Yesterday I played the first round of the 888 Poker Open in London. There are 6 players in each TV show, and on my table was the infamous Tony G, other pros Barny Boatman and Barry Hearn, and 2 internet qualifiers.
It was a long day yesterday after launching my book at the MCG as well as the hologram exhibition at the National Sports Museum but I was pumped for the charity poker event last night raising money for my foundation. Garry Lyon did a stellar job of MC’ing the event whilst Joe and I hosted over 100 people who bought in for $1K each as well as numerous celebrities including Brenden Fevola, Fifi Box, Jeff Fenech, Gary Ablett Jnr and his girlfriend Lauren, Brodie Harper, Hughesy, Dermie, Dipper, Glen Robbins, Lleyton Hewitt and Rob Sitch.
Last year we raised over $250K for The Shane Warne Foundation at the annual Shane Warne and Joe Hachem charity poker tournament at Crown Casino in Melbourne. If you love poker and helping kids you should come and join Joe and myself on Monday 27th October. Money raised goes to my foundation to assist seriously ill and underprivileged kids, and we’ll have a major prize of $25k for the winner too.
WSOPE, golf and my new book
- Sep
- 28
Yesterday was Day 1a of the World Series of Poker Europe in London. I took it easy on Friday night, getting plenty of rest so I was at my best going into this massive 10,000 GBP event. My mate Joe Hachem is staying at same hotel as me so we went to the event together at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square which is a really nice venue.
WSOP Europe on Weekend
- Sep
- 22
On Thursday I’ll arrive in London for the WSOP Europe, the next biggest tournament after the Vegas WSOP with a buy-in of £10,000. The festival started last week for the leadup events and have some big numbers. My first day is this Saturday (27th Sept) for the Main Event at The Empire Casino at Leicester Square. I’m pumped to play in the tournament after doing really well in Vegas, making it to Day 3 over there was awesome (but disappointing at same time), I just hope I can do the same – if not more in London.
I’m in South Africa at the moment, arrived last Monday night. I played in the Million Dollar Sun City Shuffle Up tournament at the Sun City Super bowl. Thursday was the first day of tournament play and there was a hectic re-buy period for about the first 4 hours. I’m not sure how many players started, but looked like a few hundred. My 888 team mate Jeff Fenech and I made it through Day 1 and I was in the top ten in chips with $95K, I think the chip leader had $102K.
Off to South Africa Tomorrow
- Aug
- 31
Tomorrow, Jeff Fenech and I are going to South Africa to play in the Sun City Million Dollar poker tournament. Can't wait - is going to be a cracker. It is a USD$1.5 million prizepool guanteed with at least $650,000 for first. I will post an update or two from there.
I played the Crown Victorian Poker Championships Main Event on Friday. It was $2700 to enter, and I think there were about 150 players that started, but there was a second starting day on Saturday with over 200 players. Both myself and other 888 team mate Jeff Fenech started (and ended) on the first Day 1 (Friday).
The Crown Victorian Poker Championships started at Crown Casino in Melbourne today (2nd August) and are running to the 17th of August. My mate Joe Hachem suggested I play a few of the events, so I decided I would.
In January 2009, the Aussie Millions takes place at Crown Casino in Melbourne Australia. You have the opportunity to join me there at the tournament where the winner receives $2,000,000, and join me at special private functions!