5/02/2012 - Dave Evans thru to Day 2 -

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 18^th Jan, 2012

Claremont Football Club re-commences Fri 3^rd Feb, 2012

Watch out for several New Venues starting early 2012

6/12/2011 - PMA: Preview edition of The Real Deal is now available -

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

Our first major event with a guaranteed prize, and an added bonus of $2000 to the prize pool! 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.

Guaranteed cash + $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package to winner. Top 10% of players win great cash prizes.

$100 buy-in, with a single optional $100 re-buy or top-up. (4000 starting stack/re-buy/top-up) 20 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, and at least 1 $4000 Team WAPL Macau Package will be guaranteed at this event to the top ranked players.

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!

$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 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 $100 buy-in, with a single optional $100 re-buy or top-up. (5000 starting stack/re-buy/top-up)

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. Let's help it get started early with a great incentive...

Get cashed in before 15 mins past registration start time, and enjoy 15 minutes commission free when the table starts pre-tournament!

Also, non tournament cash players will no longer be asked to stand up from the table to allow a tournament player to sit down. 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 - gone!

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!

1. Barry McGee
2. Ian Murfitt
3. 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 -

1. Mark Wood - $10,592
2. Jarrod Soong - $4,327
3. George Rush - $2,118
4. Terresa Teale - $1,271
5. Adrian Shafran - $1,059
6. Mark Ridgwell - $847
7. Colin Wilford - $635
8. Todd Warner - $424

Full Pro League Grand Final Results are here

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.

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!

Market City Tavern

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

The Boat

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

The Clansman

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Woodvale Tavern

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Atrium Hotel

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Claremont Football Club

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Woodbridge Hotel

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

South Fremantle Football Club

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Elephant & Wheelbarrow

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

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!

Claremont Hotel

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Paddington Alehouse

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

Roundhouse Tavern

Pro League Ladder

Free League Ladder

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 -

• 2nd Day Pro League registration 11:45am for 12:15pm start.

• 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! -

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 Racecourse

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

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!

More info on Macau is here!

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:

• $20 buy-in, with max 3 $15 re-buys & top-up option

• 2500 starting chips, 2500 for each re-buy/top-up

• $15 from buy-in & entire $15 re-buy and top-up to prize pool

• You can buy-in, re-buy or top-up with cash or cc (Championship Currency)

• 1 in 13.3 entries, re-buys & top-ups wins $200cc

• 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.

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 2^nd 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 1^st 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!

1^st Place Season Champion = $5000 WAPL League Champion Package.

This includes flights, accommodation, Main Event entry in Macau, and more!

2^nd = $1000 Cash

3^rd = $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 1^st Break

We will work hard to ensure the 1^st 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!

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!

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!

• 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 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.

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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!

• 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 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.

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

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 -

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!

• Awesome 2 day Grand Final!
• Massive $50,000-$100,000 Prize Pool! (approx)
• 2 quality venues
• 10,000 Deep Stack
• 30 min blinds day 1
• 40 min blinds day 2
• Day 2 special event for all members
• Cash Tables over 2 days
• 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.

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! -

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!

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!

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