Current News

Upcoming WAPL Special Events - Not to be missed!

Sun 31st August 2008 - King of the Hill @ South Freo Footy Club ($30 buy-in)

Fri 12th September 2008 - Kings vs Queens @ Claremont Footy Club ($25 buy-in)

Sun 28th September 2008 - King of the Hill @ South Freo Footy Club ($30 buy-in)

Fri 17th October 2008 - Teams Event @ Claremont Footy Club ($25 buy-in)

Sun 26th October 2008 - King of the Hill @ South Freo Footy Club ($30 buy-in)

Fri 14th November 2008 - Special Event @ Claremont Footy Club ($25 buy-in)

Sun 30th November 2008 - King of the Hill @ South Freo Footy Club ($30 buy-in)

Sun 7th December 2008 - Season 8 Grand Final! (Details to be confirmed)

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!

We are currently looking for keen, reliable, friendly people to join our great team. If you enjoy interacting with people, love poker, and can work well independently and in a team environment, we want to hear from you!

We offer attractive casual rates and are looking for several key personnel to join the ranks in our fast growing company.

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