Ex-addict aids campaign to help gamblers – The Canberra Times
May 13, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Canberra Times Ex-addict aids campaign to help gamblersThe Canberra TimesAt Mission Australia, Phillip, former poker machine addict, 51 year old Chris Barrett of Chifley, chats with Mission Australia team leader, Christina Sanchez. Photo: Graham Tidy Love at first flutter, that's how Chris Barrett described his …
Hair-raising effort – Warwick Daily News
May 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hair-raising effortWarwick Daily NewsPeter Guy is joining Steve Wright in his campaign to raise awareness for Haemochromatosis Australia by growing his hair and beard by taking part in a charity poker night. IT WAS a brother's love that inspired one Rose City campaigner to raise awareness …
Jonathan Duhamel Still Leads Major POY Races, But The Lead Is Shrinking – Poker News Daily
May 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Jonathan Duhamel Still Leads Major POY Races, But The Lead Is ShrinkingPoker News DailyAustralia's Oliver Speidel, who has been in second for much of the year, was able to cut into Duhamel's lead through his performance at two tournaments. On the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), Speidel earned a sixth place finish in the [...]
An Aussie Focussed Round-Up Of Events #3-8 of the 2012 SCOOP – PokerNetwork
May 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
PokerNetwork An Aussie Focussed Round-Up Of Events #3-8 of the 2012 SCOOPPokerNetworkWe've brought you up to date with the performance of local players in the first two events of the Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) festival on Pokerstars.com. In this article, we will recap the action on Events #3-8 highlighting the standout … and [...]
ANZPT: Mat Carlsson won the second stage of the Season IV – Poker 777
May 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker 777 ANZPT: Mat Carlsson won the second stage of the Season IVPoker 777The Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) is a very popular live poker tournament inside players of this part of the planet and other neighboring countries. The Burswood Casino recently hosted the second stage of the ANZPT Season IV in its poker [...]
‘Second best … gets you killed’: Airforce Chief wants more JSFs – Sydney Morning Herald
May 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
'Second best … gets you killed': Airforce Chief wants more JSFsSydney Morning Herald"Air forces are like poker hands; second best gets you nothing and actually gets you killed." He said Australia needed to invest in a fifth generation fighter if it wanted to be a "first rate airforce". The JSF is the only fifth generation [...]
Lady Gaga facing hardline Islamic opposition in Jakarta – The Australian
May 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Zee News Lady Gaga facing hardline Islamic opposition in JakartaThe AustralianA HARDLINE Islamic group has warned it would not let Lady Gaga set foot in Indonesia as part of her tour of Asia and Australia, challenging an army of fans awaiting a concert in the nation with the world's largest Muslim population.Indonesian Islamist threat to [...]
WSOP Heads to Australia – Sports Interaction
May 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Sports Interaction WSOP Heads to AustraliaSports InteractionJust weeks before the start of the 2012 WSOP, the WSOP announced that the WSOP APAC will make its debut in Melbourne, Australia. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart says, “Our goal is to establish the worldwide grand slam of poker and use our platform …2012 World Series of Poker [...]
Hiccups hold up Centro payout – The Australian
May 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hiccups hold up Centro payoutThe AustralianCENTRO Retail Australia's record $200 million class action settlement has stalled as lawyers argue over the details of payouts to former shareholders of the shopping centre owner. After a flurry of activity on Monday, the class action over the … and more »
Mat ‘Skillz’ Carlsson Takes Down ANZPT Perth Main Event – Poker News Report
May 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker News Report Mat 'Skillz' Carlsson Takes Down ANZPT Perth Main EventPoker News ReportLocal player Mat 'Skillz' Carlsson has lifted the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) Perth AUD$1100 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em main event for $80848 by seeing off the challenge of 309 opponents at the Burswood Casino.