick Healy has been playing very solid poker, and getting the results!
He's been playing in the latest APPT series in Melbourne, and chopped at heads up in event 4 to take down a nice prize of over $8,000AUD!
Unfortunately he has been knocked out of the main event after flopping a straight vs a flopped two pairs which rivered a full house, but he's got a couple of events to go before APPT finishes!
Congratulations on continuing your solid run Pat.
David Evans played in the APPT main event, too, and did very well but busted out in the 80s. Solid effort from David. It's great to see our members doing so consistently well in these huge fields!
27/08/2012 - Upcoming Season 20 Changes - We want your input! -
There will be some more positive changes coming to the next WAPL Season, and we want to go over some plans and ideas with our members, as well as listening to feedback and suggestions from you all!
To this end, we are having a member meeting this Monday 27th August at 7pm, at the Claremont Hotel, which will be hosting Pro, Free & Cash Table poker from Monday 3rd September with the start of Season 20.
If you can make it to the meeting, we look forward to seeing you and receiving your input so we can continue to improve our Seasons to benefit both regular and casual members.
8/08/2012 - Join Team WAPL for MACAU -
M A C A U A W A I T S
Join Team WAPL for the Macau Poker Cup
Championships -- September 2012
Join the Team and take on Asia's Best Players
Team Departs: Mon 10th Sept Returns: Mon 17th Sept
Costs: Full Package for $4000
Use your F/F Points Only $2900
Full Package includes - Premium Airfare and Accomodation
MCPC Main Event Satellite Entry's
Team WAPL Welcome Party
PokerStars Players Party
Team WAPL Farewell Dinner
Team Uniform, Transfers and much much more!
Contact Frank NOW on 0411 869 888 for details.
29/07/2012 - David Evans runs deep in Queenstown -
EVANS CASHES AGAIN
Well done David Evans on coming 9th in the ANZPT Event in Queenstown, New Zealand today.
Evans played really well throughout the tournament according to Tournament Director Danny McDonnagh, and was unlucky to go out as he did. Daves all in after a 8s 2h 5h flop saw his Qh Qc against Ad Kc looking good for a much needed double up. the 10d was OK, but his luck ran out when the As dropped on the river.
That was Daves second final table this year, certainly confirming his place amoungst the top players in the Asia Pacific region for 2012. He brings home about A$10,000 & some great memories from Queenstown.
Hopefully Dave will be able to join Team WAPL for the upcoming tour to the Macau Poker Cup Championships in September.
WAPL freind and PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang also played in Queenstown, coming 6th after also having a good tournament according to McDonnagh. Check out PokerStarsBlog for full details.
17/07/2012 - Cash at Beaumaris from tonight! (Tue 17th July) -
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15/07/2012 - Latest PoCA Challenge Results, and upcoming dates! -
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27/06/2012 - PoCA Challenge this weekend! -
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22/06/2012 - Season 18 Grand Final Results -
Congratulations to our winners of Pro League and Free League Grand Finals!
At the end of a slow paced, high quality event in the Pro league final, we saw the best final table performance yet, with some big ups and downs, (notably Cliff Davey getting down to a single 500 chip, then scraping up to over 20,000 before being knocked out by a chip leader) some massive hands between big stacks, and some great laydowns. At the end, we had Team WAPL Macau member Matthew Moller vs regular northern suburbs member Darren Hazeldine heads up, with previous WAPL Grand Final Champion Mark Wood getting knocked out in 3rd place.
After a great heads up, Matt managed to take out the event, winning him the Pro Final! He had one lucky hand that led him towards his big stack entry to final table earlier in the event, where his top paired Ace Jack ran into Sam Ingram's set of 9s on the flop (A9rag), and he managed to hit running jacks for a higher full house of JJJAA vs 999JJ to demolish Sam's hopes at Final Table. From that point on, Matt took control and had a great finish to his tournament.
Congratulations Matt!
Season 18 Pro League Grand Final Results
Long time members Terry Warby and Albert Garcia, both regular players around WAPL (especially Woodvale) ended a great Free League tournament heads up and looking over the felt at each other. A tense end to a tense tournament saw Terry coming out ahead, winning the Free League Championship!
Well done Terry.
18/06/2012 - Tournament of Champions 18th June @ Paddo! -
Congratulations on a great Grand Final weekend! For those of you who topped your venue ladders for Season 18, the Tournament of Champions for Pro and Free League is on at the Paddo, Monday 18th June!
Don't miss out on this fun event! In addition to both ToC winners getting their name on their respective ToC Trophies there will also be great sponsored prizes in the Leon Best Electrical Pro Tournament of Champions, including the winner's prize of a great beer/cider pack courtesy of FM Liquor, the Classic Beer Company!
See you down at the Paddo!
17/06/2012 - Pro League day 2, 24 players remain! -
24 players are through to Day 2 of the Pro League Grand Final for Season 18, at South Fremantle Football Club Sunday 17th June.
Our current chip leader is David Gurney, and we have several players who are short stacked and hoping for a good start of day 2.
Best of luck to the remaining players in Pro, and to all our Free League players for their Grand Final today!
14/06/2012 - WATCH EAGLES IN DRY TONIGHT -
EAGLES AFL & POKER DOUBLE HEADER
Tonight @ Woodvale Tavern
Eagles Game starts 5-30pm
WAPL Rego opens @ 6-00pm
Watch the Footy on the BIG SCREEN
while you relax in the warmth of the Woodvale
Play WAPL Poker on the Green Felt
if your running late please call to register - Frank 0411 869 888
Go Eagles!!
13/06/2012 - News : Season 18 Grand Finals -
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13/06/2012 - Clansman hiatus, 3 weeks of Cash Table! -
Now that Season 18 has finished, and due to not being able to complete Season 19, the Clansman will have 3 weeks of cash table from Wednesday 13th June. From July Clansman will be on hold until a return in October!
Have fun for the last few weeks of cash table, and we'll see you back at the Clansman in October!
7/06/2012 - Final points event for season - Start of Season 19 this Saturday! -
The final event for Season 18 is tonight at the Woodvale Tavern! If you're at risk of dropping out of the Top 100, or trying to get those last few points, don't miss it!
Season 19 starts on Saturday 9th at the Woodbridge Hotel , join Frank and the team for the start of the new season.
The Season 18 Grand Finals are the weekend after, on the 16th and 17th June.
As advised, due to the change to $5/Pro player from $10/Pro player, the contribution shown on the website is double the actual amount. The seasonal contribution from Season 18 Pro players is $6165. This feature will be adjusted in time for the the next season finals.
29/05/2012 - Join the Poker for Charity Challenge -
Poker for Charity Challenge
for Telethon 2012
Date - Sunday 1st July, 2012
Location - Upstairs, Albion Hotel Cottesloe
Time - 11am registration, 12pm start.
Cost - $100 buy-in, single optional $100 re-buy or top-up
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CASH PRIZES: Top 10% of players win great cash prizes
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GUARANTEED: Challenge winner also receives a $4000 package to play in the Red Dragon international poker tournament in Macau. Includes Flights, Accom, Main Event entry, team party & dinner events, team uniform and much more!
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BONUS: $2000 added to total prize pool
Poker for Charity Association (PoCA) will donate $30,000 to Telethon in 2012. By participating in the Poker for Charity Challenge events in 2012, you are helping children in need through Telethon 2012.
In 2011 PoCA donated $35,000 to Princess Margaret Hospital.
To register for this event, please arrive during the registration period. Seats are limited so get in early if possible to avoid disappointment.
Click here to visit pokerforcharity.com.au for more information about PoCA
Click here for more information about the $4000 Team WAPL Macau trip of a lifetime!
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 for Poker for Charity Association.
Poker for Charity Association promotes and conducts responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and visit www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
14/05/2012 - WAPL 6th BIRTHDAY TONIGHT -
JOIN THE PARTY TONIGHT
Paddington Alehouse 6pm Rego
Pro & Free Leagues plus Cash Tables
Our Birthday gift to all Members attending:
Free New Membership for your mates tonight
or
Birthday Voucher for 1 years membership.
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Use the voucher to invite a freind during the year or
use the voucher when your membership falls due.
Come down tonight and join in the fun.
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Congratulations to Patrick Healy
for continuing his great recent form with a 13th place in this weekends Melbourne Poker Championships, picking up another $5000 cash and proving his 5th in the Aussie Millions was well deserved.
Well Done Pat!
8/05/2012 - BEAUMARIS STARTS TONIGHT -
Beaumaris Sports Club
Free League starts Tonight
Every Tuesday @ 7pm
Rego from 6pm
Cash Table & Pro League Coming Soon
For info call Jason on 0413 155 193
16/04/2012 - First Poker for Charity Challenge for Telethon a great success! -
The Poker for Charity Challenge for Telethon 2012 series has got off to a flying start, with an impressive 57 player first Challenge seeing a great prize pool in excess of $10,000!
With a guaranteed $4,000 Macau poker trip of a lifetime up for grabs to the winner, in addition to cash payouts to the top 10% of players, we expect the PoCA Challenge Series to grow very quickly, which will see even bigger prizes to our winners!
Of the 57 starters, the top 6 were paid cash prizes. Congratulations to the following prize winners in the first Poker for Charity Challenge, and thank you for helping support such a great cause as Telethon 2012 through Poker for Charity Association! -
1st - Robert Browne - $2,128! (+$4000 Macau Trip!)
2nd - Luke Dick - $1,520
3rd - Alan Tomaselli - $912
4th - Aaron Taylor - $608
5th - Colin Wilford - $486.40
6th - Sarah Browne - $425.60
Robert Browne & Luke Dick, 1st & 2nd
Robert Browne
Robert Browne
We were graced by the presence of Patrick Healy (Team WAPL Macau member, Team WAPL Vegas '10 member, Aussie Millions 2012 - 5th place $300,000 winner) who took part in the Challenge, making it to the final couple of tables. Here is a shot of Pat sitting at the table next to the PoCA Challenge's eventual winner!
Robert Browne & Patrick Healy
Thanks to all who came down to support this event through the tournament and the cash tables. Please spread the word for the next Poker for Charity Challenge for Telethon 2012 to all your poker playing friends!
The next PoCA Challenge is planned for 1st July, 2012
$100 buy-in, with a single optional $100 re-buy or topup
Albion Hotel, Cottesloe
11am registration, 12pm start
PoCA - Proudly supporting Telethon with a $30,000 donation in 2012
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
25/03/2012 - Join the first Poker for Charity Challenge for Telethon! 15th April 2012! -
Poker for Charity Challenge
for Telethon 2012!
Next PoCA Challenge Sunday 15th April, 2012
Upstairs @ Albion Hotel, Cottesloe
11am registration, 12pm start
$100 buy-in, single optional $100 re-buy or top-up
Don't miss your chance to win great cash prizes, and a guaranteed first place trip to one of Macau, China's biggest and best poker tournaments, the Pokerstars Red Dragon, worth $4000!
This event has a bonus $2000 prize pool, a guaranteed $4000 package to Macau (no matter the number of players!) to the winner, along with cash payouts to the top 10% of players. Not only that, you'll be helping Poker for Charity Association in their fundraising efforts, which supports major WA Community Health and Welfare needs.
Last year, PoCA donated $35,000 to Princess Margaret Hospital as the biggest contributor towards the purchase of an Surgery Microscope used to treat eye disorders in children.
This year, Poker for Charity Association has selected Telethon as the recipient for their next major donation of $30,000 for 2012! By supporting the Poker for Charity Challenge, you are directly supporting this great cause and helping children in need.
Click here for more infomation about Poker for Charity Association
Click here for more information about the PoCA Challenge
Click here for more information about the $4000 Team WAPL Macau trip of a lifetime!
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
22/03/2012 - Season 17 Pro Grand Final Results -
In an amazing weekend where we saw pocket aces hold every time they seemed to be in a hand, it was only fitting that the final hand of the Season 17 Pro Grand Final was won with pocket aces flopping a set!
We started with 67 players on day 1 at South Fremantle Football Club, this number dwindling to 23 headed into day 2 at the Albion Hotel.
Of those final 23, the final table of 8 got in the money, and we saw for the first time at WAPL a chop on final table between the final 4 players. Colin Wilford, Ryan Dyson, Darren Mundy and Mathew Lyons (Team WAPL Macau x2) split to take $3000 each, and played it out for the remaining $718 1st place, which Darren won with his pocket aces!
Congratulations on another great Grand Final, and as always thanks to our dedicated staff for putting on another fun and professional event for our members!
You can check out the Season 17 Pro and Free Grand Final results here -
18/03/2012 - Gareth Davies takes out Free League Grand Final, Pro League concludes today! -
The Season 17 Free League Grand Final, held on Saturday, was won by long term member Gareth Davies. In an event that saw many of the top Free League players making final table, including previous Grand Final winner Barry McGee, we saw heads up between Gareth and Grant Charnley lasting just one hand, with Grant flopping a pair of queens vs Gareth's flopped pair of aces, Grant's queens unable to improve, giving Gareth the title. Congratulations Gareth.
Pro League Chip Counts into Day2 are:
Ryan Dyson 69500
Sjorz Zanoli 68500
Matt Moller 58000
Steve Burgess 38500
Aaron Adams 37800
Mark Wood 37500
Sarah Brown 37000
Aaron Taylor 36500
Darren Mundy 34000
Rob Brown 27500
Mat Lyons 27200
David Evans 27000
Colin Wilford 24000
Kevin Kenny 21000
Rob Bain 19000
Deanne Raath 19000
George Lawther 19000
Tony Hawker 19000
Charles Fredericks 16100
Ross Jenkins 14000
Greg Hall 12500
Jill Maley 8000
Paul Derrick 6400
Players need to be at the Albion Hotel by 11-30am today to check chips.
Tournament re-start is scheduled for 12noon.
2 Other great Events also avaolable today at the Albion Hotel:
Event 4 - HPO 3 Player Teams @ 1-00pm
Event 5 - $10 Mega Re-buy @ 2-30pm
16/03/2012 - WAPL Season 17 Grand Finals this weekend! -
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This weekend, it's WAPL Grand Final time again! There is a great prize of a carton of premium import beer or cider up for grabs for the BEST St Paddy's Day Hat on show on Saturday! Dress to impress! |
Gaming functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for South Fremantle Football Club and Poker for Charity Association
13/03/2012 - Tournament of Champions Mon 19th @ Paddo -
As usual, the Tournament of Champions will be held on the
Monday after the Season 17 Grand Finals.
Venue Champions for Season 17
Congratulations to the following Venue Champions.
See you at the Paddington Alehouse on Monday 19th for the ToC Finals
Claremont F/Club: Pro - Penny Wells Free - Frank Maley
Elephant & W/Barrow: Free - Alex Bettink
Friar Tucks: Free - John Ambrock
Golden Ponds: Free - Bas Snijder
Market City Tav: Pro - Aaron Adams Free - Jeremy Thomas
Paddington A/Hse: Pro - Mike Catalano Free - Ben Breuseker
Roundhouse Tav: Pro - Gary Christie Free - Ben Breuseker
Southerly's Dongara: Free - Noel McVeigh
The Boat: Pro - Tony Hawker Free - Jan Burke
The Clansmen: Pro - Rob Smith Free - George Green
Woodbridge Hotel: Pro - Julie Biffin Free - Tony Keys
Woodvale Tavern: Pro - Barry Stribling Free - Karla Mitchell
Come on down to the Paddo on Monday after the Grand Final
Support your Venue Champ.
All Gaming by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
8/03/2012 - SEASON 17 FINALS THIS WEEKEND -
Even though Season 18 has started
the BIG FINALS WEEKEND LOOMS
WAPL S17 Finals Tournament Schedule:
SAT 17th @ South Fremantle F/Club, Cantonment St, Fremantle
Event 1: Pro League Grand Final $200 Buy-in for Qualifiers* Sat 17/3 11-45am
Event 2: Free League Grand Final $0 Buy-in for Qualifiers Sat 17/3 11-45am
Event 3: $10 Mega Re-Buy Event $10 Buy-in for all starters Sat 17/3 1-30pm
* Pro League Grand Final Buy-in for 101 plus is $200 - for Top 100 is $100
SUN 18th @ Albion Hotel, Stirling H'way, Cottesloe
Pro League Grand Final Day 2 - play resumes at 12-30pm Sun 18/3 12noon
Event 4: HOP Team Event $40 Buy-in for all starters** Sun 18/3 1-30pm
Event 5: $10 Mega Re-Buy Event $10 Buy-in for all starters Sun 18/3 2-30pm
** HOP Events comprise of 3 players doing Hold-em, Omaha and Pineapple
Cash Tables and Sit n Go's available from 12noon to 6pm on both Sat & Sun
MON 19th @ Paddington Alehouse, Scarb Bch Rd, Mt Hawthorn
Event 6: Pro - Tournament of Champions For Qualifiers Mon 19/3 7pm
Event 6: Pro - Tournament of Champions For Qualifiers Mon 19/3 7pmEvent 7: Free - Tournament of Champions For Qualifiers Mon 19/3 7pm
Venue Champions for Season 17
Congratulations to the following Venue Champions.
See you at the Paddington Alehouse on Monday 19th for the ToC Finals
Claremont F/Club: Pro - Penny Wells Free - Frank Maley
Elephant & W/Barrow: Free - Alex Bettink
Friar Tucks: Free - John Ambrock
Golden Ponds: Free - Bas Snijder
Market City Tav: Pro - Aaron Adams Free - Jeremy Thomas
Paddington A/Hse: Pro - Mike Catalano Free - Ben Breuseker
Roundhouse Tav: Pro - Gary Christie Free - Ben Breuseker
Southerly's Dongara: Free - Noel McVeigh
The Boat: Pro - Tony Hawker Free - Jan Burke
The Clansmen: Pro - Rob Smith Free - George Green
Woodbridge Hotel: Pro - Julie Biffin Free - Tony Keys
Woodvale Tavern: Pro - Barry Stribling Free - Karla Mitchell
Come on down to the Paddo on Monday after the Grand Final
Support your Venue Champ.
All Gaming by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
23/02/2012 - WAPL at the Red Dragon Feb 2012 -
Although not an official Team WAPL Macau tour, we are happy to announce that WAPL members joining Frank and Jill on the Pokerstars felt in Macau this Red Dragon include David Evans (just cashed in Cebu), Matt Seigman (Team Macau 2011), Pete and Deb Fisher (Vegas 2010), and Lee Burgess.
Reports are that Lee is cleaning up, with two tournament cashes and a great cash table run so far. Frank and Jill have both won their main event entries through satellite events, and David Evans arrived in today to play the main event.
Best of luck to all in Macau, we bet you're having a blast as always!
Here are some photos we've received thus far -
7/02/2012 - David Evans takes 6th place in Cebu -
After 3 days of great poker David Evans has finished in 6th place at the APT Cebu, collecting over $11,000AUD in winnings and the respect of all the Cebu APT Main Event Final Table.
Well done David, it's great to see another regular WAPL member succeeding on the world poker scene, especially so soon after Patrick Healy's big Aussie Millions 2012 cash!
We are looking forward to Macau!
7/02/2012 - David Evans - Final Tables! Cebu update -
UPDATE - David Evans is on the Final Table of APT Cebu! He is currently 8th in chip count of the 10 remaining players, and heads in to tomorrow's final table with 144,000 in chips. The chip leader has over a million, 2nd place at 800,000, with the rest of the field levelling out around the 2-400,000 range. Those who know David from his regular WAPL events will know that he stands a great chance of staging a great comeback tomorrow!
Congratulations on a great tournament so far David, and best of luck tomorrow!
Link to chip counts - http://www.pokerportal.asia/live-reporting/apt-asian-series-cebu-2012?d=54&view=chip-counts
Well done to WAPL member David Evans, making it into the money in APT Cebu!
From Poker Portal - http://www.pokerportal.asia/live-reporting/apt-asian-series-cebu-2012/evans-goes-from-zero-to-hero
Australia's David Evans has gone from a major short stack on the table to a stack of 270,000 in two hands, while knocking out Kim Min Soo and Abhishek Goindi in the process.
It started with an all in holding 
against Goindi's Pocket Kings. In what is surely turning out to be Goindi's new least favourite hand (he also busted out of this week's Cebu Cup in 5th place with Kings versus Ace-rag), the board delivered 
to double up Evans and cripple Goindi.
Two hands later, Goindi shoved with 
and watched Soo follow him all in with 
. Next to act, Evans moves all in as well with 
to have both his opponents at risk.
The board runs 
to give a set to Evans and send another two players to the rail.
5/02/2012 - Warwick Spratling Cashes in Cebu -
Warrick Spratling played well to make the Final Table in the "Waterfront 15k Freezeout" event in Ceby Yesterday. Having made it thru to F/T Warrick used his poker skills to gain 5th and win almost A$ 1000. Great result Warrick!
2/02/2012 - Claremont Football Club poker this Friday! -
Claremont Footy Club restarts this Friday for February, with Pro, Free and Cash Table from 6pm!
Head down if you have Friday night free for some great poker!
30/01/2012 - PAT TAKES DOWN FIFTH -
Congratulations go to WAPL member Patrick Healy on coming 5th in the 2012 Aussie Millions today. Pat brings home a fantastic $300,000 prize and the experience of playing against many of the worlds best players. Well done Patrick!
26/01/2012 - Aussie Millions - Patrick Healy in the money again! -
LATEST NEWS
UPDATE: Pat got his chips in with AhAc to find one of the bigger stacks holding AhKs and with a flop of Jh 6h 3h the pressure went sky high on the table. The turn was a Qs which added to Yann Dions outs being on both Flush and straight draws, but to Pats relief the river was the 9d and Pat won 1.7M and the chip lead.
G O P A T R I C K !!!
UPDATE: Day 5 has started with a bang, Phil Ivey eliminated by one of the big stacks (Dion) and in another hand the other Perth based player on F/T Mile Krstanoski takes a big chunk of Lee Nelsons chips to put Lee at the bottom of the Chip Count list with only 895k.(Mile 2.8M Pat 1.6M)
Patrick is sitting at 5th out of 11 and waiting for the moment to take his chance we reakon. Go Pat!!!!
UPDATE : At the end of Day 4 Patrick Healy is in the final 12 players in the Aussie Millions! He has lost his chip lead and is currently 7th in chips overall, butt the field is very tight! He has 1.58 million in chips, and the chip leader is on 2.67 million. It really is anyone's tournament! Good luck tomorrow Patrick!
UPDATE : After nearly 1 hour of Day 4 play with the blinds at 5k/10k Patrick is going well in second on the chip leader board, assisted when his pocket Aces held against fellow Australian David Steike's pocket Kings in one of the early hands of the day.
Keep it up Patrick!
We're happy to say that Team WAPL Member Patrick Healy is again doing impressively well in an international tournament! This time Patrick is right up there as chip leader in the Aussie Millions!!! With 35 players remaining, all in the money, Patrick has the top spot as of our last report.
Congratulations Patrick, we look forward to hearing more soon! Ship it!
UPDATE : As at end of Day 3, Patrick is 3rd chip leader, on over 1.3 million chips, only 23,000 short of Tim O'Shea in 2nd, and the chip leader, Matt Turk, has over 2.6 million. Best of luck in Day 4 Patrick. You are doing an incredible job!
4/01/2012 - Welcome to WAPL 2012! -
We hope you all had a fun, festive and safe holiday season!
Regular WAPL Tournaments start again from Wednesday 4th January, check our upcoming events page for more details!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow Thursday Nights - Cash Table!
Join us at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow from 6pm Thursdays for cash table poker! Those cashed in to start before 6:15pm receive 15 mins rake free!
$25 Pro buy-in!
Don't forget, the Pro League is now just a $25 buy-in! If you bust before the break, you can re-buy your 3000 chips one time for $20! Players who haven't re-bought by the break may top-up 3000 chips for $20. Good luck, and have fun!
Market City kicks off 18th Jan
Market City Tavern restarts poker on the 18th of January, so don't expect a game on the 4th or 11th at MCT!
Grand Finals are coming up - March!
The Season Grand Finals aren't far away... March 17-18th! Spread the word, and make sure your friends are qualified for this major event before it's too late!
Claremont Football Club 2012 restart - Feb!
Return to the home of the Tigers from Feb 3rd for Pro, Free & cash tables!
All Gaming by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations
16/12/2011 - HOLIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE -
WA POKER LEAGUE – HOLIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 Gloucester Park – East Perth Cash Table 6:30 PM
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 Ascot Racecourse - Perth Racing Cash Table 1:00 PM
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 Golden Ponds - Mandurah Free League 12:00 PM
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 Paddington Alehouse – Mt Hawthorn Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 Roundhouse Tavern – Balcatta Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 The Boat – Mindarie Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 Market City Tav – Canning Vale Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 The Clansman – Sth Yunderup Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 Gloucester Park – East Perth Cash Table 6:30 PM
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 Ascot Racecourse - Perth Racing Cash Table 1:00 PM
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 The Clansman – Sth Yunderup Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 Gloucester Park – East Perth Cash Table 6:30 PM
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 The Boat – Mindarie Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 The Clansman – Sth Yunderup Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Thur, 5 Jan 2012 Woodvale Tavern Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Sat, 7 Jan 2012 Woodbridge Hotel Free & Pro 12:00 PM
Sat, 7 Jan 2012 Ascot Racecourse - Perth Racing Cash Table 1:00 PM
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 Golden Ponds - Mandurah Free League 12:00 PM
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 Paddington Alehouse – Mt Hawthorn Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 Roundhouse Tavern – Balcatta Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 The Boat – Mindarie Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 The Clansman – Sth Yunderup Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Thur, 12 Jan 2012 Woodvale Tavern Free & Pro 6:00 PM
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 Woodbridge Hotel Free & Pro 12:00 PM
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 Ascot Racecourse - Perth Racing Cash Table 1:00 PM
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 Golden Ponds - Mandurah Free League 12:00 PM
Market City Tavern re-commences Weds 18th Jan, 2012
Claremont Football Club re-commences Fri 3rd Feb, 2012
Watch out for several New Venues starting early 2012
6/12/2011 - PMA: Preview edition of The Real Deal is now available -
Check out the WAPL mention on page 19!
PMA: Preview edition of The Real Deal is now available
The next step in a new era for poker media in Australia has been completed with the release of the first edition of The Real Deal.
Featuring Australia’s newest WSOP bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen on the cover, The Real Deal is the latest addition to the stable of PokerMedia Australia properties.
Editor-in-chief Sean Callander said The Real Deal presented the greatest challenge in the six years that the team behind Bluff Australasia and PokerNews Australasia & Pacific had faced.
“In the wake of the events of Black Friday, virtually every poker media organisation on the planet has had to rethink their business models,” Callander said.
“But through adversity comes opportunity and, for the first time since we started Bluff Australasia almost six years, we had a chance to step back from the coalface and reflect on the Australian poker industry and how we could best service our players and key stakeholders from a media perspective.”
“First up, we launched the PokerMedia Australia website (www.pokermedia.com.au) and now we’re thrilled to be able to offer The Real Deal. Initially, the magazine will be available in digital form only and we hope to one day have the magazine in print form.”
This special preview edition of The Real Deal aims to update everyone on the happenings of the past few months during the lull in local media coverage. It also provides a taste of what The Real Deal will offer – insightful commentary and features relating to poker plus substantial lifestyle and sports sections.
Highlights of the first edition include previews of the 2012 Aussie Millions and inaugural Star Poker Summer Series, coverage of both the WSOP November Nine and WSOP Europe along with an exclusive excerpt from the new book of Lee Nelson, Bertrand Grospellier and Tony Dunst – The Raiser’s Edge.
To check out The Real Deal, simply go to www.pokermedia.com.au and click through to the magazine via the direct link. And best of all, The Real Deal is available free!
29/11/2011 - New WAPL Structure! More Major Events, More Cash, More Value! -
Over nearly 6 years, we've tried many different formats and ideas within WAPL. Some have worked well, others haven't, but we've learned from them all! As we've become more experienced poker players, there is a need for a structure that works better for everyone and shows more value for all current and potential WA Poker League members. We've been hard at work on a brand new structure that's aimed at meeting that need. Here it is, enjoy!
New Major event - Poker for Charity Challenge
Poker for Charity Association's Flagship event! Play against the tournament champions of the WAPL season and play to win cash and the trip of a lifetime to a major international poker event!
This cash event is open to all members, with no qualification requirements.
$4000 Team WAPL Macau Package to winner (If prize pool permits). Top 10% of players win great cash prizes.
$100 buy-in, with a single optional $100 re-buy or top-up. (6000 starting stack/re-buy/top-up) 30 minute blinds levels.
Pro League events with bigger prize pools will see the winner win cash + a $100 Poker for Charity Challenge ticket, to compete in this event for major cash prizes along with the chance to join the WAPL Team to Macau.
The Poker for Charity Challenge will be held 2-4 weeks after each Pro League Grand Final.
Payout example - 80 players, 60 re-buys/top-ups
1st - $2300 cash + $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package
2nd - $1656, 3rd - $1104, 4th - $920, 5th - $828, 6th - $736, 7th - $644, 8th - $552, 9th - $460
Pro League - The best value WAPL Pro events ever!
We want the fun of WAPL poker to be accessible to every poker player, and with that in mind, we've lowered the entry level buy-in for our regular pro events, are giving you more value for your money, and a bigger percentage of your buy-ins paid out in cash on the night. This change starts from Monday 5th December 2011!
$25 buy-in, with single optional $20 re-buy or top-up. (3000 starting stack, 3000 re-buy/top-up)
The Grand Final contribution has been dropped from $10 to $5 per buy-in (no $5 from re-buy/top-up). Top 10% of players win cash under a revised payout structure for a better cash distribution throughout the top 10%. A single $100 Poker for Charity Challenge Ticket is awarded to the winner of an event with a $400+ prize pool, before cash prizes are calculated, giving the winner a seat to this major event and a chance to win awesome cash prizes and their place in Team WAPL Macau.
Season and Grand Final
The WAPL Season will now run for 12-13 weeks, shorter than ever before! Why? We know you want more major events, more competition, and less time to struggle through the ladder rankings! This also ensures that the WAPL Grand Finals, still major cash tournaments and the best value events in WA, spread the cash prizes to more of our member base. This change will be from the start of Season 18.
The Grand Final will still be held 1 week after the end of Season, at the end of week 1 of the new Season, to ensure that all qualifying players are aware of their qualification.
Grand Final is a $200 buy-in Freezeout (10,000 starting stack)
Qualification to the Grand Final is now through 2 means ONLY, you cannot play if you do not meet either of these criteria:
Top 100 Pro League rank, or Top 10 of a Pro League venue at end of Season.
There is no minimum game requirement, and no direct buy-in to the Grand Final for non qualifiers.
Cash prize payouts at the Grand Final are to the top 10% of players, worked out and announced during the event based on the contribution from the season and the Grand Final entries, re-buys and top-ups.
Regular Tournament Structure Changes -
We have moved the break back from the end of 300/600 to the end of 200/400. All re-buys for Pro and Free League must be done before leaving for break, and top-ups will be completed when returning to your seat from break.
Break will now run for 20 minutes only, starting from the time players complete their chip counts and leave their seats.
At 100/200 blinds, one player at each table will be required to 'buy' all available stacks of 4 green (25) chips off all other players at the table, to enable WAPL staff to quickly chip up the green chips from each table.
Cash Table Changes -
We want our cash table players able to come in and start playing by registration start, and not have to play in the tournament to guarantee they have a seat on the cash table for the night.
Cash tables will now run a maximum of 11 handed, and when there is 1 more player waiting, will be split to 2 tables of 6. First players to move to the new table is the waiting player and the 11th player to join the main table, then anyone who volunteers to move, non tournament players, free league players, and finally if we haven't reached the 6 needed, a low card deal by the dealer will select any other players needed to move. This ensures that we can cater for all players wanting to play cash table, in a fair manner.
Let your cash table playing friends know they can now play cash without needing to play tournament, with no fear of missing out!
What's been removed through these changes, and what about my CC?
Your remaining CC (Championship Currency) can still be used to buy-in to the new Poker for Charity Challenge and the Pro League Grand Final. Check your CC total with your TD at your next WAPL event. We will be emailing all members with CC outstanding to notify them of this, too.
Macau Championship Event had no cash component - gone!
CC was pointless to players who didn't want to go to Macau - gone!
Steps Sit'n'Goes had no cash component - gone!
Overall Top 3 Season Rank payouts were too big a percentage of the Season Grand Final Contribution, which wasn't available to members who can't play all the time - reduced!
Long breaks with no idea when they're going to end - gone!
Super long season which has a Grand Final that's so far away no one even thinks about it - gone!
Poker for Charity Challenge Sit'n'Goes -
Haven't won your $100 Poker for Charity Challenge Ticket at a Pro event, but really want to make it there? Want to win cash too, or just the ticket? Here's your two options for Poker for Charity Challenge Ticket Sit'n'Goes:
$40 buy-in, 8 players (3000 starting stack, 15 minute blinds)
1st place - $100 cash plus $100 Poker for Charity Challenge Ticket
2nd place - $80 cash
$20 buy-in, 8 players (1500 starting stack, 12 minute blinds)
1st place - $100 Poker for Charity Challenge Ticket
2nd place - $20 cash
22/11/2011 - Now play poker at Gloucester Park every Friday night! -
Now you can play poker at Gloucester Park, every Friday night from 25th Nov!
WAPL Members receive free entry to Gloucester Park! Bring your Membership Card for entry (no exceptions).
Win on the cash table this Friday 25th November, whilst enjoying a fabulous special event at the Park - Blokes Night Out!
See you at the Park this Friday Night from 6:30pm.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Gloucester Park
16/11/2011 - Ascot Poker not on Sat 19th -
WAPL Poker won't be at Ascot this coming Saturday 19th Nov, due to Railway Stakes Day.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
8/11/2011 - Poker Media Australia launches "The Real Deal" poker magazine -
Media release
PMA announces Australia’s newest poker magazine
The Real Deal is Australia’s newest poker/lifestyle publication, marking the next step in the evolution of the Poker Media Australia organisation and our website pokermedia.com.au
Brought to you by the team behind magazines including Bluff Australasia and PokerNews Australasia & Pacific, The Real Deal marks the next step in Australian poker publishing via the latest in digital technology and cutting edge design.
The Real Deal will offer informal yet authoritative commentary to both recreational and serious poker players through a mix of news, features, interviews and expert strategy. And utilising a unique series of brand alignments, The Real Deal will also provide sport, sports betting, racing, lifestyle and finance content.
Publisher Sean Callander said The Real Deal showed that despite a difficult period for poker publications globally, there was still a future for such products in this region. “The game has certainly changed in the wake of ‘Black Friday’. We’ve worked tirelessly in recent months to devise a sustainable publishing model and feel we’ve ticked all the boxes with The Real Deal,” Callander said.
“In combination with our website pokermedia.com.au, The Real Deal marks the next logical step in establishing a complete poker publishing platform that already comprises the latest news, renowned writers and bloggers and tournament reporting.
“And importantly, The Real Deal will support all facets of our poker industry – from our largest events and casino poker rooms to our nation’s myriad pub poker providers, which represent the real poker heartland of Australia.”
The launch edition of The Real Deal will be available in digital format free to all PokerMedia Australia subscribers by the end of November. Edition two (and future editions) will be available in print format. Watch www.pokermedia.com.au for more information on Australia’s newest poker magazine.
27/10/2011 - PoCA Donates $35,000 to Princess Margaret Hospital! -
On September 9th, 2011, Poker for Charity (PoCA) Chairman David Nixon presented a cheque for $35,000 to Ian de Nazareth from Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) to finish their fundraising for the purchase of a surgery microscope to be used to treat eye problems in children, before going to the surgery to meet PMH Surgeon Kate, who explained what the new microscope would be used for in more depth.
Visit the Poker for Charity Website to see the video of the presentation, or directly from our Youtube channel!
http://pokerforcharity.com.au - PoCA Donating $35,000 to PMH
WAPL Youtube Channel - PoCA Donating $35,000 to PMH
Without the support of our players, PoCA and other organisations would not be able to raise funds through poker to contribute back into the Western Australian Community's Health and Welfare needs in ways such as this.
Every time you play for money with WAPL, or buy a $5 PoCA Cash Raffle for a chance to win the raffle at one of our events, you are helping raise money that gets spent on worthy causes such as this donation to Princess Margaret Hospital.
Thanks to all WAPL members for your contributions. We are very proud to be part of something that brings our members great entertainment, whilst also helping Poker for Charity Association supporting the community where it's most needed.
We can all be proud of ourselves for our efforts.
Your WAPL Team
22/10/2011 - Upcoming Event Cancellations -
The Roundhouse is still on Melbourne Cup Day!
19/11 - Super Saturday at Ascot - No Poker
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Your WAPL Team
15/10/2011 - Macau Day 3 Update - Team WAPL Round-up! -
Robert Browne has finished 29th in the Macau Poker Cup Championship, winning just under $40,000HKD! After a rollercoaster ride early in the tournament, Rob struggled back from under 10,000 in chips right up to over 100,000 in day 3! After an incredible hand with pocket kings vs pocket queens, Rob's kings flopped a set on the flop, with the queens flopping a club flush draw. The turn came a queen for set over set, but unfortunately for Rob the 3 of clubs on the river knocked him out!
Well done Rob, you've done WAPL proud and have proven just how far you've come with your poker skills!
Congratulations to the 11 total Team WAPL members who made it to the MPCC Main event, the biggest number yet to make the event - Rob, Luke, Darren, Jill, Frank, Matt S, Archie W, Amos, Jason, Damien, and Mat L!
Players who made it through to Day 2 were Rob, Jill, Luke, Matt S and Darren!
Congratulations also to Jill Maley, who cashed in 4th place overall in the Macau Poker Cup Championship Ladies event! This is her second cash in the ladies event in two years, and she was unlucky to run into pocket kings to be knocked out after a big comeback!
Team WAPL has their farewell dinner, with more drinks and partying tonight, and a couple more days before their return to Perth.
We all look forward to catching up with the other members back home and telling you many of our stories!
14/10/2011 - Macau Day 2 Update -
Rob Browne is the last WAPL member still in Day 2 of the Macau Poker Cup Championship Main Event! He took a big hit early on in Day 2 with AK vs Pocket 9s, but has played very well and is slowly rebuilding his stack. Average stack is currently 90,000, with Rob sitting on a little over 20,000.
He has done an incredible job so far, and we hope his great run continues through! There are many of the other WAPL members on the rail supporting him, and fortunately his table is directly at the rail at the front of the poker room.
Half of the current field will make the cash, good luck Rob and well done on your great effort so far!
13/10/2011 - UPDATE FROM MACAU -
Well after 3 days of Poker and Parties it is down to the serious stuff from today with all the WAPL Team Members playing in the Main Event going at it in Day 1B
Congratulations to Sarah Browne, Damien Cox and Jason Maley for winning their Main Event seats in the WAPL Team Satellite last night, joining Archie in Day1B
With several members set to buy in to the Main Event, we hope to have between 7 and 10 starters, so Good Luck to all in the BIG ONE
The WAPL Team Macau 2011
9/10/2011 - WAPL TEAM HITS MACAU -
The WAPL Team Macau 2011 is arriving into the Poker Hub of Asia on Sunday & Monday for their assault on the Macau Poker Cup Championships
The 16 WAPL Macau Team 2011 Members are:
Jason Maley
Mat Moller
Mat Siegman
Amos Leong
Mat Lyons
Archie Williamson
Darren Rudrum
Luke Dick
Richard Smith
Michelle Wells
Penny Wells
Damien Cox
Rob Browne
Sarah Browne
Jill Maley
Frank Maley
We anticipate at least 8 players from this team playing in the Main Event which is one of the highlights of the Asain Poker calender with a HK$4.5 million guarenteed prize pool. The winner of this years event will expect a cash winfall of over A$130,000. Last year the main event had 254 starters.
Watch this site and the WAPL Facebook or go to Pokerstars Macau for updates over the next week, the final table is on Sunday 16th @ 2pm
Some of the major poker action WAPL Team members will be playing:
Event 3: HK$1,000 Charity Event + 2 Rebuys (HK$50,000 Added Prizes)
Event 4: HK$20,000 Buy-in Main Event (4 Days - HK$4.5 Mill Guarantee)
Event 5: HK$2,500 Buy-in KO Bounty
Event 6: HK$4,000 Buy-in NLH
Event 7: HK$3,000 Buy-in NLH (HK$300,000 Guarantee)
Event 8: HK$10,000 Buy-in 6-Handed (2-days)
Event 9: HK$6,000 NLH (HK$600,000 Guarantee)
Event 10: HK$50,000 Buy-in High Rollers (2-days)
HK$1,000 Buy-in Ladies Event
Event 11: HK$1,000 NLH Rebuy (HK$150,000 Guarantee)
We wish all the Team members great success in Macau in both the Main Event plus the many other events over the coming week.
Your WAPL Team
30/09/2011 - Upcoming event changes -
This weekend, due to the AFL Grand Final, there are some event changes.
Woodbridge Hotel will not be on this Saturday 1st October
Belmont Races event has been moved to Sunday 2nd October. Cash Table starts at 1pm, Free League starts at 3pm!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow is still on this Sunday, but is not on Sunday 9th nor Sunday 23rd October.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
25/09/2011 - Sunday 25th September Events -
Macau '12 Championship Event
This is Championship Event 1, and your first chance to join Team WAPL to Macau in 2012! $100 buy-in with a single $80 re-buy or top-up! (5000 in chips per buy-in, re-buy or top-up)
Playing to win $4000 package(s) to Macau for our first trip in 2012.
Registration 12pm, starts 1pm, Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Northbridge.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association.
Golden Ponds not on this Sunday
Due to a large private function, Golden Ponds is not on this Sunday. Sorry for any inconvenience.
19/09/2011 - Season 16 Grand Final Results -
The Season 16 Grand Finals were held over Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September.
Saturday at South Fremantle saw the first day of the 2 day Pro Grand Final, and the Free League Grand Final!
From a field of 34 starters, we saw a fast actioned Free League ending with a final 3 who play regularly at different venues fighting it out!
Congratulations to our Season 16 Free League Champion, Barry McGee!
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Barry McGee
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Ian Murfitt
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Margo Spencer
Full Free League Grand Final results are here
With chip stacks ranging from 10,000 to 55,000 going into day 2, and blinds wound back to 500/1000, the final 23 set off!
We saw an amazing number of pocket aces on the final day, with at least 8 counted between the last 3 and final tables! In a day dominated by pocket pairs, we saw a lot of great poker, huge laydowns, massive river wins, and even a straight flush vs Ace high flush vs King high flush on the cash table!
When we hit final table of 8, the blinds were wound back once more, and the players (already in the money) sat down on the WAPL Grand Final Table to play for their share of the cash, ranging from $424 for 8th to an awesome $10,592 first prize!
Congratulations to the top 8 places in the Season 16 Pro League Grand Final -
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Mark Wood - $10,592
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Jarrod Soong - $4,327
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George Rush - $2,118
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Terresa Teale - $1,271
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Adrian Shafran - $1,059
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Mark Ridgwell - $847
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Colin Wilford - $635
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Todd Warner - $424
18/09/2011 - Pro League Day 2 - Chip Leaders -
Moving into Day 2 of the Pro League Grand Final, here are the current top 5 chip leaders -
Richard Smith - 55,500
Brian James - 48,000
Terresa Teale - 46,500
Ross Jenkins - 41,000
Todd Warner - 40,000
As you can see, the field is VERY close at the moment! The lowest chip stack heading into Day 2 is Pro League Season Champion Archie Williamson on 10,000, and there are 23 players remaining.
Best of luck to those who remain, a final table of 8 payouts awaits...
11/09/2011 - Season 16 Grand Finals -
Season 16 Grand Finals
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro League Day 1 & Free League - Sat 17th September
South Fremantle Football Club
Pro League Registration opens 10:30am.
Final Pro League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
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Free League Registration opens 10:30am.
Final Free League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Top 40 Re-buys up to the end of round 4.
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$10 Cheap as Chips Registration opens 12 noon.
Cheap as Chips Tournament Starts at 1:00pm.
Max 3 Re-buys / Top-ups taken anytime up to the end of round 4.
1500 chips per each $10 Buy-in -- $9 to Prize Pool & $1 to SFFC
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Cash Tables & Sit n Go's available from 12noon
Pro Day 2 & HOP Team Event - Sun 18th September
Elephant & Wheelbarrow Pub, Northbridge
Pro League Day 2 registration 11:45am for 12:15pm start.
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3 Player Team HOP (Hold'em, Omaha, Pineapple), $30 per team member. Registration opens 12:30pm. 3 Player Team HOP Starts at 1:30pm.
Each team member plays in their specific tournament, and we combine to a final table of Hold'em to finish the event. The top scoring team points wise wins! So find your team, register as early as you can on Grand Final Day 1 or Day 2 to ensure your seats in this limited event, and have a great day!
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Cash Tables & Sit n Go's available from 12noon
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We wish you all the very best at the Grand Finals, and would like to congratulate you all on another great season of poker with the WA Poker League!
See you at the Paddo Monday 19th September for the Tournament of Champions!
All gaming functions by permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations.
Western Australian Poker League promotes and conducts responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
11/09/2011 - Tournament of Champions Qualifiers - Wednesday to Sunday Venues -
Congratulations to the winner of each venue for Wednesday to Sunday at the end of Season 16! You have won your Tournament of Champions Seat outright!
The Pro Top 8 battle it out at their regular venue event starting from Saturday 10th to Friday 16th to secure their seat in the Tournament of Champions, held at Paddington Alehouse on Monday 19th!
Good luck for the qualifiers, and congratulations on a great season!
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Jay Poa | 4388 |
| 2 | Trevor Rozario | 3581 |
| 3 | Jarrod Soong | 2899 |
| 4 | Michael Lynes | 2873 |
| 5 | Mehmet Erok | 2854 |
| 6 | Jackie Bailey | 2471 |
| 7 | Giuseppe Messina | 1845 |
| 8 | Christopher D'Souza | 1534 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | John Turner | 5633 |
| 2 | Gareth Davies | 4390 |
| 3 | Caitlin Cashman | 4255 |
| 4 | Michael Reinsma | 4125 |
| 5 | Jeremy Thomas [W] | 3888 |
| 6 | Mark Kelly | 3704 |
| 7 | Adam Bache | 3438 |
| 8 | Ian Murfitt | 2752 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Tony Hawker | 5758 |
| 2 | Kris Busby | 5108 |
| 3 | Warrick Spratling | 5028 |
| 4 | Archie Williamson | 4877 |
| 5 | David Evans [G] | 4227 |
| 6 | Jay Zanoli | 4152 |
| 7 | Colin Wilford | 4122 |
| 8 | Romeo Kojic | 4084 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Terry Smith | 8468 |
| 2 | Larry Gane | 7038 |
| 3 | Bruce Cohen | 6324 |
| 4 | Jim Heywood | 5878 |
| 5 | Andrew Sebastian [Mark] | 5499 |
| 6 | Mark Fautley | 5249 |
| 7 | Karla Mitchell | 5130 |
| 8 | Jan Burke | 5110 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Mathew Andrews | 598 |
| 2 | Rob Smith | 375 |
| 3 | Helen Baldock | 374 |
| 4 | Gary Noble | 372 |
| 5 | Clint Nix | 280 |
| 6 | Shane Kerr | 262 |
| 7 | Randolph Watson | 178 |
| 8 | Russel Baldock | 162 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Renee Becker | 1085 |
| 2 | Michael Leishman | 949 |
| 3 | Luke Swan | 608 |
| 4 | Bartram Jones | 320 |
| 5 | Neil Evans | 212 |
| 6 | Shane Kerr | 186 |
| 7 | Ian Clark | 171 |
| 8 | Rory McLeod | 168 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Darren Mundy | 5857 |
| 2 | Romeo Kojic | 5690 |
| 3 | Jill Maley | 4796 |
| 4 | Tony Hawker | 4507 |
| 5 | Darren Rudrum | 4485 |
| 6 | Matthew Moller | 3886 |
| 7 | Archie Williamson | 3799 |
| 8 | Shane Capelli | 3737 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Jason Hart | 8564 |
| 2 | Terry Smith | 8236 |
| 3 | Barry McGee | 7772 |
| 4 | Paul Lord | 7066 |
| 5 | Adam Pustol | 6848 |
| 6 | Debbie Cochrane | 6303 |
| 7 | Luke Chantler | 6035 |
| 8 | Alan Tomaselli | 5977 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Rob Smith | 3136 |
| 2 | Milan Nerad | 3055 |
| 3 | Brian James | 2979 |
| 4 | Jack Ferrari | 2571 |
| 5 | Jackie Bailey | 2512 |
| 6 | Michael Healy | 1654 |
| 7 | Phill Greatrex | 1165 |
| 8 | Peter Fisher | 1056 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Lynette Chalmers | 4118 |
| 2 | David Durrant | 3685 |
| 3 | Renee Becker | 3614 |
| 4 | Pam Baker | 3037 |
| 5 | Adam Dollery | 2568 |
| 6 | James Jovanovich | 2009 |
| 7 | Roger Kiely | 1974 |
| 8 | Gary Noble | 1695 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Mark Ridgwell | 1700 |
| 2 | Penny Wells | 1503 |
| 3 | Jill Maley | 1458 |
| 4 | Darren Rudrum | 1456 |
| 5 | Archie Williamson | 1388 |
| 6 | Bruce Norris | 1288 |
| 7 | Michele Wells | 1154 |
| 8 | Stephen King | 996 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Frank Maley | 2503 |
| 2 | Steven McCarthy | 1271 |
| 3 | Grant Charnley | 794 |
| 4 | Gregory Payne | 700 |
| 5 | Cliff Davey | 600 |
| 6 | Damien Cox | 553 |
| 7 | Jackie McKay | 541 |
| 8 | David Charnley | 480 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | David Evans [G] | 2952 |
| 2 | Robert Ray | 2266 |
| 3 | Bob Streatfeild | 2166 |
| 4 | Mark Wood | 2022 |
| 5 | Jill Maley | 1945 |
| 6 | Archie Williamson | 1564 |
| 7 | Alison Clark | 1550 |
| 8 | Charles Fredericks | 1353 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Frank Maley | 3382 |
| 2 | Sam Fogarty | 3249 |
| 3 | Alan Tomaselli | 1608 |
| 4 | Warren Stewart | 1462 |
| 5 | Julie Biffin | 1026 |
| 6 | Gregory Payne | 958 |
| 7 | Chris Quin | 924 |
| 8 | Jennifer Gladwell | 887 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Jim Gow | 890 |
| 2 | Darren Rudrum | 792 |
| 3 | Graeme Posnett | 282 |
| 4 | Carmen Ruggier | 114 |
| 5 | Jack Ferrari | 108 |
| 6 | Keith Strahan | 96 |
| 7 | Mitch Kerber | 95 |
| 8 | Bas Snijder | 90 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Jeremy Thomas [W] | 1404 |
| 2 | Gregory Payne | 1182 |
| 3 | Padminee Raja | 689 |
| 4 | Steven McCarthy | 676 |
| 5 | Lee Mattfield | 586 |
| 6 | Howard Keane | 507 |
| 7 | Frank Maley | 380 |
| 8 | Shaun Docherty | 360 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Ryan Dyson | 1215 |
| 2 | Matt Siegman | 970 |
| 3 | Archie Williamson | 872 |
| 4 | Jim Gow | 830 |
| 5 | Luke Dick | 579 |
| 6 | Jill Maley | 496 |
| 7 | Darren Rudrum | 462 |
| 8 | Keith Best | 380 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Steven McCarthy | 3255 |
| 2 | Kent Ngo | 2789 |
| 3 | Joel Wong | 2322 |
| 4 | Frank Maley | 1663 |
| 5 | Gregory Payne | 1503 |
| 6 | Chantal Dillon | 1286 |
| 7 | Margo Spencer | 1230 |
| 8 | Tegan Barber | 1156 |
7/09/2011 - Tournament of Champions Qualifiers - Monday & Tuesday Venues -
Congratulations to the winner of each venue for Monday and Tuesday at the end of Season 16! You have won your Tournament of Champions Seat outright!
The top 8 battle it out at their regular venue event starting from Saturday 10th to Friday 16th to secure their seat in the Tournament of Champions, held at Paddington Alehouse on Monday 19th!
Good luck for the qualifiers, and congratulations on a great season!
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Amos Leong | 1044 |
| 2 | Damien Cox | 601 |
| 3 | Peter Quinn | 360 |
| 4 | Nicholas Slawomirski | 294 |
| 5 | Gabe Parkin | 221 |
| 6 | Jim Gow | 216 |
| 7 | Anthony Calvin | 144 |
| 8 | John Conneely | 120 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Howard Keane | 2451 |
| 2 | Trent Vivian | 2006 |
| 3 | John Ballantyne [Robert] | 1906 |
| 4 | Sally Smith | 1501 |
| 5 | Matthew Mascarenhas | 1061 |
| 6 | Curt Hesse | 1053 |
| 7 | Amos Leong | 970 |
| 8 | Timothy Kinnear | 926 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Archie Williamson | 6005 |
| 2 | Aaron Taylor | 5254 |
| 3 | Luke Dick | 4983 |
| 4 | Jill Maley | 4743 |
| 5 | Greg Hall | 4226 |
| 6 | Daniel Ireland | 4074 |
| 7 | Romeo Kojic | 3699 |
| 8 | Richard Smith | 3446 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Ben Breuseker | 4044 |
| 2 | Frank Maley | 3131 |
| 3 | Cliff Davey | 2821 |
| 4 | Emma Schlink | 2663 |
| 5 | Margo Spencer | 2373 |
| 6 | Danielle Stevenson | 1967 |
| 7 | Dain Kirwan | 1855 |
| 8 | Steve Horne | 1690 |
Pro League Ladder
| 1 | Gary Christie | 3588 |
| 2 | Darren Rudrum | 3182 |
| 3 | Jill Maley | 3045 |
| 4 | Luke Dick | 2851 |
| 5 | Archie Williamson | 2353 |
| 6 | Todd Warner | 1585 |
| 7 | Sathya Kanagasingam | 1436 |
| 8 | John Farcich | 1356 |
Free League Ladder
| 1 | Lubos Safranek | 6161 |
| 2 | Terry Smith | 6090 |
| 3 | Larry Gane | 5794 |
| 4 | Melissa Hodgson | 5339 |
| 5 | Dusan Komada | 5253 |
| 6 | Doug Burt | 5235 |
| 7 | Ben Breuseker | 4469 |
| 8 | Frank Maley | 4445 |
31/08/2011 - Season 16 Grand Finals, and moving to Season 17! -
With the end of Season 16 fast approaching, along with the Pro League and Free League Grand Finals, many players are working their way into the top 100, or getting their final few games in to guarantee their seats.
Here are some very important dates regarding the seasons, tournament of champions, and grand finals!
- Season 16 ends on Friday 9th September.
- Season 17 begins the next day on Saturday 10th September.
- Tournament of Champions Qualifiers (for the top 8 players at the venue ladders at end of season) are held at each event starting on the 10th Sept through to the 16th Sept, alongside the 1st week of Pro events.
- The Grand Final for Pro Day 1 and Free is Sat 17th Sept, and Pro Day 2 along with our 3 player teams HOP event is on Sunday 18th Sept.
- The Tournament of Champions for venue ladder winners and ToC qualifiers is on 19th September.
Click here for information on the Grand Finals, at our Finals page
In brief -
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro League Day 1 & Free League - Sat 17th September - South Fremantle Football Club
Pro League Registration opens 10:30am.
Final Pro League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
Free League Registration opens 10:30am.
Final Free League registration 11:45am for a 12 noon start.
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2nd Day Pro League registration 11:45am for 12:15pm start.
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3 Player Team HOP (Hold'em, Omaha, Pineapple), $30 per team member. Registration opens 12:30pm.
Final Team HOP registration 1:30pm.
We wish you all the very best at the Grand Finals, and would like to congratulate you all for another great season of poker with WAPL!
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for various not for profit organisations.
22/08/2011 - Your last chance to join Team WAPL Macau is 28/8! -
YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN YOUR PLACE IN
TEAM WAPL MACAU 2011
Sun 28th August - Elephant & Wheelbarrow @ 12pm
$100 Buy-In/$80 re-buys (Max 3)
For lots more information on the Team WAPL Macau Package, including testimonials, visit our Macau page
Top placed player(s) win the $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package for every $4000 in the prize pool from this event. Should the prize pool not exceed $4000, and for any extra in the prize pool, $700 or $200 in Championship Currency will be awarded to the next highest ranked players depending on the amount remaining, unless adjusted otherwise on the day.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
19/08/2011 - Claremont FC not on 19/8 -
Due to their annual Club Auction fundraiser, Claremont Football Club won't be running poker on Friday 19th August.
Please spread the word to those you know who play regularly at Claremont Football Club to avoid disappointment.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
12/08/2011 - Welcome to our new Saturday Venues - Belmont & Ascot Racecourses! -
We are proud to announce that WAPL is joining forces with Perth Racing to bring poker to Belmont and Ascot Racecourses!
Belmont Racecourse starts with Cash Tables this Saturday 13th August, with Free League and Cash Tables from 20th August, and Pro planned to start in September. After the last Race Day on 8th October, we'll be moving to Ascot to continue the fun for the Summer Racing Season!
Thanks to Perth Racing, entry to the races is FREE for WAPL Members coming to play poker. You must show your WAPL Membership card to gain entry. If you do not have your membership card, you will need to pay to enter (no exceptions). If you need a new card sent out, give your tournament director your current address or email your name and address to info@wapokerleague.com.au along with your request.
Spread the word, and don't miss the thrill of playing poker at the races from this Saturday!
Belmont Park Racecourse is conveniently located on the Graham Farmer Freeway.
The 8 race program offers the thrill of thoroughbred racing in a Club environment.
Belmont Park features bars, restaurants and food outlets and free parking for guests.
Location
Victoria Park Drive
Belmont WA
Parking
Free car parking
Primary Events
Pro League, Free League, Special Events
Trading Hours
Every Wednesday and Saturday thoroughbred racing is hosted at this course between May and October.
Contact Details
Ph: 9277 0777
Email perthracing@perthracing.org.au
Website www.perthracing.com.au
Ascot Racecourse is a picturesque venue, hosting thoroughbred racing every Saturday from October to May.
First class racing entertainment is complimented with special events; and a range of bars and restaurants for race day patrons.
The Festival of Perth Racing in November is a premier event showcasing the talent of Australia's best thoroughbreds.
Location
Grandstand Rd
Ascot WA
Parking
Free parking
Primary Events
Pro League, Free League, Special Events
Trading Hours
Every Saturday from October to May.
Contact Details
Ph: 9277 0777
Email perthracing@perthracing.org.au
Website http://www.perthracing.com.au
30/07/2011 - Team WAPL Macau Championship Event Sunday 28th August -
Spread the word! $4000 Team WAPL Macau packages up for grabs Sunday 28th August at Elephant & Wheelbarrow!
This is your LAST chance to qualify for Macau this October!!!
Midday rego, 1pm start. $100 buy-in, with $80 re-buys or top-up (max 3).
5000 starting stack, 5000 re-buys/top-up!
This is a great chance to use some Championship Currency to buy-in to this event, too! (CC or Cash or a combination of both permitted)
Good luck to all the players who play to win the package(s) to Macau!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
4/07/2011 - Claremont Hotel Mondays! -
The Claremont Hotel is now hosting WAPL Poker every Monday!
There are both Free League and Cash Tables available for the remaining Mondays in July, with Pro League proposed to begin in August.
We hope to see you at The Claremont Hotel this Monday night!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
27/06/2011 - Win a tournament for you and your mates by playing Pro now! -
Thanks to our sponsors FM Liquor, the Classic Beer Company, you now have a chance to win MORE when you play Pro League events at WA Poker League.
1 tournament pack per week to give away!
Every time you play in a Pro event during a week, you get an entry in the draw, with the prize of a great 8 player tournament for you and 7 mates, plus a Beer and Cider pack to take home and celebrate afterwards! Your mates won't need WAPL membership to play in your tournament, and with options of Friday nights at Claremont FC and some Saturdays at South Fremantle FC, you have lots of options for you and your mates to arrange this event!
We will attempt to contact the winner of this tournament based on your WAPL Member information. If this needs updating please email your new contact details along with your name to info@wapokerleague.com.au
Winners will also be announced on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/WAPokerLeague/ and via Twitter, http://www.twitter.com/wapokerleague/
Best of luck! We look forward to hosting a tournament for you and your mates soon!
25/06/2011 - More reasons to play at Claremont FC on Fridays! -
AP&FX has brought some added sponsorship to the Claremont Football Club Friday night events! From next week (Friday 1st July), you're also up for a chance at the following:
AP&FX "Second Chance"
This freeroll sit'n'go event has a single $40cc prize!
The first 8 players out of the regular Claremont events have a seat in the AP&FX Second Chance event.
AP&FX Bar Card Prize Draws
All players at the Claremont Football Club events on a Friday night will have a chance to win one of two randomly drawn $30 Bar Vouchers for use at Claremont Football Club. The first will be drawn at 8:30pm, the second drawn at 9:30pm. You must be in attendance in order to win.
Our sincere thanks goes to AP&FX and WAPL member Stephen King for your support of the League and of Claremont Football Club.
Conditions of entry to Second Chance event:
This Second Chance event is for the first 8 "players" knocked out of the Pro and Free events. Participants must play seriously and be knocked out fairly to be eligible. If there is doubt and the Tournament Director suspects a player is playing in order to get knocked out quickly to play in the Second Chance event, this will not be permitted. Don't ruin the Pro/Free League experience in favour of trying to get into the Second Chance event.
All-in players must expose their cards to show a losing hand at showdown. You may not fold a winning hand to eliminate yourself in order to enter the Second Chance event.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Claremont Football Club
22/06/2011 - Don't forget, $20/$15 cc Builder at Elephant & Wheelbarrow this Sunday! -
For those who like variety and are chasing Pro League points, Free League, or Championship Currency (cc), we have it all for you from this Sunday 26th June and every Sunday up to 24th July, before the next major $100/$80 Championship Event on the 31st July.
The structure for this $20/$15 is as follows:
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$20 buy-in, with max 3 $15 re-buys & top-up option
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2500 starting chips, 2500 for each re-buy/top-up
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$15 from buy-in & entire $15 re-buy and top-up to prize pool
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You can buy-in, re-buy or top-up with cash or cc (Championship Currency)
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1 in 13.3 entries, re-buys & top-ups wins $200cc
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This will ensure lots of people have the chance to earn Championship Currency towards Steps, Championship Events, or purchasing their Team WAPL Macau Package outright!
Registration for Pro, Free & Special cc Builder events begins at 12 midday, with all tournaments starting at 1pm. Players will be allowed late entry to the cc Builder up until the 1st break, which will also allow Pro & Free players who get knocked out early from their tournaments late entry.
Best of luck on Sunday!
14/06/2011 - Elephant & Wheelbarrow cc re-buys! -
With the major Championship Events now held on the last Sunday of every Month (from July, the June one is still Sunday 19th), we want to bring on board a fun and low cost option for you to build your Championship Currency, whether it be for Championship Events, Step Sit'n'Goes, or a big discount off buying your Team WAPL Macau Package outright!
Introducing the cc Builder $20/$15 re-buy! (Use your Championship Currency to buy-in and re-buy!)
With a buy-in of $20 or 20cc, with max 3 re-buys or top-up option for $15 or 15cc, you are playing for 200cc prizes to the top placed players, that's 1 in 14 entries/re-buys/top-ups winning 200cc, which is enough to buy-in to the next Championship Event, re-buy or top-up, and still have cc left over for the next cc re-buy event buy-in!
Pro League and Free League will run as usual on these days. Players out before 1st break will be allowed late entry to the cc Builder event. Steps Sit'n'Goes and Cash Table(s) will also be available.
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
14/06/2011 - Team WAPL Macau Championship Event Schedule -
From July, major Championship events to win your $4000 Team WAPL Macau package will be run on the last Sunday of the month at 12pm at Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Northbridge.
$100 buy-in, with single $80 re-buy or top-up option
based on prize pool, the top player(s) win a
$4000 Team WAPL Macau Package
Places missing out on the Team WAPL Macau Package are awarded Championship Currency (cc) towards your package, Steps, Championship Events or Pro League Grand Final buy-in!
4 or 8 player Steps Sit'n'Goes will run on demand.
For more information on Steps and how to get more Championship Currency towards your Team WAPL Macau Package, visit our Steps page
For more information about the Team WAPL Macau Package, including testimonials, visit our Macau page
Top placed player(s) win the $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package for every $4000 in the prize pool from this event. 1 in 50 entries/re-buys/top-ups is 1 package. Should the prize pool not exceed $4000, or for any extra in the prize pool after packages are awarded, $700, $200, or $60 in Championship Currency will be awarded to the next highest ranked players depending on the amount remaining. A vote may be taken by all players at final table or those in the money for the winner to 'top up' to a $4000 package if there is not enough in the prize pool for this, but this must be agreed to by 100% of the remaining players to occur.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
10/06/2011 - Claremont FC on Fridays from 17/6 -
For our regular Claremont Football Club poker fans, the Club is restarting poker events from Friday 17th June. There's some great incentives to come down, with passport prizes (2 bar vouchers up for grabs!), Free League, Cash Tables open from 17th, with Pro restarting in July.
Get the word out amongst your Friday night crew, and see you down at Claremont from the 17th for some more great poker!
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Claremont Football Club PPOA.
24/05/2011 - Jeff Fenech Tournament a Knockout Night! -
As the excited punters got down to the serious business of poker, Jeff Fenech made a grand entrance to great applause at the Paddington Alehouse. After wishing everyone well and magnaminously highlighting the efforts of his boxing protege's, Mr Fenech took his place at the tables and went on to show that he can fight pound for pound at the poker table just as much as in a ring.
From nearly 40 runners, Mr Fenech made final table with 7 others including WAPL regulars, international poker players and Perth celebrities. Spectators were able to watch the action, including the players' hands, live from a private room, with commentary from the table. Despite having a bounty placed on his head, Jeff managed to last until 5th place, whereupon Matthew Holmes took him out with A-K offsuit vs Jeff's K-Q of Hearts. Both hit their King on the flop, but the Ace high held to send Fenech to the ropes. Knocking Jeff Fenech out with one hand secured Matt 2 silver class tickets to the upcoming Wild West Boxing Series.
Matt went on to dominate the remaining 3 players, taking down Greg Hulshoff with pocket 8's vs Greg's A-10, then delivering Tezza Finger a haymaker with 7-2 offsuit. The final two consisted of Matthew and business heavyweight champ Tony Sage.
Dealer Jason Maley dealt a nailbiting and almost tragically painful final hand with Mr Sage all in with pocket Aces (Spade and Heart), being called by Matt with Q-7 of Spades. The flop showed 8-9-10 of spades, flopping Matt the flush with an open ended straight flush draw, and giving Tony the nut flush draw. The final blow was delivered with a Jack of spades on the turn, giving Tony the nut flush and Matt the unbeatable Straight Flush!
WA Poker League is very proud to have been given the opportunity to host this special event for Jeff Fenech. The WAPL Team was delighted to see that all participants walked away with not only an autographed glove, but a memorable night of poker and fun!
Be sure to check out our Facebook album for more photos from this great event!
21/05/2011 - Special Event Monday 23/5! Knock out Jeff Fenech with one hand! -
Jeff "Marrickville Mauler" Fenech, Australian Sporting Hero, 3 times World Champion Boxer and winner of the 2008 Shane Warne Celebrity Poker Tournament at Crown Casino is joining us at the Paddington Alehouse for a special event which ups the stakes and puts some awesome prizes on the table!
We are hosting this event along with our regular Paddington Alehouse Pro and Free League events this Monday 23rd May.
Registration opens 6pm, with all tournaments starting 7pm
There are two options for the Jeff Fenech event:
Player (max 50) - $250 entry
Play in the poker event with Jeff Fenech
Each player receives limited edition boxing gloves signed by Jeff
The player who knocks Jeff out of the event wins 2x Silver Tickets to an upcoming boxing bout (worth $500!)
Event winner will win over $1000 in cash and prizes, including a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a training session with Jeff to watch him train his WA Team, along with 2 VIP tickets to a big upcoming boxing bout, including 3 course meal, drinks, and an invitation to the after party with Jeff Fenech!
The final 8 players battle it out in "the ring", on a camera in-laid poker table up on the big stage at Paddo, with their progress captured live to the Spectator's Private Function Room! This has never been done before in Western Australia!
Players also receive all Spectator benefits!
You can ensure your seat is available for this event:
PRE-BOOK by calling Elle with your details - 0402 755 190
Spectator - $75 entry
Spectators gain access to the Private Function Room at the Paddo
Meet Jeff Fenech during and after the event in the Special Function
Get a signature from and/or photo with the Marrickville Mauler himself
Enjoy the live action from the Jeff Fenech Poker Tournament Final Table, being able to see all player's cards live, the table itself and live action camera of the players as they make their decisions! All this with live commentary straight from the dealer!
Enjoy the tasty treats available during the function
Cash Tables will be available from 6pm until 12 midnight as usual for the Paddo event on Monday. Steps Sit'n'Goes will run from 9pm.
Gaming function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
20/05/2011 - $50/$40 Macau Championship Event Sun 29th May -
YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO WIN YOUR PLACE IN
TEAM WAPL MACAU 2011
Sun 29th May - Elephant & Wheelbarrow @ 12pm
$50 Buy-In/$40 re-buys
plus a WAPL 5th Birthday prize of
2 nights accommodation at the luxurious Grand Lisboa, drawn randomly for one player on the day!
Courtesy of Danny, Fred and the Team at PokerStars Macau (valued at HK$3500)
For lots more information on the Team WAPL Macau Package, including testimonials, visit our Macau page
Top placed player(s) win the $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package for every $4000 in the prize pool from this event. Should the prize pool not exceed $4000, and for any extra in the prize pool, $700 or $200 in Championship Currency will be awarded to the next highest ranked players depending on the amount remaining.
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
13/05/2011 - Celebrate WAPL's 5th Birthday with us this Monday at Paddo -
Celebrating 5 Years of Poker in WA
5 years ago, on the 15th May, Western Australian Poker League ran its first event at the Paddington Alehouse.
Little did we all know the explosion that was to come!
We are very proud to be the ones who started the Poker craze here in Western Australia, and even more proud to still be bringing Western Australians fun, professional and rewarding poker events all year round!
In the spirit of celebrating this milestone for our business, we want to get the word out to players past, present and new, and have a 5th birthday party to remember, Monday 16th May, where else but where it all began, at the Paddo!
Location - Paddington Alehouse, 141 Scarborough Bch Rd, Mt Hawthorn
Time - Party, cash tables and registration starts 6pm. Tournaments start 7pm. Gaming/Partying finishes latest midnight.
What's more, we have some birthday surprises in store for you all!
Free 1 year membership for new members you bring along
Free 1 year renewal for old members returning and due for renewal
Great birthday prizes available for participants to win
and thanks to our great sponsors Hofbrauhaus & Thatcher's, each player on the night can help us celebrate with a free glass of Hofbrau Lager, Thatcher's Cider, or soft drink!
Thanks to those who have sponsored us with great prize giveaways for this event -
Hofbrau Lager
Thatcher's Cider
Clark Rubber Kelmscott - Gary Sims
Beyond the TrapDoor - www.beyondthetrapdoor.com
Enterprise Plumbing - Bruce Norris
Millennium X-tras Photography - Irwan Budiarto
Pokernews Magazine
Paddington Alehouse
Northlands Roundhouse Tavern
Woodvale Tavern
Market City Tavern
There are limited seats available on the night, so get down early to ensure you get your spot!
There's no time to lose, and no better time to get your mates involved in poker! Whether they're regular players or ready to learn the game, invite them along , come celebrate with us, and let them experience Western Australian Poker League!
Want an easy way to share this event with your mates? Join our Facebook page and invite them to our 5th Birthday event!
Remember, we have limited seats (and therefore limited party giveaways!) though we are expecting to pack the Paddo's band room with tables. (Pro League has 10 table limit, Free League limited by room available!)
Gaming Function by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
2/05/2011 - Changes for Season 16! Back to Basics -
STRUCTURE CHANGES FOR SEASON 16
Season 16 Pro & Free Length
Season 16 will run for 19 weeks, finishing on the 11th September 2011, bringing it in line with a future change to 25-26 week seasons from Season 17. 2 seasons per year, with 2 of the biggest prize money Poker Grand Finals in Western Australia every year! You will not want to miss this! The proposed date for the Season 16 Grand Final is Sat/Sun 17-18 Sept.
Pro & Free League Winner Points
We are keeping our regular points structure, but are making one significant change, that is that the winner of a Pro League Tournament wins a bonus 200 points on top of the standard point win for that event. This will mean smaller Pro tournaments (with a greater chance of winning) are now more appealing, and it's easier to chase down a player who has got away from the pack with a couple of wins!
Pro League Prize Payout Structure
The Payout Structure for our regular WAPL events has been adjusted to bring it closer in line with a Top 10% payout. The issue was that 10-39 players was too big a field for top 3 payout, so it will now be top 1 2-9, top 2 10-21, top 3 22-34, top 4 35-44, etc. This way more players win a fairer amount!
Championship Currency winnings will be worked into the new payout system.
Grand Final Qualifications – Back to Basics
To encourage more players to get to the Pro Grand Final, we're going back to an easy system to qualify for the Final, whilst doing so giving regular players a more affordable buy-in into the Grand Final even if they don't qualify; we have adjusted the qualification process and made it simpler to understand!
1-10 for the Season = Free buy-in
11-100 (Minimum 5 games) = $100 buy-in
101+ (Minimum 10 games) = $200 buy-in
Direct buy-in (101+ & less than 10 games) = $1500
Tournament of Champions Expanded
At the end of the season, the Top 8 on the venue ladders play off against each other in a single table Venue Play-off! - $50 buy-in ($40 prize) with the winner getting a $200 Tournament of Champions seat to join the Venue Leader in the Tournament of Champions! Any extra in the prize pool will be paid in cash to 2nd place. If the Venue Leader also wins the Venue Play-off, they will win up to the $200 cash and stop a player from playing against them in the Tournament of Champions!
For this event, we must get at least a $200 prize pool (ie. 5 players). For less than 5 players, all players have the option to pay a $10 PoCA Fee + $200 divided by the number of players in buy-in to make 1 Tournament of Champions ticket to 1st place, or the Play-off won't run.
Pro League Season Prizes
To keep our Grand Final as the major cash payout event for most of our members, we will be reducing the Season Ladder winner prizes from Top 5 back to Top 3, with more money going back to the Grand Final Prize Pool. For those who are aiming to win the overall Season, there is a trip of a lifetime in store for them they'll never forget! To lead the WAPL Team to Macau as our League Champion, playing in the Main Event at the Macau Poker Cup Championship!
1st Place Season Champion = $5000 WAPL League Champion Package.
This includes flights, accommodation, Main Event entry in Macau, and more!
2nd = $1000 Cash
3rd = $500 Cash
Championship Currency (from Steps and Pro events)
Championship Currency can be used to in part or in full pay for –
- WAPL Grand Final buy-in.
- Any Steps events to win more Championship Currency (Steps start 2hrs after regular Pro events).
- Championship events to join the WAPL Team, playing poker in great destinations around the world.
Your current Steps are automatically converted to Championship Currency and can be used now!
Steps Adjustments
All 3 of the Step levels have had the starting chip stack increased, Step 1 2,500, Step 2 5,000, Step 3 10,000. The time of blind rounds increase with higher Steps, too.
Step 1 has been adjusted to a $60 buy-in, with top 2 of 8 winning $200 CC!
Both Step 1 and Step 2 can now be run with 4 players, with top 1 rather than top 2 winning the prize (half steps). This will usually only occur if we cannot get 8 players by the time Steps is due to start (2hrs after Pro event starts).
Cash Table Procedure Changes
Your Cash Table Dealer will now always cut the deck. Upon leaving the cash table after a break, players will write their own name and chip count and leave their chips in place for the Dealer to check and sign off.
Chips are a player's responsibility, and if the chips are miscounted, the player will be called back to help reconcile. If the cause of the error cannot be found, the Dealer's count is final.
Players will sign when receiving chips/money to return to the cash table.
Close to the 30 min 1st break, cash table players will have their cash chips brought out to them at the tables to speed up them getting to the cash table.
30 minute 1st Break
We will work hard to ensure the 1st break is no longer than the scheduled 30 minutes.
We hope you enjoy the new changes, and look forward to a great Season 16!
Your WA Poker League Team
2/05/2011 - Jay Zanoli wins S15 Pro Grand Final & Wade McCarroll wins Free! -
After a massive 2 day of Pro Grand Final, Jay Zanoli has emerged victorious from a starting field of 77 in what may be called the best final table play-off seen so far in WA Poker League history!
It all started when the bubble player (Trevor Rozario) was knocked out by Luke Dick. Both had Ace Queen off-suit, and Luke managed to deal himself 4 hearts for an Ace high flush, securing his place in the money and arousing a great cheer from the other 7 remaining players! Trevor played a great tournament and held the chip lead briefly at the last 2-3 tables. As a player who has graduated from the Free League into regular Pro events, his WAPL history is a great one to follow! Bad luck Trevor and well done on making 9th place.
Our final table saw some great play by very skilled and well known individuals, consisting of Robert Ray, Jay Zanoli, Malcolm Mills, Terresa Teale, Darren Mundy, Season 1 Grand Champion Robyn Ivankovich, S15 Pro 2nd place Luke Dick and WAPL Team ANZPT Adelaide 2011 member George Lawther.
After a day filled with way too many pocket pairs than you'd ever expect, and some great plays and laydowns, we ended the day with Jay Zanoli besting Luke Dick for the title of Season 15 Grand Champion. Congratulations Jay!
The placings -
1st - Jay Zanoli
2nd - Luke Dick
3rd - Robert Ray
4th - Robyn Ivankovich
5th - George Lawther
6th - Darren Mundy
7th - Malcolm Mills
8th - Terresa Teale
The Season 15 Free League Grand Final consisted of 58 players, and saw a great field of our regular free members battle it out for the fame of being Free League Champion. Regular Woodvale and Boat player Wade McCarroll topped Andrew Sebastian at the end to take out the Free Grand Final. Congratulations to Wade, Andrew, and the rest of the Free League players for such a great Final and day!
The placings and photos from both Grand Finals will be up in the Season 15 event results shortly.
We hope you had a great couple of days, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Season 16, starting immediately on Monday with Pro and Free at the Paddo! We have some very good changes for the 16th WAPL Season, so keep an eye on the news for these, and spread the word!
1/05/2011 - Keep up to date with WAPL via Email, Facebook & Twitter! -
Accidentally missed the last Special event or Grand Final? Don't have time to keep checking our website all day? Want to know the important news at WA Poker League?
Send your email address (along with your name) to info@wapokerleague.com.au and we'll send you important WAPL emails
Join us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/WAPokerLeague/
Join us on Twitter - http://twitter.com/WAPokerLeague/
Also you can subscribe to our RSS2.0 or ATOM1.0 News feeds by clicking the links for them under the Current News section.
Helping you never miss your WA Poker League news again :)
We take our news emails and our Members seriously, and won't spam you with unnecessary email junk every day. Expect some informative emails to help you keep up to date with important WAPL events and news like new venues in your area, upcoming special events and Grand Final info.
30/04/2011 - Pro Grand Final Day 1 over, Day 2 & Free League GF tomorrow! -
We are down to a final 3 tables, 23 players, of our starting field of 77 in the WAPL Pro Grand Final for Season 15!
Congratulations to those who have made it through to Day 2! You can look forward to the blinds being wound back a level, an average chipstack of 33,500, and the top 8 players in the money!
Pro Registration is 12:15 for a 12:30pm start at South Fremantle Football Club, and for those who aren't in the Pro final or the Free final (11am to 11:45am rego), remember we still have lots of cash table and step sit'n'go action along with the fun 2 Player Teams event! (12 rego, 1pm start)
Congratulations to James D'Orazio for winning today's Heads Up Championship, where he topped the 16 player field to win $240 cash!
The players with the Top 5 chip counts heading into Pro Day 2 are -
Jay Zanoli - 78,000
Trevor Rozario - 64,000
Robert Ray - 58,000
Malcolm Mills - 46,000
Steve McHugh - 45,000
Good luck in Day 2 to our Pro players, and best of luck to all our Free League Grand Final players, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow for another great day of poker.
Remember, Season 16 starts this Monday 2nd May.
23/04/2011 - Special events on both Grand Final Days! -
In addition to the Pro and Free Grand Finals running on 30th Apr & 1st May, you will also be able to participate in two fun special events!
Final Heads Up Championship registration 3pm.
Final 2 Player Teams Event registration 1pm.
23/04/2011 - Atrium Hotel running regular events, Thursdays from next week! -
We're happy to announce that the Atrium Hotel in Mandurah will be back running regular events in their awesome downstairs "poker den" from this Thursday 28th April. This will be starting as Free League with Cash Tables, and moving to Pro League, Free League and Cash Tables from the first Thursday in June (proposed dates).
Please spread the word and support the Atrium's restart with WAPL, now on Thursday nights from 6pm.
Gaming Functions by Permit issued under Section 47 of the Act for Poker for Charity Association
22/04/2011 - Tournament of Champions @ Paddo, Monday 25/4 -
Tournament of Champions at Paddo
Congratulations to the following players for winning their venues and qualifying for the Tournament of Champions. See you at the Paddington this Monday!
Pro League - $1800 Prize Pool
Payouts - Winner $900 plus the Leon Best Trophy
Second $540
Third $360
Penny Wells - Claremont Football Club
Jackie Bailey - Brighton Hotel
Cameron Murray - Geraldton Beach Hotel
Jay Poa - Market City Tavern
Rhonda Hulshoff - Paddington Alehouse
Kris Hateley - Roundhouse
David Evans - The Boat
Rob Ray - Woodvale Tavern
Rob Ray - Woodbridge Hotel
Free League
Lynette Chalmers - Brighton Hotel
Frank Maley - Claremont Football Club
Steven McCarthy - Elephant & Wheelbarrow Pub
Dale Hogarth - Geraldton Beach Hotel
Jeremy Thomas - Market City Tavern
Margo Spencer - Paddington Alehouse
Larry Gane - Roundhouse
Jeremy Thomas - South Fremantle Football Club
Julie Stevens - Southerlys Dongara
Terry Smith - The Boat
Paul Lord - Woodvale Tavern
To Be Confirmed - Woodbridge Hotel
All members are invited to come down to The Paddo to support their venue teammates and join in some great poker with these special events available to all members:
Pro League - $50 Buy-in at 7pm - $40 to Prize Pool
Free League Double Header at 7pm and again @ 9pm
Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 6pm
See You There!
Gaming Function by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Association
14/04/2011 - Season 15 Grand Final Information - (Check here for updates) -
WAPL Season Grand Finals
WA Poker League Season Grand Finals (For Pro and Free Leagues) are awesome events, culminating in the best of the best in both leagues playing off to prove who is WAPL's Grand Champion for each League for that Season!
With WAPL's Pro League paying out over $2,000,000 since we started in May 2006, Pro League Players compete for not only the cash and Championship Event prizes at our nightly events, they also play to qualify for the Pro League Grand Final. Those playing in the Grand Final have a chance to reach the pinnacle of WA Poker by becoming a WAPL Grand Champion. The overall Season Top 10 win their Grand Final buy-in for free with the Top 5 also winning great cash prizes for doing so well during the season!
Pro Rank | Cash Prize
1st | $5000
2nd | $3000
3rd | $1000
4th | $600
5th | $400
In addition to the overall league rankings, the top player for each venue at the end of the season will also gain automatic qualification into the Champion of Champions Tournament held at the end of the season, which has its own huge prize pool! So now there's even more reason to reach that top spot! Only Pro League venues running for over 5 weeks during a season will be eligible for the winning qualification, and if a player has already gained qualification through another venue, it does not automatically qualify the 2nd placed player for the prize.
Get in there, get qualified, and be in with a chance to take out WA's BIGGEST and BEST Poker Tournament with the Western Australian Poker League!
More Details -
Locations, Dates & Times
Pro League Day 1 - Confirmed date Sat 30th April, Albion Hotel, Stirling Hwy Cottesloe.
Pro League Registration opens 11:30am.
Final Pro League registrations 12:45pm for a 1pm start.
Final Heads Up Championship registration 3pm.
Pro Day 2 & Free League - Applied date Sun 1st May, South Fremantle Football Club, Freo Oval, Fremantle.
Free League Registration opens 11:00am.
Final Free League registrations 11:45am for a 12pm start.
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2nd Day Pro League registration 12:15pm for 12:30pm start.
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2 Player Teams Event ($40 each) registration opens 12:00pm.
Final 2 Player Teams Event registration 1pm.
Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
There is a minimum 5 Pro Game requirement to qualify for the Grand Final unless you buy-in as a non-qualifier for $1500
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Top 200 qualifiers. If seats are not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event. Reserves must have played 10 Pro games during the season to participate. Non reserves must buy-in for $1500.
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The qualification buy-in is based on a tiered ranking system.
1st to 10th = Free Entry!
11th to 50th = $100
51st to 100th = $150
101st to 150th = $200
151st to 200th = $250
>200 but played 10+ Pro Games = $250
Non-Qualifier = $1500
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$10 goes to the club/charity we are operating the event with, and the rest is pooled to the Grand Final Prize Pool! This ensures not only a great prize pool, but also a significant bonus to those higher ranked players for the season, as they can win a big discount off their buy-in!
Up to the top 20 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players on the day!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 200 qualifiers (160 seats, filled on a first come first entered basis. If they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
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Top 40 Free League players receive a FREE 1500 rebuy if they get knocked out before the 1st break!
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be Cash Tables and Steps Sit'n'Goes running for players who wish to play more poker during the events!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, may still play in this event.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified (qualified players must have played 5 games however). If you are outside the top 200 qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games.
14/04/2011 - New King of the Hill @ CFC 29th April! -
King of the Hill returns to Claremont FC this Friday
WA Poker League Presents
Date - Friday 29th April, 2011
Time - Registration 6-7:30pm, Cash Tables and Steps from 6pm
Tournament Start 7:30pm
Cost - $20 buy-in, with a $10 re-buy option upon losing a crown.
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Rd, Claremont. Remember, the club is close to public transport. If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Get down early! There is a limit of 40 seats.
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and call King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 50% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 20%! ($15 entry to prize, $5 to Claremont FC fundraising, 100% of re-buys goes to prize).
There will be Cash Tables and Steps to Success Sit n Goes running, so this is definitely an event not to miss!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Steps Sit n Goes.
Claremonts Freeroll Tournament is still on at 6:15pm, and Free League will start at the regular time of 7:30pm!
Other important tournament notes -
- Players start with 5000 in chips
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 2500 in chips OR 3x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
Gaming Function by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Claremont Football Club
14/04/2011 - 2 Player Teams event @ CFC this Friday 15/4 -
2 player Teams @ Claremont Football Club this Friday 15/4!
$40 buy-in per player, 3000 in chips per player. Pro league points apply. 6pm registration, 7:30pm start after the Friday Freeroll!
Don't forget to get into the Friday Freeroll which starts at 6:15pm for your chance to win one of multiple $40 Step 1 Seats!
Free League is also on at Claremont, with a 7:30pm start.
Gaming Function by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Claremont Football Club
3/04/2011 - Free League Double at Paddo for April -
During April we will be trialing a double Free tournament at the Paddo on Monday nights! If you play in the first event (registration 6pm, starts 7pm), you can then play in a second Free event straight afterwards (starts ~9pm depending on first Free event).
Double the points, double the fun, with the Free League Double at Paddo!
24/03/2011 - Mark Ridgwell & Patrick Healy in ANZPT Perth -
Mark Ridgwell and Patrick Healy both won last chance entries for the ANZPT Perth Main Event. The tournament was played on Wednesday night. Unfortunately Patrick got knocked out early with 2 pairs on the flop, rivered by a flush. Mark, on the other hand, went through to qualify for the Main Event!
We have just had news that Mark copped a couple of bad beats to be knocked out of ANZPT Main event, AK vs A2, then a flopped straight vs a rivered full house to bust.
Congratulations to both Mark and Pat for making it through to the events, and bad luck on not going further. We look forward to seeing these talented individuals back on the WAPL Teams soon!
21/03/2011 - Congratulations to our first 2 Vegas 2011 WAPL Team Members! -
After a great 45 player event on Sunday for the Championship event, we have our first two WAPL Team Members for Vegas 2011!
Congratulations to Matthew Moller and Kris Busby, each winning $4000 packages including flights, accomodation and major qualifier entry.
20/03/2011 - Vegas Champ Event #1 TODAY -
Vegas in July
Not Just a Dream
"Join the WAPL Team for Vegas 2011"
$200 Buy-in Freeze Out Event Today
Elephant & Wheelbarrow Pub, Northbridge
12noon rego for a 1pm Start
Free League Tournament @ 1-00pm
Steps Sit n Goes & Cash Tables
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for the Poker for Charity Assn. by the Western Australian Poker League.
All $200 buy-in event seats are transferrable but non-refundable unless the event is canceled. You must contact WAPL via e-mailing info@wapokerleague.com.au to inform us of the transfer of seats prior to the event, or your chips will be in play at the event.
Winners of WAPL Team Packages must be current WAPL members and agree to abide by the WAPL Team rules and agreement prior to travel. Package may be transferred within 7 days of winning it to a current WAPL member who complies with our WAPL Team requirements, but are non-refundable. WAPL reserves the right to refuse an individual entry to the WAPL Team for any reason. In this case, the individual must transfer or sell the package to another WAPL member within 7 days of winning it, unless another arrangement is agreed upon in writing by WAPL and the individual.
16/03/2011 - Don't forget the two Special events this Friday & Sunday! -
This Friday is the next King of the Hill tournament at Claremont Football Club. This tournament structure, designed by WAPL, is a great, fun way to play poker with a little more strategy! Come down from 6pm for the Friday Freeroll, and the KOTH starts at 7:30pm.
Sunday 20th March is the first of the Vegas 2011 Championship Events! $200 Freezeout event. With at least one $4000 package already guaranteed, we expect 2-3 depending on numbers!
So for your chance to join the WAPL Team in Vegas this year, Sunday 20th March, 12 midday registration, 1pm start.
Remember, you can use Steps tickets to pay in full or part + cash to enter the championship event.
See you soon,
Your WAPL Team
All Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for various not for profits by Western Australian Poker League Pty. Ltd.
15/03/2011 - Win your Steps at Pro events now! Plus other great changes! -
After much consultation and suggestions from members, we have some trial changes from this week to the payout structure for Championship tickets, Steps to Success tickets and Cash Tables.
Pro League payouts will no longer include the $200 Championship event seat paid out to 1st place in larger events. In place of this, the top 3 places (or top 1 in <15 Pro events) will win a $40 Step 1 Seat plus cash for their payouts. This removes the accumulation of a large portion of the prize pool to 1st and spreads it back out across the prize winners.
As players win Step 1 tickets (electronically recorded for convenience) we will be running Step 1 Sit n Goes at Pro events, leading the winner to a $200 step 2 seat, with 2nd & 3rd place winning a repeat at the Step 1.
In an effort to help everyone make the most out of their Steps tickets and still be able to qualify for the major Championship Events, all Steps to Success seats are transferable and combinable to other Steps or Championship Event Seats. For example, if you win a Step 2 seat (worth $200), you can use this in either a Step 2 OR a Championship Event. If you've won 5 Step 1 seats ($40 each), you can combine them to one $200 Step 2 or Championship Event Seat. You can also combine Step ticket values and top up any extra required to meet the appropriate Step/Seat you want to play in! (eg. combine 3x $200 Step 2's + $100 cash to play in a $700 Step 3 to have a 1 in 8 chance at the $4000 Vegas Package!)
Cash Tables are available to all current WAPL members. Priority to Cash Tables goes to Pro League players then Free League players playing in tournaments at the event. The commission is still averaged at 7.5%, with an increase to the max cap to $40.
All cash poker events are operated to raise funds for charity or not for profit organisations like Claremont and South Fremantle Football Clubs. Profits raised by WAPL operated events goes towards Club fundraising and helping fund charitable health and welfare causes in Western Australia.
All Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for various not for profits by Western Australian Poker League Pty. Ltd.
Western Australian Poker League promotes and conducts responsible gaming. If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
10/03/2011 - South Fremantle FC events not on 12/3 -
Due to an AFL Eagles vs Dockers match being held at South Fremantle FC Oval, we won't be able to run the scheduled events on the 12th March.
Please pass this info on to your fellow players so they don't go there expecting poker on the 12th!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
6/03/2011 - WAPL featured in the Weekend West, 5th March, 2011 -
Check out this weekend's West Australian newspaper for a great write-up about poker in WA, WAPL and our very own players.
Click here for a bigger image
5/03/2011 - 2 player Teams event @ Claremont this Friday 11/3 -
2 player Teams @ Claremont Football Club this Friday 11/3!
$40 buy-in per player, 3000 in chips per player. Pro league points apply. 6pm registration, 7:30pm start after the Friday Freeroll!
Don't forget to get into the Friday Freeroll which starts at 6:15pm for your chance to win one of multiple $40 Step 1 Seats! Free League is also on at Claremont, with a 7:30pm start.
Gaming Function by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Claremont Football Club
1/03/2011 - King of the Hill this Friday 4/3/11 @ Claremont FC -
King of the Hill returns to Claremont FC this Friday
WA Poker League Presents
Date - Friday 4th March, 2011
Time - Registration 6-7:30pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 6pm
Tournament Start 7:30pm
Cost - $40 buy-in (with Pro Ladder Points!)
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Rd, Claremont. Remember, the club is close to public transport. If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Get down early! There is a limit of 40 seats.
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and call King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 50% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 20%! ($20 entry to prize, $10 to Grand Final, $10 to Claremont FC fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and Steps to Success Sit n Goes running, so this is definitely an event not to miss!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Steps Sit n Goes.
Claremonts Freeroll Tournament is still on at 6pm, and Free League will start at the regular time of 7:30pm!
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
24/02/2011 - South Fremantle not on this weekend 26/2/11 -
Due to other committments, South Fremantle FC will not be hosting poker this Saturday 26 Feb. Head to Woodbridge hotel for your Pro and Free poker on Saturday, or Elephant & Wheelbarrow on Sunday to compete in Steps to Success Sit'n'Goes!
These Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Association.
3/02/2011 - Steps on Saturdays & Sundays from this weekend -
This Saturday and Sunday sees Steps Sit'n'goes being run at venues on both days, so you've got plenty of opportunity to get involved and take your 3 steps to Vegas!
Support South Fremantle FC's start to 2011 with Steps from 12pm to 6pm and Free League from 1pm.
Elephant & Wheelbarrow is back this Sunday with Steps from 12pm to 6pm and Free League from 1pm.
Click here for more information about Steps to Success!
All Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for various not for profits by Western Australian Poker League Pty. Ltd.
3/02/2011 - News from Team WAPL @ ANZPT Adelaide (Live coverage) -
The team arrives in Adelaide
Of the 8 team members, 7 are through to the ANZPT Adelaide Main event!
Michael Healy (22nd in the Aussie Millions just a couple of weeks ago!) played in Day1a. He had a run of about 2.5 hours with absolutely no cards he could play, but has done well to end Day1a with 57k from his 20k starting stack. Mike now has a day off to prepare for Day2 while Day1b is underway...
Day1b saw 6 of the WAPL Team start (Patrick, David, Jeff, George, Clinton and Jill). Unfortunately Patrick Healy was knocked out early in Day1b, with a shocking run of KK being beaten, then the very next hand having JJ beaten by a straight. Bad luck Pat.
The other 5 players have settled in, with Jill (who was at Pat's table) having some particularly tough competition (including Australia's top online poker player, who made 1 million+ in online winnings last year). This table has seen 3 players knocked out so far, which is the most from a table this early in the day.
With 20k starting stacks and 60 minute blind levels, the structure is nice and slow.
3:20pm (AWST) - The 5 team members are still playing in Day1b. 4 are sitting comfortably, and David Evans is short stacked with 3,000 in chips. A few double-ups and he'll be back in it! Go team!
4pm (AWST) - With 1.5 hours of play left in Day1b, 5 WAPL Team members are still in. David is still hanging in there with 2.5k. Over 60 players have been eliminated so far. Hopefully our 5 Team members can make it through to Day 2...
4:06pm (AWST) - David was just knocked out. Got his chips in with Ace 9 vs 4 7, but a 4 hit the flop and he didn't improve. Bad luck David.
4:13pm (AWST) - Jill has just doubled up with Ace Jack vs Ace 8. Her stack is now 23k.
5pm (AWST) - With 30 minutes left in play, Jeff's stack is 43k, Jill 22k, George 18k, and Clinton 14k. Blinds are currently 400/800.
5:20pm (AWST) - Both Jill and Clinton have been knocked out of the Main Event with 16 minutes remaining in Day1B. Jill was busted with AJ on a board of J4468 by a player with a 4 after some pre-flop raising. Clinton was knocked out by reigning ANZPT Champ Tony Hachem. Clinton holding pocket Queens vs Hachem's AJ offsuit, which hit an Ace on the river. Bad luck Jill and Clinton.
Day2 - 11:15am (AWST) - News from the team as Day 2 progresses is good! There's 77 players left at last count with top 27 being paid. The blinds are currently 800/1600 with an average of 65k chips. Jeff is now on 60k after a great 30k pot won by calling a big bluff. George was low stacked but has just doubled up and then tripled up to 35k! Michael is also still in the race!
Day2 - 8pm (AWST) - Michael Healy copped a nasty beat to get out before the end of day 2. George hung in there with very few chips and no playable cards. He ended in 47th place overall. Great effort George! He says that he "learnt a lot and had a great time!" At the end of Day 2 Jeff is the last WAPL Member standing! He's got 54k with a 138k average and is playing super-tight! There are 36 players left with 27 getting in the money. Good luck for Day 3 Jeff!
Day 3 - 10:40am (AWST) - News has just come through that Jeff has been knocked out of the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. Having been surviving but card dead for the entire day, he finally saw pocket queens and took his chance. As fate would have it, his queens ran into pocket aces, which held, knocking Jeff out in 32nd place. So close! Bad luck Jeff.
We will be posting more updates to this thread as we get news from the Team!
Good luck Team WAPL ANZPT Adelaide!
1/02/2011 - Good Luck WAPL Team ANZPT Adelaide! -
The WAPL Team heads to Adelaide this Wednesday to compete in the Pokerstars ANZPT! We wish them all the best!
Here are the WAPL Team Members -
Patrick Healy (Team WAPL Macau '09, WSOP '10)
Michael Healy (Team WAPL WSOP '10, 22nd in Aussie Millions '11)
Jeffrey Field (Team WAPL Macau '10)
David Evans
George Lawther
Clinton Hall
Phil Haigh
Jill Maley (Team WAPL Macau '09-10, WSOP '10)
Frank Maley (Team WAPL Macau '09-10, WSOP '10)
28/01/2011 - Congratulations Michael Healy! -
Michael Healy was knocked out in 22nd position (from over 700 starters) with QQ vs AK offsuit last night in the Aussie Millions. For his awesome effort he's won $45,000AUD!
Congratulations Michael! We look forward to catching up with you when you return to Perth.
Your WAPL Team
27/01/2011 - Michael Healy goes deep in Aussie Millions! -
WAPL Team Member (WSOP 2010) Michael Healy is having a great run at the Aussie Millions! Currently 4th overall chip leader with 710,000 in chips!
He is currently sitting on a 6 handed table with Patrik Antonius and Erick Lindgren, but is the chip leader at his table (15,000 more than Patrik).
We'd like to wish Michael all the best from the WAPL Team and regular Mandurah players, who I'm sure will be talking all about his great run tonight at the Brighton Hotel!
Michael Healy - a familiar face around the WAPL Tables
25/01/2011 - No events this Australia Day -
Due to the fact that is Australia Day, we will not be hosting any poker events this Wednesday, 26th of January. We apologise for any inconvenience. The team at WAPL wishes you all a fun and safe Australia Day!
24/01/2011 - First Steps Day a success! -
Our first Steps to Success day on Sunday at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow was a great success! With 3 Step 1 Sit N Goes run, congratulations to Steven McCarthy, Hazel Kudlak and Milan Nerad for achieving Step 2 seats! Another 4 players still have Step 1 seats available for another Steps day (this coming Sunday at the Elephant is the next one!) and we're sure that there will be more players next week looking to move up the Steps towards their $4000 Vegas package.
Come to the Elephant & Wheelbarrow from midday Sunday to start on your first Steps to Success!
All Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for various not for profits by Western Australian Poker League Pty. Ltd.
23/01/2011 - Championship Sit'n'Goes - SnG Steps to win your $4000 Package to Macau! -
Steps to Success - Win a $4000 Championship Package to join the WAPL Team abroad!
Here's a great way to win your Championship Package and join Team WAPL to fly to Macau to play in a major international poker event!
Win your way through our 4 or 8 player Steps Sit'n'Go system!
You may pay for Steps Sit'n'Goes with cash or Championship Currency (cc)
Step $20 - 1,500 starting chips, 10 min blinds, $20 entry.
8 player Step 1 - 1st & 2nd - $60 CC
4 player Step 1 - 1st - $60 CC
Step $60 - 2,500 starting chips, 15 min blinds, $60 entry.
8 player Step 1 - 1st & 2nd - $200 CC, 3rd - $40 CC
4 player Step 1 - 1st - $200 CC
Step $200 - 5,000 starting chips, 20 min blinds, $200 entry.
8 player Step 2 - 1st & 2nd - $700 CC, 3rd - $40 CC
4 player Step 2 - 1st - $700 CC
Step $700 - 10,000 starting chips, 30 min blinds, $700 entry.
8 players only
1st - $4000 Championship Package (flights, accommodation, mega satellite tournament entry for the Macau Red Dragon / Poker Cup Championship,team party, team tournament for main event entry if applicable, and more!)
2nd - $700 CC
3rd & 4th & 5th & 6th - $200 CC
Take your Steps to Success at any Pro League event 2 hours after Pro tournament begins (eg. most night events Steps starts at 9pm, daytime Steps starts at 3pm)
Achieved championship currency is non-refundable, but may be sold or transfered to other WAPL members only if both transferring players are present and agree, or an official e-mail from the seller is sent to info@wapokerleague.com.au stating the amount transferred. Championship Currency is monitored electronically and carries over between Championship Series. A member may use Championship Currency to buy-in in part or in full to Steps Sit'n'Goes, Championship events or Pro Grand Finals, or to the $4000 Championship Package direct.
All Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for various not for profits.
13/01/2011 - Join the WAPL Team trip to ANZPT Adelaide for Free! -
Join the WAPL TEAM Trip to Adelaide for FREE
Last ANZPT Adelaide 2011 Free Roll
Claremont FC - Friday 14th Jan - 6-15pm Start
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Claremont Football Club by Western Australian Poker League.
Book a Seat Now - be part of the Team
Full Package - $4000 (Includes M/E Buy-in, Airfares, Team Package and 5 nights @ Intercontinental Adelaide)
Satellite Package - $2200 (Final Phase Sat. for M/E Buy-in, Airfares, Team Package and 5 nights @ Intercontinental Adelaide)
THAT'S RIGHT – YOU CAN JOIN THE TEAM FOR ONLY $2200
Phone Frank today 0411 869 888 - Deposit $400 guarantees your seat.
You can still win your seat at the last ANZPT Adelaide Championship Event this Sunday!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow - $200 buy-in – Rego from 12noon (plus Pro & Free Leagues)
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Assn. by Western Australian Poker League.
2/01/2011 - Welcome to 2011, and WAPL Season 15! -
We hope you all had a fun filled Christmas and New Year's Eve!
Our first pre-season events for 2011 start this Wednesday 5th January with the Boat and Market City Tavern Pro and Free special events. Woodvale and Brighton have Pro and Free special events on Thursday 6th, and Woodbridge Hotel has Pro and Free special events on Saturday 8th.
Monday 10th sees the start of Season 15 at the Paddo, with our regular season events starting from then!
We look forward to seeing you early on in the new season, and good luck!
These Gaming Functions by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Association
1/12/2010 - FREE ROLL to ANZPT ADELAIDE 2011 -
Join the WAPL TEAM Trip to Adelaide for FREE
Three Special ANZPT Free Rolls
Woodvale - Thursday 9th Dec - 6-00pm Start
Claremont FC - Friday 10th Dec - 6-15pm Start
Paddington - Monday 13th Dec - 6-00pm Start
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Assn. or Claremont Football Club by Western Australian Poker League.
Book a Seat Now - be part of the Team
Full Package - $4000 (Includes M/E Buy-in)
Satellite Package - $2200 (Tourny for M/E Buy-in)
Book with Jason or Frank - Deposit $400 guarentees your seat.
Last 2010 Events @ WAPL Venues
Poker continues at all WAPL Venues beyond this week, for dates see below:
Venue Last Play Date Starts 2011
Paddington (Mon) 13th December 10th January
Roundhouse (Tue) 21st December 11th January
The Boat (Wed) 15th December 5th January
Market City (Wed) 15th December 5th January
Woodvale Tav (Thu) 16th December 6th January
Brighton Hotel (Thu) 16th December 6th January
Claremont FC (Fri) 10th December 14th January
Woodbridge Hot (Sat) 18th December 8th January
South Freo FC (Sat) 18th December February
Elephant & WB (Sun) 12th December 16th January
See you at the Season 14 Grand Final Events
Pro League - Day 1 - Sat 11th @ South Freo FClub
(All members welcome for Sit n Go & Cash Table Action)
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for the South Fremantle Football Club by Western Australian Poker League.
Pro League - Day 2 - Sun 12th @ Elephant & W/B
Free League - Sunday 12th @ Elephant & W/Barrow
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Association by Western Australian Poker League.
"Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All"
The Management and Staff of the Western Australian Poker League extend the best wishes for the upcoming Festive Season to all its Members, associated Venues and their Staff, and numerous Suppliers.
We look forward to welcoming all members back to an event in 2011.
15/11/2010 - WAPL Championship Series - ANZPT Adelaide 2011 -
The current Championship event series is to join the WA Poker League Team on our assault on the ANZPT Adelaide in early February 2011!
Congratulations to our WAPL ANZPT Adelaide 2011 Team Winners -
Patrick Healy (Previously : WAPL Team Member Macau 2009!
and WAPL Team Member Las Vegas 2010!)
Jeffrey Field (Previously : WAPL Team Member Macau 2010!)
The WAPL ANZPT Adelaide Packages to win are worth $4,000 for the Main Event Package, or $2200 for the Major Satellite Package, and include:
- Flights to and from Perth, 2nd Feb* and 7th Feb* 2011
- 5 nights Accommodation
- Entry to ANZPT Adelaide Main Event (Main Event Package) or Entry to ANZPT Final Phase Satellite (Major Satellite Package)
We want as many of our WAPL Members to join us in Adelaide as possible!
Here's how to win your seat -
ANZPT Adelaide 2011 Championship Series Schedule
Sunday 24th October 2010 @ Elephant & Wheelbarrow - 33 Players
ANZPT Adelaide Main Event Package Winner - Patrick Healy
Saturday 20th November 2010 @ South Fremantle Football Club - 28 Players
ANZPT Adelaide Main Event Package Winner - Jeffrey Field
*Sunday 12th December (Grand Final Day 2) 2011 @ Elephant & Wheelbarrow - 12pm rego, 1:30pm start - $200 buy-in Re-buy Tournament with max 1 re-buy & 1 top-up
*Sunday 16th January 2011 @ Elephant & Wheelbarrow - 12pm rego, 1pm start - $200 buy-in Freezeout Tournament
* Dates may be subject to change as these are planned events pending approval for Permits by the Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia.
All $200 buy-in event seats are transferrable but non-refundable unless the event is canceled. You must contact WAPL via e-mailing info@wapokerleague.com.au to inform us of the transfer of seats prior to the event, or your chips will be in play at the event.
Winners of WAPL Team Packages must be current WAPL members and agree to abide by the WAPL Team rules and agreement prior to travel. Package may be transferred within 7 days of winning it to a current WAPL member who complies with our WAPL Team requirements, but are non-refundable. WAPL reserves the right to refuse an individual entry to the WAPL Team for any reason. In this case, the individual must transfer or sell the package to another WAPL member within 7 days of winning it, unless another arrangement is agreed upon in writing by WAPL and the individual.
29/10/2010 - ANZPT Adelaide Championship Event this Saturday @ SFFC -
ANZPT Adelaide Championship Event 2 is this Saturday!
Come down for your chance to win your way to Adelaide with the WAPL Team!
South Fremantle Football Club - 12pm registration, 1pm start!
$200 entry per player (With 1 top-up optional @ Break) ($180 of $200 to Prize Pool)
Free League Tournament from 2pm
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for South Fremantle Football Club by Western Australian Poker League.
If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au
23/10/2010 - Next $200 ANZPT Champ Event Nov 20th -
SAT 20th Nov @ 12-30pm
South Fremantle Football Club
$200 Buy-in Freeze Out Tournament
"We Encourage Responsible Gaming"
The WAPL ANZPT Adelaide Packages to win are worth $4,000 and include:
- Flights to and from Adelaide, 2nd Feb 2011* and 7th Feb 2011*
- 5 nights Premium Accommodation in an Adelaide Hotel.
- Entry to the ANZPT Adelaide 2011 Main Event.
- WAPL ANZPT Adelaide 2011 Team Package and Uniform.
- Transfers and Travel Insurance.
This is the second of three ANZPT Adelaide Championship Events to win a seat on this the first WAPL Team to tour within Australia with Main Event entry included.
Other ANZPT Adelaide Championship Events:
Sun January 9th @ Elephant & W/B - Re-Buy Event
ANZPT Adelaide Results:
Congratulations to these ANZPT Seat Winners:
Patrick Healy - 24th Oct - Elephant & W/Barrow Pub
* Dates subject to confirmation and could be changed.
Supporting the South Fremantle Football Club
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for the South Fremantle Football Club by the WA Poker League.
If you feel you may have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to call the Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelpline.org.au/
16/10/2010 - South Fremantle FC Saturday Specials! -
Upcoming Saturday Special Events @ SFFC
Sat Oct 30th @ South Fremantle Football Club
4 Player Teams!
4 tournaments with a team member in each, top 2 of each reach final table and play off against each other! Prize to 1st as well as top ranked teams!
$30 buy-in ($20 to prize, $10 to SFFC)
2,500 Starting Chips
Freezeout (No Re-buys)
Registration 12pm, gaming from 1pm to 6pm.
Supporting South Fremantle Football Club
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for South Fremantle Football Club by Western Australian Poker League.
29/08/2010 - Season 13 Grand Final Results -
With a field of 103 starters, 10,000 chip stacks and over 1,000,000 in chips, play started out slowly. However, as the blinds started to creep up, we saw players knocked out very quickly, moving to the cash tables and sit n goes for the rest of the day.
We ended Day 1 with two tables of 7 players, each of who will return tomorrow to fight it out for the top 10 prize money!
Congratulations, and best of luck on Day 2, to the following members (with chip counts) -
Andrew Fleming - 164,000
Adam Woods - 150,000
Jay Zanoli - 134,000
Todd Warner - 129,500
Phill Greatrex (Team WAPL WSOP '10) - 87,000
John "Bubbles" Dean (Has bubbled in 2 Grand Finals!) - 81,000
Lee Burgess - 52,500
Steve Burgess - 46,500
Milan Nerad (S13 Venue Winner, Brighton Hotel) - 39,000
Deborah Fisher (Team WAPL WSOP '10) - 37,000
Terresa Teale - 36,500
Colin Wilford (S12 Grand Final Runner-up) - 29,000
Dave Beckhaus - 26,000
Ian Slater (S5 Grand Final Champion) - 19,000
Day 2 saw the return of our 14 Pro players, with big swings in chips by almost all players. The chip lead changed on many occasions throughout the day, but we eventually got down to our final 2 players, Steve Burgess and Andrew Fleming. After a great heads up, Andrew took out the tournament after coming into Day 2 as chip leader, picking himself up over $14,000 cash and the Grand Champion Trophy in the process!
Congratulations Andrew on such a great effort over both days!
In the Free League Grand Final held on Sunday, we had 69 players fighting it out for the Free League Champion Title. In what was a great tournament full of fun, we eventually saw heads up between Lee Matfield and Steven McCarthy, with veteran Steve taking out the title! Congratulations Steven for your great win!
27/08/2010 - Welcome to WAPL Season 14! Starting Mon 30th August -
We have some great new changes coming this season. We've trialled them and have had great support from our members, so here you go -
Pro League will now be a $50 Freezeout tournament with no re-buys or top-ups at our regular events, with a 5000 chip starting stack!
Bigger prizes for the Top placed Pro Season winners! 1st place on the ladder at the end of Season 14 will now win $5,000!
Free League passport uses have now been expanded. Passport re-entries now get 2000 chips! If you were not re-entered into the tournament prior to the break with a completed passport, you can use a completed passport at the end of the 1st break to add-on 2000 chips to your current chip stack!
Get the word out, and get involved this season! We look forward to seeing you at an event soon.
Your WAPL Team
15/08/2010 - SUPER SUNDAY $150 Tournaments -
$150 Buy-in Deep Stack Cash Tourny
Sun Oct 17th, 24th & 31st @ The Elephant & Wheelbarrow, Northbridge
10,000 Starting Chips
20 min Blinds
Antes from Round 5
Freezeout (No Re-buys)
Registration 12pm, gaming from 1pm to 6pm.
Supporting Poker for Charity Association
"Gaming Function" by Permit under Section 47 of the Act conducted for Poker for Charity Association by the WA Poker League.
20/07/2010 - WAPL Championship Event - Macau 2010 -
The current Championship event series is to join the WA Poker League Team on our assault on the Macau Poker Cup Championship in early November 2010!
Congratulations to our current WAPL Macau 2010 Team Winners -
Tristan Hewitt
Hazel Kudlak
Warren Stewart
Rob Browne
Gary Christie
Jeffrey Field
Tanja Vujanic
John Dean
The Macau Poker Cup's Main Event is the only regular high buy-in poker tournament in Asia (with a $20,000 HKD buy-in) and a deep-value slow structure running over four days (with 2x day 1's), thus attracting top players from across Asia and the world to test their true poker skills against each other. The Main Event is also the richest regular poker tournament in Asia with a guaranteed prize pool of at least $3,500,000 HKD (over $500,000 AUD!).
The WAPL Macau Poker Cup Packages to win are worth $4,000 AUD, and include:
- Flights to and from Perth, 1st Nov* and 9th Nov*
- 8 nights Accommodation in a Lisboa Tower Superior Room, Macau.
- Entry to Phase 3 Macau Poker Cup Main Event (Final Main Event Qualification Phase)
Top placed winners in the Phase 3 tournament win $20,000 HKD seats to the Main Event, to play for their share in the $3,500,000 HKD plus guaranteed prize pool!
We want as many of our WAPL Members to join us in Macau as possible!
Here's how to win your seat -
Macau Cup Qualifier Schedule
Fri 2nd July 2010* Claremont Football Club - 40 Players - Re-buy Tournament
Sat 31st July 2010* South Fremantle Football Club - 41 Players - Freezeout Tournament with Top-up option
Sun 5th September 2010* Elephant & Wheelbarrow - 43 Players - Freezeout Tournament
Sun 26th September 2010* Elephant & Wheelbarrow Northbridge - 30 Players - Re-buy Tournament
* Dates may be subject to change
All $200 buy-in event seats are transferrable but non-refundable unless the event is canceled. You must contact WAPL via e-mailing info@wapokerleague.com.au to inform us of the transfer of seats prior to the event.
Winners of WAPL Macau Poker Cup Packages must be current WAPL members and agree to abide by the WAPL Team rules and agreement prior to travel. Package may be transferred to a current WAPL member who complies with our WAPL Team requirements, but are non-refundable.
31/05/2010 - LAST CHANCE FOR VEGAS 2010 -
Call Frank if you want to join
YOUR WAPL TEAM
for the 2010 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas
This is Your Team
Jason Maley
Phill* & Michelle Greatrex
Bas Snijder* & Padminee Raja
Trevor Broadbent*
Paul & Karen Rolfe
Darren Rudrum*
Carmine Charles*
Luke Dick
Peter & Deb Fisher
Frank & Jill Maley
Jack Ferrari
Richard Smith
Ryan Smith
Patrick Healy
Michael Healy
Denise Anderson
Carl Brownlow
Congratulations to all those who won their Seats this year*.
Your name should be on this list, phone Frank or Jason
to book your place on United Airways flight 870 to Vegas
Ring Frank now on 0411 869 888
11/05/2010 - Grand Final Day 2 Overview -
The 37 remaining grand final players returned on Sunday to battle it out for the Grand Champion title and top 11 prize positions!
With over 1.15 million chips in play, and 3000/6000 blinds, the tournament saw many of the lower stacked players bust out quickly and head to more poker entertainment for the day at the cash tables or Deep Stack event.
After a hectic 2 hours our 5 starting tables were down to 2, and shortly after we had a break as we reached the final table of 8 players!
Each of them would be winning over $1000, with the winner taking over $17,000 cash, the $2000 Grand Champion bracelet, and the championship trophy.
The standard of poker throughout the event was very high, with most players adjusting to the slower paced poker easily in day 1. Final Table emphasised the talent of our members, seeing some great moves and cautious play by all players as we got closer to the top spot.
Patrick Healy (WAPL Macau 09 Team Member) shot to a dominating chip lead early on in the final table action, but after making a couple of calls on shorter stacked all ins which held up, found himself in a big hand with the second chip leader, Colin Wilford. After a raise from Colin, Patrick looked down to pocket 7s, re-raising all in. Colin took a long time to consider his options, and eventually pushed all in stating it was time to gamble. He was overjoyed when he turned his pocket 9s over as the dominating hand, and they held, leaving Patrick with very few chips with which to continue. Patrick went down in 5th place, leaving Adrian McFarlane, Eunice Slater, Colin and Karen White to battle out the top 4 positions! Colin, having taken the chip lead at that point, sat back a little and let the other players fight over the remaining chips. Adrian, who had not seen many decent hands on final table, made his move and his cards didn't hold, finishing him in 4th.
Eunice and Karen were involved in several big hands at final 3, with Karen ending up on top! Eunice was knocked out in 3rd place after staging a great comeback earlier on final table, and upon having a short break, a chip count revealed that Karen had in fact taken the chip lead from Colin by less than 20 thousand in chips. They both had over 550,000 in chips at this point, so it really was neck and neck for heads up!
With an awesome display of back and forth heads up play, we were able to see some strategic moves by both players. Very few pre-flop all-ins, with some great raises and re-raises made this heads up very exciting for players and spectators alike!
Finally, after a prolonged heads up, we saw Karen's A-9 suited triumph vs Colin's K-J offsuit on a board of 9 4 7 5 5, her 2 pairs holding and securing her the title of Season 12 WAPL Pro Grand Champion! Congratulations Karen, a fitting end for a great season that saw her end up 4th overall on the Pro Ladder!
Here's the list of players who made the money at the Grand Final -
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1st - Karen White - $17128 |
| 2nd - Colin Wilford - $5138 |
| 3rd - Eunice Slater - $3083 |
| 4th - Adrian McFarlane - $1713 |
| 5th - Patrick Healy - $1542 |
| 6th - Deborah Fisher - $1370 |
| 7th - Mark Wood - $1199 |
| 8th - Isaac Junck - $1028 |
| 9th - Blair Teika-Attewell - $856 |
| 10th - Rob Smith - $685 |
| 11th - Paul Rolfe - $514 |
Congratulations to all players who made the money, and we thank the many of you who have commented on how great a success the new Grand Final format is!
Thanks again to our staff who, as usual, put in a tremendous effort in setting up and coordinating such a logistically difficult event. Without such professional displays by them we couldn't put on such great tournaments for our Members. Please don't forget to thank them yourselves when you see them next.
We look forward to bringing you another season of great fun, high quality poker in Season 13, starting the monday after the grand final, 10th May.
Your WA Poker League Team
9/05/2010 - Grand Final Day 1 Overview -
As the first day closes on a pool of 37 players of the starting 115 in the Pro League Grand Final tournament, the dedicated team of Western Australian Poker League prepares for the second day of its inaugural two day Grand Final format. The Grand Final caps off a particularly special season that introduced the Championship series of events and changes which have brought about increased tournament prize pools. In response to the increasing calibre of play amongst the WAPL ranks, the Pro League Grand Final has been changed to a 10,000 deep stack with 30 minute blind rounds on the first day of play. The final 37 players will be playing to determine the Season 12 champion at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow with 40 minute blind rounds. Sadly, several of our past Grand Final champions have not made it through to Day 2 but they'll still be able to enjoy the special events, cash tables and Sit'n'go's.
The Free League Grand Final tournament finished up with a nail-biting and agonisingly prolonged heads up between Julian McEntee and Barry McGee. After battling their way through a field of 57, the two players put on a great show with much excitement and cheering elicited from the eager audience. In the end, Barry's cards won out and a champion was declared. Congratulations to Barry, the Season 12 Free League Grand Final champion!
Day 2 of the Pro League Grand Final is being hosted at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow in Northbridge and will be the site for the awarding of prizes, trophies and certificates to those who have earned themselves top ranking in the Season ladders, amongst other achievements. Thank you to those who came along and played in Day 1 – we hope to see you tomorrow and aim to give you another fun-packed Grand Final day!
Our current chip leaders heading into Day 2 are -
Darren Mundy - 93,000
Mark Wood - 81,500
Patrick Healy - 79,500
Table positions and chip counts have been verified and recorded and will be set up on Day 2 accordingly. We urge our final 37 to arrive before midday as we will be restarting the tournament promptly at 12.
Good luck at the Elephant & Wheelbarrow tomorrow!
18/04/2010 - Elephant & Wheelbarrow - Sundays! -
Elephant & Wheelbarrow will now be hosting Sunday tournaments. Please join us at the E&W from Sunday 18th April for Free League. 2nd May will be the first Pro event at E&W, also being your last chance to get Pro League points for Season 12!
30/03/2010 - Employment with WAPL -
We are looking for people to join our great teams in Perth and Geraldton.
If you enjoy interacting with people and are responsible, reliable, a fast learner and a good communicator, please get in touch with us!
We offer attractive casual rates and are looking for several key personnel to join the ranks of our fast growing company.
Must be willing and able to attain Operator's license to deal gaming and handle money.
Preferred but not essential - Own vehicle with towbar and current driver's license, public speaking skills, prior gaming experience, and a good knowledge of Texas Hold 'em Poker.
If you're interested, please contact us at jobs@wapokerleague.com.au
20/03/2010 - FREE ROLL to WSOP VEGAS with WAPL -
YES - You read it right - You could join the WAPL Team in Vegas 2010
FREE ROLL with $10 re-buys and add-ons into $200 WSOP Qualifier
Sunday 28th March - The Elephant and Wheelbarrow Pub - 2pm
Play a WSOP FREE ROLL this week at these Venues:
Tuesday - Roundhouse Tavern, Balcatta - Brent Ladbrook (seat)
Wednesday - The Boat Tavern, Mindarie - 6pm Start (sharp)*
Thursday - Woodvale Tavern, Woodvale - 6pm Start (sharp)*
Friday - Claremont Football Club, Claremont - 6pm Start (sharp)*
Saturday - South Freo Football Club, Fremantle - 12noon Start (sharp)*
Rego from 1 hour before Tournament Start - SEATS LIMITED
1000 Chip starting stack - $10/1500 Re-buys - Top-up after break for $10
10 minute blinds on normal structure
Limited Seating - First in first served basis - No waitlist guarantee!
No Pro League OR Free League Point from these tournaments.
*These events support the "Poker for Charity Foundation" fundraising efforts
Gaming Function by permit issued under section 47 of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act. 1987
20/03/2010 - HERDSMAN STARTS CASH TABLES WEDS -
All Members can enjoy CASH TABLE ACTION at
The HERDSMAN from WEDNESDAY
Free League Tournament Action from 7pm
Registration from 6pm
Get down to the Herdy for Great WAPL Poker
This event supports the "Poker for Charity Foundation" fundraising efforts
Gaming Function by permit issued under section 47 of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act. 1987
8/03/2010 - Slight adjustment to new Pro Structure - Enjoy! -
We have experienced some smaller than desired cash payouts at a couple of the smaller Pro events and recognised that the $400 minimum for a Championship event Seat to be granted to 1st place is too low to enable a reasonable cash payout to the 3rd place player.
Effective immediately (Monday 8th March) there will be a new minimum prize pool of $700 before there's a $200 Championship Event Seat awarded to the winner of the Tournament, to eliminate this problem.
Our sincere thanks to those members who have been constructive and helped us with worthwhile suggestions of the way to best tweak this system to greater benefit for the players at large.
As always, we really appreciate member feedback and ideas, especially when it's regarding tweaking new system changes, as we all understand that there's often room for improvement once we see our changes in action.
Please e-mail info@wapokerleague.com.au with your thoughts or suggestions.
23/02/2010 - Results for the Member Vote on Pro Structure Addition! -
After the trial of re-buy tournaments over the past 5 weeks, and the subsequent vote that determined with no doubt that the member base wanted to keep the re-buy system going, we have some great news for you!
In addition to the vote to continue with the re-buy, the majority of members also wanted us to work into our regular events MORE ways to win your way to our WAPL Team to compete in major international events. So as announced at tournaments last week, and effective this week, welcome to the new, awesome Pro payout structure that will enable us to further establish ourselves as the premium form of poker for all of our members!
Pro Payout Structure -
For events with under $700 prize pools - Standard Payout Structure, no Championship Event Seat
For events with $700+ prize pools - Championship Event Seat (Worth $200) to the winner, with remaining prize pool paid out using Standard Payout Structure.
Given the massive increase in nightly prize money generated by the re-buy structure change, this is enabling us to pay out substantially more money to our nightly payout places, PLUS the overall winner in almost EVERY Pro event will win a Championship Seat to the next Satellite, giving them their chance at securing a guaranteed package to join the WAPL Team at a major Poker Event!
These Seats (qualification AND major event) are fully transferrable and able to be sold to other WAPL Members, and if a winner of a qualification seat cannot make the next satellite, an application in writing to info@wapokerleague.com.au will enable them to postpone their qualification seat to the next event.
We are sure you will enjoy and really see the potential this structure has for the League and your own poker ambitions, and look forward to seeing you compete for even more at a WAPL event soon!
Spread the word, let your mates know that they have more chances to win more cash and entries to major events, and get them to events with you too!
As usual, Championship Satellite events can still be bought directly into for a $200 buy-in for those who don't win the seats in regular events or $30 Sit'n'Goes.
8/01/2010 - Regular event additions or changes -
Our great venue for our Grand Finals, South Fremantle Football Club, is going to be hosting Pro and Free events on Saturdays now. Midday registration with 1pm start, beginning with this Saturday 9th January and Sat 16th January pre-season WSOP Final Qualifier events!
Don't miss out on supporting SFFC on Saturdays from this weekend!
Roundhouse Tavern will be moving days from Saturday nights to Tuesday nights beginning at the start of season 12. 6pm rego, 7pm start for Pro and Free Leagues.
See you at an event soon!
7/01/2010 - Welcome to Season 12! Click here for important changes! -
Welcome to WAPL Season 12!
This Season starts on the 18th January, but remember there's still pre-season WSOP Qualifier events before then!
We've got some more great changes to your league this season, to help benefit our members and make our events even more fun and worth playing in than ever!
Remember, top 5 overall for the Pro Season win cash prizes, starting at $3000 for 1st!
Pro League Re-buys - Everyone wants to win more cash! After consultation with our members and getting some great feedback, we're implementing a trial where all Pro events will be a $30/$20 re-buy structure. In keeping with our committment to bring great quality poker to you, the starting chip stacks and re-buy/add-on amounts will be deeper too! Starting chipstacks will be 3000, with 3000 re-buys and add-ons! We'll be seeking constructive feedback from our members regarding your thoughts on these changes a few weeks into the season.
This will ensure considerably more money to the nightly prize pool, and the option to get back in with a chance to win the tournament should you be unlucky enough to catch a bad beat early on! As usual for re-buy events, all players still in the tournament will have an option to add-on 3000 after the 1st break.
Also, the winner of every Pro Event with a prize pool of $700+ will also win a $200 Championship Event Seat for the next WAPL Championship Event, giving them a shot at massive prizes such as trips to play poker in various international destinations with the WAPL Team!
Grand Final Changes - We are always striving to bring you better events, and more high quality poker! This season, the Grand Final structure will make for an even more competitive, deep stack, slow structure tournament that will remove the time constraints we have faced in the past!
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Awesome 2 day Grand Final!
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Massive $50,000-$100,000 Prize Pool! (approx)
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2 quality venues
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10,000 Deep Stack
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30 min blinds day 1
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40 min blinds day 2
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Day 2 special event for all members
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Cash Tables over 2 days
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Sit N Goes over 2 days
No one will want to miss out on this Grand Final!
Spread the word and get involved this season!
Locations, Dates & Times
Day 1 - Sat 8th May, South Fremantle Football Club
Free League Registration opens 9am.
Final Free League registrations 10:45am.
Pro League Registration opens 10am.
Final Pro League registrations 11:45am.
Day 2 - Sun 9th May, Elephant & Wheelbarrow
2nd Day Pro League Registration opens 11:30am.
Final Pro League registrations 12:00pm.
$100 Deep Stack Registration opens 11:30am.
Final Deep Stack registrations 12:00pm.
$15-$10 Championship re-buy Registration opens 1:00pm.
Final Championship re-buy registrations 1:30pm.
Grand Final Qualifications - We received some good feedback on our Tiered Qualification system for Grand Final buy-ins. Based on that, we have decided to expand this to cover more of the field, bringing some more fun competitiveness to the rankings! Here's the new Pro League Grand Final Buy-in Tier System.
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Minimum |
Ranking |
Buy-In |
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5 |
1st to 10th |
FREE! |
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10 |
200+ |
$200 |
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- |
- |
$1500 |
There have been some other changes to the qualification structure. The qualification numbers have been lowered to Top 200, and there is now a required minimum 5 Pro games played in the current season in order to qualify for a seat in the Grand Final (even if you are in the Top 200). The 10 Pro Game Reserves list is still in effect, so if you play 10+ Pro tournaments in the season and don't make the top 200, you can still get a seat in the Final.
Finally, if you haven't qualified for a seat in the Grand Final or as a Reserve, you have the option to buy-in directly as a non-qualifier. Non-qualifier seats are valued at $1500.
The Champion of Champions Tournament was a great success last season, so we'll be keeping that for future seasons! Make sure you top your Pro venue ranking this season to win your seat in the Champion of Champions, to play off for a huge prize pool!
5/01/2010 - Pre-Season 12 Events up! -
The WAPL Team hopes you all had a safe and fun Christmas and New Year!
Our pre-season events are now up on the website under upcoming events! All of these Pro events will be WSOP 2010 Las Vegas Qualifier Tournaments, where you can win your seat to the first of our three major WSOP Final Qualifiers to be held at 2 monthly intervals (end Jan, end Mar, end May).
Don't miss this opportunity of a lifetime to join the WAPL Team in Vegas and take on the best the world has to offer in World Series of Poker 2010!
Throughout the coming season you will be able to take part in WSOP Qualifier Sit n Goes to get your Finals seat at a fraction of the direct buy-in cost!
Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events for Season 12 events, which will be added shortly!
Some great new changes are coming for this season, so stay tuned to the news and make sure you are on our e-mail list by e-mailing info@wapokerleague.com.au with your name and current e-mail address with a request to be added!
Good luck in the WSOP Qualifiers, we'll see you at an event from this Thursday!
4/01/2010 - The WAPL Macau Adventure! -
Now that the triumphant WAPL Macau Poker Cup Championship '09 Team is safely back home, we're ready to give you an overview of the adventure. The Macau Ferry Terminal set the scene for the team members to meet, some never having had a chance to play against each other at WAPL tournaments.
Despite jetlag and exhaustion, the team displayed great fortitude and partied together at the MGM's luxurious Lion Bar during their first night in Macau.
With poker being the mission, everyone headed off to rest up for the first WAPL attack on the Macau poker scene in the Phase 2 Red Dragon tournament the following day. Sadly, luck was against many of the team and we saw several fall with their pocket aces! However, Richard was triumphant and scored his entry into the Red Dragon Main Event on Saturday. Unfortunately, Matt narrowly missed out on also winning a seat. Patrick was to join Richard in the harrowing Main Event after a great run on the cash tables.
Around midday on Saturday, the entire team converged to show support for Patrick and Richard in the Main Event and to attack the cash tables. The unprecedented high buy-in and massive prize pool (over 3 million HK dollars) for the Red Dragon tournament drew a particularly competitive and intense field of players from all over Asia, Australia, Europe and America.
Richard and Patrick took their seats in the main event and settled into what turned into a very long day of poker. We were sorry to see Richard get knocked out but he eagerly cheered on Patrick as he managed to steadily assert himself as a dominant poker force. Patrick won the admiration of many fellow players on this day as he established himself amongst the chip leaders.
After a gruelling 13 hours of play, and 6 players away from the prize pool, Patrick was knocked out having held his own so well against what was considered the toughest table draw of the whole field. The PokerStars Asia Pro team members were impressed by the fine quality of the WAPL team play and are keen to meet more WAPL members in poker battle soon.
Earlier in the day, the ladies of the WAPL team sat down in a special Ladies Only tournament and went up against players from all over the world. To cap off a great Saturday of poker, the WAPL team went on to the View, an exclusive top floor club at the Sands Hotel to discuss their triumphs and bad beats and plan their assault on Sunday's Deep Stack tournament. Several drinking games later...
... it was time to retire for the night.
The WAPL team converged on the registration desk on Sunday to enter the Deep Stack tournament. Yet again, the team was up against a fiercely competitive and varied field. We're very happy to report that Jill blitzed the field and entered into a heads-up battle with much of the team cheering her on from the sidelines and the nearby cash tables.
She went all-in with a dominating hand but the cards did not fall in her favour and she was awarded a magnificent HK$18,000 for her impressive second placing.
Congratulations to Jill!
Here are some shots of the WAPL team in action:
Matt
Tristan
Richard
Patrick
Penny
Jason
Calvin
Michele
Sean
Adele
Frank
The WAPL team played a friendly Sit'N'Go to top off their Sunday whilst toasting the successful and fun adventure shared.
The only thing that could have made the adventure better may have been more of those pocket aces as Richard suggested!
A big thank you to Fred, Danny, and the PokerStars Team for hosting this great series of events. We look forward to taking more teams of WAPL members on more grand adventures to Macau and Las Vegas this year. Make sure you keep your eye out for more information about how to be a part of all the fun abroad!
9/12/2009 - TOURNAMENTS B4 CHRISTMAS -
Wednesday 9th
The Boat, Mindarie : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Market City, Canning Vale : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Thursday 10th
Woodvale Tavern : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Brighton Hotel, Mandurah : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Friday 11th
Atrium Hotel, Mandurah : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Claremont FC is NOT ON THIS FRIDAY
Saturday 12th
Woodbridge Hotel, Guildford : WSOP Pro & Free - 1pm
Roundhouse Tavern, Balcatta : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Monday 14th
Paddington Alehouse, Mt Hawthorn : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Wednesday 16th
Market City, Canning Vale : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
Thursday 17th
Woodvale Tavern : WSOP Pro & Free - 7pm
New Years Eve
Cash Tables @ the Woodvale Tavern
3/12/2009 - WAPL News - Grand Final, Macau Update, plus join us in Vegas for WSOP 2010! -
Season 11 Grand Final - Sunday 6th December 2009
Make sure you don't miss it! The next Pro and Free League Grand Final is this coming Sunday 6th December!
WA Poker League Season Grand Finals (For Pro and Free Leagues) are awesome events, culminating in the best of the best in both leagues playing off to prove who is WAPL's Grand Champion for each League for that Season!
Location
South Fremantle Football Club. Fremantle Oval, Fremantle.
Date
SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER, 2009! Don't miss this great day of Poker!
Time
Free League Registration opens 9am. Final Free League registrations 10:45am. Pro League Registration opens 10am. Final Pro League registrations 11:45am. You can preregister for the Pro League Final at events leading up to the day, which will allow you to skip the (often long) registration line. Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify but have played 10 Pro games this season to play!) You MUST be a Pro League Player to play, and qualifiers will always be given a seat in preference to a non-qualifying reserve Pro player.
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The qualification buy-in is based on a 2 tier ranking qualifier. For those players ranked 11th to 100th, the buy-in is $100. For those players ranked 101st to 240th, the buy-in is $200. (Still a small price to pay for what you have a chance to win!) with $10 going to the club/charity we are operating the event with, and the rest being pooled to the Grand Final Prize Pool! This ensures not only a great prize pool, but also a significant bonus to those higher ranked players for the season, as they win the $100 discount to their buy-in (or Free buy-in if they are top 10!)
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Up to the top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players on the day!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (160 seats, filled on a first come first entered basis. If they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
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Top 40 Free League players receive a FREE 1500 rebuy if they get knocked out before the 1st break!
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be tables running for players who get out of the Grand Finals, who wish to keep playing poker during the event! They will be supervised, and follow by our standard Sit 'N Go and Cash Table rules!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals, but will take the seats of qualifiers who don't show up on the day up to a total of 240 players for Pro and 160 players for Free.
Champion of Champions Event! 7th December @ Paddo
For those players who have won their venue for the season, the Champion of Champions Event will be held the day after the Grand Final, at the Paddo. 6pm Rego, 7pm Start. The Prize Pool for this event is $2800, and payouts will be top 3! Congratulations to our Venue winners - Jim Rawlinson, Jack Ferrari, Glenn Bailey, Chris Smith, Sarun Kunakool, David Webb, Matt Lawson, Mark Robinson, Adam Garcia, Sjors Zanoli, John Sullivan, Adrian Shafran, Mathew Lyons, and Robert Ray!
Top YOUR Venue next Season to make it to the Champion of Champions event!
Macau Trip Update!
Our team is finalised for Macau and we're ready to take on the best at the Macau Poker Cup Championship from 17-21st December! Our team of 10 players consists of Tristan Hewitt, Sean Fiddes, Calvin Nguyen, Michele Wells, Mathew Lyons, Richard Larkin, Patrick Healy, Penny Wells, Jill Maley, Frank Maley, and Jason Maley!
Best of luck to our Macau Team! We'll keep you updated as the tournaments progress!
Following up from our successful Macau events, we have made some slight adjustments to the Macau format and will be running a huge series leading our members to the WSOP 2010 in Vegas!
Join us at pre-season events for your chance to win Qualifier Final tickets, worth $200! More info to come, keep an eye on the website.
25/11/2009 - Your last opportunity to join the WAPL Team in Macau! -
Our team destined for Macau Poker Cup Championship from 17-21st December is now 10 strong! We have only 5 more seats available, and now these are open on a first come first serve basis to our members to purchase!
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! You will need to call Jason on 0413 155 193 as soon as possible (latest by the end of Thursday 25th November) to secure your spot in the team.
Enjoy VIP invites, a greeting package and the awesome opportunity to play in the MPCC as an official WAPL Team member and party with us too!
Details -
Macau Package Costs - $3500 AUD
Flights - Thurs 17th Dec & Mon 21st Dec
Accomodation - 4 nights at Lisboa Tower Superior Room (Right next to the Grand Lisboa Casino where the MPCC is held!)
Event - Friday 18th MPCC Phase 2 Event
Be quick, there's only 5 seats left for this awesome poker holiday!
25/11/2009 - FRIDAY "TEAM H O P" @ CLAREMONT -
The Very Popular HOP Tournament returns this Friday
to Claremont Football Club, with 3 player team competing
in Hold 'Em, Omaha and Pineapple Hold 'Em.
$40 buy in with Pro Points and Lots of Fun Guaranteed!
Registration from 6pm - Free League & HOP Events
17/11/2009 - THIS WEEKS SPECIAL EVENTS AT WAPL -
Tuesday Night @ The Albion, Cottesloe - Pro & Free Leagues
Friday Night @ Claremont Footy Club - Re-buy Bounty Pro & Free League
Sunday @ Coronation Hotel - Pro & Free Leagues as normal.
MACAU CUP $160 SATELITE @ South Fremantle Footy Club.
12 noon Rego for 1pm Start. Open Cash Tables & Sit n Go's
9/11/2009 - What's on This Week @ Your Poker League -
Thursday Night - No Cambridge Free League due to Christmas Function
bookings at the Club. Set to return in 2010 with Free and Cash Poker
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Friday Night @ Claremont - First Re-buy Freeze Out Event ever!!!
Pro League $40 5000 Deep Stack event running alongside a $30/20 Re-buy
with 3500 starting chip stack and 2500 chip re-buys till the first break.
Both Tournaments will have $20 Top-ups for an extra 2500 chips after the break,
and then be merged into one tournament from after the first break.
Standard Payouts will appy, Pro points also apply.
Free League Tournament plus Cash Table & Sit n Go's
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Sunday Lunch @ The Coronation - Last Macau $15/10 Re-buy!
This could be your last chance to Satelite into the $160 Freeze-Out on Nov 22nd for seats on the plane with Team WAPL to Macau for the AAPT Macau Cup.
Other poker options on Sunday @ The Coro:
Pro League $30/20 Re-buy.
Free League - Cash Table & Sit n Go's
8/11/2009 - Week 10 Venue Top 10 Qualifiers! Rake Free Tournament Sunday 8/11 -
The Week 10 Rake Free Tournament for those players in the Top 10 at each Pro Venue is being held Sunday 8th November at Coronation Hotel. Congratulations to the following players who qualified! Buy-in is $50 (all to Prize Pool), Registration is midday and tournament start 1pm. Cash Tables and Sit N Goes will be held too!
Aaron Adams
Aaron Kay
Adam Garcia
Adrian Shafran
Adrian Twyman
Alan Heah
Alex Zhidkov
Andreas Tippner
Basil Giorgio
Ben Metcalf
Betty Ngatai
Blair Teika-Attewell
Brendon Teale
Brian James
Buck Hetherington
Calvin Nguyen
Charmaine Pitts
Chris Mitton
Chris Smith
Clint Brown
Colum Corless
Daniel Cazangiu
Daniel McCormack
Darren Mundy
David Evans [G]
David Webb
Dean Ratcliff
Deanne Raath
Deborah Fisher
Deborah Genovese
Diana Fit
Edward Judd
Ernesto Wong
Garry Goss
Gary Christie
George Laurence
Giuseppe Di Pietro
Glenn Bailey
Henry Wu
Jack Ferrari
James Te Wharau
Jarrod Soong
Jay Poa
Jill Maley
Jim Rawlinson
Joe Chan
Joe Darcy
John Ballantyne
John Sullivan
Jonathan Day
Justin Raath
Kai-Paul Kench
Karan Chopra
Karen Allegretta
Leigh Nash
Leo Peers
Les Brown
Leslea Ball
Leslie Stuart
Linley McGillvray
Luke Phillips
Malcolm Mills
Marcel Burger
Mark Giraldo
Mark Martin
Mark Pine
Mark Robinson
Mark Wood
Mathew Lyons
Matt Donovan
Matt Lawson
Michael Leishman
Michael Lynes
Mick Dawson [Brian]
Mike Catalano
Milan Nerad
Murray Boyne
Nathan Crisafi
Nelson Tapangco
Nghiem Nguyen
Paul Rush
Paul White
Paulina Ngatai
Penny Wells
Peter Fisher
Peter Lynch
Philip Pereira
Phillip Greatrex
Quinton Murphy
Rhys Rutherford
Rob Smith
Robert Browne
Robert Ray
Romeo Kojic
Sarah Browne
Sarun Kunakool
Shane Holloway
Simon West
Sjors Zanoli
Steven Fullerton
Steven McCarthy
Stuart Davie
Sue Cameron
Tuan Nguyen
Tyron Bird
Wayne Rigoll
Wayne Stones
Wilson Bao
Wilson Young
7/11/2009 - PRO TOP 10 RAKE FREE Event this Sunday -
$50 b/i "Rake Free" Tourny for all Venue Top 10 Players
CORONATION HOTEL @ 12noon
SUNDAY 8th
Catch a train to Queens Pk Station, Pub is at station.
Other Poker options also available:
Pro League (Re-buy) & Free League
Cash Table & Sit n Go's (Macau Satelite)
Join us for a great day of "Fun Poker"
6/11/2009 - KING of the HILL TONIGHT @ CFC -
7pm Start Tonight at Claremont Football Club for the
always popular King of the Hill series for Season 11.
$40 buy in with Pro Points so get on down.
Other Poker Tonight:
Free League Tournament
$60 Macau Sit n Go
Cash Table & $20 Sit n Go's
2/11/2009 - Important! Melbourne Cup Event News -
Due to the Melbourne Cup this Tuesday 3rd November, Murphy's Irish Pub, Lakers Tavern and Paddy Maguire's won't be holding their regular Poker events.
Albion Hotel will continue with Pro and Free League as usual! So if you want to play Poker on Tuesday night, come on down!
31/10/2009 - MACAU SATELITE SUNDAY @ CORO -
Win Macau Seats this Sunday
Coronation in Queens Park is where you can win your $160 Macau Poker Cup Satelite seat to join the WAPL team in Macau from 17-21st December!
$15 Buy In / $10 Re Buys - 1pm Start
Last Sunday was so successful the playes voted overwhelmingly to do it again this Sunday, where the winners get a $160 seat into the BIG $160 event set down for Nov 22nd, with the winners getting the $3500 Macau Packages! A Cash Table will be open and running or you can play a Sit N Go Seat, and Free League will also be running as usual! King of the Hill this Friday 6th @ Claremont $40 Pro Event (Points Apply)
Last Sunday was so successful the playes voted overwhelmingly to do it again this Sunday, where the winners get a $160 seat into the BIG $160 event set down for Nov 22nd, with the winners getting the $3500 Macau Packages!
A Cash Table will be open and running or you can play a Sit N Go Seat, and Free League will also be running as usual!
King of the Hill this Friday 6th @ Claremont
$40 Pro Event (Points Apply)
29/10/2009 - Bonus Prizes at Pro this week! HB Lager Kegs! -
Thanks to HB German Lager and the Classic Beer Company, the winner of every Pro event this week will also take home an awesome 5L HB Lager Party Keg!
So for your chance to win more, play Pro this week!
23/10/2009 - CLAREMONT TONIGHT & UPCOMING -
Dont miss the last in the series of $15/$10 Macau Re-buy
Tournaments at Claremont Footy Club Tonight.
Macau becons, so join in the fun and qualify tonight for the
$160 Macau Satelite set for Sunday 22nd November @ 12noon.
NEXT FRIDAY 4 PLAYER TEAMS EVENT
at Claremont Footy Club Friday 30th, 6pm Rego 7pm start.
Pro League $30 buy-in $20 re-buys G/F Points apply.
MAKE UP YOUR TEAM TODAY - GREAT FUN FOR ALL
6/10/2009 - New WAPL Venue - Herdsman Lake Tavern! Wednesday Nights! -
We have another great venue, starting with Free League and moving to Free and Pro Leagues! Please come down, check it out and show the Herdsman Tav some support from this Wednesday. It's sure to be a great poker venue!
Herdsman Lake Tavern -
33 Herdsman Parade Wembley
Wednesdays 6pm Rego, 7pm Start
3/10/2009 - 5th week - Rake Free Qualifiers -
Congratulations to those who were at the Top 10 in their Pro Venues at the end of week 5. You've qualified for the $50 Rake Free event @ Coronation on Sunday 4th October! Seats are strictly limited and on a first registered basis + waitlist if required, so make sure you're down early for lots of fun! As usual, cash table will be available too!
Week 5 Pro Venue Top 10 List of Qualifiers
Aaron Kay
Adam Garcia
Adrian Shafran
Adrian Twyman
Alan Heah
Alex Philp
Alex Zhidkov
Andreas Tippner
Basil Giorgio
Betty Ngatai
Bill Cho
Blair Teika-Attewell
Brendon Briggs
Brendon Teale
Buck Hetherington
Calvin Nguyen
Charmaine Pitts
Chris Mitton
Chris Smith
Christopher Gibbs
Colum Corless
Daniel Cazangiu
Daniel McCormack
Darren Mundy
Darren Rudrum
David Webb
Dean Ratcliff
Deanne Raath
Deborah Fisher
Deborah Genovese
Ernesto Wong
Garry Goss
Gary Christie
George Laurence
Giuseppe Di Pietro
Glenn Bailey
Henry Wu
Jack Ferrari
James Te Wharau
Jarrod Soong
Jeff Clarke
Jill Maley
Jim Rawlinson
John Ballantyne
John Dean
John Drennan
John Sabetta [Angelo]
John Sullivan
Justin Avins
Justin Raath
Keith Abbott
Lee Burgess
Leigh Nash
Leo Peers
Les Brown
Leslea Ball
Leslie Stuart
Luke Phillips
Malachi Welipeihana
Malcolm Mills
Mario Chiricosta
Mark Giraldo
Mark Martin
Mark Pine
Mark Robinson
Mark Wood
Mathew Lyons
Matt Donovan
Matt Lawson
Mehmet Erok
Michael Leishman
Michael Lynes
Mick Dawson [Brian]
Mike Catalano
Milan Nerad
Nathan Crisafi
Nelson Tapangco
Nghiem Nguyen
Paul Rush
Paulina Ngatai
Penny Wells
Peter Ede
Peter Fisher
Peter Lynch
Philip Pereira
Phillip Greatrex
Quinton Murphy
Rebecca Harvey
Rick Way
Rob Smith
Robert Browne
Robert Ray
Robert Wescombe
Sarun Kunakool
Scott Gorfin
Shane Capelli
Shane Holloway
Steven Fullerton
Sue Cameron
Timothy Intveld
Tom Farrell
Tuan Nguyen
Tyron Bird
Wayne Rigoll
Wayne Stones
Wilson Bao
Wilson Young
2/10/2009 - Friday Claremont Specials! -
Remember, this is the last Special Sit N Go event at Claremont! Come down tonight (Friday) for your chance to win a $450 sit n go seat or even join our team of members heading to Macau with us in December!
From next Friday, we'll be running a $15/$10 Macau Rebuy tournament @ Claremont, with every $160 in the prize pool going to Freezeout Qualifications! Head down for your chance to get a cheap seat in the huge Freezeout for November, where you can win your package to Macau! Remember, these seats are transferrable, so you can win more than one and spread/sell them around!
Should make for some more fun Fridays @ Claremont!
1/10/2009 - Deep Stack October for $40 Pro Events! -
Play at any WAPL $40 Pro event during October, and your starting stack will be doubled to 5000 in chips!
Spread the word to your friends and head down to your regular WAPL Pro events to take part in more fun, more action and more chips to win!
See you soon!
Your WAPL Team
26/09/2009 - Announcement : Wednesday Boat Pro changes to Rebuy tournament -
The Boat Pro League tournament from next Wednesday 30th September will be moving to a $30/$20 rebuy structure and standard Free League multi-table event. For your chance at more money in the prize pool in Pro League, and those important points towards qualifying for the Grand Final, don't miss it!
16/09/2009 - Macau Sit n Go Madness @ Claremont Fridays 18/9, 25/9, 2/10! -
The next 3 weeks at Claremont Footy Club will consist of lots of Sit N Goes to win your $3500 Macau Poker Cup Package to join the WAPL team in Macau from 17-21st December!
You'll be able to get involved in 8 player $60 Sit N Goes, where the winner gets a $450 Sit N Go seat, or buy straight into an 8 player $450 Sit N Go, with the winner getting the Macau Package!
A Cash Table will be open and running for while you wait for your Sit N Go Seats, and Free League will also be running as usual!
We already have 3x $450 SNG Seat winners, come on down to Claremont over the next 3 weeks and Sit N Go your way to Macau!
4/09/2009 - Claremont 4th Sept - Deepstack Rebuy! -
The event at Claremont Footy Club this week should be interesting! Deepstack (5000 in chips) rebuy tournament. $40 buy-in with $30 rebuys til end of 1st break!
Standard Pro rebuy payouts apply, and as usual for CFC Special events, Pro League points apply.
Come down and join the fun of the Pro, Free, or Cash Tables!
29/08/2009 - Welcome to WAPL Season 11 - Plus exciting changes! -
Welcome to WAPL Season 11!
With a great new venue, and more chances to play and win, we're looking forward to another great season!
Our new venue to check out is the Cambridge Bowling Club on Thursdays from 17th Sept! This awesome venue is sure to attract a crowd to its beautiful room and bar facility.
Get started on your point tally now, to guarantee your seat in the Pro or Free League Grand Finals, to be held in early December at the end of the season! Remember, Top 5 overall Pro players win cash prizes ($3000 to first!), with the Top 10 getting their Grand Final buy-in for free! Top 100 get $100 off their Pro Grand Final buy-in, and Top 240 qualify for a seat!
For our Free League players, top 40 overall get a free re-entry into the Grand Final if they bust out early, identical to the standard passport system! Top 240 Free League get a seat in the Free Grand Final.
Whichever League you play in, it's worth keeping an eye on your ranking throughout the season. Help add to the fun filled competition that is WA Poker League!
New Season Changes -
- After the 5th and 10th weeks of Season, the Top 10 from each Pro venue exclusively qualify to our Rake Free Tournaments, held at the end of each of those 5 week periods. These are $50 buy-in tournaments where the entire $50 goes to the cash prize pool for the day! For the first 5 weeks ending 27th September, the Rake Free Tournament will be held at Coronation Hotel on the 4th October, 12pm Rego, 1pm Start. For the second 5 weeks ending 1st November, the Rake Free Tournament will be held at Coronation Hotel on the 8th November, 12pm Rego, 1pm Start!Please be aware that there IS a seat limit at these events, and seats are on a first come first registered basis. Make sure you get in as soon after registration opens as possible to secure your seat!
- The Top Placed Venue Players no longer receive the $200 buy-in to the Grand Final for free. The majority of these players already made the top 10 overall OR at least the top 100, so instead, all of the $200 Top Venue prizes will be pooled together into a Venue Championship Pool, to be played for in a Venue Championship by just those Venue winners on the Monday after the Grand Final. This will be held at the Paddington Alehouse tournament on the 7th December, and will be a great opportunity for those who won each Pro Venue through the season to face-off and play for a great prize pool! No buy-in for the Championship Tournament, and the only qualifying players are those who win a Pro Venue for the Season!
26/08/2009 - FRIDAY H O P EVENT @ CLAREMONT -
This Friday Night is one Not to be missed!
3 Player Teams Event - $30 Buy In (per player)
$15 to Prizes - $10 to Pro Final (points apply)
$5 to Claremont Football Club - Great Value Night
Player 1 - Texas Hold'Em Player 2 - Omaha
Player 3 - Pineapple (version of Hold'Em)
Pre-register your team or just show up Friday @ 6pm
Cash Table - Macau $50 and $60 Sit n Go's
also a Free League Tournament - both start @ 7pm
See you down at Claremont for Friday Night Poker
15/08/2009 - MACAU NEWS - UPDATED! - Macau Poker Cup Championship Details! Click here... -
From the Season 10 Grand Final throughout Season 11, you'll have plenty of chances to win your way to Macau to join the WA Poker League Team on our assault on the Macau Poker Cup Championship from 17th Dec to 21st Dec!
The Macau Poker Cup's Main Event is the only regular high buy-in poker tournament in Asia (with a $20,000 HKD buy-in) and a deep-value slow structure running over two days, thus attracting top players from across Asia and the world to test their true poker skills against each other. The Main Event is also the richest regular poker tournament in Asia with a guaranteed prize pool of at least $2,000,000 HKD (approximately $280,000 AUD!). We are told that the prize pool will almost definitely be over 2 million HKD this year.
The WAPL Macau Poker Cup Packages to win are worth $3,500 AUD, and include:
- Flights to and from Perth, 17th Dec* and 21st Dec*
- 4 nights Accommodation in a Lisboa Tower Superior Room, Macau.
- Entry to Phase 2 Macau Poker Cup Main Event
1 in 10 winners in the Phase 2 tournament win the $20,000 HKD seat to the 2 day Main Event, to play for their share in the $2,000,000 HKD plus guaranteed prize pool!
We want as many of our WAPL Members to join us in Macau as possible!
Here's how to win your seat -
Macau Cup Qualifier Schedule - Updated
22nd November* - $160 Freezeout Qualifier for WAPL Macau Poker Cup Package - South Freo Footy Club 12pm Rego, 1pm Start!
$160 buy-in ($10 to non-profit organisation). Every $3,500 in the prize pool equals one WAPL Macau Poker Cup Package to the top placed players. Any extra prize pool will be awarded in cash to the next ranked player missing out on a package.
At 22nd Nov* WAPL Macau Poker Cup Event - Sit n Goes
If you get out of the main event early, you still have a chance at a WAPL Macau Poker Cup Package!
$60 Sit n Goes - Winner of 8 players wins $450 Sit n Go Seat.
$450 Sit n Goes - Winner of 8 players wins WAPL Macau Poker Cup Package.
* Dates may be subject to change
All $160 buy-in events are transferrable but non-refundable unless the event is canceled.
5/08/2009 - Season 10 Grand Final! 16th August! -
WAPL Season 10 Grand Finals!
WA Poker League Season Grand Finals (For Pro and Free Leagues) are awesome events, culminating in the best of the best in both leagues playing off to prove who is WAPL's Grand Champion for each League for that Season!
With WAPL's Pro League paying out over $1,200,000 since we started in May 2006, with Pro League Players competing for not only the Cash at our nightly events, but the overall Season Top 10 being awarded their Grand Final Buy-In, AND the ability to qualify for the Pro League Grand Final, it really is worth trying to play enough to qualify for a chance to win this awesome title! The overall Top 5 also win great cash prizes for doing so well during the season!
Pro Rank | Cash Prize
1st | $3000
2nd | $2000
3rd | $1000
4th | $600
5th | $400
In addition to the overall league rankings, the Top player for each venue at the end of the season will also gain automatic qualification into the Grand Final for that League! For Pro League events that includes the Grand Final Buy-In! So now there's even more reason to reach that top spot! Please note, if you already rank in the top 10 players in Pro League, you still receive your single Grand Final Buy-in even if you also take out a venue. Only Pro Leagues running for over 5 weeks during a season will be eligable for the winning qualifications, and if a player has already gained qualification through another means, it does not automatically qualify the 2nd player for the prize.
Of course, the overall Champion of the Pro League Grand Final will take home not only the huge cash payout, but the WA Poker League Grand Championship Medallion, worth over $5000, and engraved to signify the momentous event!
Get in there, get qualified, and be in with a chance to take out WA's BIGGEST and BEST Poker Tournament with the Western Australian Poker League!
More Details -
Location
South Fremantle Football Club. Fremantle Oval, Fremantle.
Date
SUNDAY 16th AUGUST, 2009! Don't miss this great day of Poker!
Time
Free League Registration opens 9am. Final Free League registrations 10:45am. Pro League Registration opens 10am. Final Pro League registrations 11:45am. You can preregister for the Pro League Final at events leading up to the day, which will allow you to skip the (often long) registration line. Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify but have played 10 Pro games this season to play!) You MUST be a Pro League Player to play, and qualifiers will always be given a seat in preference to a non-qualifying reserve Pro player.
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The qualification buy-in is based on a 2 tier ranking qualifier. For those players ranked 11th to 100th, the buy-in is $100. For those players ranked 101st to 240th, the buy-in is $200. (Still a small price to pay for what you have a chance to win!) with $10 going to the club/charity we are operating the event with, and the rest being pooled to the Grand Final Prize Pool! This ensures not only a great prize pool, but also a significant bonus to those higher ranked players for the season, as they win the $100 discount to their buy-in (or Free buy-in if they are top 10 or top a venue!)
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Up to the top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players on the day!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (160 seats, filled on a first come first entered basis. If they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be tables running for players who get out of the Grand Finals, who wish to keep playing poker during the event! They will be supervised, and follow by our standard Sit 'N Go and Cash Table rules!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals, but will take the seats of qualifiers who don't show up on the day up to a total of 240 players for Pro and 160 players for Free.
5/08/2009 - Claremont Deep Stack - 7th and 14th August -
Head down to the Claremont Footy Club this Friday 7th August and 14th August for the next Claremont Special Events, Deep Stack!
$40 buy-in (Standard Pro Payouts with Pro points!)
5000 starting stack.
Registration starts 6pm, Tournament starts 7pm.
Cash Tables and Sit N Goes will be available for all members from 6pm.
See you at CFC!
29/07/2009 - King of the Hill - This Friday 31st July -
2009 King of the Hill #3 this Friday
WA Poker League Presents
Date - Friday 31st July, 2009.
Time - Registration 6-6:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 6pm
Tournament Start 7pm
Cost - $40 buy-in (Standard Pro Payouts with Pro Ladder Points!)
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Rd, Claremont. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, but has NO food available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Get down early! There is a limit of 40 seats.
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 50% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 20%! (75% entry total to Prize Pool, 25% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Claremonts Free League Tournament is Still on - 7pm Start!
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
15/07/2009 - $200 buy-in Freo Highroll this Thursday! -
The $200 buy-in Freo Highroll is this Thursday 16th July!
Don't miss your chance to play this event, sure to have a big prize payout!
If you missed out on your seat to the Highroll over the past 3 weeks of Freerolls, all is not lost!
The buy-in is $200 ($180 to Prize, $20 to SFFC)
Held at South Freo Footy Club, registration starts at 6pm, with the Tournament starting 7pm.
As this is a Special event, Sit n Goes and Cash Tables will be available to all members.
There will also be a Free event running (if numbers permit) so even if you aren't in the Highroll, there's still lots to do on the night!
Have a great night, and we'll see you Thursday!
15/07/2009 - Special Event for Claremont 17th July - Teams Challenge! -
The next Team event! Get a 4 player team together and come on down to Claremont Footy Club for the Team Challenge!
Run similarly to the other team events we've held, but also gaining you Pro League Season Points, the buy-in is $40/player (Standard Pro Buy-in Structure), with the top 3 teams AND the overall winner paid out! (40%, 30%, 20% of Prize Pool to 1st-3rd teams) (10% of Prize Pool to overall winner)
This event will be held Friday 17th July 2009, at Claremont Footy Club. There is heaps of parking and it's close to public transport. Also, Sit and Go / Cash Tables will be running from 6pm.
Registration opens 6pm, Tournament starts 7pm!
So get your teams together and have fun!
7/07/2009 - Claremont Special 10/7 - Heads Up Challenge -
The Claremont Special event for this week (10/7/09) is the Heads Up Challenge!
A fun filled night of pitting your wits, poker face and luck against each other in a knockout heads up challenge!
All entrants will be randomly drawn against each other, with the winner of each round proceeding through to the next round of the event, to be randomly drawn against another winner!
The buy-in for the event is $40, with standard Pro buy-in breakdown and the top 2 being paid out! (60% first, 40% second!)
You can pre-register for this event during the week.
The time for this event is 6pm registration, 7pm start, and there will be sit n goes and cash tables running throughout the event, too!
So get your friends together and head down to Claremont Footy Club this Friday for the Heads Up Challenge!
1/07/2009 - Claremont Special 3/7/09 - King of the Hill #2 -
2009 King of the Hill #2 this Friday
WA Poker League Presents
Date - Friday 3rd July, 2009.
Time - Registration 6-6:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 6pm
Tournament Start 7pm
Cost - $40 buy-in (Standard Pro Payouts with Pro Ladder Points!)
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Rd, Claremont. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, but has NO food available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event! Limited - 40 seats.
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our King of the Hill events, there's no knowing how many people will show up!
There will be a PRE-REGISTRATION prize draw on the night, where all pre-registrered players have a chance to win the prize, so now there's even more incentive to get pre-registered!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 50% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 20%! (75% entry total to Prize Pool, 25% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Claremonts Free League Tournament is Still on - 7pm Start!
Heads Up Tournament! - Next Friday 10th July
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
16/06/2009 - Announcing - Freo Freeroll & Freo High Roll Series! -
In collaboration with South Freo Footy Club, we are proud to bring our members yet another exciting series of special events!
Freo Freerolls, culminating in the Freo High Roll Tournament!
The Dates -
Thursday 25th June - Freo Freeroll #1
Thursday 2nd July - Freo Freeroll #2
Thursday 9th July - Freo Freeroll #3
Thursday 16th July - Freo High Roll!
The Times -
Registration 6pm, Tournament start 7pm - All Events
How it works -
Freo Freerolls - These tournaments are Freeroll Rebuy Satellites with a MINIMUM 1 seat Guaranteed into the Freo High Roll! The initial buy-in to the Freeroll events is FREE for current WA Poker League and South Fremantle Footy Club members! The event is a rebuy structure until first break (final add-ons at the end of 1st break) with $25 rebuys/addons ($20 to Prizes, $5 to SFFC) and every 10 rebuys ($200) adds another High Roll Seat to the Prizes! Total Prize Seats to the High Roll Event will be announced after 1st break, with the top placed players winning those seats (any extra prize pool <$200 cash will be paid to the "seat bubble" player who just misses out on a prize seat)
Freo High Roll - This tournament is the big one! $200 buy-in ($180 to Prize, $20 to SFFC) with huge prizes! You can buy your way directly into this tournament, or WIN your seat through a Freo Freeroll!
Other info - Seats are STRICTLY LIMITED. To be sure you have a seat, pre-register at one of our tournaments before the next freeroll for $25 (redeemable at the event for rebuy/addons) or be down very early to register on the Thursday!
Cash Tables and Sit N Goes will be running all night, so for those who miss out on a seat (or prefer cash/sit n goes), come along!
We're sure you'll have a blast at the Freo Freerolls and High Roll!
16/06/2009 - Queens VS Kings this Friday @ Claremont! -
We've got a great special event coming up on Friday 19th June that everyone will want a part of!
Western Australian Poker League presents...
More details :
Queens vs Kings Tournament : $40 entry, with great prizes! Two tournaments (one guys', one girls') ending with the top 4 from each playing off on a final table spectacle! Yes, the final table players will start with the same chipstacks as each other and battle it out for the prizes! Come along for your chance to win great cash prizes on the night!
Registration 6pm, Tournament Starts 7pm!
This is an open event to all WAPL members! (Note: You DO get Pro League points from this Tournament, as buy-in breakdown is standard Pro)
Also available from 6pm are our standard Sit N Go tables and Cash Tables!
All in all, an awesome night! So spread the word, get your pre-registration tickets from our tournaments, as seats will be strictly limited! To keep your seat, DON'T BE LATE!
Let's get a great contingent of girls down to the event to prove that poker isn't just for the boys!
8/06/2009 - Claremont Special Event - Team Event Challenge this Friday 12th June! -
The next Team event! Get yourself and 3 of your friends and come on down to Claremont Footy Club for the Team Challenge!
Run similarly to the other team events we've held, but also gaining you Pro League Season Points, the buy-in is $40/player ($22 to Prize Pool, $10 to Grand Final Prize Pool, $8 to Claremont Footy Club), with the top 3 teams AND the overall winner paid out! (50%, 30%, 10% of Prize Pool to 1st-3rd teams) (10% of Prize Pool to overall winner)
Please make sure you pre-register your team at events this week, to help us efficiently manage numbers.
This event will be held Friday 12th June 2009, at Claremont Footy Club. There is heaps of parking and it's close to public transport. Also, Sit and Go / Cash Tables will be running from 6pm.
Registration opens 6pm, Tournament starts 7pm!
Get your teams together and have fun!
8/06/2009 - Pro starts at the Northwood Alehouse TONIGHT! -
For those who have played WAPL at the Northwood Alehouse/previously Mirrabooka Tavern, or for those interested in playing Pro at a new venue for Mondays...
The first Pro event is being held tonight! Alongside the Free League, you now have a choice to play Free or Pro for money! 6pm Registration, 7pm Start as usual.
We look forward to seeing you down there to play at the Northwood soon, if not tonight!
Your WA Poker League Team
30/05/2009 - Coronation Hotel Pro -
The Coronation Hotel Pro League is scheduled to start next Sunday 7th June. Our apologies for any confusion. Free League is on as usual this Sunday 31st!
29/05/2009 - New Pro Events and other news! -
We're happy to announce the opening of several new Pro League events! Starting next Sunday, Coronation Hotel will be Pro and Free League, Northwood Alehouse (Mirrabooka Tav) on Mondays will be Pro and Free League, and Albion Hotel on Tuesdays will be Pro and Free League! Please come down and support these great new venues and events, and get the word out so they grow in numbers fast!
In other news, The Boat Free League on this Monday public holiday will be ON. Please make sure all your regular Boat playing friends are aware of this, as usually they don't run on public holidays...
See you at a tournament soon!
Your WA Poker League Team.
5/05/2009 - Keep up to date with E-mail, Facebook & Twitter! -
Accidentally missed the last Special event or Grand Final? Don't have time to keep checking our website? Want to know the important news at WA Poker League?
Send your current E-Mail address (along with your full name) to info@wapokerleague.com.au and we'll add you to our e-mail database!
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Never miss WA Poker League news again!
We take our News E-Mails and our Members seriously, and won't spam you with unnecessary e-mails junk every day. Expect some informative e-mails to help you keep up to date with important WAPL events and news like new venues in your area, upcoming special events and Grand Final info.
5/05/2009 - Welcome to WAPL Season 11! Some more exciting changes... -
Welcome to WAPL Season 11!
With a great new venue, and more chances to play and win, we're looking forward to another great season!
Our new venue to check out is the Cambridge Bowling Club on Thursdays from 17th Sept! This awesome venue is sure to attract a crowd to its beautiful room and bar facility.
Get started on your point tally now, to guarantee your seat in the Pro or Free League Grand Finals, to be held in early December at the end of the season! Remember, Top 5 overall Pro players win cash prizes ($3000 to first!), with the Top 10 getting their Grand Final buy-in for free! Top 100 get $100 off their Pro Grand Final buy-in, and Top 240 qualify for a seat!
For our Free League players, top 40 overall get a free re-entry into the Grand Final if they bust out early, identical to the standard passport system! Top 240 Free League get a seat in the Free Grand Final.
Whichever League you play in, it's worth keeping an eye on your ranking throughout the season. Help add to the fun filled competition that is WA Poker League!
Keep an eye on this newspost for the new Season changes, to be added shortly!
27/04/2009 - Grand Final Results & Pre-Season week! -
The Season 9 Pro League Grand Final was always going to be a great day! On this Anzac long weekend, we saw 126 Pro Leaguers sit down to play poker with the best WA has to offer!
With the top 13 being paid out starting at over $400, and all Final Table payouts starting at $1300, the top spot still held over $20,000 (plus $5000 WAPL medallion) for taking out the event!
In the quickest Final Table showdown in WA Poker League history, we quickly saw 3 players knocked out, followed shortly after by a 4th. Final 3 was upon us in no time, and Michael Lees, Ryan Kingston and Warrick Spratling faced off across the WAPL Final table.
After just a few minutes 3 handed, both Michael and Ryan were knocked out in the same hand by Warrick with pocket 3's, much to the delight of the Boat club supporters, who were looking down the barrell of a defeat at the hands of the Paddo club!
Michael won $3676 for 3rd place, with Ryan picking up $6151 for 2nd, congratulations guys!
Warrick Spratling becomes our Grand Champion for Season 9, winning the $20,014 1st place prize, the $5000 WAPL Medallion and the esteem of being a WAPL Champion! Congratulations Warrick!
In Free League, we had a 54 player turnout, with Bas Snijder doing one better than last season's 2nd place, taking out the Free League Grand Final! Congratulations Bas, and Bryan Flanagan for your well deserved 2nd place!
Jan Burke took out the overall Free League Ladder, managing to fight Trevor Rozario off in the last week of tournaments with a great result at the Woodvale! Well done Jan!
We'd also like to congratulate our Top 10 Pro League players for the Season as well as the Pro Venue Winners, as they all had their Pro buy-in paid for as the prize for their results. Also, congratulations goes to the top 5 Pro players this season. Our Pro Season was very close, with Ian Slater ending up winning overall (taking $3000 for his win!) Jill Maley and Robin Sheedy were neck and neck at the end, with Jill overtaking Robin on the final day of tournaments to take 2nd (winning $2000), with Robin 3rd (winning $1000). They were followed closely by Joe Darcy ($600) and Robert Ray ($400).
After such a fun season with such close results, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! We look forward to welcoming you back for Season 10!
Please remember, we DO have some tournaments running in between seasons! Make sure you check our Upcoming Events page for those tournaments which are on as special events, and remember also that Pro Special events that are pre-season attract a bigger payout on the night (Bonus 50%!)
Paddington Alehouse has a Special Bounty Rebuy Monday 27th April, the day after the Grand Final! This will be a huge prize pool, with a $40 entry ($30 to prize pool!) with $30 rebuys up till the 1st break! You win a $5 bounty chip for every player you knock out! Good luck, see you there!
20/04/2009 - WAPL Season 9 Grand Final - This Sunday 26th Apr -
WAPL Season Grand 9 Finals
Free League Registration strictly 9am-10:45am
Pro League Registration strictly 10am-11:45am
WA Poker League Season Grand Finals (For Pro and Free Leagues) are awesome events, culminating in the best of the best in both leagues playing off to prove who is WAPL's Grand Champion for each League for that Season!
With WAPL's Pro League paying out over $1,100,000 since we started in May 2006, with Pro League Players competing for the ability to qualify for the Pro League Grand Final! The overall Top 5 also win great cash prizes for doing so well during the season!
Pro Rank | Cash Prize
1st | $3000
2nd | $2000
3rd | $1000
4th | $600
5th | $400
In addition to the overall league rankings, the Top player for each venue at the end of the season will also gain automatic qualification into the Grand Final for that League! For Pro League events that includes the Grand Final Buy-In! So now there's even more reason to reach that top spot! Please note, if you already rank in the top 10 players in Pro League, you still receive your single Grand Final Buy-in even if you also take out a venue. If a player has already gained qualification through another means, it does not automatically qualify the 2nd player for the prize.
Of course, the overall Champion of the Pro League Grand Final will take home not only the huge cash payout estimated at over $20,000, but the WA Poker League Grand Championship Medallion, worth over $5000, and engraved to signify the momentous event!
Get in there, get qualified, and be in with a chance to take out WA's BIGGEST and BEST Poker Tournament with the Western Australian Poker League!
More Details -
Location
South Fremantle Football Club. Fremantle Oval, Fremantle.
Date
SUNDAY 26th APRIL, 2009! Don't miss this great day of Poker!
Time
Free League Registration opens 9am. Final Free League registrations 10:45am. Pro League Registration opens 10am. Final Pro League registrations 11:45am. You can preregister for the Pro League Final at events leading up to the day, which will allow you to skip the (often long) registration line. Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournaments on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify but have played 10 Pro games this season to play!) You MUST be a Pro League Player to play, and qualifiers will always be given a seat in preference to a non-qualifying reserve Pro player.
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The qualification buy-in is based on a 2 tier ranking qualifier. For those players ranked 11th to 100th, the buy-in is $100. For those players ranked 101st to 240th, the buy-in is $200. (Still a small price to pay for what you have a chance to win!) with $10 going to the club/charity we are operating the event with, and the rest being pooled to the Grand Final Prize Pool! This ensures not only a great prize pool, but also a significant bonus to those higher ranked players for the season, as they win the $100 discount to their buy-in (or Free buy-in if they are top 10 or top a venue!)
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Up to the top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players on the day!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (160 seats, filled on a first come first entered basis. If they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
The top 40 ranked Free League players at the end of season will also get a single reentry if they get out before the 1st break, similar to the Passport reentry used in our standard tournaments.
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be tables running for players who get out of the Grand Finals, who wish to keep playing poker during the event! They will be supervised, and follow by our standard Sit 'N Go and Cash Table rules!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals, but will take the seats of qualifiers who don't show up on the day up to a total of 240 players for Pro and 160 players for Free.
7/04/2009 - Easter Holiday Event Schedule -
With the Easter Holiday coming up, the following is a schedule of events :-
Thursday 9th April - Brighton Hotel Free/Pro OFF
Thursday 9th April - Woodvale Tavern Free/Pro OFF
Friday 10th April - Claremont Football Club Free/Pro OFF
Friday 10th April - Atrium Hotel Free/Pro OFF
Saturday 11th April - Woodbridge Hotel Free/Pro ON
Saturday 11th April - Northlands Roundhouse Free/Pro ON
Monday 13th April - Paddington Alehouse Free/Pro ON
Monday 13th April - The Boat Free OFF
Have a safe and happy Easter, we'll see you at an event soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
17/03/2009 - Atrium Hotel 1st Pro Event Offer - Play and Stay! -
Atrium Hotel Pro League kicks off this Friday 20th March! The Atrium has a special offer for our opening night for members interested in heading to Mandurah, playing Pro Poker and staying at the Atrium on Friday night!
Accomodation rates will be 50% off for Friday 20th March!
The rates for rooms can be found at Atrium's website - www.atriumhotel.com.au under the Rates section. Select the correct date for the rates, and then you can make your booking by calling them. Mention that you're a WA Poker League Member who is coming to stay for the night on Friday to confirm your 50% discount!
Every Friday Poker after our opening night the Atrium will still have a great discount for WAPL Members. 15% off Accomodation rates! Again make sure you mention when booking the fact that you are a WAPL Member coming to play and stay!
What a great reason to get out of the house this Friday night!
We hope to see you there to kick off the first Pro event at the Atrium.
See you soon,
Your WA Poker League Team
13/03/2009 - 2 new WAPL Venues! Lakers Tavern & Albion Hotel! -
We have two great new Venues starting up Tuesdays, both from 24th March! Lakers Tavern and the Albion Hotel will be starting Free League events, with Pro League starting soon after!
Get your friends together and come down to check out whichever of these great new venues is closer to you, and support these latest additions to your WA Poker League experience!
5/03/2009 - The Boat Poker Club AGM -
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of The Boat Poker Club.
When - Wednesday 11th March
Time - Starting @ 6-15pm
All current and prospective members welcome. Get involved.
28/02/2009 - Another Great Re-buy Tournament @ Claremont -
Strong Heads Up play gave Dean McAskil little chance against Luke Bolton in the Claremont Football Club Re-buy Bounty Tournament on Friday night.
With a total prize pool of $1025 the 9 players not only had a ball, but Luke was extremely happy to collect $435 in first place, plus his bounty's to make him feel like a real winner on the night.
Dean collected $260 plus bountys and was also happy, given he could not get a decent card heads up, and Murray Boyne was pleased to have pipped Jason Bertone for third and the $175 that was up for grabs.
The event is very popular with all who have played to date, so come on down next Friday and join in the fun.
With $155 paid out in Bounty's, the prize pool was spread around, along with the laughs and fun during what has been called "Friday Poker Madness" at Claremont.
Tounament starts late at 7-30pm, with a Cash table available from 6pm
28/02/2009 - Northlands Roundhouse Tavern Pro Starts Sat 1st March! -
Saturday 1st March is the first Pro event at the Roundhouse! Just on the corner of Main and Amelia Streets Balcatta, rego starts 6pm, tournament starts 7pm. That gives those players who love the Saturday Double Tournaments enough time to get from the Woodbridge to the Roundhouse for your double dose of Free or Pro League Poker on Saturdays!
Have fun and good luck!
13/02/2009 - NEW LATER START FOR CLAREMONT -
To allow our members that extra time to make the exciting Re-buy Bounty Tournament every Friday night at Claremont Football Club the event start time has been re-scheduled for 7-30pm from February 13th.
Free League will also now start at 7-30pm. Registration for both tournaments will remain at 6pm.
See you at Claremont for "Friday Night Poker" soon.
9/02/2009 - WAPL Supports VIC BUSHFIRE APPEAL Final Total = $1744.40 -
Donations can be made at All WAPL Tournaments this week.
Cash Raffles and Members Donations will be forwarded to the
Commonwealth Bank for this most worthy of Appeals.
We extend our sympathy to all those effected by this disaster.
Tally Details - Monday $ 431.30 Tuesday $ 449.35 Wednesday $ 272.65
Thursday $ 199.80 Friday $ 159.70 Saturday $ 231.60
A big "Thank You" to all those who supported this worthy cause.
7/01/2009 - Season 9 Format Changes - Important! -
There's some exciting new changes coming to the next WA Poker League Season. In response to suggestions from and discussions with our members, we have put together some changes which should make your league even more fun to be a part of!
As always, we really appreciate feedback and encourage our members to give us their opinions as to what changes they think would better the league as a whole, and we'd like to thank those who have already helped us think through these changes. Of course, more input is welcome, and we look forward to adjusting or adding more changes to the league format in the future to make it even better!
Pro League Season Adjustments -
Many suggestions have been made regarding the Season and Grand Final Prize Payouts, the buy-in amounts and the lack of incentive for players to strive to achieve a higher Season ranking. We've taken all of these on board and have decided to make some Pro Season adjustments to qualifications and prizes to give everyone more incentive, more fun, and more chances to win!
Pro Season Top 5 Payouts!
We are adjusting the Top Ranked Player Payouts from Top 3 to Top 5, and significantly increasing the prize amounts! Previously, we paid out $1000 to 1st, $600 to 2nd, and $400 to 3rd place at the end of Season. This prize was small compared to the skill and dedication required to do so well in the WA Poker League Season. The new payouts will be Top 5, with the overall Season Champion winning $3000, $2000 for 2nd, $1000 for 3rd, $600 for 4th and $400 for 5th place. Now there's more reason to aim for the top spots!
As usual, the Top 10 overall and Top of Venues at the end of Season also win their Grand Final buy-in for Free as a prize for doing so well!
Pro Grand Final Qualifier Buy-Ins - Tiered System
There will be an adjustment to the buy-in structure for the Grand Final to $200, with a reward to those players who do better overall in the Season rankings. The buy-in will be $100 (50% discount) for players ranked 11th to 100th overall at the end of Season (the Top 10 still get their buy-in for free). For those players ranked 101st to 240th, the Grand Final buy-in will be $200. Not only does this add incentive and value to doing better in the Season rankings, it will also add more funds to the Seasonal Grand Final Prize Pool, allowing for more prize payouts to the member base! Even at a $200 buy-in, the Grand Final is well worth the buy-in, so we don't see this as a huge negative for the membership! We all know it isn't difficult for a regular player to make the top 100, but this will add some more excitement and incentive towards making a top 100 position!
Pro Grand Final Payouts
As mentioned last Grand Final, we will be aiming to share the Grand Final Prize Pool a further down the payout places, allowing bigger prizes to those making the money at the Grand Final. Obviously this always depends on the number of players throughout the season, as well as the buy-ins on the day of the Grand Final. Some of the changes made this Season will adjust the available pool, and as the League progresses and the prize pools increase, so will the winnings!
Pro League Grand Final Direct Buy-In
This has been an idea that's been thrown around and discussed for quite some time. That is, for a direct, non qualified buy-in to the Grand Final. This is NOT aimed towards our regular members, who find it very easy to qualify for the Final through their usual play. This is a chance for non qualifiers, travelers or newcomers to WA to play in this huge payout Poker Tournament for a large buy-in amount, which then adds a lot to the Grand Final Prize Pool, therefore adding more value to those qualifying members playing in the Final. The proposal is for a $2500 direct seat buy-in to the Grand Final. After the standard $10 fundraising for the Non Profit Club we are fundraising for at the Final, the remaining $2490 would be added to the Prize Pool, helping swell the Prizes substantially. We've deemed that the $2500 buy-in would be large enough to discourage those able to qualify through the season from doing it, and also large enough to add such a boost to the Prize Pool that it becomes a significant advantage to the Grand Final to have it as an option.
Free League Passport Re-entry and Bonus Points
As most of you would be aware, the reentry draw has been a great success in the Free League, however there needs to be a little more incentive to "stay in" past the 1st break. The Passport change we are implementing will mean that, if you get out before the 1st break and have you Passport stamps completed, you may choose to use that passport for the reentry draw, OR you may use it for your bonus points (+100) and not enter the redraw. This will add a little more incentive to stay in past the 1st break and get your bonus points, and perhaps a little strategy to the Passport system in Free League as players will have to decide whether they are likely to get more points if they go for a reentry compared to getting their bonus points. One important note, however, is that as you ARE permitted to fill multiple passports, you MAY complete 2 passports, use one for the reentry draw, and use the other for your bonus 100 points.
We want your feedback!
Obviously we can never perfectly guess how different changes will affect the Tournaments, Season and Prize Pools. We take on board suggestions from our members all the time, and strive to evolve the League into an even more fun, entertaining, and rewarding experience for all involved. Please give us your ideas, suggestions, and other feedback regarding these changes or anything in particular you think we could do to better the League in general. Always feel free to E-Mail info@wapokerleague.com.au with your comments, and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. Your thoughts and feedback is important to us, please let us hear them.
Wishing you an awesome Season 9, best of luck, and see you at the Finals!
Your WA Poker League Team.
6/01/2009 - Welcome to 2009! Pre-Season Tournaments! -
Well, 2009 is upon us! We sincerely hope you all had a fun and safe Christmas and New Year's Eve/Day, whatever you got up to, and wish you a great 2009!
For those of you who are itching to get back to your poker tournaments, we have some events running this week (5th-10th Jan) before Season 9 officially starts on Sunday 11th Jan.
It's important to remember that there is a bonus 50% prize payout at the Special Pro events pre-season as there is no grand final contribution, nor qualification points at pre-season events.
The dates are -
5th Jan - Paddington Alehouse Pro and Free Events
6th Jan - Murphy's Irish Pub (Mandurah) Pro and Free Events
6th Jan - Paddy Maguire's Free Event
7th Jan - Market City Tavern Pro and Free Events
8th Jan - Woodvale Tavern Pro and Free Events
10th Jan - Woodbridge Hotel Pro and Free Events
So make sure you get the word out to your mates, and make it down to the pre-season events to get some practice in before the season officially starts next week! Don't miss out, there's some great new changes coming this season, with more chances to win throughout the season!
8/12/2008 - Season 8 Grand Finals Wrap! -
The end of the Season 8 Pro League Grand Final signified a momentous event in WA Poker League history, with us passing the 1 million dollar mark in payouts! In another huge event enjoyed by all, we again saw a great field of 168 Pro League Qualifiers sit down to battle it out for over $50,000 in our Pro Final!
Cheers erupted when finally, after many hours of play, we hit the final 17 players. They were all in the money! The tension grew as we went to our final table break, and upon our return, you could see how nervous our Final 8 were as they returned to the table... After all, they were playing for their part of the prize pool, now between $1445 for 8th, or the massive $20,000 (plus $5000 WAPL medallion) for first!
The beginning of Final Table saw Gary Hall Jr take control over the tournament. Taking out the first 3 players, and with them gaining a massive chip lead, Gary was always going to be hard to beat.
When we hit Final 3, we had supporters from the Boat cheering loudly for George Lawther, our Mandurah players who had come up for the day right behind Jamie Andree, and those Market City regulars showing Gary Hall the support his huge stack deserved!
After some great action, George was eliminated in 3rd place, winning $3941 in the process! Congratulations George.
The Heads up battle between Gary and Jamie was great! We saw the chip lead move back and forth several times during the time, and our eventual winner was Jamie, beating Gary's Ace 7 with his Ace Queen!
Gary left the tournament $6888 richer, congratulations Gary.
The last player remaining, Jamie Andree, became our Grand Champion for Season 8, and with that wins the $20,000 1st place prize, along with the $5000 WAPL Medallion, and the esteem of being a WAPL Champion! Congratulations Jamie on such a great tournament!
In Free League, we had a strong 59 player turnout, which saw 2 of our well known Free League members meeting head to head at the end. Bas Snijder was eventually overwhelmed by Giuseppe Messina for top spot and Champion of Free League. In an amazing feat, Giuseppe has also proven that he truly is the Champion of Free League, being our first player ever to win BOTH the Season AND the Grand Final for his League! Congratulations Giuseppe on your awesome wins!
We'd also like to congratulate our Top 10 Pro League players for the Season, as they all had their Pro buy-in paid for as the prize for their ranking. Also, huge congratulations to the top 3 Pro players this season. Our Season winner was Colin Wilford (winning $1000), followed closely by Robert Ray ($600) and Paul Ivankovich ($400).
All in all it was a very fun Season, and we are yet again glad to be able to bring such a high quality of poker to our members. We hope you had an enjoyable season with us, and look forward to welcoming you back for Season 9 in the new year!
Please remember, we DO have some tournaments running in between seasons! Make sure you check our Upcoming Events page for those tournaments which are on as special events, and remember also that Pro Special events that are pre-season attract a bigger payout on the night (Bonus 50%!)
1/12/2008 - WAPL Season 8 Grand Finals! -
The Season 8 Grand Finals are this coming Sunday 7th December, 2008, at South Fremantle Football Club. Don't miss them! Even if you aren't qualified you can still come along, play some poker, and have an awesome day. We are fast approaching the end of another great season of WA Poker League Poker! With our 8th Grand Final coming up next Sunday 7th December, we have reached a huge milestone since starting the first Poker League in Western Australia back on May 2, 2006.
We are overjoyed to announce that the Prize Payouts in our coming Grand Final are going to signify a total payout figure of OVER $1,000,000 (that's right, over a million dollars!) paid out to WA Poker League Members since the League started!
We're obviously very proud of this achievement, and would like to thank our loyal members for helping make this dream a reality. We look forward to being able to pay out millions more to our members in the future.
Here's lots more info about the coming Grand Final. We hope to have you there to help us celebrate!
1/12/2008 - King of the Hill Series Round Up -
The King of the Hill Series 1 is over! With the King of the Hill Final next Friday 5th December, these are our Top 10 overall placed players for the Series! Congratulations to Ian Slater for winning the Series itself, for his great efforts he wins a carton of Hofbrauhaus Lager! For the rest of the top 10, each will receive a 6-pack of Hofbrauhaus Lager. All 10 will play off for the Series Championship, where the "King of the Hill" will have their name on the perpetual King of the Hill Trophy! Come down to Claremont Footy Club next Friday to take part in Free or Pro League Poker, and to show your support towards the King of the Hill Finalists!
| Rank | Player | Score | Total Events Played |
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1 |
183 |
4 | |
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2 |
163 |
3 | |
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3 |
157 |
4 | |
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4 |
149 |
3 | |
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5 |
147 |
4 | |
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6 |
142 |
3 | |
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6 |
142 |
4 | |
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8 |
137 |
4 | |
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9 |
135 |
4 | |
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10 |
130 |
3 |
28/11/2008 - KOTH Final - Friday 5th Dec -
The King of the Hill Final, sponsored by Hofbrauhaus Lager (Awesome German Import Lager), will be held next Friday 5th December! This is an event being held at the same time as the Claremont Pro and Free League events!
The qualifiers for the King of the Hill Final are the TOP 10 ranked players on the KOTH Leaderboard at the end of the 4th KOTH this Sunday.
The Current Rankings are Here!
The tournament style WILL be King of the Hill, and if there are ties for 10th position, these extra players WILL be part of the final. Each Final Qualifier playing on the night will receive a 6-pack of Hofbrauhaus Lager, with the overall winner winning a carton of Hofbrauhaus, and become the first King of the Hill Series Winner, getting their name on our KOTH Perpetual Trophy!
So make sure you come down on the Friday to play some Poker and support your qualified friends! There will be plenty to do, Free League, Pro League, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes till Midnight!
As usual, 6pm Rego, 7pm Start, @ Claremont Footy Club.
24/11/2008 - King of the Hill #4 - 30th November 2008 @ SFFC! -
The next King of the Hill event is this coming Sunday!
For those who have played in either of the previous 3 KOTH's, the current rankings can be found here -
Current King of the Hill Rankings
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Sunday 30th November, 2008.
Time - Registration 2-2:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 3pm, Tournament Start 3pm
Cost - $30 buy-in (80% to prizes, 20% to South Fremantle Football Club Fundraising)
Location - South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle Oval. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, with food and drinks available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our King of the Hill events, there's no knowing how many people will show up! There will be a PRE-REGISTRATION prize draw on the night, where all pre-registrered players have a chance to win a great prize, so now there's even more incentive to get pre-registered!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 60% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%! (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of South Fremantle Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
24/11/2008 - Merriwa Tavern -
Merriwa Tavern is going to hold off hosting WAPL events for the rest of the season. With a change in management and thoughts of moving towards Pro League in the future, we will let you know if this changes!
We'd like to thank our members who supported Merriwa, and remind you that there's still lots of opportunities to play WAPL up North, including the Boat on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Woodvale Tav on Thursdays!
15/11/2008 - Deep Stack Tournament Results! -
The Deep Stack Tournament held on Friday 14th November was lots of fun! With a good field of 26 runners, and an 18 player Free League, the atmosphere was great.
Right on the 2nd break, all our power went out, which made for some interesting times, lots of torches and some great jokes (along with some bad, mainly involving people mentioning being the blind every hand...)
Everyone still had a great night through the semi-darkness, and when the lights came back on we found our winner was Irwan Budiarto! With the Top 3 players paid out on the night, Irwan won a total of $1105 for his great poker! Will Jeffery came 2nd, winning $663, and Barrie Hosgood 3rd place with $442! Congratulations guys!
Great to see you down there, and we'll see you at an event soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
7/11/2008 - 14th November - Deep Stack Challenge! -
Coming up on Friday 14th November is our first Deep Stack Challenge!
Location - Claremont Footy Club, Davies Road Claremont.
Time - Registration 6pm, LAST Rego 7pm, Tournament Starts 7pm.
Buy-in - $100 (Or Free League if you aren't interested in the Deep Stack Challenge)
It's a $100 buy-in event, with a standard Free League event for those players who don't want to play in the Deep Stack Challenge.
The tournament will run as per our usual guidelines, but all players will be starting with 5000 in chips! Blind times may be altered slightly to allow us to work timing correctly with the player numbers. The player allocation will be 40 players, however if we have more than 40 pre-sale tickets we will increase the number of seats to a maximum of 50.
There will be cash tables and sit n goes running as per usual for our special events!
We look forward to another great night of poker on Friday 14th!
29/10/2008 - Upcoming Event Changes - Updated 13/04/10 -
Due to other functions/public holidays, the following events will not be running! They will be back the following week!
14th April - No Herdsman Lake Tavern Pro or Free League! (Danny Green Fight)
Thankyou for your understanding, we'll see you soon!
25/10/2008 - Daylight Savings Starts again this Sunday 26th Oct -
Please remember, Daylight Savings starts this Sunday, and you will have to wind your clocks forward 1 hour! As a result you will need to make sure you are down an hour earlier to the tournaments on Sunday (than you would be had we not had any Daylight Savings).
We will be sending out a reminder E-Mail regarding this and the King of the Hill shortly.
25/10/2008 - No Bar Orient this Sunday due to King of the Hill -
With the King of the Hill this Sunday, we won't be running Free League Poker at Bar Orient. It'll be back the Sunday after as usual!
We'll see you at the King of the Hill! 2pm rego, 3pm start. Don't be late!
20/10/2008 - Special Event - King of the Hill #3 This Sunday 26th Oct -
The next King of the Hill event is this coming Sunday!
PLEASE NOTE, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMES IN THIS SUNDAY! The tournament registration and start will be 1 hour earlier than the current time! Please remember to change your watch!
For those who have played in either of the previous 2 KOTH's, the current rankings can be found here -
Current King of the Hill Rankings
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Sunday 26th October, 2008.
Time - Registration 2-2:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 3pm, Tournament Start 3pm
Cost - $30 buy-in (80% to prizes, 20% to South Fremantle Football Club Fundraising)
Location - South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle Oval. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, with food and drinks available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our King of the Hill events, there's no knowing how many people will show up! There will be a PRE-REGISTRATION prize draw on the night, where all pre-registrered players have a chance to win a $30 Poker Den Voucher, so now there's even more incentive to get pre-registered!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
-
If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
-
If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 60% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%! (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of South Fremantle Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
15/10/2008 - WAPL @ York Jazz and Soul Festival - Come play Free Poker! -
Your WAPL Team will be running Free Tutorials and a Free Tournament at the York Jazz and Soul Festival this Saturday 18th October!
If you're going to the festival drop in and see us at the town hall, and play some poker!
Tutorial Sessions are at 4pm, 5pm, and 6pm, with a Free Tournament starting at 7:15pm (Get there before 7pm to register).
For more information about the festival and how you can get involved, head over to http://www.yorkjazz.com.au !
Hope to see you there!
Your WAPL Team
10/10/2008 - Special Event - Venue Team Challenge! Friday 17th October! -
The next Team event! Get yourself and 3 of your friends from your favourite venue and come on down to Claremont Footy Club for the Venue Team Challenge!
Run similarly to the other team events we've held, the buy-in is $25/player ($20 to Prize Pool), with the top 3 teams paid out! (50%, 30%, 10% of Prize Pool) AND the overall Tournament winner taking a cash prize too! (10% of Prize Pool)
Please make sure you pre-register your team at events this week, to help us efficiently manage numbers.
This event will be held Friday 17th October, at Claremont Footy Club. There is heaps of parking and it's close to public transport. Also, Sit and Go / Cash Tables will be running from 6pm.
Registration opens 6pm, Tournament starts 7pm!
See you there...
3/10/2008 - Metro Hotel moves to Sundays from 12th Oct -
Metros will be moving to Sunday nights from 12th October! 5pm rego, 6pm start! Please come down and support Metro Hotel's Free League, and Sunday night poker!
23/09/2008 - King of the Hill #2 - This Sunday 28th Sept -
The next King of the Hill tournament is this Sunday 28th September!
Here's the info...
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Sunday 28th September, 2008.
Time - Registration 2-2:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 3pm, Tournament Start 3pm
Cost - $30 buy-in (80% to prizes, 20% to South Fremantle Football Club Fundraising)
Location - South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle Oval. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, with food and drinks available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our King of the Hill events, there's no knowing how many people will show up! There will be a PRE-REGISTRATION prize draw on the night, where all pre-registrered players have a chance to win a $30 Poker Den Voucher, so now there's even more incentive to get pre-registered!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
-
Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
-
If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
-
If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 60% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%! (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of South Fremantle Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
10/09/2008 - Postponed Events - The Boat 29th and Woodbridge 27th -
Due to the Queen's Bday celebrations, the Free League event for 29th September @ the Boat won't be on. Please don't head to the Boat for Poker on Monday 29th! Poker as usual on the Wednesday and Monday the week after!
Woodbridge Hotel will not be on Saturday 27th September due to the AFL Grand Final!
9/09/2008 - Queens vs Kings - THIS Friday 12th September -
We've got a great special event coming up on Friday 12th September that everyone will want a part of!
Western Australian Poker League presents...
More details :
Queens vs Kings Tournament : $25 entry, with great prizes! Two tournaments (one guys', one girls') ending with the top 4 from each playing off on a final table spectacle! Yes, the final table players will start with the same chipstacks as each other and battle it out for the prizes! Come along for your chance to win great cash prizes on the night!
Registration 6pm, Tournament Starts 7pm!
This is an open event to all WAPL members! (Note: No Pro League points from this Tournament)
Also available from 6pm are our standard Sit N Go tables and Cash Tables!
All in all, an awesome night! So spread the word, get your pre-registration tickets from our tournaments, as seats will be strictly limited! To keep your seat, DON'T BE LATE!
Let's get a great contingent of girls down to the event to prove that poker isn't just for the boys!
28/08/2008 - Upcoming WAPL Special Events -
Upcoming WAPL Special Events - Not to be missed!
Sun 30th November 2008 - King of the Hill 4 @ Sth Freo Footy Club ($30 buy-in)
Fri 5th December 2008 - King of the Hill Final @ Claremont Footy Club
Sun 7th December 2008 - Season 8 Grand Final @ Sth Freo Footy Club (Info)
26/08/2008 - Next King of the Hill - This Sunday 31st Aug! -
The next King of the Hill tournament is this Sunday 31st August! We have moved the King of the Hills to Sundays to give us some more time to run the event, which everyone will agree is a good idea given this long running tournament variation!
We will be running King of the Hill events more regularly now, as we get so much great feedback from you all about how much fun they are! Spread the word!
Here's the info...
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Sunday 31st August, 2008.
Time - Registration 2-2:45pm, Cash Tables and Sit n Goes from 3pm, Tournament Start 3pm
Cost - $30 buy-in (80% to prizes, 20% to South Fremantle Football Club Fundraising)
Location - South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle Oval. Remember, the club is close to public transport, and has great club prices, with food and drinks available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking available too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our King of the Hill events, there's no knowing how many people will show up! There will be a PRE-REGISTRATION prize draw on the night, where all pre-registrered players have a chance to win a $30 Poker Den Voucher, so now there's even more incentive to get pre-registered!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
-
Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
-
If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
-
If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 60% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%! (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of South Fremantle Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
19/08/2008 - Boat Poker Club AGM - 3rd Sept 6pm -
For those Boat Poker Club members and players, we have been asked to inform you that the Club Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 3rd Sept. Please try to make it down to the Boat for a 6pm meeting start before the usual Pro League event there on the 3rd!
19/08/2008 - Season 7 Grand Final Wrap! -
Well, another WAPL Grand Final has come and gone with a blast! We saw yet another huge day at South Fremantle Footy Club, with 161 runners in the Pro Grand Final and 66 in the Free Final, as well as many members who came down to take in the atmosphere, support their friends, or play on the many sit n goes and cash tables throughout the day!
In the Pro League Final, our final 3 places were swapping the chip lead many times as we approached the end of the tournament. The 3 players (Kevin Kenny, Dean McAskil and Len Histon) knew what was on the line... they had already made it into the money when they reached 16th position... they were already well over $1000 in prize money upon reaching the Final Table. Now they were battling out the top 3 spots, worth between $3500 and a staggering $20,000+!
After a tense heads up, we saw regular Claremont Footy Club and Market City Tavern player Dean McAskil emerge victorious to Len Histon, with Kevin Kenny taking 3rd place. Dean wins the overall title of Grand Champion for Season 8, the $20,000+ cash and the coveted $5000 WAPL Grand Champion Medallion! Congratulations Dean! Results from the Pro event can be found here!
In a just as tense Free League Final Table, we saw Steven Herbert take the title of Free League Grand Champion from Scott Hardie, winning in style by a Queen kicker when they both hit trip 8s on the flop! Congratulations Steven! Results from the Free event can be found here!
To all who attended the Final, we trust you enjoyed your day. Our thanks to you for participating during the season, and we look forward to bringing you more great Poker in Season 8!
To our staff. You have yet again done an awesome job. The Grand Finals are not an easy event to manage and run, and we must thank our staff for the super efforts they put in on days like these! Please make sure you show your appreciation for their hard work when you catch them at tournaments soon! They work very hard to bring such a high level of poker to you, our members.
Lastly, we are in Pre-Season for one week, and start Season 8 officially on Sunday 24th August! We wish you the best of luck for the new season, and remember to invite your friends down to join the fun of WA Poker League Season 8!
Your WAPL Team
15/08/2008 - Season 7 Grand Final THIS Sunday 17th Aug - Details! -
For those of you who haven't found the info on the Finals page...
Location and Date
South Fremantle Football Club, Fremantle Oval
The date will be SUNDAY 17th AUGUST, 2008!
Time
Registration opens 10am. Final registrations 12 Midday. You can preregister at events leading up to the final, which will allow you to skip the (often long) registration line. Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournament on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify but have played 10 Pro games this season for a chance to play!) You MUST be a Pro League Player to play, and qualifiers will always be given a seat in preference to a non-qualifying reserve Pro player. You cannot gain entry to the Grand Final if you have not qualified in the top 240, or become a reserve by playing 10+ Pro League Tournaments in the current Season.
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$100 buy-in (A small price to pay for what you might win!) with $90 going to the prize pool accumulated from the Pro League Season, and $10 to the club/charity we are operating the event with.
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Up to the top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 80 qualifiers (80 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be tables running for players who get out of the Grand Finals, who wish to keep playing poker during the event! They will be supervised, and follow by our standard Sit 'N Go and Cash Table rules!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals, but will take the seats of qualifiers who don't show up on the day.
If you HAVEN'T qualified for either final, there's still lots of reasons to come down to the Grand Finals! Come to support your mates, come to play some poker on the sit and go or cash tables, and come to witness the huge event that is WAPL's Grand Finals!
We hope to see you there!
Your WA Poker League Team
28/07/2008 - New WAPL Venues and more Events! -
We're delighted to announce the imminent start of several new venues who have joined the WA Poker League, as well as some extra events at current venues!
Please keep an eye on our upcoming events page for exact start dates at these venues.
New Venues / Events by Day -
Monday - Murphy's Irish Pub (Mandurah) doing Free League in addition to their Tues night Free and Pro event.
Tuesday - Merriwa Tavern for another great venue up north. Initially Free League, but given good support it will turn free/pro. With plenty of parking, the Merriwa is sure to quickly grow into a big Tuesday night event!
Wednesday - Metro Hotel - Initially starting with Free League on Wednesdays, Metro offers another free venue just South of River for your enjoyment!
Friday - Atrium Hotel (Mandurah) - Starting Free League but moving Free/Pro, this will make for an atmospheric and fun tournament for Friday night Poker in Mandurah.
Sunday - Market City Tavern (Free) - In addition to their Wednesday nights, Market City Tavern will be hosting Free League events on Sunday afternoons, too!
Please do your best to check out and support the new venues. The quicker they grow the more fun for everyone!
The Venue pages on our site will be updated as we have more info sent to us by each venue. Once again please make sure you check the Upcoming Events page to be sure of the start date for the new events.
We look forward to hosting an event for you soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
11/07/2008 - No Poker @ Claremont Friday 11th July -
Hi, just to make sure noone misses it.. there will be no Poker at Claremont Footy Club this week, Friday 11th July, due to the Country Footy committments taking over both bars for the night! Sorry for any inconvenience, but we look forward to hosting your Free and Pro league Poker again next Friday!
7/07/2008 - King of the Hill 2 Round Up -
The second King of the Hill Event was yet again a great success, with 110 players, many spectators and other members who came down to take advantage of the Cash Tables and Sit and Goes running on the night. The night ran smoothly for the most part, and comments back so far have been very promising as to the amount of fun had at our King of the Hill events!
We are aware of the fact that there are some issues with timing for a tournament of this structure, and with us finishing at massive blinds (300,000/600,000) and literally millions in chips on the final table, the push to bring the tournament in on time is something we'll be working towards improving for the next one! We may well see a change of day from Friday night to a Sunday day/night to allow everyone some more time to get there for registration and for us to get it started earlier.
The one letdown over the whole night was unfortunately the conduct of one person, which led to a rather tense environment upon completion of the tournament. We would like to remind our members that good manners, etiquette and respect are a very important part of playing good poker, especially within a social poker league. We are all here to have fun, and although the person concerned did not direct his verbal outbursts at anyone in particular, the situation led to much frustration and annoyance. This sort of behaviour, although falling just short of us removing him from the tournament altogether, demonstrates the sort of mannerisms we strive to avoid at our tournaments, and said person has since been informed that his membership has been suspended.
The "bad boy" or "bad girl" image may be one that is infamously hyped in media poker coverage, but in a social poker situation it's not acceptable as we are here to make sure everyone has a good time, and we do our utmost to ensure that this happens.
As far as the night goes, we stand by our decision to not remove this player from the tournament due to the legalities involved in a money tournament. Had he been personally abusive towards people it would have been a different situation, however we have boundaries we must work within, and just because someone is being annoying is not a good enough excuse to remove them from a tournament.
As for those few people who voiced their opinions at the conclusion of the tournament, we trust that you have settled down now and can see the situation we were in, and why we handled it the way we did on the night and will do so in the future.
All in all, it was a good tournament, and thank you to those many people who have said how good a time they had, and how well it was run and handled. We'd like to thank our staff for once again running an exceptional event!
We look forward to another fun King of the Hill next time, and with the great turnout we had this time, trust that the next one will be even bigger and better!
Your WA Poker League Team
8/06/2008 - WAPL King of the Hill! -
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Friday 4th July, 2008.
Time - Registration 5:30-6:30pm, Cash Tables from 6pm, Tournament Start 7pm
Cost - $25 buy-in (80% to prizes, 20% to Claremont Football Club Fundraising)
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Road Claremont. Remember, the club is literally 2 minutes walk from Claremont Train Station, and has great club prices, with food and drinks available! If you're driving, there's lots of parking too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events leading up to the King of the Hill, ask your Tournament Director to get pre-registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the huge response to our last King of the Hill event, there's no knowing how many people will show up, and seats are strictly limited to make sure the tournament finishes in time, so pre-register to make sure you don't miss out!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it!
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Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament.
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If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament.
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If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out.
The winners are the last 3 players with crowns remaining in the tournament, and the overall winner will be crowned "King of the Hill"! The King of the Hill takes 60% of the prize pool, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10%! (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
The first player knocked out of the tournament completely will win a $20 Poker Den Voucher!
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running until midnight, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -
- The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater. (Big blind based on the hand in which they went out in)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
- If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
- If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
- To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
Unless altered above, all WAPL Pro League Rules apply to this tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
2/06/2008 - Southerlys Night Change to Tuesdays! -
To our regular Southerlys members, we are moving from Monday to Tuesday nights for Free League Poker, as of this week! Please spread the word and get down to Southerlys for Poker every Tuesday from this week!
Thanks!
26/05/2008 - Paddington Poker Club Meeting - TONIGHT @ 6pm -
Don't forget the meeting tonight, Have Your Say!
A drink and some food provided by the Pub as well, so see you at 6pm.
25/05/2008 - Next Team Event - Pop Music Team Challenge! THIS FRIDAY! -
For those who have been looking forward to our next Themed Team Event, it's nearly upon us! Here's the info, if you've missed it at events over the past few weeks! -
A couple of notes... Due to the popularity of the last Team Challenge, please make an effort to pre-register your team before the event, as we had DOUBLE the expected teams for last event, and it made for a late start. To help us avoid this, please pre-register!
The THEME for this event is Pop Music, and those who want a chance at the great Free Tournament at the Poker Den should dress to impress, as their favourite band! The best themed team will win the best theme team tournament prize!
Date - Friday 30th May
Time - Registration + Cash Tables from 6pm to 6:45pm, Tournament Starts 7pm
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Road Claremont. Remember, the club is literally 2 minutes walk from Claremont Train Station, and has great club prices! If you're driving, there's lots of parking too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events, ask your Tournament Director once you have your team together!
Details - $10 per player, 4 Player Teams, 4 section split tournament, with team player's finishing points being added together to give a team total. The top team takes the prize pool. (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
Teams must have a Team Name and a Captain, and may be themed too! The best themed team also wins an awesome prize of a FREE Private tournament at the Poker Den for up to 24 of the team's friends!
The top 2 players from each section progress to the Individual Final Table, to play off for a $50 Poker Den Voucher.
The winning team will be determined by adding all team member's points together. Top scoring team wins! Points are based on reverse scale of number of players. eg. first out gets 1 point, second out 2 points, etc.
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running until midnight, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
Don't have a team? No problem! Come down on the night between 6-6:30pm, and put your name down on the list for random allocation to a team!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
25/05/2008 - No Free League @ The Boat, 2nd June -
For those regular Free League players at the Boat on Mondays, due to the coming public holiday on the 2nd June, the event won't be on for this date. Wednesday Pro will be on as usual!
Sorry for any inconvenience.
19/05/2008 - WAPL's 2nd Year Anniversary! -
That's right, WA Poker League is 2 years old! Monday night brings us up to our 2nd year of bringing the best pub poker to Perth! Help us celebrate at the Paddington Alehouse, where it all started! Pro or Free Leagues, 6pm with a 7pm start!
See you there!
Also, the rescheduled AGM for the Paddo is the week after on Monday 26th, so make sure you get down for 6pm to make the meeting!
19/05/2008 - Brighton Wednesday Pro/Free -
The Brighton in Mandurah is now running Free AND Pro on Wednesday now, not Mondays. Please make sure you don't head to Brighton on Monday expecting to play poker! Tuesday Pro/Free at Murphy's Irish Pub, and Wednesday Pro/Free at the Brighton!
Congratulations also to Damon and Lauren, Mandurah regulars, on their recent engagement!
6/05/2008 - South Freo Footy Club -
Unfortunately South Freo Football Club won't be running in Season 7. Rob (Who we're sure those SFFC regular players will all remember) has had to move interstate temporarily for work, and staffing issues have prevented them being able to continue running poker on Tuesday nights this season.
Apologies for any inconvenience, but please remember that Paddy Maguire's is your closest Free League on Tuesday night, in Subiaco.
Remember, Pro League starts next week on Tuesdays at Murphy's in Mandurah!
4/05/2008 - Mondays and Fridays -
With the addition of Free League poker at Paddo on Mondays, and Claremont Footy Club bringing Pro and Free poker to Friday nights, we won't be opening the Poker Den for the time being! The other 2 venues are close enough to the Den to be viable alternatives for our Free players, and we're sure you will enjoy them just as much, if not more!
A reminder to Paddo Players, the annual club AGM is being held Monday 12th May! Please make it down at 6pm to take part!
So no more Poker Den Mondays and Fridays, but Paddington Alehouse Monday has Free League as well as its regular Pro League, as does Claremont Footy Club on Fridays!
See you there!
2/05/2008 - Season 7 starts this Sunday! -
Welcome to Season 7!
We are happy to announce some changes and new events at venues!
The Paddington Alehouse will be adding a Free League event to the current Pro event run every Monday!
Claremont Football Club will be running Pro and Free on FRIDAY nights! So now we have an awesome Friday venue for you, too! Not only this, we will continue to run our Special Events at Claremont every month, and when these are on they will replace the regular event. We will be holding another Team event (there's signs at our events now, but we'll announce it here shortly!) as our next event there, then after that we will be running another King of the Hill event, which we know everyone's been looking forward to!
Murphy's Irish Pub in Mandurah is moving Pro and Free for Tuesday nights, starting from the 2nd week of Season 7, so get the word out for that one, too!
Woodbridge Hotel will NOT be holding a pre-season event tomorrow, Saturday 3rd May, as they are holding a special "Race Day" event with their Club members. If you're interested, entry is $35, including an awesome Club Shirt. Meet at the Woody at 10am for a BBQ, then they're taking a bus to the races for the day! We know a couple of our Woodbridge regulars are heading along already, and no doubt it'll be a fun day, so get involved, and we'll hear the stories next Saturday when Woodbridge has its first Season 7 event!
29/04/2008 - Season 6 Grand Finals! -
Season 6 Pro League Grand Final Champion Scott Gorfin!
The Pro League Grand Final for Season 6 was yet again a huge tournament, with a total prize pool of over $55,000 in cash and prizes, and a total of 168 runners! In what was probably our smoothest Finals day yet from the point of view of the flow of the tournament, we finally reached our last 8 players and hit Final Table!
With even 8th place taking nearly $1450 in prize money, the players were all smiles and nerves as they moved to their positions on the table. Short stacked and first out was Tina Dinardo, the only female to make Final Table! Len Histon, Derek Winkler and Robert Paradiso followed shortly after, as did Jay Poa, who survived a couple of hands before succumbing his chips to the final 3...
Our last 3 consisted of Elephant & Wheelbarrow representative Marc Kennedy, who had cashed in the last 2 Pro Grand Finals, and Brighton Hotel Mandurah regulars Chris Van Maanen and Scott Gorfin.
With the blinds high, the chip stacks huge, and a huge crowd overlooking, chips went back and forth till a crucial hand saw Marc lose many of his chips with a 9 10 of clubs vs Chris's Jack 6 offsuit. Marc busted out shortly after, picking up a cool $3643 for 3rd place. Well done Marc!
Down to the final 2 Mandurah Members, and we saw Chris with a big chip stack assume control of the tournament. Scott had a big job to do, but set about his task quickly, taking a couple of big pots down and creeping closer to the chip lead. With some tense moments such as a split pot A2 vs A4, a 7 high heart flush from Scott's all in, and a final hand of King Jack off (Chris) vs King Queen off (Scott), saw Scott take the crown of WAPL Season 6 Grand Final Champion after a great comeback! Well done Chris for your great effort ($5881 for 2nd place), and Scott took down the $20,013 cash prize plus the $5000 WAPL 18ct Gold, Diamond and Ruby Championship medallion for his awesome performance!
Results and LOTS of photos from the Pro Final can be found here!
Our Free League Final was again an awesome finish to a great season for our Free League members, seeing a starting number of 56 players! The tournament ran very smoothly, and final table consisted of Joseph Brennan (8th), Scott Hardie (7th), Trudie Jones (6th), Irwan Budiarto (5th), Ricky Andrews (4th), John Williams (3rd), Chris Haigh (2nd) and Patrick Beilby (1st). After a very tough tournament, Patrick ended it with a pair of sevens to beat Chris's Queen 3, to take the title of WAPL Season 6 Free League Final Champion! Congratulations Patrick!
Results and LOTS of photos from the Free Final can be found here!
We hope everyone had a great day, and look forward to catching you all for an even bigger season of Poker for Season 7! We'd like to also thank our staff for the huge effort they put in on the day, and for the great season we've had!
Regards,
Your WA Poker League Team
23/04/2008 - Grand Finals this Sunday! -
Location and Date
The location for Season 6 will be the great function room at South Fremantle Football Club! This massive room has proven itself to be the perfect size to host Western Australia's biggest Poker Tournament! With great Air Conditioning, and awesome facilities, it's sure to be a blast! The date will be SUNDAY 27th APRIL, 2008! So free yourselves up for this date if possible! (No excuses for late notice this time!)
Time
Registration opens 10am. Final registrations 12 Midday. You can preregister at events leading up to the final, which will allow you to skip the (often long) registration line. Please don't be late, as it's critical we start the tournament on time and we don't want to have to turn latecomers away.
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the reserve pro league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify but have played 10 Pro games this season for a chance to play!) You MUST be a Pro League Player to play, and qualifiers will always be given a seat in preference to a non-qualifying reserve Pro player. You cannot gain entry to the Grand Final if you have not qualified in the top 240, or become a reserve by playing 10+ Pro League Tournaments in the current Season.
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$100 buy-in (A small price to pay for what you might win!) with $90 going to the prize pool accumulated from the Pro League Season, and $10 to the club/charity we are operating the event with.
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Up to the top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 80 qualifiers (80 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking reserve free league players at the event, so come down even if you don't qualify for a chance to play if you've played 10 Free League events this season!)
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fun and the fame of becoming the Free League Champ!
There will also be tables running for players who get out of the Grand Finals, who wish to keep playing poker during the event! They will be supervised, and follow by our standard Sit 'N Go and Cash Table rules!
Important note on Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals, but will take the seats of qualifiers who don't show up on the day.
22/04/2008 - Sad news for Mandurah Members -
It's with sadness that we inform you that Len Carrier, grandfather of Carl Brownlow, passed away suddenly the other day. Len had a love of poker, and they had many very enjoyable Wednesday nights at Brighton Hotel.
Carl tells us that since flying home recently, Len had proudly displayed his 2 WAPL Trophies on top of his TV, and told Carl just last week how he couldn't wait to come back to Perth later in the year "to win some more trophies!"
Members may recall Len participating in the "King of the Hill" Special Event at Claremont Football Club recently. He played and then stayed till the end, even though his flight back to the UK was early the next morning! He simply loved his poker and thanked us and our members for making him feel so welcome before leaving Australia.
To Carl, Denise, Pauline and family, all our staff and members who were fortunate enough to meet Len pass on their sympathy, and we're glad to have been able to share so many fun times with you all.
RIP Len
10/04/2008 - Important News - Poker Den and WAPL Rules! -
Hi all,
We apologise to our regular Poker Den players but unfortunately we won't be able to run the Poker Den Free League's this Friday 11th and Monday 14th April due to other major committments. Please spread the word amongst those players who frequent the Den to avoid disappointment.
Sorry for the late notice, and we look forward to resuming our regular Poker Den tournaments for you!
In other news, we must remind everyone about how seriously we take people's adherence to our rules in our tournaments. Everyone who enters our tournaments are there because they want a fun, social and professionally run game of poker. To achieve this, we do all we can to teach players our rules, help them to understand why they are in place, and enforce them when necessary.
Unfortunately, this doesn't always happen, and in some cases a member who has received warnings numerous times yet doesn't make an effort to rectify their behaviour leaves us with little choice but to suspend their membership.
Although this action is a last resort, we understand that for the sake of ALL our members, it's important to us to ensure that our tournaments continue to run smoothly for everyone's enjoyment.
1/04/2008 - No Poker Den Monday 7/4/08 -
Hi all. Due to our Dongara/Port Denison trip over next Sunday/Monday, the Poker Den Free League event which is usually held on the Monday night will not be on.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
31/03/2008 - Power Off @ Boat -
Unfortunately tonights WA Poker League Free Event at The Boat has had to be
cancelled due to power problems at the Mindarie Complex.
Players wanting to play tonight have the following options:
The Poker Den, West Perth - Free League or
The Paddington Alehouse, Mt Hawthorn - Pro League
If you are arriving at these venues late please phone Frank on 0411 869 888 so he can make arrangements for your late entry into these tournaments if practical.
29/03/2008 - King of the Hill Tournament Results! -
The King of the Hill Event is over, and was a great success, much to our relief! As we knew, this was the first time this particular Tournament Style has been attempted, and from all the great comments we got throughout the night, you can be sure that the WAPL's King of the Hill tournament structure/style will be revived for another special event night soon!
We had a good turnout of 74 for the event itself, with others opting to stick to the cash tables for the night! They missed out on the strategic and sometimes downright crazy play in the tournament, with players busting out and being reentered into the tournament left right and center throughout the night!
Finally, we reached our final table of 8, which comprised of Lee Mattfield, Carl Brownlow, Janelle Brown, Ryan Bochorsky, Trevor Patient, Len Histon, Mark Pine, and Tyrone Park. We ended up with an awesome prize payout for King of the Hill, with our final 8 playing for a first place of $1184! With blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a staggering amount of chips on the table, they set out to take down the 5 remaining crowns!
Len Histon was in great shape for much of final table, but we ended up with 2 crowned players Heads Up at the end! Mark Pine and Tyrone Parks battled it out at the final 150,000/300,000 blinds for the (roughly) 2.8 MILLION chips on the table, and of course the Crown and the Prize!
Tyrone finally clinched victory from Mark, and although he seemed in awe at winning the tournament outright, it must be said that he did a great job to make it back into the tournament and win. He was our shortest stacked Crownless player during much of Final Table, had a great quad-up and then went though to claim a crown off Len, then the tournament from Mark! Congratulations Tyrone Parks, regular player at Paddy Maguire's, on your big win, and thanks to all participating players for all your compliments throughout the night. Also a huge thanks as usual goes out to the WAPL Staff who worked tirelessly throughout the night to bring you the best standard of Poker that you've come to expect from our Tournaments.
Results from the tournament can be found HERE!
23/03/2008 - Southerlys Free League moved to Tuesday for this week only! -
Due to the Easter Long Weekend, the Free League tournament at Southerlys Port Denison will be held on Tuesday 25th instead of Monday 24th this week!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
21/03/2008 - Southerlys Special Pro Event - 6th April 08! -
We're delighted to announce to our members that we will be holding a special "Pro" event at Southerlys Port Denison on 6th April 08!
This is your chance to get "in the money" playing poker at Southerlys, with cash prizes paid out to the top 10% of places in the Tournament, Sit N Goes and a Cash Table will be running!
This will be a licensed and legal cash event run by the Western Australian Poker League on behalf of the Southerlys Bar Poker Club! If you're a regular player at Southerlys, make sure you speak to Callum and the crew about getting involved in the Club!
The event will start at 2pm sharp, with registration at 1pm. The tournament structure and buy-ins will emulate our standard Pro League events, with $30 of the $40 buy-in being paid out on the day. The $10 goes to the Club to help cover licensing and operational expenses for the day.
For those who are not quite ready to play for money, we will still hold a "Free" tournament in conjunction with this Special Event, and the regular Southerlys Monday Free League Tournament will still be held on Monday the 7th April.
So put the word out, get your friends together and head to Southerlys on the 6th April for a great day of poker! Even if they don't know how to play, Jason and the crew from WA Poker League will be more than happy to help beginners learn this great game!
17/03/2008 - New Mandurah Venue - Murphy's Irish Pub! -
We're delighted to announce the start of WA Poker League Tournaments at the brand new Murphy's Irish Pub in Mandurah! Right on the strip (just down from the Brighton), this lovely spacious new pub has a great atmosphere, and is Mandurah's newest pub!
Starting Free League Tuesday nights starting THIS Tuesday 18th March, we recommend you come down, check out this great new pub, and support WA Poker League's newest Mandurah venue! So now our Mandurah players can play Free and Pro League Mondays at the Brighton, Free League Tuesdays at Murphy's, and Free League Wednesdays at Brighton!
17/03/2008 - Upcoming Poker Public Holidays! -
Greetings!
We wish to advise that the following Venue's tournaments will not be run on these upcoming dates -
- The Boat, Monday 17th March
- The Poker Den, Friday 21st March
- The Poker Den, Monday 24th March
- The Boat, Monday 24th March
- The Poker Den, Friday 28th March (Due to the King of the Hill Event!)
We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
12/03/2008 - WAPL Special Event - King of the Hill! -
WA Poker League King of the Hill!
Date - Friday 28th March
Time - Registration 5:30-6:30pm, Cash Tables from 6pm, Tournament Start 7pm
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Road Claremont. Remember, the club is literally 2 minutes walk from Claremont Train Station, and has great club prices! If you're driving, there's lots of parking too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events, ask your Tournament Director to get registered at your next event!
Please make a point of Pre-registering if you are coming to this event. After the masses of late registrations to our last special event we would appreciate as many pre-registrations as possible to help us ensure an easy and efficient setup and seating for the tournament this time!
Details - This is a tournament variation we have designed and called King of the Hill. We hope you enjoy it! Tournament cost is $20 per player. Each player starts the tournament with equal chips, and a "Crown". If you lose your chips, you lose your crown but have a "life" rebuy to continue in the tournament. If a player with a crown takes out another player with a crown, the losing player's crown is removed from the tournament. If a player without a crown takes out a player with a crown, they get the crown and therefore have another "life" should they get knocked out. The overall winner is the last player with a crown remaining in the tournament, and they will be crowned King of the Hill! The King of the Hill takes the entire prize pool. (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
The first player knocked out of the tournament completely will win a $20 Poker Den Voucher!
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running until midnight, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
Other important tournament notes -The "rebuy" for losing a crown is either 1500 in chips OR 2x the current big blind, whichever is greater.
If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with more than one uncrowned player splitting the pot, the uncrowned player with MORE chips takes the crown. If they had identical stacks, the crown goes to the player left of button (worst position relative to the dealer)
If a crowned player is taken out in a hand with one uncrowned player splitting the pot with another crowned player, the uncrowned player takes the crown.
If a shorter stacked uncrowned player is all-in in a hand vs multiple other players, which sees a higher stacked crowned player get knocked out by another player (either crowned or uncrowned), even if the short stacked uncrowned player wins their all-in, if they didn't have the crowned player's chips covered, they cannot claim the crown.
To be eligible for a Crown rebuy, when getting out you MUST immediately raise your hand with the Crown and call over a staff member. If you try to hold off for the next blind change, etc, you will be disqualified from the tournament.
We look forward to seeing you at the King of the Hill event, and anticipate another great night of poker!
2/03/2008 - WAPL Team Challenge Results! -
The individual placings for the Team Challenge are now up! You can find them through the Event Results section or go straight there via this link - http://wapokerleague.com.au/event_results.aspx?EventID=2369
Please note that the "Points" posted here are our standard Points allocation, whereas the points for this event were on a reversed scale. First out got 1 point, winner got 148.
Yes, that means we had 148 players! Congratulations and thanks to all who made it for this awesome night! We had lots of great reports and comments from those who showed up. We had 18 pre-registered teams, yet another 19 teams rocked up at registration, catching us by surprise and giving us a huge 37 team turnout!
All went well, with the 4 split sections hitting final tables at about the same time! The final 2 from each section combined to a final table (of which there were no two players from the same team), and continued to play for our winner. David O'Meara took out the event, winning the Individual winner's prize of a $50 Poker Den Voucher.
The big winners however were Team Dragon! HUGE congratulations to Charmaine, Peter, Richard and Mark for their great performance, just beating Spare Parts across the line for the win! With a team score of 453, vs Spare Parts 437, it was very close! For their win, Team Dragon took the $1184 prize, split 4 ways to $296 each! The Spare Parts got a carton of beer for 2nd place with which to drown their sorrows!
Of course, the other major prize for the night was for the Best Themed Team, and there was some fierce competition in this department! We had the Boat Crew, The Tigers, The Muppets, The Ladybirds, and the Swimmers from Holland in the race for best dressed! After a very long decision process, it was down to the Swimmers, the Tigers and The Ladybirds. The winners of the Best Themed Team went to The Ladybirds, comprising of Sarah, Eleanor, Michelle and Suz! They win an awesome Private Free Poker Tournament for 24 players of their choice at the Poker Den!
As always, it was a pleasure to host another awesome event for our members, and we must commend our staff for their great work on the night. It wasn't easy, especially with the huge influx of extra teams at the last minute (ps. please please please pre-register next time, it makes our lives so much easier), but our staff did an awesome job of keeping everything under control and giving everyone a great time!
Book in our next special event, Friday 28th March! This will be an individual event with a great new tournament structure which is sure to be lots of fun and something different! More details on this closer to the event...
Once again, congrats to all our winners, and we hope everyone had as good a night as we think and were told you did!
Your WA Poker League Team!
28/02/2008 - Public Holiday Monday 3rd March - The Boat! -
Hi all. As usual for a Public Holiday, the Boat won't be holding its regular Monday Free League this coming Monday 3rd March. Please spread the word that it's not on next Monday! See you Wednesday or the following Monday!
Your WA Poker League Team
28/02/2008 - Brighton Hotel Mondays and Wednesdays! -
Monday's Free and Pro AND Wednesday's Free League Tournaments will be back DOWNSTAIRS as of next week! We apologise for the confusion and few problems with the upstairs room, and the crew at the Brighton will be making some changes to make it more Poker-Friendly before we head up there again! Till then, please remember we're downstairs and get the word out to build both of the nights up!
28/02/2008 - WA Poker League Team Challenge! Including Teams! -
WA Poker League Team Challenge!
Date - Friday 29th February
Time - Registration + Cash Tables from 6pm, Tournament Starts 7pm
Location - Claremont Football Club, Davies Road Claremont. Remember, the club is literally 2 minutes walk from Claremont Train Station, and has great club prices! If you're driving, there's lots of parking too!
Pre-Event Ticket Sales - At events, ask your Tournament Director once you have your team together!
Details - $10 per player, 4 Player Teams, 4 section split tournament, with team player's finishing points being added together to give a team total. The top team takes the prize pool. (80% entry total to Prize Pool, 20% to Club Fundraising).
Teams must have a Team Name and a Captain, and may be themed too! The best themed team also wins an awesome prize of a FREE Private tournament at the Poker Den for up to 24 of the team's friends!
The top 2 players from each section progress to the Individual Final Table, to play off for a $50 Poker Den Voucher.
The winning team will be determined by adding all team member's points together. Top scoring team wins! Points are based on reverse scale of number of players. eg. first out gets 1 point, second out 2 points, etc.
There will be Cash Tables and both small and big buy-in Sit n Go tournaments running until midnight, so this is definitely a tournament not to miss out on!
Don't have a team? No problem! Come down on the night between 6-6:30pm, and put your name down on the list for random allocation to a team!
This event is open to current WA Poker League members and/or members of Claremont Football Club. There is NO necessity to play in the event to take part in the Cash Tables and Sit n Goes.
The current list of teams are -
Fab "4" - Thelma H, Anita M, Ron H, Diane M
The Four Flops - Michael S, Ross H, Shane S, Carl B
The Muppets - Liz R, Murray B, Ian C, Caitlin C
The Tigers - Mark P, Karen A, Penny W, Jill M
The Saintly Sinners - Ann P, Jeff L, Jason B(urgess), Craig H
Mixed Nuts - Mike B, David D, Scotty C, Dain P
Captain Stef & Her Minions - Steff V A, Kim V A, Greg A, Chris Q
Four-King-Queens - Tyson O, Anthony T, Aaron P, Mitch B
Two Jays - Trevor B, Julian J, Dave M, Kai-Paul K
Becker's Bluff - Renee B, Luke S, Lorraine B, Guenter B
Somos Poco loco por Poker - Bas S, William C, Padminee R, Daniel B
The Book Club - Chris M, Tony S, James H, Peter N
DILLIGAF - Paul R, Karen R, Lauren M, Damon C
4 Doorhandles & a Muppet - Janelle B, Troy A, Chris A, Bruce L S
4 Horsemen of the A-Poker-Lypse - Will E, Neil B, David O'M, Scott H
The Boat Crew - Colin W, David E, Warrick S, Jon C
Dr Chip's Casino Super Happy Fun Times - Tristan H, James D, Lee K, Rosdy N
The Dark Fours - Hamish B, Ben V, Robert R, Michael F
More will be added as they register!
Good luck on Friday! Hope to see you there!
4/02/2008 - SFFC Tuesday Night Food! -
Hi all!
To those players who play Pro or Free at South Freo Footy Club on Tuesday night, Rob has let us know that the meal for the night will be a Pesto Chicken Pasta. White wine, cream, mushroom pesto, roasted pine nuts, snow peas, and chicken breast on angel hair pasta with crusty bread! Price - $10
So get on down to South Freo this Tuesday for a great meal along with your great poker!
28/01/2008 - Public Holiday Monday 28th Jan -
FREE League at the Boat will not be held tonight.
Please spread the word that the event isn't on tonight, as per usual for Public Holidays at the Boat.
The Paddington Alehouse, Brighton Hotel and Poker Den are on as usual!
Have a great night!
23/01/2008 - Poker Den Fridays + Woodvale Thurs -
With the stable transition of our website last Friday, we're good to go at the Den again, starting this Friday night! Free League, registration 6pm, tournament starts 7pm. Please remember this is a BYO alcohol venue, though other refreshments are available.
Also, for those who are wondering, yes the cash table will be starting just on 6pm this Thursday if you were planning on coming down early for it!
23/01/2008 - Important news for Dongara WAPL Players -
The Southerly's Event for Monday the 28th January is being moved to Tuesday 29th January! We will be back to Monday nights the week after, so this change is only for 1 week! Thanks, and we look forward to continuing to bring you great poker next week!
19/01/2008 - Table Clearance Mon 21st Jan -
For anyone interested in purchasing 2nd hand damaged tables, make sure you come down to the Poker Den this coming Monday. We have some that we'll be selling off cheap. First in best dressed from 5:30pm!
18/01/2008 - New Look Website! -
With Season 6 has come a few additions and changes to our website! These changes were made live today, and we hope you like them!
Functionality wise, there's some great new additions, such as the ability to filter through results or upcoming events by typing in the white filter boxes, as well as an expanded Member page, where you can now see not only the player's events, but also statistics and some graphs relating to their current season results, complete with predictions as to a season points total! Player search is now much easier, and the entire site, although not slow before, should return results even faster!
If you should find any problems with the site which we may have missed, or have any further suggestions as to additions you'd like to see to the website, please E-Mail info@wapokerleague.com.au and let us know!
We look forward to seeing you at an event soon.
Your WA Poker League Team
4/01/2008 - A New Year, and a New Season! -
First of all we would like to wish all our members a safe and prosperous 2008!
Season 6 is almost upon us! The official start is 13th January, but many of our Venues are starting events this week so we can all get some practice in before the Season begins and we all start playing for points!
The first of these events starts this Saturday, 5th Jan, with Free and Pro Special Events at the Woodbridge Hotel! Make sure you check our Upcoming Events page so you don't miss out!
15/12/2007 - WAPL Dongara! -
Some exciting news! Southerly's in Dongara will be running some Special Free Events leading into Season 6! The first two of these will be held this Sunday and Monday 16th-17th December! The Sunday event will have registration at 4pm with a 5pm start, and Mondays will have a 6pm registration, 7pm start!
Please feel free to head up to these fun events and support the crew in Dongara, and we look forward to welcoming many Dongara poker lovers into the WA Poker League member base!
15/12/2007 - Grand Champions, Season 5! -
We'd like to congratulate our Grand Champions of Season 5 Pro and Free Leagues, who took out the huge Finals events last Sunday 9th Dec!
Ian Slater, regular player at the Boat and Woodvale Tavern, took out the Pro Final, beating 171 other players to the huge first prize of $20,048.00 and the WAPL Grand Champion Medallion! After a great final table comprising of a very skilled and diverse final 8, Ian managed to pip Nathan Crisafi at the post! Nathan took $6,220.00 for 2nd place, and the top 18 players of 172 made the money!
Results for the Pro Grand Final are here!
The Free League had 68 starters this Season, yet the competition was just as fierce for top spot as in the Pro league final! With some memorable performances throughout the day, we ended with a final 2 who proved that Poker isn't just a newage fad. Woodbridge regular June Eggleston just managed to get past Dell Royston-Ing from the Brighton Hotel for first place in Free League, and both of these Seniors fought bravely through a tournament of bluffing and new style play to prove that sometimes good, solid playing of your cards can still pay off in the end! Congratulations June for taking out the day, and Dell for your well deserved 2nd place!
Results for the Free Grand Final are here!
We'd like to thank all of you who've given us thanks at and since the finals. We are happy to be able to consistently bring you our very high standard of Poker, and to let so many people experience the huge day of poker that is the WA Poker League Grand Finals!
Please take care over the Christmas and New Year period! We look forward to seeing you at the Pre-Season 6 events, or in the new year and new season!
Your WA Poker League Team
10/12/2007 - Grand Final Results, and Pre-Season Events! -
After another massive Grand Final, we farewell Season 5! There will be quite a lot of pre-season events at some of our venues, so you will still be able to play some poker before Season 6 starts on Sunday 13th Jan, 2008!
Make sure you check the Coming Events to confirm what venues will be going in the off-season! For the Pro Special events, although they do not gain points towards Season 6 Ladder, the event prize payouts are significantly buffed (+50%!) by the fact that there is no Grand Final Prize Pool Contribution, either!
Please note, that Brighton Hotel IS running a Special Pro Event tonight, Monday 10th December!
The results from the huge final day will be up soon, keep an eye on this page, and we'll update it shortly!
6/12/2007 - Last Week of Season! -
Well here we are, the ever-important final week of Season 5!
The main things to remember leading up to our 5th Grand Final day this Sunday 9th Dec are...
Pro - Top 240 Ranked Pro Players have a seat at the Pro Grand Final. Top 10 Pro Players and each Pro Venue Winner has their seat buy-in of $100 paid for!
Free - Top 80 Ranked Free Players have a seat in the Free Grand Final. As always, there is no buy-in nor monetary value prizes as a result of this Free League Final.
Reserves - Players who have played 10 or more games in one or the other Leagues this season, yet have not qualified for a seat, are on the Reserves List. They can take the place of non-attending Qualifiers, in order of Ranking.
Registration - Rego starts at 10am, and last rego for qualifiers is at 12pm. Any reserves will then be called up. If as a qualifier you are late to claim your seat and it is taken by available reserves, that seat shall be forfeited.
Pre-registration - For qualifiers, pre-registration has been available this week at Pro venues. Make sure that you bring your Receipt to registration in order to skip the line through the pre-registration line.
If you are not within the qualification rankings after our last tournament on Saturday, and have not met the minimum 10 games required to be a reserve, you cannot play in the Finals. These are the strict rules, and there will be no exceptions.
Please remember, as a qualifier there is no need to have played 10 games, IF you are qualified. If you are outside the qualification, as a reserve you must have played 10 games. Reserve players are NOT guaranteed seats in the Finals.
There will still be lots of poker to be played throughout the day, even if you are not a qualifier or reserve. Sit N Goes and Cash Tables will be running from 11am. This event is open to current WAPL Members and South Fremantle Football Club Members, and we welcome you all down to take part in Western Australia's biggest day of Poker!
Please remember to bring your WAPL Membership Card AND Photo ID to the event, as the Venue is licensed and you may be required to show ID upon entry.
We would recommend you make it down as early as possible to registration time (10am) as parking can be a hassle, and the line for registration can be even worse if everyone arrives at the last minute. Please help us help you, arrive a little earlier!
We look forward to bringing you another awesome day of poker, and crowning our 5th Pro League Champion, in a Tournament with an estimated Prize Pool over $70,000!
30/11/2007 - Website issues -
Our apologies for the downtime we've experienced over the past couple of days. You should find all website functionality is working again now.
The event results from Wednesday will be uploaded shortly, as it was lost in the server failure.
Remember, next weekend Sunday 9th Dec is the Grand Final! Best of luck qualifying! Also, you will be able to pre-purchase your Grand Final Entry buy-in if you're in the top 240 rankings from this Saturday at Pro League Venues. Please keep your receipt and bring it to the Final for registration.
We look forward to seeing another great turnout for Free and Pro League at Leeming Spartan Cricket Club tonight!
2/11/2007 - Approaching end of season and Xmas! -
Well it's busy season again! With it comes a few changes. Firstly we're happy to announce that Leeming Spartan is going to be moving to a Friday Night, for Pro and Free League! 16th Nov will be the starting date of this, and it'll signify the end of the Poker Den Friday Nights. So please book in Fridays from the 16th for your Poker nights in Leeming. With great low pricing for food and drinks, it's sure to be a party atmosphere! As usual there will be Cash Tables and Sit N Goes available.
The Poker Den is still on Friday nights till 16th Nov, of course!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow is heading into its even busier period of the year, and as a result the Wednesday Night Free League tournaments will be dropped while they fit Xmas functions in to their busy schedule! Thursday Nights are still on, Pro and Free, for your enjoyment!
Don't forget South Fremantle on Tuesday nights, great turnout last week, and they are definitely holding Poker this Tuesday (Melbourne Cup Day) so it should make for some fun poker! See you there!
Thanks for supporting WAPL!
25/10/2007 - Poker Den Friday and Daylight Saving! -
The Poker Den will be holding a Free League event on Friday! Also, Daylight Saving comes in this Sunday. Please remember to change your watches and not be an hour late to Bar Orient or Rosemount on Sunday!
23/10/2007 - Tues 23rd Oct -
Live east of Perth? Love your Poker? Play Free or Pro League Poker tonight at Leeming Spartans Cricket Club! It's easy to find, the food and drinks are exceedingly well priced, and the Poker's fun!
Live south? Free and Pro League Poker is on at South Freo Footy Club, too! Tonight they've got another great pasta dish for $8! Come on down early for a feed and some awesome Tuesday Poker!
For those more central who are into their Free League, of course there's Paddy Maguire's in Subiaco. A themed and very atmospheric pub, with historically a lot of Poker spectators on the sidelines too, this is always a fun filled night.
We hope to see you at an event tonight!
Your WA Poker League Team
19/10/2007 - Friday 19th Oct -
There will be no poker at the Poker Den tonight 19th Oct due to a family funeral. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you over the weekend or next week.
10/10/2007 - Friday Night Poker Den! -
Free League Poker is at the Poker Den this Friday! A centrally located Friday Night Free and Pro Venue is being finalised, so we'll let you know as soon as it's arranged!
Remember, the Den is BYO. We look forward to seeing you there!
4/10/2007 - News Update -
We're happy to announce that the Bar Orient on Sundays will now start 1 hour earlier than previously, to allow players wanting to do the 'double' at Bar Orient and Rosemount a little more time. Bar Orient registration will start at 1pm for a 2pm Tournament Start, so please don't be late!
In other news, please remember that this Saturday Woodbridge Hotel will be holding both Pro AND Free League Tournaments! So if you're a Free League player who hasn't had a tournament to play with us on Saturday, now you can consider a nice drive out Woodbridge way for a beautiful meal and great poker! 12pm rego, 1pm tournament start!
27/09/2007 - Woodbridge Sat 29th Sept -
Due to the AFL Grand Final this Saturday, the Pro League Tournament at Woodbridge is not going to be held. We will be removing the Monday Free event and changing the Saturday after to Pro AND Free League, so make sure if you want to play Free League on Saturday that you head to the Woodbridge from 12pm to 1pm from Sat 6th! Remember, the Woody has some great meals and an awesome atmosphere for Saturday Afternoon Poker!
22/09/2007 - Important Notice to Kwinana Players -
It is with disgust and disappointment that we must inform you that APL have stooped to a new low, by approaching Kwinana Lodge and offering to run their poker events at no cost. Unfortunately underhand business tactics, such as sacrificing another of their venues in order to hurt one of ours, and then trying to lure them away from us by offering to run tournaments for free are out of our control, and we can only apologise to our members for the short term inconvenience while we finalise arrangements with a nearby and better venue, which will be announced shortly.
Please consider South Fremantle Football Club for your Free and Pro League Poker on Tuesday Nights if you used to play Kwinana!
We thank you for your understanding and support in this matter.
11/09/2007 - Tuesday 11th Sept -
Great start to the season!
Remember, tonight is the first Pro League Event at Leeming Spartan Cricket Club, so if you live in the area, it'll be a great event to attend. Support the Spartan's first Pro Night! They now have a great food menu up on their section of our site, too! (Here!)
Get down to Kwinana for Free and Pro and give this long term venue the support it deserves! Get the crew together for a great night of Poker down South!
South Fremantle continues its Free and Pro events tonight too! Always fun at this great club!
Of course for a more central Free League, Paddy Maguire's in Subiaco has lots of atmosphere, great food, and a big crowd of players and interested onlookers every Tuesday, too!
Have a great night!
7/09/2007 - Appealathon WA Poker Showdown Winner! -
Congratulations to Rodger Macdonald, for taking out the inaugural WA Poker Showdown!
Rodger dominated the Final Table, taking every player out! When it was down to heads up with Nick Del Borello, Rodger's massive chip lead led everyone to expect a crushing victory. In true fighting spirit, Nick made some great plays and almost got back to a level chipstack with Rodger! Finally after both hitting a pair on the flop (Rodger 9s, Nick 4s), a boarded pair of 8s and no more help for Nick saw Rodger take out the title and $5,000 cash! Congratulations Rodger for 1st, Nick for 2nd, and Michele Wells for coming 3rd!
Well done to all our qualifiers who made the final table!
Rodger and Nick, 1st and 2nd!
Rodger accepting his cheque for $5000!
1/09/2007 - Reminder! -
Rosemount on Sunday the 2nd Sept starts registration at 12pm, NOT 5pm, with the tournament starting 1pm! This will let you play at Rosemount before you head to Claremont for the WA Poker Showdown Finals! Don't forget that the Rosemount has some great food, too, so it's a perfect opportunity to have something to eat between tournaments, too!
The WA Poker Showdown Final is at Claremont Football Club, registration starting 5pm, for a 6pm start! Please don't be late, we'd hate for you to miss out. Congratulations to the 8 players who qualified for the Final Showdown Table, which will be running during this event! They are playing off for a $5000 first prize! Good luck...
Shane Laing - Paddington Alehouse
James White - Elephant & Wheelbarrow
Nick Del Borello - The Boat
Shane Capelli - Woodvale Tavern
Michele Wells - East Fremantle Football Club
Rodger Macdonald - Kwinana Lodge
Hamish Borthen - Claremont Football Club
Dennis Ivanac - South Fremantle Football Club
Remember, even if you didn't make the final table, Sunday 2nd Sept is a day for everyone! Register between 5pm and 6pm for the $60 buy-in tournament ($15 to Appealathon, rest to payouts), and/or the $5 Heads Up Tournament (64 players max, winner takes all!) There will also be cash tables and sit and go tables running, so more than enough poker to go around! We look forward to seeing you there, and thank you for helping us support Appealathon!
Your WA Poker League Team
30/08/2007 - Updated news and New Venues! -
With the huge WA Poker Showdown Final on this Sunday which we're expecting many to attend, Rosemount's Free League will be moved to a midday registration, 1pm start for this Sunday only! Consider getting some lunch and practice in at the Rosemount before heading to Claremont between 5-6pm for registration to the WA Poker Showdown!
Also, we have a couple of great new venues, and a few extra events coming!
Bar Orient in Fremantle is starting Free League on Sunday afternoons, starting the week after the WA Poker Showdown! Registration will be 2pm, with the game starting at 3pm!
Leeming Spartans Cricket Club joins Free and Pro Leagues on Tuesday Nights, 6pm registration, 7pm start! Free starts on the 4th Sept, and Pro joins the Free event on the 11th!
Brighton Hotel in Mandurah is starting Pro League on Monday nights, and continuing their awesome Wednesday Night Free League events! Pro League at Brighton will start Monday 10th Sept!
Moondyne Joe's is bringing Pro League on, too! Keep an eye out for our announcement for dates for Moondyne's!
For our Kal players, due to the lack of space at Judd's we won't be running events there in season 5. Blackhawks Nightclub has been sold, and poker won't be held there until we've negotiated with the new owner. Metropole Hotel will continue as usual! We are endeavouring to bring more events to Kal shortly, unfortunately the Grand Final and Appealathon week have kept us very busy!
Catch you at an event soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
28/08/2007 - Welcome to Season 5! -
We're looking forward to bringing you another great Season of Poker with WA Poker League!
First up, the Appealathon WA Poker Showdown got a good response with our members. We were a little disappointed at the lack of attendence from outside our memberbase, considering the amount of TV advertising that went into the event, but nonetheless the 8 Showdown Qualifiers went well!
We'd like to congratulate the winners of each Qualifier, and each of these players will be playing in the Showdown Final Table held at Claremont Footy Club on this coming Sunday 2nd Sept, where the winner will take a very cool $5000 cash!
Thanks to all who participated in the Showdown Tournaments, after the tournaments on the 2nd we'll tally up the amount raised for Appealathon and present them with the cheque!
The 2nd Sept isn't just a big day for the 8 Showdown Finalists, it's a day for everyone! Starting from 5pm, make it down to Claremont Footy Club for a great evening of Poker, starting with the 8 player Showdown Final Table and a $60 buy-in event for Appealathon ($15 to Appealathon, $45 to prizes), and followed by what should be a very fun Heads Up Tournament. Registration to the Heads Up Tournament will be limited to 64 players only, so make sure you get down and registered as soon after 5pm as possible to secure your place! It'll cost just $5 to register for the Heads Up Tournament, and it'll be a knockout with the winner taking all!
Not only that, as usual we'll run Cash Tables and Sit N Go Tables for players out of the Tournaments, again with all profits to Appealathon!
So even if you didn't make it down to a Showdown event, make sure you don't miss the WA Poker Showdown Finals on 2nd September, it'll be a great day!
28/08/2007 - Season 4 Finals and Round Up! -
Well, another awesome Grand Final day at South Fremantle, and a great finish to another fun filled WA Poker League Season!
Season 4 yet again saw some great competition, with the Season championships coming down to the line yet again! Congratulations to Pro Season Top 3 Players Colin Wilford (1st - $1000), Jonathan Pardede (2nd - $600), and Jason Bullock (3rd - $400)! Free League was also very tight, with Murray Boyne taking out top spot, followed closely by Matt Grace and Jill Maley! Well done!
The Grand Final Day was again a spectacular event, with another $40,000+ in the Pro League Prize Pool! With the new qualification requirements brought in this season, we knew the field would be slightly smaller since we weren't permitting non-reserve qualifiers to play. This may have meant a smaller turnout, but everyone agrees that it's for the best to ensure that future prize pools continue to be won by qualifiers!
The 159 runners in the Pro Grand Final were aiming at a Top 16 payout for the day! With 16th paying $487 and the prize money ramping up very quickly from there, there was always a lot at stake! Congratulations to all our winners, and especially the final 3, comprising David Mathieson in 3rd, winning $3,368! Barry Ward made 2nd place, taking home $6,087, and Gary Sims finished Barry off in a great Heads Up battle with Pocket Queens vs Pocket 9's. The ladies held, securing the first prize of $17,044 and of course the $5000 WAPL Grand Champion Medallion for Gary! Well done and a much deserved victory after scraping back from ~400 in chips!
Another great point to note was that our Grand Champion from Season 1, Robyn Ivankovich, made Final Table for the 2nd time at a WAPL Grand Final, finishing in 8th position and winning herself $1,339 in the process! So not only was Robyn the first person and first woman to win a WAPL Pro Final, she is now also the first person to make a Final Table twice at the Pro Finals! Well done Robyn!
Free League was no less competitive, even without all the money and prizes on the line! In what was a tense and exciting final table, we saw Patrick Beilby make 3rd place, and Aeree Mills vs Michael Reindl meet in heads up! With all the girls on her side, Aeree did a great job but couldn't quite beat Michael in the end! Congratulations Aeree on 2nd place and Michael for winning the Free League Grand Final!
We'd like to thank our Team for putting on yet another great Grand Final event and Season 4! We're sure you all agree with us!
Season 5 begins Monday 27th August! We look forward to continuing to bring you the best Poker tournaments!
21/08/2007 - WA Poker Showdown! -
The first WA Poker Showdown event kicked off at the Paddington Alehouse on Monday Night! The night was a great success for Appealation, with lots of money raised during the event! Congratulations to Shain Laing on winning 1st place and the seat on the final table Showdown! Rory Weiner in 2nd, and David Scordo in 3rd!
Tonight, Tuesday 21st Aug is the next Showdown, to be held at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow, Northbridge! Come down and support such a great cause. $100 buy-in event!
To those who are wondering, the Grand Final write-up, photos and results will be up soon!
14/08/2007 - Last week for Season 4 final qualifications! -
It's not too late to qualify! With a good one or two tournaments in Pro League, it's still possible to make it into the Grand Final for Season 4! With the current cutoff for 240 being at just under 750 points this season, it's well worth getting in there for your chance at the finals! Even if you're not in the top 240, if you've played 10+ pro games this season you can take a reserve seat if a qualifier cannot make it on the day. Reserves will be entered in based on their position from 240 down.
For the Free League players who are out of the top 80, don't fret too much, because there's quite a number of top 80 ranked Free League players who will opt to play in the Pro Final (if they've qualified for that too), which will open up reserve seats to other Free Leaguers outside the top 80 who've played 10 games or more.
Even if you aren't qualified to either final, as a WA Poker League member you're still more than welcome to attend this fantastic day, soak up the atmosphere, and even sit in on a cash table or sit and go tournament to get your poker fix! These will be running from 11am till near the end of the day!
We look forward to seeing as many of our loyal members down on Sunday as possible, and we're anticipating a day full of fun and awesome poker, as always at the WA Poker League Grand Finals! See you there!
12/08/2007 - Exciting News! Appealathon WA Poker Showdown! -
Some of the most exciting news from the WA Poker Scene is here!
The Appealathon WA Poker Showdown will be happening at 8 venues around Perth in the week between WA Poker League Seasons 4 and 5, starting the day after our Season 4 Grand Final!
Many of you will have already seen the adverts on Channel 9 for the Showdown! Please spread the word and help us make this as successful an event as possible!
WA Poker League is proud to be operating these tournaments on a non-profit basis for Appealathon WA, and hope that everyone will get in and support such a well known and widely recognised charity organisation.
The basics - 8 tournaments, $100 buy-in, with great cash and prizes going to the top players! What's more, the winner of each tournament win not only their prizes, but a seat to the final table, an 8 player event held later, where the top 3 get prizes and 1st place takes a huge cash prize!
More details can be found at http://wapokershowdown.com.au or by E-Mailing info@wapokershowdown.com.au if you have any specific questions.
We look forward to supporting Appealathon and raising as much money as possible for this great cause!
Your WA Poker League Team.
2/08/2007 - QvK Tournament Results! -
The Queens vs Kings night on Friday was a great success! With over 130 players in the tournament (over 90 guys, and 41 girls!) we had our work cut out for us in order to get everything done in time!
The girls sure showed the guys, with our final table of 8 seeing the 4 guys being busted out first, and the girls left to battle it out for the title!
Congratulations to our finalists! Final rankings were as follows!
1st - Trudie Jones - $301.50
2nd - Elizabeth Regnault - $134.00
3rd - Shellby Rose - $67.00
4th - Lauren McBroom - $46.90
5th - Michael Skamperle - $46.90
6th - Col Glastonbury - $33.50
7th - Brendan Okey - $26.80
8th - Daniel Nascivera - $20.10
The response to the night was outstanding, and the tournament after also a great success, with 50 players ($50 buy-in, $45 to prizes).
Chris Bell took out the tournament, and with it a cool $1125, with Matt Grace coming in a close second, picking up a nice wad of cash too! Top 5 were paid!
The top 8 and LOTS of photos can be found at the Event Results!
27/07/2007 - Queens vs Kings -
We have a lot of tickets sold for the QvK tournament tonight! Looking forward to a great night!
Please be aware, there's going to be food available at East Fremantle (pies, sausage rolls, pizza, etc), as well as lots to drink of course!
However, unfortunately there is no ATM at the venue, so please make sure you have enough money on you to cover your night if you want to play in the buy-in tournament and sit n go / cash tables! There are ATMs not far from East Fremantle Football Club, but we're just letting you know to save a last minute dash for cash!
Please make sure you're there at 6pm, as we'll be getting players seated for the tournament as soon as possible (it is not an hour registration).
See you there, and good luck tonight!
19/07/2007 - Friday 27th July event. Queens vs Kings! -
We've got a great special event coming up on Friday 27th July that everyone will want a part of!
Western Australian Poker League presents...
More details :
Queens vs Kings Tournament : $5 entry, with great prizes! Two tournaments (one guys', one girls') ending with the top 4 from each playing off on a final table spectacle! Yes, the final table players will start with the same chipstacks as each other and battle it out for the Trophy and prizes! The whole entry fee will be paid out in cash prizes on the night!
Following QvsK Tournament : Special Cash Event, $50 buy-in, with $45 to prizes ($5 to East Fremantle Football Club Fundraising) This is an open event to all WAPL members! (Note: No Pro League points from this Tournament)
Also available from 6pm are our standard Sit N Go tables and Cash Tables!
All in all, an awesome night! So spread the word, get your tickets from our tournaments, as seats will be strictly limited! To keep your seat, DON'T BE LATE!
Let's get a great contingent of girls down to the event to prove that poker isn't just for the boys!
18/07/2007 - Metropole - Kalgoorlie -
To our Kalgoorlie players. We apologise but the Metropole event tonight will not be on due to sickness passing through the ranks of our WAPL staff in the area. Please let your Poker playing friends know it's not on tonight, and we'll see you tomorrow night at Blackhawk's for another great night of Poker!
We apologise for the inconvenience, but unfortunately it is unavoidable.
14/07/2007 - Season 4 Grand Finals - Sunday 19th August -
The excitement is building as we approach the tail end of WA Poker League Season 4! Colin Wilford has a small lead on Jason Bullock in the overall Pro League Ladder, while about the same points separate poker couple Murray Boyne and Liz Regnault in Free League!
We know that the finals are looming, and that so many are trying to make sure they are in the qualifiers by the end of the season... to those who have misinterpreted the qualification process, here it is again -
Pro League - Top 240 ranked players automatically qualify for the Pro Grand Final. For those players NOT in the top 240, you may only take the seat of a Top 240 ranked player IF they do not show up, and only IF you've played 10+ Pro League games during the current season. The huge prize pool is thus reserved for those players who have been qualified and contributed towards it through the season.
Free League - Top 80 ranked players automatically qualify for the Free Grand Final. For those players NOT in the top 80, you may only take the seat of a Top 80 ranked player IF they do not show up, and only IF you've played 10+ Free League games during the current season.
Remember, the top player of each venue ladder at the end of the season (assuming there's been 5 games at that venue during the season) will qualify for that league's final, and for a Pro venue this will include the $100 pro buy-in for that player! Also, the top 10 players in Pro League will have their buy-in paid for, and the top 3 get cash prizes too! $1000 for 1st, $600 for 2nd, and $400 for 3rd!
Get in there, get qualified, and get your chance for fame and fortune at WA Poker League's Season 4 Finals, to be held Sunday 19th August! Keep this day free!
3/07/2007 - Aussies holding the flag high in WSOP! -
Great news through from Marcus Collins, who's representing Perth at the World Series of Poker!
WSOP Bracelet winners Mark Vos and Perth born Jeff Lisandro have both cashed multiple times in WSOP events so far!
Rapidly rising Perth star Marcus Collins has yet again cashed in his 3rd WSOP running, and after winning the PAPT Main event, he's definitely getting up there with the best!
Jason Maley (WAPL), Mark Vos, and Marcus Collins at the Poker Den!
Between Jeff, Mark, and Marcus, these 3 Aussies have won over half a million USD in prizes already!
We'd like to wish the boys all the best for the WSOP Main Event, coming up on the 6th July, and look forward to catching up back in Perth when it's all over!
23/06/2007 - News for Week 8! -
Some exciting news for Week 8!
Awesome start at the Rosemount last Sunday, looking forward to another great turnout on the 24th! They've got some great meals on, and it's a very funky spot to spend your Sunday night!
New Venue! Paddy McGuire's pub in Subiaco will be starting Tuesday 3rd July with Free League tournaments!
South Freo Pro/Free on Tuesdays has kicked off to a great start! This Tuesday there will be another special meal of green curry chicken and rice available at the Tournament!
Exciting news for Kwinana too! Tuesday will now be Pro and Free. Saturday nights will no longer involve trying to play poker while being drowned out by karaoke! Saturday 23th June will be Kwinana's last Pro League, and Tuesday 26th will be the first Pro/Free night! Looking forward to seeing you there!
East Freo is also set to move to Pro and Free on Friday nights! This should make for a great night out for our Pro League players, who can now look forward to a big poker night out every Friday! Keep an eye on our upcoming events for the first Friday Pro / Free date for East Freo Footy Club.
Have a great week, and we'll catch you soon!
Your WA Poker League team!
9/06/2007 - South Fremantle Day Change and New Venue! -
We're pleased to announce that South Fremantle Football Club's Free League and Pro League events are being switched to a Tuesday night rather than Wednesday. Finally another Pro League on a Tuesday for everyone! Based on feedback from our members and the club itself, we're sure the Tuesday switch will be a huge success! Remember, to those players who played at SFFC on Wednesdays, there's lots on that night, including Pro Leagues at the Boat and Market City Tavern, and Free Leagues at Market City Tavern, The Brighton in Mandurah and Elephant & Wheelbarrow Northbridge!
In other great news... another awesome venue has joined WA Poker League! Taking over from the Poker Den on Sunday nights, we'd like to welcome the Rosemount Hotel! Starting off with Free League tournaments for their Sunday Session, registration is from 5pm, with the Tournament starting 6pm (yes it's an hour earlier than usual, make sure you're not late!) The first Rosemount event will be Sunday 17th June! We look forward to growing the Rosemount into another great WA Poker League Venue! See you there!
4/06/2007 - The Boat - 4th June! -
Due to the public holiday and a live act at the Boat on Monday 4th June, there will be no Free League Poker on this date.
The Paddo, Woodbridge, and The Poker Den are all playing as usual, so we'll see you there for some poker action!
28/05/2007 - KK's and an important reminder -
KK's at Broadway will no longer be holding Poker tournaments. It's unfortunate because this great venue was just building in numbers, and would have ended up being great for everyone involved had it kept going.
It serves as a very important reminder to everyone that your Poker is being provided and hosted by the venues at which you play. Without your support in the form of purchases from the venue, there is no reason for them to have us there.
Please remember, to see poker thrive in our venues, they need your support or even a great venue won't last.
To those regular KK's players who supported the venue week in and week out, we're sorry that you were let down by those who didn't. If you're one of the players who never spends anything but enjoys your poker with WAPL, you're not doing yourselves, your fellow players, your venues or your league any favours by not supporting it...
So get in there, support the venues that support your poker, and you'll see the numbers of events and good venues increasing even more rapidly!
Wait for the next couple of new venues, set to be announced within a week, and please get in there and give them the support they deserve!
See you at an event soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
26/05/2007 - Pro League Confirmed @ Market City -
This Wednesday is definitely both Pro and Free at Market City Tavern! Have fun for those who go there.
23/05/2007 - Market City Tavern Pro League -
We're happy to announce that Market City Tavern's Pro Licensing has been approved! A little late coming, so unfortunately we will not be hosting the Pro Tournament tonight (apologies for the webpage listing the event). With any luck, next week will be Pro and Free, but failing that, the week after is definite!
21/05/2007 - WAPL Season 4 - More improvements! -
As most of you are aware, we at WA Poker League are constantly looking for ways to improve our members' poker experience, by reviewing and adjusting things to make our service to you even better!
As many of you will have noticed, we had a trial period of new blind levels and timing, and have been asking you about some of our ideas with regards to grand final qualifications, etc!
Here's the official changes for Season 4! We're sure you'll like them as much as we do.
- Blind round times have been lengthened for the 4 rounds before the first break! They will now be 15 minute blinds till the first break, then 12 minutes thereafter. Should a tournament be close to maximum time, as always the Tournament Director may lower times in order to bring the tournament in on time.
- Blind round increase change! The 400/800 and 4000/8000 blind rounds have been moved down to 300/600 and 3000/6000. This will definitely lessen the steepness of the blind curve early in the game, and give everyone just that little bit more time to pick their hands to play.
- Grand Final Qualifications - Following some feedback and our own thoughts on the Qualifications to the Grand Finals, the following changes have been made for Season 4. They have also been detailed in the Finals page since the start of season. For players who qualify in the top 240 Pro or 80 Free Leagues, they still get their seat and automatic qualification. IF you don't qualify yet want to show up as a reserve to take any spots not taken by qualifiers, you must have played at least 10 games in that league during the season to be eligible to enter. This way we keep the Pro League Prizes within those players who are legitimately contributing towards the season and prizes, and it will continue to make our Pro League an awesome league to be a regular part of!
If you have any questions regarding any of these changes, please feel free to E-Mail us at info@wapokerleague.com.au
Thanks, and keep having an awesome Season 4!
Your WA Poker League Team!
21/05/2007 - La Scala News! -
With the new Liquor Licensing laws being brought into WA, things are changing for restaurants.
To allow La Scala to supply liquor to patrons without the need to have a meal, they have applied for the appropriate licensing under the new system. As a result we're going to be putting Poker at La Scala on hold temporarily until this has been completed!
The guys from La Scala apologise for the inconvenience, and we all look forward to starting poker up there again as soon as possible!
We'll keep you posted!
20/05/2007 - WAPL Member wins Nathan and Nat's Poker Face! -
You heard correctly! We're very proud to announce that one of our long time members, Murray Boyne, has taken out Nova 937 Nathan and Nat's Poker Face competition!
It started with Murray holding a perfect poker face and reciting bad jokes while Nathan scribbled on his face with pens, winning his way through to the "final tables" on Friday 18th. Here, 14 winning contestants played on 2 final tables against each other and Nathan and Nat (8 players per table) for a maximum of 1 hour, with the winner of each table taking $8000!
Should Nathan or Nat win their table, the $8000 would be split between all players on the table...
With a great contingent of WAPL Members down to cheer Murray on, we knew he was in with a big chance due to his poker experience and his plan of attack for the very fast paced tournament!
Taking a couple of beats early, Murray had a big job ahead of him! He scraped back with a couple of wins, but was still under his starting stack till late in the game. At this point, Nat was by far the chip leader, and it was looking like the table would be splitting the $8000 pot!
He made an awesome laydown of Ace 10 offsuit to save himself from a huge Pocket Jacks hand which hit trips on the flop, which took down another player who had Ace 10!
Getting to within 5 minutes of the end, Murray knew he had to get some big wins to end up on top. With 3 minutes remaining, he pushed all in with pocket 8s, and managed to triple his stack when he hit another 8 on the turn card to beat Nat's Ace Jack with a Jack on the flop, and another player who called his all in!
He was now the only player who could catch the near-invincible stack of Nat!
With 1 minute 40 seconds remaining, Murray was dealt his last hand. Not looking, he pushed all in immediately. Nat had a think about it and folded, which he didn't want to see happen! One player, Danae called him, Murray turned his cards, to see a King 5 of Diamonds!
Looking over, Danae turns over pocket queens, and we thought it was all over!
Standing up now, and at the end of time, we awaited the flop...
The flop shows Ace Clubs, 2 Diamonds, 7 Diamonds. Nothing for either player, but a flush draw for Murray!
The all important Turn then came.... Believe it or not, a Queen of Diamonds! Danae jumped out of her seat, thinking she had just taken the tournament with trip queens! That was until everyone else (especially the WAPL supporters!) started cheering for Murray, who had just hit his Flush! It was almost all over!
The only cards which could beat him was another queen, or if the board paired to give her a full house. Fortunately the River showed an 8 of spades, no help for Danae, and Murray took the pot down with no time to spare!
At this point, we had no idea whether Murray had won overall, since the final winner was to be determined by chipcount, and Nat still had a LOT of chips left.
The dealer Ashley (who did a great job, as usual!), set about counting the stacks of Nat and Murray.
Of 8000 chips on the table, Nat's chipcount came in at 3475, and Murray's chipcount was 3875! He won by just 400 chips, and took down the $8000 prize!
Murray with girlfriend Liz straight after the big win!
We were all ecstatic, as you can imagine, and the partying ensued shortly after the prize presentations!
We'd like to congratulate Murray on his big win, and commend Nova 937, Nathan and Nat for putting on their Poker Face Competition!
Also, Danae has a wedding coming up, so we'd like to wish her all the best, too!
Since catching up with Murray, he's had this to say to us all -
"There is no way I would be here today, winning this tournament, if it wasn't for all the support and poker that WAPL has provided me over this past year. Thanks to everyone from WAPL who turned up to support me and thanks to all involved."
Nova's Nat with Murray, celebrating his $8000 win!
When you see Murray at a WAPL Tournament next, please remember to congratulate him on his big win!
For those of you who'd like to see the videos leading up to the Poker Face finals, head over to the Nova 937 Poker Face website!
13/05/2007 - WA Poker League 1st Birthday Celebration! -
For those members who would like to come along early to the Paddington Alehouse Pro League on Monday 14th, between 5:30pm and 6:30pm they will be able to enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne with us, to help us celebrate our 1st birthday!
There will also be a cash table operating from 6pm till 7pm when the tournament is due to start, so between the cash table and the champagne, everyone should be warmed up for the tournament!
Thanks for your support through the past year, and we look forward to seeing you on Monday at the Paddo, Boat, Poker Den, Woodbridge or Inland City Hotel at Kalgoorlie!
Your WA Poker League Team!
9/05/2007 - 3 new WAPL Venues starting tonight! -
We're happy to announce 2 more Venues on Wednesday Nights! Market City Tavern, East in Canningvale! Our first Mandurah venue, and one of the best in the area! Brighton Hotel! Last but definitely not least, another great Kalgoorlie Boulder venue, Metropole Hotel! Yet another new Kalgoorlie Venue had a great start to their season on Monday night, being the Inland City Hotel!
Season 4, and even more poker fun with WAPL!
8/05/2007 - Woodvale Tavern Free and Pro! -
Just to confirm, the Woodvale Tavern is on this Thursday night, both Free and Pro Leagues as usual! Sorry for the late notice! So get down to this great venue this Thursday Night for an awesome evening of Poker and partying as usual!
6/05/2007 - Welcome to Season 4! -
Season 4 has officially commenced with the 2 Pro League Tournaments on Saturday. We guess that most people thought it was to start officially on Monday, but since Kwinana and Woodbridge missed out on the last week of Season 3, we started them this weekend. Apologies if you missed them!
We are also very happy to announce the completion of our Season 2 Grand Final DVD, after what was a mammoth effort to get it created and produced! You can purchase it at our events for just $20, see your tournament director! Alternatively, E-Mail shop@wapokerleague.com.au and we'll arrange to get your copy to you! It's a great DVD, including of course the WAPL Final Table Card Cams, awesome final table footage as well as footage from the entire day! There's LOTS of members featuring in the DVD, and of course no Poker DVD would be complete without hand vs hand percentages and updates as the cards are turned! There's only a limited number of DVDs, so get in fast! Thanks for supporting your league!
We're also overjoyed to announce 2 new Metro Venues (look out for the upcoming announcement of more Kalgoorlie Venues too!) The Brighton Hotel in Mandurah becomes the first WA Poker League Venue in Mandurah, which we're really looking forward to bringing WA's best poker to! Also, for our contingent of East players, the Market City Tavern has signed up to start Season 4, too! Look forward to Free and Pro League events here! Both new Venues are set to start on Wednesday nights, so look out for them!
We wish you a great start to the season, and check back shortly for some more very important WA Poker League News! There's some more exciting and awesome changes to come in Season 4!
2/05/2007 - WAPL Season 3 Finals! -
What can we say? Season 3's Grand Finals delivered another awesome day jam packed full of Poker for our WA Poker League Members!
In a day which saw lots of bad beats, great stories, happy players and more than a few lucky runs of cards, here's the most important info from the Grand Finals!
Pro League - In yet another huge line up, we saw 210 runners battle it out for their share of the ~$60,000 Prize Pool! With the top 21 players getting in the money, the competition was fast and furious. We saw some early chip leaders get dragged back down to the pack in the midgame, as the excitement built! Hours later, we had a very short break at the final 24 to consolidate to the final 3 tables, and to send those players who forgot to sign out to the bottom of the rankings.
The lovely Kerryn Kane was the "bubble girl" for the day, going out 22nd to a huge round of applause and cheering! The rest were in the money!
Play continued down to the final 8, where we paused for the spectacular WAPL Final Table, dealt, recorded and surrounded by scores of players who'd missed out on their seat at the table this time around...
With even 8th position set to win over $1600, and the top 3 spots paying out over $4200, $6500 and a massive $20,100 + $5000 WAPL Medallion for first, noone was going to make any rash decisions!
We saw a couple of the short stacks go out relatively early, then proceeded to see a couple of good calls and lucky flops for Hayden Tangyuk, who streaked into the chip lead and stayed there till heads up with Leon Dawson!
Leon had a hard job ahead of him, massively short stacked and up against the apparently insurmountable luck Hayden had brought to the tournament! After having his Ace 7 cracked by Hayden's 5 7 Club flush, Leon's day seemed to be over... He then won a couple of crucial hands, which almost levelled their chip stacks, until the final hand where Hayden emerged victorious, his Ace 9 of Diamonds dominating Leon's King 9 offsuit when he caught an Ace on the flop!
Another Pro League Grand Final, another WAPL Champion! Congratulations Hayden, it was a great performance on the day, and made for some very entertaining cards!
The Pro League Results from the day can be found here!
Over in the Free League event, we saw 68 runners battle it out for the top spot in Free League! Including a great contingent from Kalgoorlie which we were absolutely delighted to welcome down for the big event, they set off on the gruelling task of making it to Free League Grand Champ!
In another tight tournament, we saw one of the Kalgoorlie boys, Caine Cotter, end up 4th with a great deal of support from his fellow Kal players, Richard Wilson in 3rd, leaving two left for heads up, being William Wilson and Steven McCarthy, William being a far North player, Steven being a South player, incidentally!
After a heads up which swung both ways, William called Steven's Ace 9 offsuit with a 7 6 offsuit to take the tournament with a straight! William finished his season off the same way he started it, with a win! Congratulations William and Steven for such a great heads up battle that kept everyone on the edge of their seats!
The Free League Results from the day can be found here!
So, another season over, another awesome grand final spectacle, and another season set to start next week with more players, more venues, bigger prizes and no doubt more fun to come!
Thanks to all who participated on the day, and we look forward to hosting you at many more events and grand finals to come!
We'd also like to thank our awesome staff for putting on yet another professionally run and entertainment packed Grand Final! This is the hardest part of our season, and many hours of sleep were missed in order to make this the great day that it was. We know everyone appreciates it, but we need to say "Well Done!" nonetheless! Thanks also needs to go to the South Fremantle Football Club for being the best Grand Final Host Venue we've had so far! Unbelievable venue, and we hope to see many of you down to their regular Wednesday joint Free and Pro League events during season 4 now that you all know how good it is!
Thanks also to Buck from Budget Cabinets for his astounding help and work as usual. This time the great (HUGE!) cash tables were made by him for the day! For all his support since the beginning of WAPL, we're overjoyed to offer Buck Life Membership to the WA Poker League! Please when you see him, make sure you thank him for the contributions he's made towards making our League even better. Penny Wells was also offered Life Membership for all her help and support throughout last Grand Final and our seasons! These awards were both made on the day, to commemorate these special individuals. Thanks for the support given to the two prize draws on the day, the winners being Matt King (#27) in the poker wheel spin, and Elizabeth Regnault (#81) in the lucky number draw! Matt won a 500 set of poker chips, and Liz won $162.50! Alan Shewan won the 2nd place in the lucky number draw, taking home a carton of Hofbrauhaus Lager!
Last but definately not least, it nearly slipped all our minds (since we've been so busy!) but WA Poker League celebrates 1 year of bringing the best Poker to Western Australia on May 15th, which was our first official Pro League Season Tournament at the Paddington Alehouse last year! Since that time, we have welcomed nearly 4000 members to our ranks, and have paid out well over $420,000 in prize money directly back to our members! We are very proud of this achievement and look forward to bringing the best Poker to WA for many years to come! We hope many of you come down to the Paddington on Monday the 14th to help us celebrate this historic occasion!
28/04/2007 - Official Season 3 Wrap-Up! -
Well, that's it, we've held the final League tournaments for Season 3!
Some congratulations are in order...
First up, our top placed Pro and Free League Players from the season!
Pro League Season Rankings
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Jod Burke - $1000 + $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Alexandre Thomas - $600 + $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Ryan Bochorsky - $400 + $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Mike Bentley - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Colin Wilford - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Gary Hall Junior - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Andrew Fleming - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Jason Gasso - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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Kevin Johnson - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
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David Scordo - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Free League Season Rankings
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Lauren McBroom
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Jill Maley
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Chris Bell
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Jay Poa
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Elizabeth Regnault
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Murray Boyne
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Michael Reindl
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Frank Maley
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Frank Tapalaga
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Marc Kennedy
Pro League Venue Winners (5+ tournaments)
Elephant & Wheelbarrow - Ben Vermey - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Kwinana Lodge - Andrew Hasberg - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Paddington Alehouse - Daniel Romeo - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Rivervale Hotel - Gary Hall Junior - Already won Buy-in!
South Fremantle Football Club - Elizabeth Regnault - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
The Attfield - Cameron Brown (Thomas) - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
The Boat - Matt King - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Woodbridge Hotel - Kerryn Kane - $100 Grand Final Buy-in!
Woodvale Tavern - Alexandre Thomas - Already won Buy-in!
Free League Venue Winners (5+ tournaments)
Belmont Tavern - Kerryn Kane - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Blackhawk's Nightclub - Rynee Parker - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Elephant & Wheelbarrow - Bruce Harris - Free League Grand Final Qualification
KK's at Broadway - Jill Maley - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Kwinana Lodge - Elizabeth Regnault - Free League Grand Final Qualification
La Scala - Chris Bell - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Leederville Hotel - Chris Chamoun - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Moondyne Joe's - Jay Poa - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Morley Alehouse - Chris Bell - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Onyx Bar - Jay Poa - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Paddy's at Exchange - Rynee Parker - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Palace Hotel - Rynee Parker - Free League Grand Final Qualification
South Fremantle Football Club - Penny Wells - Free League Grand Final Qualification
The Boat - Anton Brunsgard - Free League Grand Final Qualification
The Kalgoorlie Hotel - Jason Cameron - Free League Grand Final Qualification
The Poker Den - Michael Reindl - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Woodbridge Hotel - Chris Bell - Free League Grand Final Qualification
Woodvale Tavern - Tom Wayne - Free League Grand Final Qualification
We at WA Poker League would like to thank all out members who participated in events this season! We know it was a great season and everyone had lots of fun, and we are looking forward to bringing you an even bigger and better poker experience in Season 4!
Remember, the Grand Final day this Sunday is for ALL our members, not just those who qualified! Even if you don't make it into either of the main events, it will be an awesome day of poker where everyone has the opportunity to get involved and have a great time! So get your fellow members together and come on down! We'll see you Sunday!
ps. On a more serious note, please make sure you wear smart casual clothing OR dress up for the chance to win in the best dressed competition, and that you must bring your WA Poker League Membership Card with you, along with ID for proof of age. If you have preregistered for Pro League, you must also bring your Receipt to prove that you have paid the buy-in.
24/04/2007 - News -
Please remember, for those of you striving for more Pro League points towards the final (Or just after a bit more money from winning at poker!) South Fremantle Football Club has moved from Wednesday to Tuesday today for Pro League and Free League! It's set to be a big night of Poker, with the top spots so closely contended, it could be anyone's game!
Please keep an eye on our FINALS Page for info on the Grand Final, including Registration times! (10am registration starts, don't be late or you may miss your place!)
The finals page is here - http://wapokerleague.com.au/final.asp
For those smart people who want to skip the nasty grand final registration queue, get pre-registered (if you're in the top 240 now) for Pro League's Grand Final! See your Tournament Director at any of the remaining Pro League events this week for your pre-registration entry, and make sure you bring your pre-registration receipt with you on the 29th to skip the line!
22/04/2007 - Final week of Season 3! -
Well, we've nearly reached our 3rd Grand Final, and the competition sure is fierce! It's great to see the top of the ladders being so closely contended, and the struggle to qualify for the finals during the last weeks!
There's a few bits and pieces to post regarding the lead-up to the Grand Final day, so here we go!
Monday - The Boat Free League is not on due to St George's Day.
Tuesday and Wednesday - Anzac Day is on Wednesday, so the Boat Pro League is not on. South Fremantle Football Club is not on Wednesday night either, however they have been moved to Tuesday night for the final week! Elephant and Wheelbarrow is on as usual on Wednesday!
Saturday - Woodbridge and Kwinana Pro Leagues are still on 28th April, the day before the Grand Final. These will be Special Events, and NOT counting towards the Pro League Ladder. However, there will also not be Grand Final contributions made from the buy-ins, so there's more to win at the events!
VERY IMPORTANT - Pre-registration! If you're currently qualifying for the Pro League Grand Final, you will be able to Pre-Register and skip the line (If you made the last Grand Final, you will remember the line!) It's very much worth pre-registering if you KNOW you're going to be there on the day, because that queue is long and tiresome for all of us.
Please ask at Pro League Venues, or at the Poker Den this week to get your envelope for pre-registration. You can pay the $100 buy-in and collect your receipt, then please remember to bring your receipt to the Grand Final. You'll be able to skip the registration line and confirm immediately that you are already added to the Tournament!
We'd also like to confirm that there will be cash tables and sit n go tables starting at 11am on the day, so there will be poker happening before the main event unlike previous Finals!
We are looking forward to the big day, and to seeing many of our members on Sunday 29th!
16/04/2007 - Poker at The Boat! -
Apologies to our regular Boat crew, but St George's Day is NEXT week not this week, so your regular Free League event IS on tonight at the Boat!
Please let all your Boating poker mates know so noone misses out!
So tonight (16th April) is ON, and next week (23rd April) isn't!
Thanks to one of our loyal members Tom for calling me to question the dates!
13/04/2007 - Sunday @ The Poker Den! -
The Poker Den will be open for Free League Tournaments on Sunday Nights for the rest of Season 3! So head down on Sunday for some Poker Action! Registration from 6pm, with the tournament starting 7pm!
12/04/2007 - The Boat Free League 16th April - St George Day -
The Free League at The Boat will be taking a break on Monday 23rd April, as they're packed full of people celebrating St George Day!
Please don't go to the Boat for poker on Monday 23rd, but feel free to go party at the Boat!
11/04/2007 - NEWS : South Fremantle Tonight and Onyx on Friday -
For those heading to South Fremantle Football Club tonight - There will be a special meal available! Hot roast beef rolls with chips and gravy for just $7.50! See you at South!
Onyx Bar unfortunately will be off this Friday as they have a private function booked, but they'll be back next week! They apologise for the inconvenience.
4/04/2007 - 4 weeks till the Grand Final! -
It's really starting to heat up at the events now, with under 4 weeks till we reach the end of Season 3, and the Grand Final!
With lots of people scrambling to make enough points in Pro League to qualify in the top 240 to get their seat in the Final, we thought we'd suggest that some of the smaller Pro League Venues might be a better bet to get the required points rather than the big ones! The bigger venues give you a much harder time getting more than 10 points, whilst with the smaller ones that are still growing in numbers, you've got a much better chance at a lot more points and a better chance at getting in the money! Perfect opportunities for this are South Fremantle on Wed Nights, Elephant and Wheelbarrow on Thursday Nights, Onyx Bar on Friday Nights (Not this friday though!), and the Woodbridge Hotel and Kwinana Lodge (The big double) on Saturday Day / Night respectively.
Alexandre Thomas is still out ahead of the pack in Pro League Rankings, with Jod Burke and Mike Bentley coming 2nd and 3rd at the moment! Season 1 champ Ryan Bochorsky is hot on their heels, however, in 4th!
In Free League, the lead has just been retaken by Lauren McBroom over Jay Poa, with Elizabeth Regnault a very close 3rd!
Both results will be very interesting to see, and remember of course that the top 3 pro league ranking players will take $1000, $600, and $400 cash respectively, whilst the top 10 also get their $100 buy-in paid to the Grand Final!
Also, the leader of each venue (both pro and free) automatically qualify for their respective league finals! With Pro League this also means that as a prize for ending on top of the venue ladder, you will also have your $100 buy-in paid for!
Remember to lock in the date of the Grand Final, as it's been set for a long time now to ensure that the majority of qualifiers can make it!
Sunday 29th April at South Fremantle Football Club's huge clubrooms!
Let's make this our BIGGEST and BEST Grand Final so far!
3/04/2007 - Easter Tournaments and Dress Standards -
This Easter Friday (6th April) we will be missing out on the Onyx Bar and East Fremantle Football Club's events. Saturday at Belmont is also not going to be held this weekend. The Boat will also not be holding the event on Monday!
Also, we've had a specific request from Onyx Bar to let our members know about their dress code, though we figure it'd be best to be sure you're aware of a venue's dress code yourself when you head there, lest you be refused entry.
Please note, as a classy late night venue, ONYX has strict dress standards which need to be upheld! Please make sure you adhere to the following -
Not permitted :
Faded, Ripped or Baggy Denim
Surf Apparel
Gym Apparel
Gym Sneakers
Running Shoes
Sandals or Thongs
Skate Shoes
Dirty Sneakers
"We take pride in our venue and we ask all patrons to take pride in the way they dress"
Thanks for your cooperation, and we apologise to those who missed out on playing last Friday. Remember, if you're not too sure about whether something you're wearing might not meet a certain dress code, save yourself the possible problems and wear something else which will meet the code.
2/04/2007 - Dress Up at the Poker Den! -
Yes it's that time again! First Monday in every month is a themed tournament at the Den! This month's theme is "B".
So get your best "B" kit together, and we'll see you there!
The winner of best costume will get a great prize!
31/03/2007 - Sunday @ Poker Den! -
The Poker Den will be run on Sunday for all you diehard members who can't miss a day of poker!
Registration 5pm, with the Tournament starting 6pm!
See you there!
31/03/2007 - Morley on Sunday, and no events Good Friday! -
Morley Alehouse is not on this Sunday, we apologise for the late notice and for the inconvenience.
Due to Good Friday next week, Onyx Bar and East Fremantle will be having a break for next Friday! It might be Good Friday, but it's definitely a Bad Friday for Poker!
Great first event at East Fremantle Football Club tonight! We're looking forward to the rapid expansion of this venue when we return Friday after next!
27/03/2007 - KK's Opening Night! -
Tonight, Tues 27th March, is KK's opening poker tournament! So head on down to KK's on Broadway (right near UWA) for a fun night of Free League action! We'll see you there!
Also, East Fremantle Football Club's first event is on this Friday! Should be a great night!
20/03/2007 - Pro League @ Onyx, KK's day change and Baby News! -
First off, we would like to congratulate two of our WAPL regulars, Jay Poa and Sarah Moreton, on the arrival of little Jaxon Poa, born in the wee hours of Sunday morning! Mother and baby are both doing well! Welcome to WAPL's first Poker Baby! CONGRATULATIONS from all here at WA Poker League!
In other news, KK's (the old Broadway Tavern) launch date has been moved forward to 27th March and will be running Free League on Tuesday Nights!
Onyx Bar has added Pro League to their Friday Night Free League gig, as of THIS Friday! If you're looking for another great venue for Pro League, Onyx on Friday Night could be the one for you! Great venue, great atmosphere, and the ability to party during AND after the poker!
16/03/2007 - Reminder - No Woodbridge Sat 17th -
Please remember, there's no Woodbridge event on this Saturday 17th March, due to it being St Patrick's Day!
Kwinana and Belmont are on as usual, however!
Happy St Pat's Day!
15/03/2007 - Poker Den Friday! -
Due to the Onyx Bar's renovations still heavily underway (The carpet has been pulled up now) we'll continue to host their Friday Night event right around the corner at the Poker Den for 16th March! Please come to the Poker Den rather than Onyx Bar (There will be a sign on the door at Onyx directing people to the Den). We should see another great turnout this Friday! Remember, it's BYO at the Poker Den, so make a night of it!
9/03/2007 - Urgent News - Event Cancellation -
We have just had word from the ONYX BAR that they will be unable to host their regular Free League Tournament tonight, BUT WAPL will open the Poker Den, just a couple of minutes from Onyx Bar, instead! As the Onyx Bar regulars would know, the 'tiled area' was closed last week for a make-over. Unfortunately as of just after 2pm today, they have been sanding and had some unexpected problems, resulting in them being unable to clean up all the dust and mess by 6pm as initially planned.
The management at the Onyx Bar and ourselves apologise for the cancellation, and the fact that it's such late notice, but it was totally unexpected and we've let you know as soon as possible. There will be signage at Onyx Bar apologising to those who miss this news post and head there for Poker.
So head on down to the Poker Den tonight (Friday) instead of Onyx Bar. The address is 11 Old Aberdeen Place (Map below)
Sorry crew... Have a great weekend, I'm sure we'll see a lot of you at the Free and or Pro Events over Saturday and Sunday, if not at the Den tonight!!!
8/03/2007 - TV Crew @ Elephant & Wheelbarrow Tonight! -
We thought everyone would like to know that there's going to be a Channel 9 Film Crew taking some footage at the Elephant and Wheelbarrow events tonight, 8th March!
So if you'd like to be part of the action, wear your WA Poker League gear and head on down to the Elephant tonight, for Free or Pro Leagues!
It's a great venue, with awesome food and drinks, and if you haven't tried it yet, tonight might be your night to do so...
See you there!
Your WA Poker League Team
5/03/2007 - Reminder for The Boat - Public Holiday -
Hi all!
The Boat isn't holding their usual Free League tonight due to the Public Holiday... but remember, you can still head to the Paddo, Woodbridge or The Poker Den for your Poker. Remember, if you're coming to the Poker Den, please dress for the occasion - Fancy Dress for Ben's going away tournament!
4/03/2007 - Monday @ Poker Den -
All our Monday events are on as usual, with a very special Free League event happening at The Poker Den! Ben, one of our great team members,and someone who most of you have probably met at WAPL Tournaments, is heading off to further his career in gaming up north! He's going to be playing at the Den on Monday night, so to those of you who would like to see him off, feel free to come on down!
We have also decided (after a challenge was issued) to turn the event into an "Fancy Dress" party. Wear your most extravagant and "out there" costume to the Den on Monday night for your chance to win a great prize for best dressed!
We would like to thank Ben very much for all his help since the start of WA Poker League, and we're sure we'll see him back when he returns to Perth!
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday Night to farewell Ben!
1/03/2007 - New Venues! -
Rivervale held their last Pro League night on Wednesday, and a great night was had by all! We'd like to thank the Rivervale and all its playing supporters for their past attendance!
For your Wednesday Pro League, head down to South Freo Footy Club and support this great new venue! Drinks are cheap and meals are available, too, all at very reasonable club prices! Alternatively, there's always great fun to be had at the Boat Pro!
An exciting new venue has just signed up! East Fremantle Football Club has joined WA Poker League! Coming soon with Free League Tournament on Friday nights! We'll update when there's more info!
More great news! Onyx Bar to run Pro AND Free! Keep an eye out here for the starting Pro date for this rapidly growing venue! To those who were waiting for your Friday Night Pro League Poker, your wait is nearly over!
23/02/2007 - Reminders -
Please remember that there is no Onyx Bar tonight due to a private function, and no Attfield! But for your Sunday Poker Fix, check out the Morley Alehouse (Rego 12pm, Tournament starts 1pm), one of our newest venues starting this Sunday!
22/02/2007 - WAPL Season 3 - Even more ways to qualify and win! -
Last season we introduced the Pro League Top 10 prizes, with the top 3 winning cash prizes ($1000, $600 and $400 to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) as well as their buy-ins to the Pro Grand Final!
This season the top 10 still gets those prizes, but the ante is being upped even more with more chances to win! Now the competition's sure to get even more lively!
We're happy to announce that now the Top Ranked player on each venue ladder at the end of the season will qualify automatically for the Grand Final for that league! What's more, those qualifying in Pro League will also receive their Pro League Grand Final buy-in as their prize for taking out the season at that venue!
Now there's even more reason than ever to get to the top of your favourite venue's ladder! Not only do you get the bragging rights, now you get to tussle it out with the best in your League at the Finals!
For more details on the Finals, check out the Season Finals Page!
Have fun qualifying! See you at an event soon!
Your Western Australian Poker League Team
22/02/2007 - News Update - The Attfield and more! -
It's with both regret and understanding that we must inform you that we will be stopping tournaments at the Attfield after the Pro League this Thursday! New management at the tavern want to try live bands on Thursday Nights for a while, and will consider returning to poker for Season 5 if live bands don't work for them!
We wish the Attfield all the best and look forward to seeing them back for Season 5, and to all our LOYAL Attfield players, there will be another Pro League Venue starting in your area on a Thursday night very soon, we'll keep you posted!
Please remember, ONYX Bar has a break this Friday for a booked event, so unless you're single and looking to find that special person, we'd suggest you not rock up to play poker. :)
We have some new venues! I am just waiting for some information before their pages are up on the Venues list, however I would like to welcome the Morley Alehouse (this Sunday midday, free league) and La Scala (next Tuesday Night, free league with pro coming) to the WA Poker League! The other new venues will be announced as soon as more info is available!
18/02/2007 - This Week! -
A few bits and pieces for this week!
Many of you may have read in the papers this week about the upcoming $6m renovations at Leederville Hotel! Great news for the pub, but not such great news for Tuesday nights! The Leedy events will be postponed till further notice pending the beginnings of the renovations in the upstairs room. As such, this Tuesday will be the last at the Leedy for now! Please note that it's going to be a Free League (Not Pro) event as the loss of quite a number of their chairs also impeded things a little last week! Best of luck to the Leedy and we can't wait to see the outcome of the renovations!
Woodvale Tavern has made Thursday Nights bigger and better than ever! With Pro and Free there now, and now being held in the Function Room from this week, we're sure it's going to grow very quickly! The Tuesday Night Free League @ Woodvale will cease for awhile to let Free League numbers increase on Thursdays again, and we look forward to getting back to the old Free League numbers, while adding the new Pro figures to it! You never know, they might return with the Tuesday Free League down the track once Thursday is at capacity!
Some more new venues will be added early this week, as well as some great new additions to our Shop!
Have a great week, and we will see you soon!
Your WA Poker League Team!
8/02/2007 - Jobs @ WA Poker League! -
Want to join the best Poker Tournament Operator in WA? Get in now for your chance to forge your career in Poker with an ethical, highly regarded and rapidly expanding company!
We're after dedicated team players who are reliable, trustworthy, and have great personal communication skills to join our awesome team! There's nothing better than bringing a great form of entertainment to those who love it, meeting lots of interesting people, and working in a fun atmosphere!
If you're interested, check out our Careers Page, or E-Mail your CV to jobs@wapokerleague.com.au
We look forward to hearing from you!
8/02/2007 - Tuesday's in Freo -
Due to circumstances beyond our control we regret to announce that WAPL will no longer run tournaments at the Left Bank, however... This event is being replaced by another exciting venue very close by! We'll announce it shortly!
Also, Onyx Bar has a function booked for Friday 23rd Feb, and as a result we won't be able to play poker that Friday! We're looking forward to another great turnout this Friday at Onyx!
Remember, no poker on Valentines Day at the Boat on the 14th!
5/02/2007 - Great news for Woodvale Thursday Free Leaguers! -
Due to popular demand, the new Thursday Pro League will be combined with a Free League event on Thursdays, in addition to the Free League event running Tuesdays at The Woodvale!
To all those players saddened about losing your Free League on Thursday night, we're happy to be hosting it again for you! We're now using Woodvale's Function Room on Thursday nights, so please ask a staff member if you can't find it!
See you at an event soon!
30/01/2007 - The Boat: dates for no poker -
Please be aware, Poker won't be on at the Boat on the following dates...
Monday April 9th - Easter
Wednesday Feb 14th - Valentine's Day
Monday March 5th - Labour Day
Monday April 23rd - St George's Day
Sorry for any inconvenience! We will post another reminder closer to the dates.
30/01/2007 - Elephant & Wheelbarrow... More Free Leagues! -
Not only can our Elephant & Wheelbarrow players play Free League on Wednesdays, now you can play Thursdays too, with a Free League being added to the Pro event every Thursday!
29/01/2007 - Australia Day and beyond! -
From all of us at WA Poker League, we hope that you had a safe and fun Australia Day! We sure did!
Back to our regular tournament schedules this week! Good to see the newer venues kicking off well, we're sure they'll grow quickly!
Play of the week! - The Attfield on Thursday. Cameron Brown heads up vs Nik Quayle. 8 5 offsuit vs King 5 offsuit. Flop comes 9 8 8 for trip 8s. We think it's all over! Turn card brings a King. The river brings another King! Full house Kings over 8s beats Full House 8s over Kings! Unbelievable hand that saw Nik almost recover from being very short stacked to winning! Cam managed to hold on to take the tournament in the end! Well done, some great hands played and won!
See you all soon!
Your WAPL Team!
26/01/2007 - Moondyne's Results -
Hi all.
Moondyne's results from Thursday night will be uploaded Sat morning, along with photos from the event! Sorry for the late posting!
22/01/2007 - Australia Day -
Due to Australia Day on the 26th Jan, there will be a couple of interruptions to our regular Tournaments! Please be aware that the following venues are not running events these nights -
Tuesday 23rd - Leederville Pro/Free - Leedy's Annual Staff Party, they're closed!
Thursday 25th - Elephant & Wheelbarrow Pro League
Friday 26 - Onyx Bar Free League
21/01/2007 - Attfield -
We have just been advised of another power outage in the Attfield area. Western Power has told The Attfield that they will have no power tonight, and as a result, we cannot hold the tournament as planned.
Apologies for the late notice, but we posted this update as soon as we were told!
18/01/2007 - Kwinana Saturday Night -
We apologise, however licensing for the first Pro League event on Saturday Night was just a little late going through, so we will be running the 20th Jan event as a Free League for the night! Pro will be happening the week after! Don't let it stop you from checking it out, we know that the Sat Nights @ Kwinana's going to be a great event! See you there!
Your WAPL Team
17/01/2007 - Paddington Alehouse Results, Monday 15th Jan. -
Congratulations to Jod Burke for taking out the first WAPL Pro League Tournament of Season 3! Jod took top spot out of 71 players to take the first WAPL Pro League Diamond Trophy for Season 3 as well as $639.00 for his efforts!! Well Done Jod!!
Unfortunately we are having a technical problem with uploading Monday's results, however this should be sorted in the next day or two and the results will be up as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience!
15/01/2007 - Season 3, Week 1! -
Welcome to Season 3!
Be amongst the first on the League Ladder for this season tonight, at one of our many great events around Perth and now in Kalgoorlie!
Tonight the Boat continues their Free League Tournaments up north, the Paddo kicks into the Season with Pro League as always, and The Poker Den and Woodbridge are back with great Free League events on!
Paddy's at Exchange Hotel are holding the first season event in Kalgoorlie too, tonight with 6pm registration and a 7pm start! The town is buzzing with talk about WAPL Poker, and we're really looking forward to quenching Kal's thirst for it after our initial teaser trip last month!
For all our members, and especially those participating in the first events tonight, best of luck for the season, whether it be Free or Pro League, and we look forward to bringing the best Poker in WA to you for another great Season with the WA Poker League!
Your WA Poker League Team!
12/01/2007 - WAPL Season 3! -
Well, we've had great Pre-Season Tournaments, but now the real fun begins again, with WAPL Season 3!
We're set for another huge season, and ready as ever to continue bringing the best Poker there is to offer in Perth to our members. We've got lots of things happening, new events, more Pro Leagues, Kalgoorlie kicking off, and much more... I'll cram as much as I can into this news!
Season 3 starts THIS Monday 15th Jan! Make sure you check our Upcoming Events for all the event dates and venues, as you set your sights on the top of the League Ladder!
We're happy to announce the beginning of the South Fremantle Football Club WAPL events, which will start on Wednesdays with a combined Free and Pro League! It's an awesome venue that we're sure will be huge! So get down there and support SFFC!
Onyx Bar is kicking off Free League Tournaments on Friday Nights, offering great food and a fantastic atmosphere to party the night away!
Elephant and Wheelbarrow, Woodvale Tavern, and Kwinana Lodge have joined our long list of Venues to start up a 2nd Poker Night every week, adding Pro Leagues on Thursday nights @ E&W, Tuesday nights @ Woodvale, and Saturday Nights @ Kwinana! These are sure to be a hit!
Kalgoorlie is all set to launch the first few Venues at the start of the Season, too, so if you're one of our current or aspiring members in Kal, we're looking forward to seeing you at Paddy's on Monday 15th, The Palace on the 17th, or any of the other Kalgoorlie Venues as we finalise their days for the Season! Keep an eye on the Venues because they'll be updated as we have more information for you...
The DVD for the Season 2 Grand Final is underway. We expect it to be about a month till production is complete and it's available from our Shop!
WA Poker League is also proud to announce an exclusive deal with Poker King, for distribution of their line of clothing products for Western Australia! Keep an eye on our shop for details and pictures when they're available, or check out the Poker Den for these awesome and great quality Poker Shirts! For poker players with attitude!
That's pretty much all I can think of for our huge update!
We hope you all had a great New Year, and that the coming season and year is filled with lots of Poker wins! One thing we know is that this year there will be another 3 WAPL Grand Champions crowned, receiving the biggest and best prizes available in poker in WA, following in the footsteps of Robyn Ivankovich and Peter Salamon from our first two seasons... Could it be you?
Of course we can't forget our Free League players! We know lots of you are trying Pro League this season, but don't forget the Free League Ladder! We'll still be having the best of the best of our Free League Ladder competing for the Championship title and trophy in the end of Season Free League Grand Final! You could join Lindsay Kent on the Free League Champion's list!
All in all, this will be another great season, with even more to offer to our members than previously, and we're really looking forward to bringing it to you!
See you at the next Tournament...
Your WA Poker League Team!
4/01/2007 - Pre Season Event Update! -
Well we said there would be some venues running Pre-Season tournaments! Here's the list of venues running events before Season 3 starts. Remember, they don't contribute to your season ladder points, but they're still a great opportunity to get your practice in before the season starts, and to have all the fun you usually have at WA Poker League events! Remember to check the upcoming events for exact dates at these venues!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow - Free Tournament Every Wednesday
59 players on 3rd Jan.
Moon & Sixpence Woodvale - Free Tournament Every Thur except Dec 28 and Jan 4
Moondyne Joe's - Free Tournament Thurs 28th Dec, 4th Jan, 11th Jan
Paddington Alehouse - Pro Tournament 1 week before Season 3, Jan 8th
Woodbridge Hotel - Pro Tournament Sat 13th Jan - 12noon
More venues may be added to this list, so keep checking back to get your poker fix pre-season!
29/12/2006 - 007 Themed New Year's Eve Poker Night! -
The Indian Ocean Brewery, right next to The Boat in Mindarie, is hosting a WAPL Free Tournament on New Year's Eve! Get into the swing of things with some stylish Bond attire, and get your NYE off to a great start with lots of fun! Kick on into the new year in the awesome atmosphere at the Indi! If you haven't checked it out yet, you're missing out...
What better way to spend NYE? Poker, friends, and a great location full of fabulous food and drinks to see in 2007!
Time : Register at 6pm, Tournament Starts 7pm
Place : Indian Ocean Brewhaus & Grill
Address : Ocean Falls Boulevard, Mindarie.
Straight from the Indi's website (www.indibrew.com) -
Go out with a BANG this New Years Eve and celebrate at the Marina Boardwalk.
Bond is coming to the Brewhaus! Party on into 2007 with the very stylish and ultra sexy '007 Party'. featuring live band, the Howie Morgan Trio, and DJ until the early hours of the morning! Get down early to get amongst the fun and festivities of one of the biggest parties of the year.
Simply by making a purchase on the night between 6pm-9pm you could WIN a weekend getaway in Margaret River!
FIREWORKS OVER THE MARINA AT MIDNIGHT!
19/12/2006 - Pre-Season 3 events! -
Well we said there would be some venues running Pre-Season tournaments! Here's the list of venues running events before Season 3 starts. Remember, they don't contribute to your season ladder points, but they're still a great opportunity to get your practice in before the season starts, and to have all the fun you usually have at WA Poker League events! Remember to check the upcoming events for exact dates at these venues!
Elephant & Wheelbarrow - Free Tournament Every Wed
Moon & Sixpence Woodvale - Free Tournament Every Thur except Dec 28th and Jan 4
Moondyne Joe's - Free Tournament Thurs 28th Dec, 4th Jan, 11th Jan
Paddington Alehouse - Pro Tournament 1 week before Season 3, Jan 8th
More venues may be added to this list, so keep checking back to get your poker fix pre-season!
18/12/2006 - WA Poker League Crowns first King! -
Another season over, another record smashed by WA Poker League, and another awesome Grand Final show which saw many WAPL members walk away with big cash and other prizes! None happier than Peter Salamon, mind you, who braved and beat the huge field of 246 starters in the Pro League final to take top spot, netting him over a staggering $21,000, the WA Poker League Grand Champion Medallion valued at over $5000, and the Grand Champion Trophy!
Peter Salamon won over $21,000 and the Grand Champion Medallion worth over $5000 to take out the biggest poker tournament in WA History!!!
The Final Table consisted of Eddie McBraida (8th), Jeevan Krishnan (7th), Tristan Duthie (6th), Barry Price (5th), Casey Haw (4th), Marty Hubon (3rd), with Kevin Johnson (2nd) going into Heads Up Battle with Peter at the end!
Heads up was amazing, seeing huge chip stacks sway back and forth between Kevin and Peter with some big hands, until Peter finally emerged triumphant!
The results for the Grand Final for Pro League can be found here!
The Free League Grand Final went very well, also! Finally emerging victorious was Lindsay Kent, congratulations Lindsay! He took the Free League Trophy for his efforts, as well as all the fame!
The results for the Grand Final for Free League can be found here!
Photos from the event will be posted as soon as we can! If you have any great shots from the finals that you'd like to share, please E-Mail them to info@wapokerleague.com.au, we'd love to see them!
Finally, we must put out a huge thankyou to our Staff, who I'm sure everyone will agree did an amazing job on the day! To our Venues for their support throughout the Season, and to of course our wonderful players, who with their support throughout each season allows us to continue to be the biggest, best, and most well regarded Poker League in Western Australia!
We look forward to seeing everyone back for Season 3, in what will no doubt be another fiercely competed Season in WA Poker League! The official Season kicks off January 15th, but keep an eye on our upcoming events for some of our Venues who will be continuing to host Tournaments pre-season!
Thanks again, and from WA Poker League, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday!
15/12/2006 - Latest update for Sunday's Grand Finals -
If you're coming on Sunday, here's a checklist to remember -
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Claremont Football Club - Davies Road Claremont
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Sunday 17th December, 2006
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Qualifier Rego Time 10am Pro League, 12pm Free League
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Qualifier Close Off 12pm Pro League, 1pm Free League
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Extra Spots filled by next highest ranking players after Close Off times
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Buy-in $100 Pro League ($90 + $10 to CFC Fundraising)
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Top 272 Pro League Players Qualify, Top 40 Free League Players Qualify
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Bring money for Food, Drink, and Sit 'N Goes or the Cash Table!
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Claremont Footy Club has Club Pricing, so it's CHEAP!
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Membership Cards and ID essential!
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Member's Guests welcome to spectate!
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Claremont Train Station 2 minutes walk!
Sit 'N Goes, Standard WAPL Buy-In of $40
Hi-Roller Cash Table (Min $50 buyin, Max $200) $5/$10 No Limit, 7.5% commission
Please note, only WA Poker League Members who have participated in Tournaments during Season 2 may take part in any poker during the day.
15/12/2006 - Final Ladder Results! -
All ladder results are FINAL! We would like to congratulate all our Top 10 players on both ladders, and especially our final top 3 on Pro League!
Tony Tran managed to dominate most of the season in Pro League, but had a very close call with Jon Curtis coming at him in the last few weeks. He was able to hold Jon off to take 1st place, the $1000 prize, and Season Champion Trophy (Which will be awarded this Sunday at the Finals!) WELL DONE TONY!
Jon Curtis and Gary McGraw came 2nd and 3rd, each taking $600 and $400 cash respectively! Well done guys, great season!
All top 10 Pro League players also receive a Free Buy-In to the Pro League Grand Final Championship on Sunday! Well done to Colin Wilford, Jason Gasso, David G Evans, Daniel Stewart, Jonathan Pardede, Gabriel Pop, and Ignatius Matheron!
Competition in Free League was just as fierce, with Jay Poa and Chris Chamoun fighting it out for the top place for much of the season! Jay ended up with the top spot, and will take out the Free League Season Champion Trophy for this Season! Well done Jay, Chris and all our other Free League contenders, and we look forward to seeing many of you at the Finals on Sunday for your chance to compete in the Free League Final, or to support your mates!
All people in the finals will be able to select a venue to represent (both Free and Pro Finalists), and the top 3 players who selected their preferred venue will have their scores from the final averaged, with the top average Venue taking the Free or Pro League Top Venue Trophy's. So give some thought to the venue you would like to represent on the day!
There will be Sit 'N Go Tables (Standard buy-in $40) and a "Hi-Roller" Cash Table during the course of the day, available to WA Poker League Members who have participated in tournaments during this season.
Please remember to bring your Membership/Temporary Membership cards down to the event, as well as ID as it may be checked for validity on the day.
We're all looking forward to breaking the record for the biggest poker tournament in Western Australian history, which we already set at last season's Grand Final - Your WA Poker League Team really appreciates the support you've given us! Be part of it!
Keep an eye on this site for more details as they come to hand!
14/12/2006 - Pro League Results -
Another great night, and we're happy to announce the end of Season 2 with Western Australian Poker League!
For those of you wondering whether you made the top 10 in Pro League, we must apologise but there was accidentally 1 event deleted from the Pro League Season, that being a Woodbridge event. We are currently restoring backups from this event, and will definitely be corrected tomorrow, or at the latest by the weekend.
Please keep an eye on the website over the next few days for more exciting info on the Finals, and we will confirm as soon as the deleted event is reuploaded.
Congratulations on another fantastic season conclusion, and we look forward to seeing many of you on Sunday!
Your WA Poker League Team
12/12/2006 - Season 2 Grand Finals! More Info! -
OK, here's some updated information for the Grand Finals! We're really excited, it's going to be a huge day with a lot of very happy winners!
Date : Sunday 17th December (This Sunday!)
Location : Claremont Football Club
Registration Times :
Pro League Qualifiers - 10am-12pm (Don't be late or you'll lose your qualification)
Pro League Extras - 12pm-1pm (For Pro Leaguers who didn't qualify, your chance to take up seats not taken by qualifiers! Seating based on your Pro League Ranking for the season)
Free League Qualifiers and Extras - 12pm-1pm (Don't be late, Extras will be taken till the seats are full, based on Free League rankings)
Player Maxes :
Pro League - 272 (Yes, after assessing the Venue for room, we have been able to increase the possible seats for qualifiers to the top 272 players! More fun for everyone, with more to win! Remember, you MUST still be qualified or ranked in Pro League to take a spot as a lucky extra!)
Free League - 40 (Again, 40 qualifiers, any who don't show can be filled by next ranks down)
Pro League Buy-In - Top 10 Free, $100 buy-in for rank 11+
Free League Buy-In - No buy-in for Free League!
So it's definitely an event to attend even if you're outside the qualifications, as you might well be in with a chance to play should we have some qualifiers not show up!
Please be on time, we would hate to see a qualifier who gets to the event late miss out. It's a huge day and we try to keep it as organised as possible, so we need your help to do so!
We really must emphasise that this is a day for EVERYONE, not just qualifiers! There will be lots to do, lots to see, and as the day progresses and the numbers dwindle, everything will get very exciting as players get in the money in the Pro Final!
Prove to yourself and the rest in WA that you're the best! Take out the biggest Poker Tournament in WA history! Earn your title as Western Australian Poker League's Grand Final Champion!
There will be Sit N Go tables available during the day, and of course our WAPL Grand Final Table will be used for the Final 8 players!
We expect the Tournament to go till around 7-7:30pm, with awards and a bit of a party at the end, no doubt!
There will also be cheap drinks (Club pricing!) and great food available throughout the day, thanks to Claremont Football Club! Support the WAPL by supporting the Venues we play in!
Looking forward to an awesome turnout and a great day! Who knows, you might be a whole lot richer and be wearing the WAPL Championship Medallion by the end of next Sunday!
GOOD LUCK!
Your WA Poker League Team!
11/12/2006 - As Season 2 draws to a close... -
Please remember, the last League Tournaments for Season 2 run up till this coming Thursday 14th December, with our Grand Final on the 17th!
That means that until Season 3 starts officially on Monday 15th January, some of our Venues will be taking a break with us over the Xmas period, which is generally full of company functions, parties, and not much of a "break" for them, so to speak.
There will be SOME venues who will keep hosting WAPL poker events over this period, and you'll have to keep an eye on our upcoming events over the next week to know where to go for your Poker! We're confirming mid-season dates with Venues this week, and will have them on the site before next week.
Please check the site to be sure there's Poker on at your regular Venue(s) between seasons before you rock up and get disappointed if it's not!
We may well hold some extra events at the Poker Den if needed to help out those who really need their Poker!
We expect a really busy next few days, with people still rushing to seal their qualification to the Finals!
The Grand Final Prize Pool for the Pro League Final is *Definitely* bigger than last season, and we'll announce more details with final prize pool figures right here after our last Pro League on Thursday!
Looking forward to seeing many members down at Claremont Footy Club for the Finals on Sunday! Even if you didn't qualify, we can assure you it'll be a great day to attend!
Your WA Poker League Team
10/12/2006 - Kal Roadtrip Update! -
The trip to Kalgoorlie was a pretty uneventful 7 hours or so!
Most of the trip looked like this...
WAPL Rolls into Kal!
Straight to work!
After our first night at Paddy's (The official launch!), we're happy with the response and the turnout, with everyone having a great night! We have the first Paddy's event on their usual Monday night tomorrow, so we're looking forward to lots more players coming down to check it out! The Federal Hotel is going on Tuesday, and we'll add the others as starting days are confirmed!
There's a real buzz around Kal about WA Poker League, and we're really overjoyed to be bringing WA's Best Poker League to the Goldfields!
See you at an event soon, whether it be in Perth or Kal!
Your WAPL Team!
9/12/2006 - Attention All Members -
In keeping with the high standards of our Venues and Tournaments, we must ensure that the dress code set by each Venue is strictly adhered to by all our members.
Please be aware that thongs, board shorts and singlets are not acceptable attire and neat casual clothing is expected, so help us to keep our Venues happy and our standards acceptable at all times.
Disturbingly, it has also been brought to our attention that there has been an instance where signs of use of a prohibited smoking substance has been found. We would hope that this is not one of our members and would like to point out that the consequences of such actions if caught will be severe.
Thankyou for your support with the above.
Your WA Poker League Team (From the Kalgoorlie Roadtrip!)
9/12/2006 - WAPL HITS KALGOORLIE! -
As announced by WAPL on ABC Radio this morning we are pleased to be bringing Texas Hold 'Em Poker to the people of Kalgoorlie.
Based at many premium venues around the Kalgoolie Boulder region, Pubs already signed up include:
Paddy's Ale Bar @ The Exchange Hotel - Kalgoorlie
Blackhawk Nightclub - Boulder
Federal Hotel - Kalgoorlie
Palace Hotel - Kalgoorlie
Broken Hill Hotel - Boulder
Everyone is welcome to join us at the Kalgoorlie Launch Sunday Night, 6pm at Paddy's Ale Bar @ The Exchange Hotel.
Venues who want info on joining the WA Poker League should call Jason on 0413 155 193.
The Team at WAPL
4/12/2006 - The Poker Den, week 2! -
Well, the Poker Den started well last week, and we expect it to go up tonight!
After several questions last week, we have looked into BYO as an option, and are happy to announce that we can allow BYO alcohol to the Poker Den.
As a BYO alcohol venue, cans/bottles of beer, premixed drinks, and bottles of wine may be brought in to the Den for your responsible consumption. Corkage will apply upon entry to the Den. $1 per standard sized bottle for beer and premixed drinks, and $3 per bottle of wine. Corkage will be refunded on any items not consumed at the event.
Looking forward to another great turnout across the board tonight!
28/11/2006 - Leedy Free AND Pro! -
Another new first for WAPL! We will be running a dual Tournament layout at The Leedy till the end of the season, comprising of Free AND Pro events!
Many Free league players were disappointed at the move to Pro, so Hutchy and the crew have given the go ahead for us to trial the new dual event idea till the end of season. We're sure it'll be a hit!
So head down to the Leedy tonight, whether it be for Free or Pro League, for a great night of poker! We know it's late notice, but hope to see a good contingent of the Leedy's old Free League crew too, if possible!
26/11/2006 - Introducing The Poker Den! -
We're very proud to announce the opening of the Poker Den, WA Poker League's Headquarters and official shop!
We will be opening the Poker Den on Monday Nights for Free League events till the end of Season 2, so our members can make it down to check it out!
We will be starting the WA Poker Academy, where those people who want to learn to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker will be able to join up and take beginners courses! For those members who play with WAPL already and want to improve their game, they'll be able to join in on the courses too! More information on courses will be made available closer to the start of the Academy!
The WAPL Shop, located at The Poker Den, houses not only Poker related merchandise, but also lots of Beer shirts, caps, Bar Towels, Keyrings, everything you need to make your Poker Nights even better!
The first Free League at the Poker Den is this coming Monday, 27th November! With a great atmosphere and centrally located, we are looking forward to seeing quite a number of Free League players at The Poker Den over the next few weeks!
23/11/2006 - Countdown to Season 2 Finals! -
Well, we're in week 12! That means there's just 3 more weeks of Season 2 events till we're at the Grand Final!
For Pro League, you're aiming to get into the top 240 on the Pro Ladder at the end of the season to ensure your qualification to the final! If you can get into the top 10, you will get your $100 Final buy-in as a prize, and should you place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, you'll also win $1000, $600, and $400 CASH too!
For Free League, you're aiming to get into the top 40 on the Free Ladder at the end of the season to qualify for the final! As you know, no prizes of monetary value may be awarded to players playing in a Free League in WA, so our Free League players are playing for the trophy, the fun, and the fame!
Remember, even if you don't qualify for either final outright, you should still come down to the Grand Final! Not all players who qualify will make it down, for whatever reason, and the seats will be filled by those players who are next in line for them (by ranking). So you might get a seat in if you've been playing, yet haven't qualified!
Even if you don't get a seat, this is an event not to be missed! This is a showcasing of the best Poker Players WA has to offer, hosted in a centrally located, licensed, and very atmospheric Club, which has Club pricing to boot! Come down, support your mates, enjoy the spectacle, and support your Local WA Poker League!
Top 24 players (from 240) are paid out in Pro League, and the prize pool again will be massive! We're really looking forward to the event, and we're sure it's going to be bigger and better than last Season's Final!
23/11/2006 - Llama Bar -
It's unfortunate, but due to a combination of staffing issues and a poor choice of timing to move to Pro League from Free, that we must announce that the Llama Bar won't be seeing out this season's Poker Tournaments. There's a possibility that they will return in the new year once their staffing issues have been resolved, but till such a time, we apologise to the regular Llama Bar players, and thank them for supporting the Venue! You still have the Paddo for Pro League on Mondays, of course, and another nice, close venue on Tuesday nights, being the Leedy, which has started really well considering it's only had 2 weeks of Pro League!
20/11/2006 - WAPL Tip of the week! -
Chasing points for qualification to the Grand Final? It's not far away!
Why not try one of the newer, smaller tournaments? Sure, there might be less cash to win in Pro League, and less points allocated to those who make it into the top 20, but you've also got a better chance of getting into the points! Well worth it if you are trying to get those few more points than your competition!
Perfect places to do this in Pro League this week are our two newest Pro League venues, Llama Bar on Monday Night, and Leederville Hotel on Tuesday Night! Both will also be running Sit 'N Go Tables for those players who make an early exit from the Pro Tournament!
Good Luck!
14/11/2006 - Leederville Tonight Tuesday 14th Nov -
The Leedy tonight is definitely their first Pro League event! We will also be starting the Sit 'N Go Tournaments for those going out of the Pro Tournament early!
Remember, the poker room @ the Leedy is upstairs, so make your way up to see us when you get there!
13/11/2006 - Introducing... WAPL Sit 'N Go Tables! -
Everyone agrees, we all hate to be that first person out in a Tournament. You've got mates still playing, you wanted to have a great night of Poker, and win the Pro League Trophy, the points, and the cash, but you just got unlucky!
Well, now at selected WAPL Pro League events, you've got a chance to redeem yourself! We'll be converting some tables as they are vacated by the Tournament participants into Sit 'N Go Tables! Everything's exactly the same as the Pro League Tournament. Same rules, same price! The major differences are that you can't contribute to your Pro League Points (You've got to do that in the Pro Tournament!) and you're just playing on the single 8 player table, for a prize payout for the top 3!
So next Pro League you bust out early from, ask our staff whether there's going to be any Sit 'N Go games played! If there is, put your name on the reservations list, wait for us to get a full table, and get back into the game!
For a full 8 player Sit 'N Go, prizes are as follows -
1st - $120
2nd - $70
3rd - $50
Another exciting way to participate at our Pro League events! Have fun, and we'll see you at a Tournament soon!
Your WA Poker League Team
13/11/2006 - More WAPL Poker! -
We're happy to announce another 2 events set to start in Season 3!
The Elephant & Wheelbarrow, which is running Free League on Wednesday Nights right now, has decided to start a 2nd poker night up, this time Pro League! Starting Season 3, Pro League at the Elephant will be held every Thursday Night!
ONYX Bar in West Perth has also joined the growing list of WAPL Venues, kicking off with a Free League on Friday Nights! This is also set to start at the beginning of Season 3! For more info on the Onyx Bar, click HERE!
Don't forget, Tuesdays Pro League is at the Leederville Hotel! It's the first Pro for what is a very cool venue, so come on down and support your local Poker League!
7/11/2006 - WAPL Season 2 Grand Final - A date to keep free! -
Well, it's official!
WA Poker League Season 2 Grand Finals (For Pro and Free Leagues) will be held on SUNDAY 17th December 2006! So mark this day as busy in your calendars, because even if you don't qualify outright for the Final, this will be an event you won't want to miss!
We're set to smash last season's Prize Pool of $62,000, and with the Pro League Players competing for not only the Cash at our nightly events, but the overall Season Rankings ($1000 for first, $600 for second, $400 for third, and top 10 being awarded their $100 Grand Final Buy-In!) AND the ability to qualify for the Pro League Grand Final, things are really heating up!
Of course, the overall Champion of the Pro League Grand Final will take home not only the huge cash payout, but the WA Poker League Grand Championship Medallion, worth $5000, and engraved to signify the momentous event!
Get in there, get qualified, and be in with a chance to take out WA's BIGGEST and BEST Poker Tournament, with Western Australian Poker League!
More Details -
Location
Claremont Football Club, Claremont Oval, Davies Road Claremont. 2 minutes walk from the Train/Bus stations, it's the perfect venue for our Grand Final!
Yes, both Finals will be run on the same day, same venue, and simultaneously!
Pro League Grand Final
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Top 240 qualifiers (240 seats, if they're not filled, they will be awarded to the next ranking players at the event, so come down anyway!)
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$100 buy-in (A small price to pay for what you might win!)
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Top 24 places paid out! (Top 10% of the players!)
Free League Grand Final
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Top 40 qualifiers
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No buy-in
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Free League Championship Trophy Prize, unfortunately nothing of monetary value, but you're playing for the fame!
1/11/2006 - Melbourne Cup Tuesday 7th November -
The race that stops the nation is unfortunately set to stop Poker for the night, too!
Please be aware that next Tuesday 7th November there will be no WAPL Tournaments. The week after heralds the start of Pro League at Leederville, and we're sure it'll be a big one for our Pro League Players who've been missing their Tuesday Night Pro Leagues!!!
30/10/2006 - WA POKER LEAGUE ANNOUNCEMENT! -
To our Pro League Players - We're happy to announce MORE PRIZES to our Top ranking Pro League Season contenders!
Pro League Ranking @ End of Season
1st = $1000 Cash + Pro League Grand Final Buy-In!
2nd = $600 Cash + Pro League Grand Final Buy-In!
3rd = $400 Cash + Pro League Grand Final Buy-In!
4th-10th = Pro League Grand Final Buy-In!
These Prizes are for Pro League Season 2 Results! For Season 3, they may well be increased as the Prize Pool increases!
So get out there and get in the money, with WAPL Pro League!
To our Free League Players - We know you want a Final! Even if you can't win anything of monetary worth in it, you want the fame! Well, here it is...
Free League will have a Grand Final, held on the same date and Venue as the Pro League Grand Final, but as a totally separate Tournament! A smaller number of Free League Players qualify for the Grand Final, and this number will be confirmed soon, at the same time the Pro League Grand Final Cutoff and Date/Venue is announced! For those of you who like to plan in advance, it'll almost definitely be on Sunday the 17th December!
Also... Remember it's Llama Bar's FIRST Pro League Tonight! Come on down and check it out!
30/10/2006 - Attfield Tavern, Sunday 29th Oct -
We're sorry to those players who missed out on the Attfield game on Sunday 29th. Unfortunately due to the unscheduled power outage, the Tavern was without power and we couldn't conduct the game. It was as much a shock for us as you! Rest assured, the Attfield Free League will be back next Sunday!
Sorry for any inconvenience.
23/10/2006 - Universal Bar - Renovations + More! -
We're sorry, but we have confirmed that the Universal is still busy with their renovations. We have no firm date as to when the new floor will be in place and sealed, so we've put Universal Bar off for another 3 weeks. Hopefully we'll have some good news from the crew down there and be back at a new look Uni Bar sooner rather than later!
It's more than likely that Leederville Hotel will be hosting Pro League very soon, maybe as soon as next week! Stay tuned!
Also remember, Llama Bar moves Pro next week, from 30th Oct! This is the last night of Free League there, so come on down and make it a night to remember!
19/10/2006 - Woodbridge adds Free League! -
We're happy to announce that the Woodbridge has decided to add a second WAPL League Night to their week! Now with Free League Monday nights as well as their usual Pro League on Saturdays, they join an ever increasing number of venues running more than one event per week with WA Poker League!
Starting this Monday 23rd October, make it down to the Woodbridge in Guildford for your Free League!
Also, we'd like to announce the shift of the Llama Bar to Pro League. The 23rd October will likely be the final Free League at Llama, with Pro League set to commence on the 30th! Keep an eye on our news for more info as it becomes available!
19/10/2006 - WARNING TO MEMBERS -
Please be aware that if you participate in any Poker Tournament in Western Australia, where you are playing for the chance to win any prize(s) of monetary value either in that Tournament or Tournament(s) qualified for during that Tournament, that the event must be legally licensed under WA State Gaming Law.
Should you be in a position where you are at a Poker Tournament where there is a prize or progression to a Tournament with a prize of monetary value, we strongly recommend you request to view the Permit for a Gaming Function for the event.
This Permit is issued by the Department of Racing, Gaming, and Liquor, and is the ONLY legal way to conduct a Poker Tournament in Western Australia which leads to a prize worth monetary value.
We would not like to see our loyal members caught up in any legal ramifications resulting from illegally operated Poker Tournaments.
Every Western Australian Poker League operated event is conducted within the Western Australian State Gaming Laws, and we are very proud to bring you the best standard of Poker in our great state.
Thankyou for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Your WA Poker League Team.
16/10/2006 - Passport Prizes for Free League! -
The Passport system has kicked off to a great start! With that in mind, we are now happy to announce some further additions to the Passport system in Free League. Prizes!
That's right, now when you fill in your Passport in Free League, you not only go in the draw for 1st break reentry and gain your bonus 100 points, you'll also be eligible for a prize drawn at the 2nd break, and another drawn at the final table! More prizes may be drawn at Heads Up depending on the venue donating a prize, or other sponsorship!
So now you can win more at your Free League Nights!
A slight change with Pro League to bring both Leagues into line with each other. Pro League will have its 1st prize drawn at the second break, and 2nd prize drawn at the Final Table, with major prizes drawn at Heads Up!
Plenty of opportunities for ALL WAPL Members to collect great prizes at our Events, and yet another great incentive to hang around to watch your fellow members fight it out at the Final Table! (As if the Poker wasn't enough?!)
What better reason to support your Local Poker Operators?
Your Western Australian Poker League Team.
10/10/2006 - Tuesday 10th Oct! -
Tonight sees the Leedy's first night in Free League, and the Left Bank's second night! Brooklands and Kwinana are now in full swing, too! So no matter where you are, you should find a Free League event to suit you tonight! A reminder once more, Universal Bar is undergoing renovations, so there's no Pro League event tonight!
Thanks, and see you at an event soon!
4/10/2006 - The Leedy to join WAPL! -
The Leederville Hotel is the latest venue to join the WA Poker League!
With Free League Tournaments starting upstairs at the Leedy this Tuesday, we're sure it'll be a hit! Keep in mind next Tuesday, the Leedy might well become your Tuesday night free league if some of the other events are too far from you!
2/10/2006 - Yay -
Nice work Eagles!
Just a reminder, please make sure you don't head to the Boat for Free League Poker tonight!
Feel free to come to the Paddington for Pro League, and Llama for Free League however!
No Universal Bar on Tuesday nights for the next 3 weeks, but why not try out the Free League at the Left Bank instead?
29/09/2006 - News! -
Exciting news! The Left Bank in Freo is joining the WA Poker League, starting a Free League on Tuesday Nights! This coming Tuesday the 3rd Oct will be their first night. Try to make it down to support our newest Venue!
In other news, there will be no Tournament this SATURDAY at Woodbridge, since everyone in the state will be too busy watching the Eagles beat Sydney! Come on West Coast!
The Universal Bar is also having a 3 week break, while they continue their renovations, and get their floors redone!
Please make sure you don't go to these venues for Poker until the scheduled time for their return on our Upcoming Events!
26/09/2006 - WA Poker League Announcement! -
More Prizes, More Winners, More Fun!
Yes, that's right, now there's more Cash in Pro League, we're increasing the number of players paid out across the board! So now you have a better chance of getting in the money! What's more, we have some other exciting ways to win in both Free and Pro League!
The WAPL Poker Passport is here! You'll notice over the coming week, the arrival of a Poker Passport when you register to play in a WAPL Tournament! This is a great way of rewarding our loyal members who support the venues we play in! The basic idea is this...
- You get your Poker Passport at the start of the night, when you register.
- Every time you purchase Food or Drinks from the Venue (Drinks may be non-alcoholic of course!) you get a stamp from the bar staff on your passport.
- Once you fill in the 4 stamp spots on the Passport, hand it in to the WAPL Tournament Director to be entered into the draw to win! Obviously there are differences between Free and Pro League. These are as follows.
Free League - If you've unfortunately already gone out of the Tournament, and you have filled your Poker Passport and handed it in, there will be a draw at the 1st break. The winner of the draw who is no longer in the Tournament will be awarded a wildcard reentry into the Tournament, identically as if he or she had been the last reserve! Also, for everyone else in Free League who completes their Poker Passport on the night, you will be given a Bonus of 100 extra points for that Free League Tournament!
Pro League - Another chance to win! Complete your Poker Passport, hand it in to your Tournament Director, and make sure you're there for the draw to be in with a chance to win one or more prizes, both WAPL and Venue donated, should the Venue decide to do so! This draw will be done just prior to the commencement of the Final Table of 8 players, so make sure you stick around to watch the Final Table battle it out for the cash to have a chance to win!
Please note, you *must* be present in order to claim a prize from your completed Poker Passport, or else the prize will be redrawn for another lucky winner! There is a limit of one Passport per player per Tournament, and it's valid for that Tournament only.
Just some more reasons why WA Poker League is the most fun and rewarding way to play Poker in WA!
Keep having fun!
Your WA Poker League Team
25/09/2006 - News! -
Due to the Queen's Birthday next Monday 2nd Oct, the Boat's Free League will be taking a break! But never fear, it'll be back the week after!
The Llama Bar Free League is definitely on tonight! See you down there!
18/09/2006 - Grand Final Results -
The results from our first Grand Final have been up for a little while, however the Photos etc are now online too, so we might as well make a news post for it!
The results are HERE!
Please remember that there is no Llama Bar on tonight. Paddo and The Boat are on as usual, with the Llama continuing next week!
Also, keep an eye on the site, we have some very exciting news coming very soon!
13/09/2006 - News! -
Tonight Wednesday 13th Sept is the first night for the Elephant and Wheelbarrow in Northbridge! They'll be running Free League initially, and are looking to move to Pro League once the event is established.
Also, please be aware that next Monday the Llama Bar is having a by, due to a pre-arranged booking before we started at the venue! Please make sure you don't head down to Llama on Monday 18th Sept, but it'll be back the week after!
8/09/2006 - Please be aware... -
- The Attfield Free League on Sunday starts 1 hour earlier than most evening events do. Registration is at 5pm, with the Tournament starting at 6pm. This is a necessity due to the earlier closing time on a Sunday.
- The Llama Bar is going to run Free League for another few weeks, in order to grow in numbers and player experience! The perfect chance to get used to the Venue before it plunges into Pro League and gets packed out!
- We have another new Venue starting next week! The Elephant and Wheelbarrow in Northbridge is set to start with Free League on Wednesdays!
- The Boat Pro League next Wednesday has been upgraded to 10 tables from 5, so we shouldn't have quite as big a wait to get in! Still, you should make sure you're down early for registration, just to be sure!
6/09/2006 - Season 2 Results -
Event results are up! There's still a few payout figures being adjusted between Seasons 1 and 2, but all the new event results and the current pro and free league results should now be displayed correctly!
4/09/2006 - Season 2 Begins! -
Welcome to Western Australian Poker League's 2nd Season!
We're proud to announce the following venues will be starting this week -
Mondays - Paddington Alehouse (Pro), Llama Bar (Free, moving to Pro), The Boat (Free).
Tuesdays - Universal Bar (Pro), Kwinana Lodge (Free), Brooklands (Free).
Wednesday - Rivervale Hotel (Pro), The Boat (Pro).
Thursday - The Attfield (Pro), Moondyne Joe's (Free), Moon & Sixpence (Free, moving to Pro)
Saturday - Woodbridge Hotel (Pro)
Sunday - Belmont Tavern (Free), The Attfield (Free)
PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of lowering costs to our Venues, we have had to increase the buy-in for Pro League entry from $30 to $40, of which $20 will go towards the cash prizes for the night instead of $15 as before. Now there's bigger cash prizes to be won at every Pro League Tournament!
See you at a Tournament soon!
4/09/2006 - Season 1 Grand Final Round Up! -
After a mammoth weekend of Poker with the Western Australian Poker League Season 1 Grand Final, we're delighted to announce the winners of the event, and most importantly, our inaugural WA Poker League Grand Champion for Season 1, Robyn Ivankovich! After beating a field of 235 of Western Australia's best Poker Players, Robyn walked away with a HUGE $17,695 prize, a WAPL Grand Champion Medallion worth $5000, a Silver Trophy, her name on our perpetual Grand Champion Silver Trophy Cup, and all the fame which goes with her new title! We'd love to congratulate Robyn, and welcome her as the first to join the elite group of players who can say they've beaten the best in the West!
Here is a listing of the 8 Final Table players, of the 24 who won cash prizes!
- Robyn Ivankovich - $17,695 + WAPL Champion Medallion + Trophy
- Giulio Della-Rocchetta - $9,210
- Tony Regan - $6,140
- Robert O'Shea - $3,990
- Nicholas Gribble - $2,765
- Michael Renko - $2,150
- Lionel Marcos - $1,840
- Troy Palmer - $1,535
Congratulations to our Top 8, they all did a magnificent job!
Event Results from the Grand Final will be online soon, so you can check where you came!
Congratulations also goes out to Ryan Bochorsky, who took out our 1st Pro League Season as Champion, just pipping Tony Tran in literally the last tournament to take the title, and the trophy!
Tony Aslani won the overall Free League Season, and also placed in the top 24 in the Grand Final, well done Tony, on being our 1st Free League Season Champion!
All our players who finished top of their Venues were awarded certificates to signify these achievements, and as we all know, there was a lot of competition for the winners of different venues, so well done to you all, too!
Last, but definitely not least, we'd like to give a HUGE THANKYOU and congratulations to everyone who was involved with running the Grand Final on Saturday. To all our wonderful staff on the floor during the day, you all looked great, and worked even better! To our lovely waitresses, those awesome bar staff and merchandise staff, and everyone who was involved behind the scenes, thanks, we very much appreciate your support!
Special thanks also must go to Buck from Budget Cabinets, for the huge effort he put into making the incredible piece of art which is the Final Table! It was a major disappointment for him and us to have a hard drive fail at the last minute, which meant we couldn't take footage from the cameras on the night, but the table worked a charm, looked fantastic, and we can only thank Buck for all his hard work to make it so!
We will have the event results and photos up soon!
1/09/2006 - Grand Final Payout Structure -
What a hectic week it's been.
Well, we're proud to announce the payout structure for the Grand Final tomorrow!
Top 24 players of the 240 will be paid out. Final table is as follows.
1st = $17,695 + WAPL Grand Champion Medallion + Grand Champion Trophy!
2nd = $9210
3rd = $6140
4th = $3990
5th = $2765
6th = $2150
7th = $1840
8th = $1535
Positions 9-24 will be paid out between $1230 and $305. (Prizes subject to change should we have less than 240 players)
Presentation of certificates to Venue winners for Free and Pro League Seasons will take place after the Tournament concludes, before the major prize money and trophies are awarded.
Media will be in attendance, so dress to impress!
Doors will open at 11:30am for registration of qualified players until 12:30pm. Please don't be late, or you risk losing your seat!
Food and Drinks (including alcohol) will be available throughout the event! (Or until sold out)
We expect the Tournament to conclude around 7pm, with presentations after.
Last of all, best of luck to everyone for what is sure to be a great day for the Western Australian Poker League and its members!
See you there!
Your WA Poker League Team
1/09/2006 - GRAND FINAL INFO! -
Well, here it is, what you've all been waiting for!
Western Australian Poker League Season 1 Pro League Grand Final!
When : Saturday 2nd September, 2006. Registration for qualifiers 11:30am-12:30pm. It is very important to get registered before 12:30, as our timing for this event is critical. If you are late to register, you forfeit your seat, no buts. At 12:30, any seats not taken by qualifiers will be open to other members, starting from those closest to 240 ranking in Pro League.
Where : Alma Venville Recreational Center, Eighth Ave Maylands. (Just East off Guildford Road, on the left, behind the library.) Plenty of parking available!
Buy-In : $100 as voted by the vast majority of our member base. Must be in the top 240 Pro League players at the end of this week (Sunday) to qualify for a seat. $90 to Prize Pool, $10 to CanTeen, our official charity for the Grand Final! Any players from the 240 qualifiers who do not show up on the day will have their seats taken by members ranked closest to the 240. (241 and down).
There will be Food and Drinks available throughout the day, including alcohol.
We are proud to announce CanTeen as our charity for our Grand Final. We're sure you've already heard about them, but they are an Australian organisation dedicated to supporting young people living with cancer (12-24yo) and those closest to them. There will be fundraising for CanTeen taking place during the day, so please support such a worthy cause should you have the means.
We are happy to confirm that this first season has gone much better than even we expected! Although it won't be confirmed till the end of this coming Saturday's Pro League event, our Grand Final Prize Pool will definitely exceed $60,000! This makes our 1st Season Grand Final already the BIGGEST Prize Pool Texas Hold 'Em Tournament in Western Australia, and guarantees that Season 2 and future Seasons will just keep getting bigger!
We will be paying out top 24 places, and when the prize pool is finalised, we shall update the site with proper percentages and figures!
Any questions, please E-Mail info@wapokerleague.com.au . We will update the news as more comes in.
Please be aware of the following for the Grand Final on Saturday 2nd!
- This event is licensed and restricted to ages 18+
- You may be asked to show ID at the door to prove your age
- You must bring your WAPL Membership card (New or Temporary) in order to gain entry for you and any guests to the event
- There is a ruling of NO headphones for this event and other WAPL events. We're a social league, and would like to keep it as such. Headphones cause problems with the gaming, the interaction between players, and potentially much worse
- The table areas will be cordoned off, and spectators MUST stay out of these areas. The only people inside the areas will be active players seated, and WAPL Staff
We're looking forward to what will be a huge day! Hope to see you there!
29/08/2006 - Events for Next Season Up! -
Yes, the event schedule for next season is now online!
We have some exciting new venues cranking up, and the ending of some Venues which have proven to be less than worthwhile. All of our premium venues have steamed ahead through Season 1, and we expect them to continue the great work into Season 2!
A few more important announcements about next season! The buy-in for Pro League events has been increased from $30 to $40. The breakdown of nightly prize payouts have also increased in line with this change, as has the club fundraising efforts from our Tournaments, guaranteeing that there will be even more to win at our events in future seasons, and more value being added to Venue Club membership! So get in there and get involved with your club!
More info on the Grand Final, including Payout figures is coming SOON!
28/08/2006 - Reminder -
Just a friendly reminder. As our 1st Season finished last Sunday, this 16th week is dedicated soley to our Pro League Grand Final, to be held next Saturday the 2nd Sept. As such, there will be no events this week other than the Grand Final on Saturday!
Season 2 is due to commence the following Monday, 4th Sept. Keep an eye on the site, as we'll be adding the new events to our schedule this week!
24/08/2006 - GRAND FINAL INFO! -
Well, here it is, what you've all been waiting for!
Western Australian Poker League Season 1 Pro League Grand Final!
When : Saturday 2nd September, 2006. Registration for qualifiers 11:30am-12:30pm. It is very important to get registered before 12:30, as our timing for this event is critical. If you are late to register, you forfeit your seat, no buts. At 12:30, any seats not taken by qualifiers will be open to other members, starting from those closest to 240 ranking in Pro League.
Where : Alma Venville Recreational Center, Eighth Ave Maylands. (Just East off Guildford Road, on the left, behind the library.) Plenty of parking available!
Buy-In : $100 as voted by the vast majority of our member base. Must be in the top 240 Pro League players at the end of this week (Sunday) to qualify for a seat. $90 to Prize Pool, $10 to CanTeen, our official charity for the Grand Final! Any players from the 240 qualifiers who do not show up on the day will have their seats taken by members ranked closest to the 240. (241 and down).
There will be Food and Drinks available throughout the day, including alcohol.
We are proud to announce CanTeen as our charity for our Grand Final. We're sure you've already heard about them, but they are an Australian organisation dedicated to supporting young people living with cancer (12-24yo) and those closest to them. There will be fundraising for CanTeen taking place during the day, so please support such a worthy cause should you have the means.
We are happy to confirm that this first season has gone much better than even we expected! Although it won't be confirmed till the end of this coming Saturday's Pro League event, our Grand Final Prize Pool will definitely exceed $60,000! This makes our 1st Season Grand Final already the BIGGEST Prize Pool Texas Hold 'Em Tournament in Western Australia, and guarantees that Season 2 and future Seasons will just keep getting bigger!
We will be paying out top 24 places, and when the prize pool is finalised, we shall update the site with proper percentages and figures!
Any questions, please E-Mail info@wapokerleague.com.au . We will update the news as more comes in.
23/08/2006 - News -
Apologies for the extended news break! As you can imagine, things have been very hectic coming up to our Grand Final, and the temporary outage of internet access hasn't helped!
In short, the last two weeks have seen more increases in players across the board! The new venues are going strong, and the Paddo continues to amaze with record turnouts, first 169 on the 14th ($1140.75 1st prize!), and then 174 players on the 21st! ($1174.50 for first!).
Another very notable event would have to be the 22nd at Universal Bar. We managed not one but 2 Royal Flushes (both of Diamonds) during the Tournament! WOW!
Stay tuned, we will be posting details of our Grand Final shortly for you!
14/08/2006 - News! -
First up, our apologies for a small outage to our website overnight. It was unavoidable but is now fixed!
Secondly, and very importantly, all of our night events now have registration starting at 6pm, with the Tournaments starting at 7pm. This means that Beeches, Mirrabooka and Moondyne Joe's will be starting registration and play 30 minutes earlier from this week onwards. Please make sure you arrive in time for the Tournament! The reason for this change is to bring them back into line with our other Tournaments, since as they have grown bigger, finishing times have stretched out, and we must be sure to finish Tournaments on time.
Thirdly, we have 2 new Venues starting this week! Tomorrow is the first event at the Old Bailey Tavern in Joondalup! Rego at 6pm, Play at 7pm. Please check the Venues area for more information. The Old Bailey will be running Free League till the end of the season, then the plan is to move to Pro.
This coming Sunday marks the first day at the Belmont Tavern, too! Registration will start at midday, with the Tournament starting at 1pm. This will be Free League, and more information will be posted should Belmont decide to bring in Pro, too! We look forward to seeing you at our new venues this week!
6/08/2006 - Week 12! -
Week 12 was another huge week for WA Poker League!
Monday saw yet again another record number of players at the Paddo, with a mindblowing 148! Still our Pro League ladder leader, Ryan Bochorsky powered his way through the competition to take out the biggest WAPL Tournament yet, and the biggest first prize yet of $1000!!! (It was actually $999, but Porcia donated $1 to hit the grand, nice!) With the win, Ryan has again added a buffer to his lead which Tony Tran had been rapidly catching up to! Lots of competition at the top, and all the way through the Pro League Ladder! Results from the Tournament!
On Tuesday, Universal Bar had a hit night, 75 players total, and a big win going to Matthew Thompson, who took home $506.25 along with his Pro League Trophy! Well done Matthew! Results!
Mirrabooka had another big night, with Ashley Quek taking out the top spot, worth 1369 points, against 67 other players!
Wednesday, our busy night, showed a big turnout at Rivervale and The Boat, as well as a return to good form at Beeches, and another solid showing at Claremont! Rivervale saw a boyfriend/girlfriend heads up, with Tracey Snaith finishing strongly to beat Srdjan Jakovljevic to the $580.50! Event Results!
Adrian Ho won at Claremont, taking 520 Free League Points! Event Results!
The Boat had a new player record, with 72, beautiful! Chris Chamoun won on the night, securing 1440 points! Event Results!
Beeches had 46, and saw Nigel Simmons take top spot with 920 points for the night! Event Results!
Moon and Sixpence Woodvale had their 1st night on Thursday night, with a promising 22 player start! John Florento won the event! Event Results!
The Attfield had a solid 60 player tournament, where some missed out due to seating allocations and too many on the waitlist! Next week will be 10 tables, 80 players + waitlist, so let's fill it up! Richard Trevithick won the event and the $405 on the night! Event Results!
Moondyne Joe's saw a good turnout, with 47 players! Simone Boccia won the 940 Free League points! Event Results!
Finally, but certainly not least, Woodbridge Hotel had their 2nd event on Saturday afternoon! We had a HUGE increase in players for this Pro League Tournament, a total of 52! We'll be increasing the number of tables from 5 to 10 for next week, so don't worry about missing out! Let's make it another big jump next Sat! There was some great play all day, but in the end, Robyn Ivankovich triumphed, taking a 1st place prize of $390! Well done Robyn! Event Results!
2/08/2006 - NEW VENUE! Woodvale Moon and Sixpence! -
The Moon and Sixpence in Woodvale adds itself to our growing list of quality venues! Check out its Venue Page here! We will be holding WAPL Free League Events every Thursday starting this week, until the end of the season, at which time they will move straight into Pro League for Season 2! Head on down and check it out this Thursday 3rd August!
1/08/2006 - Week 11 Results -
After a massive start at the Paddo, things didn't slow down!
Here's the results from the rest of the week...
Tony Tran had a great performance at Universal Bar on Tuesday night, taking out the Pro League, 1400 points and $472.50! Record 70 players!
Mirrabooka had a record 70 players too, with James Waghorn winning his 3rd Mirrabooka Free League Trophy, and 1400 points! Well done James! (Another first there!)
The Boat had 67 (Another record!), and Joseph Chamoun took the win, with 1340 Free League points.
Yet another record number of players at Rivervale, with 93! Ernest Minas won the $627.75 prize, to go with his 1860 Pro League points! Great turnout!
Claremont Footy Club had their biggest night to date, too, with 27 and a triumphant Walter Andrews, taking 540 points!
Beeches Tavern saw Andrew Davies take the win and the trophy, with 680 Free League points.
The Attfield had a record crowd of 66, with our very first Pro League winner Ian Lattimore coming back to win $445.50, and 1320 Pro League points!
Jarrad Binns took 1060 points in a 53 player Free League at Moondyne Joe's! Yet again a record crowd for this WAPL Venue!
Last, but definitely not least, Saturday saw the start of our latest Pro League Venue, the Woodbridge Hotel in Guildford! With 23 starters (and dare I say a record for this venue!), we saw new member Colin Wilford win the $172.50 prize for first place, along with 460 points! Great venue, it shows lots of promise, so please make an effort to check it out if you're near Guildford (or even if you're not and feel like a nice drive!)
All in all, every venue but 1 with record attendances! Awesome atmospheres, great poker, and a lot of good nights out!
28/07/2006 - New Pro League Venue Reminder! Saturdays! -
Every Saturday, starting THIS Saturday 29th July, is Pro League at the Woodbridge Hotel in Guildford! Don't miss out, and please come down if you can to support another new WAPL Pro League Venue! Registration at midday for a 1pm start!
25/07/2006 - Another great start to the week. Week 11! -
Paddo had another hit night on Monday night, with 134 starters! This saw a first prize of over $900, again signifying another milestone for WA Poker League! Results for the event are here! Congratulations to new WA Poker League Member AJ Hutchins for taking out the event! We also have reached over 1000 members! In just 10 weeks, we are very proud to have reached this pinnacle, and look forward to many more in the future!
For all of you who've been waiting for info on Membership and the Grand Final, it's all coming very soon! We are hurrying through the process of creating the membership cards. If you have moved, or didn't put your correct address in your membership signup form, please make sure you E-Mail us your correct info, or else your card won't reach you.
The Grand Final Venue will be announced soon! It will be pretty much central, so people coming from far north or south aren't too disadvantaged. The exact date is yet to be confirmed, but it will definitely be held on either the Saturday or Sunday following the completion of our 15th Week in Late August. The number of players at the Grand Final will be at LEAST 200, possibly up to 300, depending on the location. If you're trying to secure your position in the Grand Final, try to make sure you're in the top 200 Pro League Members by the end of the season!
23/07/2006 - Saturday Fundraiser! -
What a great night in the Swan Valley!
Swan Valley FC's Fundraiser was a great night, with lots of fun had by all!
Many new people learnt to play Texas Hold 'Em, and everyone seemed to love the game (of course!). We saw quite a few current WA Poker League Members rock up too, thanks to those of you who helped some of the newer players along during the night!
Congratulations to the cash prize winners on the night! These were -
1st - Chris Stowe
2nd - Jeremy Hardy-Johnston
3rd - Dave Jackson
4th - Ben O'Connor
5th - Tess Mullaney
We will have some pictures posted of the event soon!
If YOU want to arrange a Corporate Function, or a Fundraiser for your Club, please get in touch with us for details, info@wapokerleague.com.au
21/07/2006 - Swan Valley Football Club Fundraising Event Info! -
Date : Saturday 22nd July
Time : 5:30pm for new player tutorials, 6:30pm Tournament Registration, 7:30pm Tournament Start. Please don't be late, you might miss out!
Cost : $20 entry ($10 to prize pool, $10 to fundraising)
Location : Baskerville Hall, Memorial Drive Baskerville
We will also be running a CASH TABLE! $1/$2 No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, Min $50 Max $100 Buy-in plus 10% Fundraising commission on the buy-in, with a Max $500 limit on chips at the table. Upon reaching the limit, you'll be paid out and will be able to join the line to sit back at the table with another Buy-In. This will hopefully enable everyone who wants to try the cash game to enter. Please be aware that since this is our very first cash table game, we may need to make adjustments during the night to accomodate for any problems which may arise.
We'd like to encourage you to come along and support the Swan Valley Football Club in their Fundraising Night, and show them the same support we see week in and week out at our League Tournaments! Thanks!
Your Western Australian Poker League Team.
21/07/2006 - Week 10 Results! -
Another huge week for WA Poker League!
Monday saw yet another record participant level at Paddington Alehouse, with new member Derek Griffin taking first place, a huge $884.25 and 2620 Pro League Points! Well done Derek! Paddo results here!
On Tuesday both Universal Bar and Mirrabooka Tavern hit 60 players a piece! Mirrabooka Tavern has now outgrown the restaurant area, and we have a nice big function room to fill up with Poker on Tuesday nights now! A delighted Kristy Mellor took 1st place at Universal Bar, taking home $405! David Clark won at Mirrabooka Tavern, for a cool 1200 points! - Universal Bar Results - Mirrabooka Tavern Results.
Rivervale Hotel went off again on Wednesday night, with 72 players, a full 9 of 10 tables, and the top two place winners not only being new WA Poker League members, but also totally new to 'live' Texas Hold 'Em! Well done boys! After a great Heads Up, Adam Hume took the trophy and the $486, as well as 1440 in Pro League Points! Rivervale Hotel Results.
Claremont Football Club has started to build, with 26 players and a great atmosphere on Wednesday, with our very own Frank Maley taking 1st place in this Free League Tournament! Well done (Fluke! :) ) - Claremont Results.
The Boat was steady with another 52 players in Free League Wednesday! Bryan Hall took the Tournament with 1040 points! - The Boat Results.
Beeches Tavern was also steady at 39! Daniel Evans won out at the end, adding 780 points to his Free League ranking. - Beeches Results
Last night at The Attfield saw a nice showing of 49 players, and a smooth Tournament which saw some early upset losses to Full Houses! Eddie Wright took the tournament with some cool play and a lot of stack shifting! $367.50 and 980 Pro League points went to Eddie! Well done! - Attfield Results
Moondyne Joe's also saw a record 52 players on Thursday night! David Hywood ended the night on top, with a big 1040 point win over Esther Harris in Heads Up! Moondyne Results
18/07/2006 - Varga Lounge Venue Change! -
We must announce that after a couple of weeks, the owners of Varga Lounge have realised that Poker is probably more suitable in a Pub atmosphere, and will be moving the Pro League event from Varga Lounge to another of their more poker savvy pub venues very soon! Keep an eye on the news, and we'll post the new venue's name as soon as our approvals are through!
Sorry for the inconvenience and short notice, but quite honestly the people who experienced Varga's first two weeks will agree that the lighting and coldness of the venue really made for some difficult poker play, if a little interesting... :)
Stay tuned, and remember this coming Saturday Fundraiser! You might want to arrange some mates to head down there, it'll be a great night!
17/07/2006 - WAPL's 1st Club Fundraiser -
Swan Valley Football Club Fundraising Poker Night!
This coming Saturday night (22nd July) Swan Valley Football Club will be hosting a WAPL Operated Fundraising night! It's certain to be a night full of fun for those who've never played Texas Hold 'Em through to our regular playing members!
There will be a Buy-In tournament, as well as a no limit cash table, for the first time at a WAPL Poker Night (And definitely not the last!)
So if you want to come down to this big event, and we suggest you give it a try, it'll be held at Baskerville Hall, Memorial Drive Baskerville! Registration to the Tournament will start at 6:30, with the Tournament beginning at 7:30. In addition to this, if you have never EVER played Texas Hold 'Em Poker before, you are more than welcome to come down early (between 5:30 and 6pm) to receive a free lesson on how to play, including Tips and Tricks from our WAPL Staff!
There will be up to 20 tables involved in this Tournament, and there will be at least 1 cash table running the entire night! More information to follow...
Don't miss out on this one!
17/07/2006 - Week 9 Round up! -
The week continued very strongly after the great start at Paddo!
We saw a very excited Deb Palmer take the trophy and $345 in another fun Universal Bar event on Tuesday, while Fiona Wiltshire couldn't do anything wrong at Mirrabooka. Every call seemed to catch her the winning cards in this great, 52 player event! An amazing win for the girls on Tuesday's Tournaments!
Penny Wells concreted her spot at the top of Claremont Footy Club's Free League on Wednesday, whilst the Boat pushed on to new heights, now becoming the first Free League venue to hit 60 players! Well done Hayden Tangyuk for taking this one down! Rivervale proved itself to be another hit, with another jump in entries in its 2nd week! James Orso took the Tournament, and the $432!
Beeches Tav hit 41 players on Wednesday night, too, with Sandip Patel taking the night out, along with the 820 points for first.
Thursday saw strong showings at Moondyne Joe's and The Attfield, with Col Glastonbury winning at Moondyne's and Richard Trevithick at The Attfield, for $352.50!
Varga Lounge had the same number of players as its first week, though unfortunately a combination of the nightclub lighting combined with the temperature has led to the probable shifting of Varga's Tournament to another more poker suitable venue. News on that soon!
Over the next week, you'll see some more info regarding the Grand Final, as well as some very exciting news! Also, you can expect your Membership cards soon! They are in, and in the process of being individualised for all our members!
11/07/2006 - WAPL's Biggest Tournament Yet! -
Yes, it's official! With a huge 130 player turnout, last night at the Paddington Alehouse was the biggest WA Poker League event yet! Miki Malenic won the night, a massive 2600 Pro League points, and a very sweet $877.50! Steven Sumegi was 2nd with $390 and 2470 points, with David Kynaston 3rd with $292.50 and 2340 points!
Top 8 were paid out, as usual for 100+ player tournaments, and the rest of the event places and payouts, as well as some photos from the night can be found on the event results page HERE!
Not only was this the biggest WA Poker League event yet, it also signified another milestone for us, being a total payout figure of over $20,000 in just 8 weeks and one Tournament!
With Pro Leagues at Universal Bar tonight, Rivervale tomorrow night, with Varga Lounge and Attfield on Thursday, we look forward to seeing you soon!
Remember, if you want to play Free League to practice for Pro, Mirrabooka is on tonight, The Boat, Beeches Tav and Claremont Football Club on tomorrow, and Moondyne Joe's on Thursday!
10/07/2006 - Thursday Results -
Our first night with two Pro League events! Varga Lounge saw a promising start for Thursday nights there. Sandip Patel won the first event at Varga, with $195 in prize money, followed by Ben Yuill with $117 and David Tracey with $78! The Attfield saw Scott Huynh come out on top with a $202.50 win, with Stuart May winning $121.50 for 2nd, and Andrew Miller taking $81 for 3rd place!
Moondyne Joe's Free League was steady at 39 players! We are looking forward to hitting 50+ there over the next couple of weeks! Peter Griffiths took the night with 780 points, followed by Adam Cherry with 741 and Andrew McKinlay with 702 points!
Well done all, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
6/07/2006 - Wednesday, WAPL's first 4 Tournament night! -
And what a huge night it was! With record numbers again for the 4th consecutive week running at The Boat, and a huge first crowd at The Rivervale, what more could we ask for?
We saw The Rivervale Pro League kick off with a bang, having a huge 57 players on their first night! Next week we will have double the capacity (10 tables, 80 players starting) and no doubt a bigger crowd! In a night that paid out Top 4, we saw our current Pro League Leader Ryan Bochorsky win his very first Pro League Tournament, taking home $427.50 and giving himself a nice lead on the League Table. Well done Ryan! Ryan was followed shortly behind by Adam Rutherford with $213.75, Daniel Chan Ee with $128.25, and David Tracey with $85.50! Congratulations guys!
The Boat grew to new heights, 52 players now! George Mylonas took out the night with a big 1024 point win, along with his Free League Trophy! Well done George! 2nd and 3rd places were taken by Dean Fegredo and Robyn Ivankovich.
Claremont Football Club was pretty stable around their 2 table level, and saw David Galbraith taking out the win with 320 points! Barry Ward was 2nd, with Kai-Paul Kench in 3rd! Nice work!
Beeches saw Lillian Te Tana coming 1st with 580 Free League points, in a great Tournament, with Sam Sammut and Paul Nielsen coming 2nd and 3rd respectively!
All in all, a very big and very good Wednesday for our WAPL Members!
5/07/2006 - Tuesday Results -
Universal Bar saw a big pickup in attendance, which was great (and expected!). In what was an awesome night of Poker, we saw new WA Poker League Member Simon Watson take out 1st place from a 62 player field, to win $418.50! In a night that paid out top 5, an ecstatic Brendan Cole took $232.50 for 2nd place, whilst Ben O'Connell, Paul Dewar, and Kristy Mellor took 3rd, 4th and 5th prize places! We look forward to another great turnout next week!
Mirrabooka also had a great night! With 45 players, James Waghorn had his work cut out for him to take out the night in 1st with 900 points! Marc Piccirilli took 2nd, and Glen Wong took 3rd! Well done guys! See you next week!
5/07/2006 - Monday @ Paddo! -
Another great Tournament with 112 players! This time Paul Crespi took the big $756 1st place prize, and in the process catapulting him into 7th place on the Pro League ladder! Corey Steel came in a very close 2nd place with $336, with the remaining 6 prize winning places occupied by Michael Lipari, Ben Yuill, Ben Cooper, David Meleng, Darlene Cruz and Debbie Whiting! Another 2 girls in the top 8. Well done all!
2/07/2006 - Remember -
We have 2 new Pro League Venues starting this week! Please try to make it down to check them out, and support their entry to the Western Australian Poker League! The Venues are Rivervale Hotel on Wednesday Nights, and Varga Lounge Thursday Nights! Both being either right in Northbridge or within 5 mins from the city, we're sure they'll go off with a blast! See you there!
2/07/2006 - Wed, Thurs, and News! -
Wednesday was yet another night of record attendances at our 3 Free League events! Claremont Footy Club, Beeches Tavern, and The Boat all had great nights, with Wayne Patrick taking out the CFC Tournament, Marty Hubon winning at The Boat, and Paul Nielsen at Beeches!
Thursday saw Paul Mac take 1st place and $375 at The Attfield, knotching up his 2nd Pro League Tournament win within a week! Well done Paul! Matthew Yarnold came 2nd with $187.50 in prize money. Jamie Cole and Jason Clarke came in 3rd and 4th with $112.50 and $75 in winnings respectively. Bradley Cooper won the Free League Tournament at Moondyne Joe's on Thursday night.
In other exciting news... More functionality has been added to the website, in the form of Event Photos! That's right, if there have been photos taken at an event, you will find the best photos added along the right hand side of the event results page! Click on them to see a higher quality shot. Most of the photos are from early Paddo results, though now we have the functionality there, you can be sure to see more images showing up in the results from now on! Also, if you take a great photo at one of our events, please E-Mail it to info@wapokerleague.com.au along with the date/venue it was taken at, so we can put it up on the results page for that event!
28/06/2006 - Tuesday Roundup -
Some great results last night at the Universal Bar and Mirrabooka Tav! Kristy and Les Mellor managed to take out 1st and 2nd in an awesome daughter father combination that saw the pair taking $345 and $172.50 between them! In a fun Pro League Tournament that paid out top 4, 3rd place and $103.50 went to Tony Tran, with a very consistent Deb Palmer taking 4th with $69! 2 in the top 4, great work girls!
Mirrabooka Tavern wasn't without a special night itself. Paul Devereux, Western Australian Poker League's first blind member, just squeezed through to take out the Free League Tournament from Chris Bell, after a nail-biting heads up which saw the chip lead shift many times. Congratulations Paul, and a special thankyou goes to Ross Belstead, who very kindly offered to be Paul's seer for the tournament. This was Mirrabooka's biggest night yet, so we're looking forward to even more next week, when hopefully the weather will be a little nicer!
27/06/2006 - Paddo Results! -
With a huge Aussie World Cup support team cheering "All in, all in!" for a good 2 hours before the completion of our Pro League at Paddo, we held another spectacular night of Poker, with 111 players! Top 8 were paid out, and competition was tough! Nicholas Gribble ended up 3rd with $249.75, with Paul Mac and Luke Epstein fighting it out for 1st position. Paul ended up taking 1st, with a cool $749.25 and 2220 points, to Luke, 2nd, with $333 and 2109 points! Event results are here!
Don't forget the Universal Bar (Pro League) and Mirrabooka Tavern (Free League) are on tonight! We hope to see you there!
Your WA Poker League Team.
25/06/2006 - Paddo is ON! -
Yes, we are running Pro League at Paddo on Monday night. We'll be trying to finish up a little quicker than usual, so we can kick on and watch the Soccer! Come on Aussies!
Thursday night was another hit! With 39 players at Moondyne Joe's, everyone had an awesome night out! Many of them checked out the Claremont Footy Club on Wednesday, too! Lots of good comments and people saying they'll be heading back to CFC next Wednesday for the Free League Tournament there. Martin Hirst took top spot at Moondyne Joe's, followed shortly by Nicholas Gribble, with John Gow in 3rd!
The Attfield Pro League top 3 payouts went to Bill Marconi in 1st with $277.50, Eddie Wright 2nd with $166.50, and Antonio Forgione in 3rd with $111.00! Well done guys!
22/06/2006 - The Boat makes a splash! -
We had a great turnout for The Boat's second week of Free League Tournaments, with a huge 41 player turnout, up from 27 in their first week! Word really is getting out, and we look forward to an even bigger turnout next Wednesday night! Everyone had lots of fun, and Jay Zanoli took the trophy in a very close battle with Paul Ivankovich! Well done!
Beeches Tavern also had a good night Wednesday Night, with Kym Maguire taking top spot! Remember to let anyone you know who might be interested in learning how to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker to come down to our Free League Tournaments, to learn, get more experience, and meet some great friends!
21/06/2006 - Results! -
Another big Tournament at The Paddo on Monday night had nearly 100 players battling it out for the top spot! Top 5 were paid out, with Bob Perovic knocking Dan Szabo out in a few amazing (and very entertaining!) heads up hands, to take the trophy, 1940 points and $654.75 for first prize!
No longer held back by his crutches, Matthew Yarnold took the top spot and $345 at the Universal Bar's second Pro League Tournament, from Adrian Pedler who played very strongly in second place, and Gabriel Pop in third place, who kindly put his winnings behind the bar for the players and staff! What a gesture!! Thanks Gabe, that's the kind of friendly, social spirit we like to see at WAPL Tournaments! :)
Congratulations also to Brendan Danaher who took out the Free League Tournament at Mirrabooka Tavern on Tuesday night. Don't forget if you want to test out some new techniques or just after a fun, social and relaxing night of poker, come along to another of our Free League Tournaments tonight - with 3 to choose from (Claremont Football Club, Beeches Tavern and The Boat), you've got nothing to lose! Really! See you there!
19/06/2006 - Week 6! -
As we head into the 6th week of WA Poker League's inaugural season, everyone's starting to get into the swing of things! The Paddo is back tonight with Pro League, with the Universal Bar to hold its 2nd Pro League night tomorrow night! After last week, we're sure to get a big crowd on both tonight and tomorrow night!
We have good information that the Claremont Footy Club is going to get a relatively big turnout this week! Lots of our Moondyne Joe's players said they'd make it down for another night during the week! After the fun 38 player night at Moondyne Joe's last Thursday, it's good to see our regular players enjoying themselves so much that they want to come to more and more events!
17/06/2006 - The Attfield Pro-League -
With 50 players fighting their way through another Pro-League Tournament at the Attfield, we had some great play and some amazing luck on the river to our Winner, Patrick Loh! Patrick snatched the victory (And $375!) from Cameron Brown who still walked away with $187.50 in 2nd place. Mike Bentley came in 3rd for the second week running, taking home $112.50, and Richard Trevithick was thrilled to be walking away with $75 in 4th place from his first ever WAPL Tournament! Well Done!! Ryan Bochorsky also snuck his way into the points to further boost his lead on the WAPL Pro League ladder.
Also, a big Congratulations to Nicholas Gribble, taking out his second WAPL Free League Trophy, this time at the Claremont Football Club on Wednesday. Penny Wells drew in a close second. At Beeches Tavern, Glenn Sharrett took 1st place over Kerri Maguire, and at our first ever Free League Tournament at The Boat, Neille Lambrecht took 1st and Robert O'Shea came in 2nd out of 27 players!
14/06/2006 - Universal Bar! -
We had 54 players turn up for our very first Tournament at the Universal Bar in Northbridge! Everything went very smoothly, and a slight change in our break structure (we moved it to have a break after the 100/200 blind, not before) has really helped cut down the break time to something more acceptable! The big news from the night? Adrian Daniell just beat Deborah Cassar to 1st place, 1080 Pro League points and $405! Deborah took out 1026 points and $202.50, with Matthew Yarnold and Brad Laine taking 3rd and 4th for $121.50 and $81 respectively. Well done!
We must say that the meals were delicious last night! I'd highly recommend you head down for your meal at Universal Bar before the Tournament starts next week! There's plenty of time either before or during the first break (You can even preorder for pickup at the first break!).
We're looking forward to seeing how many we get down next Tuesday!
12/06/2006 - Reminder -
There will be NO Pro League at Paddo this week, due to the Australia vs Japan World Cup match! To get your Pro League fix, make sure you come to the opening night at Universal Bar on Tuesday, OR The Attfield on Thursday!
9/06/2006 - News! -
We're happy to announce that there is even more useful information on the Results pages! We now have Events up in the results, and you can link through to just about any result you could want! Event results, Pro and Free League Results, Player results, and Venue specific results soon to come! We're striving to give you the easiest and best way to track your own and fellow members' results through each WAPL Season!
Also, The Boat in Mindarie is to join the Western Australian Poker League! Starting off this coming Wednesday 14th June with Free League, it promises to be a big venue for our Northern members! 6pm Rego, 7pm start!
Don't forget, there is a BYE at the Paddo this Monday due to the soccer, but we have the first night at Universal Bar's Pro League Tuesday night! Starting with 10 tables, 80+ players, make sure you come check out our first central city venue, smack dab in the middle of Northbridge! 6pm Rego, 7pm start, with the usual $30 Pro League buy-in! Good luck, and see you there!
Check the Upcoming Events for more events as they're added!
Your Western Australian Poker League Team!
7/06/2006 - Mirrabooka! -
Paul Langstaff took out the Free League at Mirrabooka last night, after a tremendous comeback against Frank and Josh in 2nd and 3rd! Paul was obviously very happy to finally get his first Free League Trophy, after several close encounters, and in the process, he's shot up the Free League Ladder to 2nd position, behind Greg Alexander, who also placed a respectable 11th last night!
Please support the pubs who are working hard to bring WAPL League Tournaments to you! Your support in the form of food and drink purchases goes a long way towards making these nights work for everyone! You will find that many of the venues have special food offers for those players wanting to come for a meal before the game. Mirrabooka have a Texas Hold 'Em Steak Burger deal every Tuesday night, as well as a $12.95 Ribs or Seafood special! So invite some friends down to play Texas Hold 'Em, enjoy yourselves, and have a fun, social night out!
Reminder : Claremont Footy Club is on TONIGHT, Wednesday 7th June! It was moved from Thursdays to Wednesdays, so please come on down to Claremont tonight, and make a night of it! It's central, close to the train station, and has CHEAP drinks! Along with Poker, what more could you ask for?! Beaches Tavern in Beechboro is also on tonight! Join the crew down there if you can! They had a great time last week!
6/06/2006 - Pro League at Paddo! -
The 4th Pro League Tournament at Paddington Alehouse again went off like a rocket! 114 players, a jam packed venue, and lots of prize money for the final table of 8 players! Top 3 positions went to the following members! Ryan Bochorsky in 3rd with $256.50 and 2052 Pro League Ladder points, Fabian Mavath in 2nd with $342 and 2166 points, and Shaun Murphy 1st with a grand total of $769.50 and 2280 points! Congratulations to all our winners, and we look forward to seeing you all soon! Remember, Paddo doesn't have Pro League next Monday (Soccer is on!), but next Tuesday 13th June is the start of Pro League at the Universal Bar! Don't miss it!
5/06/2006 - Paddington Alehouse -
Yes, even though it's a public holiday, the Pro League Tournament at The Paddo is still going ahead! Hope to see you there! With any luck we might crack a new record of players, with an even bigger prize pool!
4/06/2006 - Event changes -
A few alterations to our weekly Tournament schedule - Following the introduction of Pro League Tournaments at the Attfield, they have decided to discontinue the Tuesday Free League Tournaments. For those of you wishing to play Free League, check our Upcoming Events. Claremont Football Club is moving its Free League from Thursday to Wednesday nights, and are also considering the possibility of switching to Pro League in the future. Sorry for any inconvenience, and we hope to see you there!
3/06/2006 - The Attfield Pro-League -
The first Pro-League Tournament at The Attfield in Maddington was huge success, with 44 players and a great atmosphere!! It was a well-battled tournament but in the end we paid out top 4 on our Final Table, with Scott Huynh doubling his money and then some in 4th place, Alison McCristell cementing her spot at the top of the Pro-League ladder in 3rd place, earning $99, and Bill Walker taking second and $165 after Chris Quin made an amazing aggressive comeback to take out the trophy and $330!! Well done Chris! Hope to see you there next week at the Attfield! We're going to have 5 tables (40 seats) again, so get in early so you dont miss out!
1/06/2006 - Beeches Free League -
The start of Beeches Free League Tournaments have been great, with a good initial turnout for the first couple of weeks! Last night, Les Mellor took the trophy, and the 420 points, against 20 opponents! Well done Les! Hope to see you and more down at Beeches next week!
In other news... We are adding more Venues! The newest of which is the Universal Bar in Northbridge! Every Tuesday night from the 13th June, you can head into one of Northbridge's biggest bars to play Pro League! Universal Bar will be opening on Tuesdays especially to host WAPL Pro League!
The Attfield's FIRST Pro League is on tonight! We're starting out with 5 tables, 40 players, with our usual wait list to enable some players to enter the tournament in the case of players exiting before the first break. Please make sure you're there with plenty of time to spare to make sure you get a seat!
Paddo Pro League 12th June - Unfortunately due to the World Cup Soccer Match, the Paddo will be packed, so we won't be running Pro League on Monday the 12th June! Everything will be back to normal the week after, however!
30/05/2006 - League Results -
Well done to all our players from the Pro League Tournament at the Paddington Alehouse last night and our Free League Tournaments at The Attfield and Mirrabooka tonight! We had our biggest Tournament so far at the Paddo, with a grand total of 123 players entered! We paid out top 8, with the winner, Scott Bulloch, knocking out Achala Hewarathna and taking home $830! Nice work Scotty! Our results from the past two days are up on the site, however there is a problem with the Free League Results table. We will get this sorted tomorrow, however you can find your true Free League results if you select your name from the list. Also, the Top 10 list is correct on the main page. Sorry for any confusion!
Congratulations to Greg Alexander from the Attfield tonight, who is our first two time winner, propelling him to the top of the Free League Ladder! Hayden Tangyuk started out strongly, and managed to take down the trophy at Mirrabooka! Well done guys!
Last but definitely not least... A big congratulations to Alison McCristell, for not only being the top female Pro League player, but also for currently topping our Pro League ladder, with two very solid performances at the Paddington Alehouse! With nearly a couple of hundred points between her and 2nd place, the Pro League Top 10 is set to be a big showdown over the rest of the season!
28/05/2006 - Results Up! -
You can now view our full Pro League and Free League Ladders, current as of today! There's more functionality to add yet, such as individual event results themselves, etc, but we're sure you'll be more than happy with what we have live currently! Go to Results - Pro League Ladder or Free League Ladder, or alternatively click Pro League Ladder or Free League Ladder here!
27/05/2006 - League Results, finally... -
Yes, we've got the results slowly but surely appearing on the site over this weekend! The first of which you will have already noticed. The Pro League Top 10 Ladder on the right of this page! Free League Ladder, and the Results pages will be up over the weekend!
In other news... there will be up to 15 tables at the Paddington Alehouse on Monday! Hopefully this will mean less members missing out, and it will mean a bigger prize pool! So make it down, get registered, and have a go at getting in the money! Remember, if you miss the Paddo or can't make it down, we have our second Pro League Venue running on Thursday night at The Attfield!
26/05/2006 - New Pro League Night : The Attfield! -
Thursday nights will hold the second WA Poker League Pro League nights at The Attfield in Maddington as of 1st June. The Attfield will continue to run their Free League nights every Tuesday, so everyone gets the choice of Free and Pro Leagues at The Attfield! More Pro Leagues are on the way...
24/05/2006 - Free Leagues, Mirrabooka and The Attfield! -
Tuesday night Free Leagues went rather well, with steady growth at Mirrabooka, and an astounding turnout at The Attfield, with double the number of participants than last week! James Waghorn beat Frank Franceschini for 1st place at Mirrabooka, adding 440 points to his Free League score. At The Attfield, Bradley Hurst took out first place for 700 points, and Scott Cooper came in 2nd with 665!
23/05/2006 - Pro League at Paddo! -
Monday night was an absolute blast! We had 93 (yes you read it right!) players total, and as far as we could tell, everyone had a great night out! Due to the numbers, we paid out Top 5 on the night! Congratulations to Mike Heath, taking out 5th place with $69.75, Tuan Tran 4th with $139.50, Brian Glossop in 3rd with $209.25, and our previous week's winner Ian Lattimore was just pipped at the post by Glenn Taylor for 1st place! Ian won $348.75 and Glenn took down the big prize of $627.75! Congratulations to everyone who played, and we look forward to seeing you at another Tournament soon!
The website scores are being worked on! With a little luck the points may be online tomorrow night, though it is more likely to be closer to Friday! We apologise for the wait, but as soon as we get it online, the software upload facility will allow us to automatically upload event results the same night or day after!
10/05/2006 - Website Updated! -
Ok well the website update is well underway! Our Venues are back, as are most of the upcoming events! Some changes to the information on the site itself will be taking place over the next few days, and some of those changes will be fairly important! So please check back over the weekend if possible for the new updates! Our apologies again that the Events and Venues were down for so long... They should be fine from today! Don't hesitate to E-Mail us at info@wapokerleague.com.au for any information or clarification you need which isn't on the webpage!
10/05/2006 - Website Events and Venues Update! -
Well I got the E-Mail I really didn't want from the ex-webhost... Basically saying they don't have our data anymore. Great. We are setting up all our Venues and Events pages again today, so please check back tonight and we should have all of the listings for next week's Events back into the website. Sorry for the inconvenience, it's been painful for us too...
10/05/2006 - Moondyne Joe's Promo Round-up! -
Moondyne Joe's last night ended up being a good night, with a few absolutely new players coming down and getting right into it! We had a smaller crowd than have been at the Paddo, but were graced with the presence of ABC Stateline Reporter Dianne Baine, who took some footage of the action, and an interview (shocking!) which will be broadcast this coming Friday 12th May on Stateline, 7:30, ABC! Welcome to the new members of the Western Australian Poker League who joined last night and at the two previous Promo nights, and congratulations to Kevin for taking out the Promo Tournament at Moondyne Joe's, and to the rest of the players who came down last night! We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 11th May at Claremont Football Club for their Promo night, or during next week for the start of our first League Seasons!
9/05/2006 - Paddo Promo Round-up! -
Last night was good fun! With more members joining and a little photoshoot for the West Australian (Page 36 today!), the last promo night at the Paddo has us confident of a big showing in our first Pro League event this coming Monday! Congratulations to Patrick, who took out the Tournament, just pipping Bradley at the end! Remember, next Monday is a buy-in Pro League, for WAPL Members, and will cost $30 for members to enter, with a cash prize for the top ranked players at the end of the night! Seats are limited for the first event, so make sure you're down the Paddo early to get your registration in as soon as we are ready to take them!
Tonight is the Moondyne Joe's Promo night! On the corner of Hampton St and Wray Ave in Fremantle, they will be running Free League Tournaments every Tuesday from the 16th, and Pro League every Thursday starting from as soon as we can! If we don't quite make the 18th for Pro League, we'll run it as another Free League night until our final approval for running Pro League Events at this Venue comes through! Don't miss out on getting your membership early! Head on down and see us tonight at Moondyne Joe's for some Free Texas Hold 'Em action!
7/05/2006 - WAPL WEBSITE UPDATE! -
Well, we're still waiting on a restore of all our current Venue and Event Data from our ex-webhost... They say it should only be a few more hours, but I'm still not holding my breath. If they come through, we'll have the site fully updated again soon. If not, I'll be busy reinputting all our Venue and Event Information, and getting the WAPL Rules and other Information back to the most current state, though that could take days to complete. (There was a lot lost.) Hope to see many of you down at the Paddo tomorrow night! We're looking for a nice big crowd so we can get some great media photos!
5/05/2006 - WAPL PROMO NIGHTS! -
We have 3 last promo nights next week, before starting our League Seasons the week after! That's 3 more chances to get your WAPL Membership early, and check out the Western Australian Poker League before our seasons start!
The 3 Promo nights next week are as follows :-
Monday 8th May - Paddington Alehouse Promo #2. - We hadn't planned on doing a second promo at the Paddo, but since it went so well, and we now have some media coming down to take some photos for a news article, we've decided to run another! Make sure you're there! You never know, you may even end up in the newspaper! 6-6:30pm Registration, play starting 7-7:30pm. 141 Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Hawthorn.
Tuesday 9th May - Moondyne Joe's Fremantle. - A free Promo night for the first Venue to sign up for both Free and Pro League nights, Moondyne Joe's is located at 73 Wray Ave (Corner Hampton Rd) Fremantle! Registration @ 6-6:30pm, play starts at 7-7:30pm.
Thursday 11th May - Claremont Football Club. - Promo night for the Footy Club, who will be running Free League Season Tournaments on Thursday nights! Davies Road, Claremont, 5 minutes walk from the train station! (You walk away from Bayview Terrace, the Footy Club is located on the opposite side of the railway line). Registration @ 6pm, play starts at 7-7:30pm.
All 3 of these promo nights will be great fun, and an awesome chance for you to introduce any friends who might be interested in experiencing the thrill of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em!
See you there...
5/05/2006 - Server Downtime -
We must apologise, but our webhost has proven itself to be the worst company we have ever experienced. The webserver crashed a few days ago, and they haven't got it back online as yet. After countless apologies and guarantees that our web service would be restored in a matter of hours, we have decided 52 hours later that enough is enough, and moved to a new and hopefully more reliable webhost! Thanks to Pentagon for setting up the hosting at such short notice for us... As for our ex-webhost, they won't even guarantee the return of our web data to us. As a result of this, the site you see now is an early version, before many changes were made. The Venues and Events are not currently working, and many textual changes are missing. The latest guarantee is that the latest backup of our site and data will be restored tonight sometime, but I'm not holding my breath. Please accept our apologies for the downtime, it's been a major pain for everyone, and we really couldn't afford the downtime nor the hours and hours of fooling around over the last 3 days trying to get some truth out of these people. Rest assured that we will have full site functionality back as soon as possible, even if it means another night wasted manually entering it all back in. E-Mails are back working again, and now we are confident that we won't have any more troubles with the website or E-Mail services again, and that our service to our members will be much more reliable and better as a result of us moving to Pentagon. These guys even have phone support!
Thanks for your support, and we will get the site updated again ASAP!
Your Western Australian Poker League Team!
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