I’ve just arrived in London and it’s almost time to beat the Poms! I’m here for the 888 Poker Ashes which kicks off on Monday in London. It’ll be a 5 test series which will be on Channel 9 later this year.
Bring on the Poker Ashes !!!
- Mar
- 23
My two favourite sports are coming together this year with the 888 Poker Ashes. My idea of course.... and what a great way to spend the English summer, playing poker to win the all important Ashes urn. The Poker Ashes is a unique televised Poker tournament where Australian and English Cricketers will face off against each other in 5 Poker Tests to see who can take the money, the pride, and of course, the Ashes urn.
After 2 hours I was knocked out of the Aussie Millions on Tuesday, I have now officially played for the shortest time ever in a poker tournament. It was a great hand almost unbeatable, with an unlucky end. I think I’ll probably play in a tournament on Friday just to get some more table time!
2009 Aussie Millions!
- Jan
- 9
Hi everyone, this is my first blog for 2009. As you probably know I’ve been flat out commentating the cricket and haven’t had much time for my poker playing – a few home games here and there and I’ll jump online when I can but not much else.
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.