Head down if you have Friday night free for some great poker!

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!

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

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

Check out the WAPL mention on page 19!

PMA: Preview edition of The Real Deal is now available

The next step in a new era for poker media in Australia has been completed with the release of the first edition of The Real Deal. 

Featuring Australia’s newest WSOP bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen on the cover, The Real Deal is the latest addition to the stable of PokerMedia Australia properties. 

Editor-in-chief Sean Callander said The Real Deal presented the greatest challenge in the six years that the team behind Bluff Australasia and PokerNews Australasia & Pacific had faced. 

“In the wake of the events of Black Friday, virtually every poker media organisation on the planet has had to rethink their business models,” Callander said. 

“But through adversity comes opportunity and, for the first time since we started Bluff Australasia almost six years, we had a chance to step back from the coalface and reflect on the Australian poker industry and how we could best service our players and key stakeholders from a media perspective.” 

“First up, we launched the PokerMedia Australia website (www.pokermedia.com.au) and now we’re thrilled to be able to offer The Real Deal. Initially, the magazine will be available in digital form only and we hope to one day have the magazine in print form.” 

This special preview edition of The Real Deal aims to update everyone on the happenings of the past few months during the lull in local media coverage. It also provides a taste of what The Real Deal will offer – insightful commentary and features relating to poker plus substantial lifestyle and sports sections. 

Highlights of the first edition include previews of the 2012 Aussie Millions and inaugural Star Poker Summer Series, coverage of both the WSOP November Nine and WSOP Europe along with an exclusive excerpt from the new book of Lee Nelson, Bertrand Grospellier and Tony Dunst – The Raiser’s Edge. 

To check out The Real Deal, simply go to www.pokermedia.com.au and click through to the magazine via the direct link. And best of all, The Real Deal is available free!

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

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

Sorry for any inconvenience.