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Dates and venues have been announced for the next series of APL & 888PL State Championships – the last before the next MAIN EVENT at Crown Melbourne on September 5-9.

NSW (Rooty Hill RSL, 55 Sherbrooke Street, Rooty Hill)

Event 1: NSW State Championships ($60,000 guaranteed prizepool; Saturday, July 21; registration 10am for noon start; 10,000 start stack; 15-minute levels for flights 1 and 2 then 20-minutes on final day)

Qualification: Top 2 on any Season 2 Event Leaderboard; top 5 on the Season 2 Regional Leaderboard; first or second place at any NSW Regional Final; winner of any eligible Season 2 Special Events; top 8 from the Season 2 Pro Open events; top 10 from the APL NSW Player of the Month Leaderboard for each month of Season 2; top 30 from the NSW 888PL State Scoreboard

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APL to Queensland 4-7 February. The Australian Poker League was shut down for most of 2020, as were most tour operators, but the APL is planning for a comeback in 2021. The group’s FB page posted a teaser for an APLPT Queensland event at Southport Sharks with a $150K prize pool for the series. The short video hints of a $150 buy-in Main Event. 📍15 Rooty Hill Road S, Rooty Hill 📅 TUESDAY 2ND & WEDNESDAY 3RD ⏰ 4pm - 9pm (unless sold out prior) 👨‍👩‍👧 Family friendly prices for all! 🌭HOT DOGS, CHEESE STEAK ROLL 🍟LOADED CHIPS 🍩DONUT SNACK PACKS 🍫NUTELLA AND TURKISH BAKLAVA See you tonight!

Payout structure

1 $8000 + MAIN EVENT seat
2 $4500 + MAIN EVENT seat
3 $3000 + MAIN EVENT seat
4 $2000 + MAIN EVENT seat
5 $1500 + MAIN EVENT seat
6 $1250 + MAIN EVENT seat
7 $1000 + MAIN EVENT seat
8 $750 + MAIN EVENT seat
9-16 $400 + MAIN EVENT seat
17-24 $250 + MAIN EVENT seat
25-32 $200
33-40 $150

Event 2: APL Pro Open (Sunday, July 22; registration 10am for noon start; entry $110 buy-or via qualification; start stack 10,000; structure as per previous Pro Opens; $25,000 guaranteed prizepool including one TeamWSOP Package, three MAIN EVENT seats, 32 Second Chance Pro Open tickets, eight State Championships tickets & $4400 cash plus buy-ins on the day; this event is run in two flights and all qualifiers must be registered before noon on the day)

• Kulen won the APL/888PL WSOP Playoffs at Rooty Hill RSL Club on Sunday, November 23rd. Both Australian Poker League and 888 Poker League offer a range of weekly and major tournaments throughout New South Wales, with many of the tournaments free to play.
• Poker machines: 481 Revenue (last financial year): $64,382,922. Mingara was the trial site for the controversial “chaplains in clubs” scheme in 2012, which was proposed by Clubs NSW as an alternative to gambling reform. Today the club is the 8th highest earning pokies venue in NSW. Rooty Hill RSL Club Poker machines: 726.

VICTORIA (Dingley International, 334 Boundary Road, Dingley)

Event 1: State Championships ($25,000 guaranteed prizepool; Sunday, July 29; registration 9am for 10.30am start; 15,000 start stack; 25-minute levels)

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Qualification: Top 5 on the Season 2 Regional Scoreboard; top 4 in any regular Season 2 nightly venue Scoreboard; winner of any Season 2 Special event; top 10 on any monthly Victorian APL Player of the Month Leaderboard; top 30 on the Victorian 888PL State Scoreboard for Season 2)

Payout structure

1 $4000 + MAIN EVENT seat
2 $2200 + MAIN EVENT seat
3 $1300 + MAIN EVENT seat
4 $1000 + MAIN EVENT seat
5 $800 + MAIN EVENT seat
6 $700 + MAIN EVENT seat
7 $600 + MAIN EVENT seat
8 $500 + MAIN EVENT seat
9 $500
10-11 $400
12-13 $300
14-15 $200
16-18 $150
19-24 $125
25-32 $100

QUEENSLAND (Kedron Wavell Services Club, 375 Hamilton Rd, Chermside)

Event 1: Last Chance Freeroll Frenzy (Friday, July 20; registration 6pm for 7pm; $500 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third; top 8 players will receive entry into the State Champs on the following day)

Event 2: APL/888PL State Championships ($20,000 guaranteed prizepool; Saturday, July 21; registration 9.30am for 11am start; 20,000 start stack)

Qualification: Top 5 on any Season 2 Venue Leaderboard; top 5 on any Season 2 Event Leaderboard; top 5 on the Season 2 Regional Leaderboard; winner of any eligible Season 2 Special Events; top 10 from the QLD APL Player of the Month Leaderboard for Season 2; top 30 from the QLD 888PL State Scoreboard

Payout structure

1 $2500 + MAIN EVENT seat
2 $1250 + MAIN EVENT seat
3 $1000 + MAIN EVENT seat
4 $750 + MAIN EVENT seat
5 $500 + MAIN EVENT seat
6 $400 + MAIN EVENT seat
7 $300 + MAIN EVENT seat
8 $250 + MAIN EVENT seat
9 $200
10-16 $150
17-24 $125
25-32 $100

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Checkside Tavern, Turner Drive, Westlakes)

Event 1: APL/888PL State Championships ($10,000 guaranteed prizepool; Sunday, July 22; registration 9am for 10.45am start; 10,000 start stack; 25-minute levels)

Qualification: Top 10 on any Season 2 Event Leaderboard; top 5 on the Season 2 Regional Leaderboard; first or second at any SA Regional Final; winner of any eligible Season 2 Special Events; top 10 in any month on the SA APL Player of the Month Leaderboard; top 30 on the SA 888PL State Scoreboard for Season 2

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Payout structure

1 $1200 + MAIN EVENT seat
2 $600 + $1200 MAIN EVENT seat
3 $300 + $1200 MAIN EVENT seat
4 $100 + $1200 MAIN EVENT seat
5 $800
6 $600
7 $400
8 $300
9 $200
10-16 $100

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Tompkins Park, Canning Hwy & Dunkley Avenue, Alfred Cove)

Event 1: State Championships ($5000 guaranteed prizepool; Sunday, July 29; registration: 10am for noon start; buy-in $20 – due to State Legislation, there is no qualification into the WA State Champs and therefore it is an open event)

Payout structure

1 $750 + MAIN EVENT seat
2 $400 + MAIN EVENT seat
3 $300
4 $250
5 $150
6 $150
7 $100
8 $100
9-16 $50

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Note: “Gaming Function” by permit issued under section 51 of the Act issued to ‘Tompkins Park Community and Recreation Centre’ between the approved hours of 12pm and 8pm. If you believe you have a problem gaming issue, we encourage you to contact: 1800 858 858 and also see www.gamblinghelponline.org.au

TASMANIA (Glenorchy RSL Club, 320 Main Rd, Glenorchy)

Event 1: APL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Saturday, August 4; registration noon for 1pm start; guaranteed prizepool $3500 including two MAIN EVENT seats)

Qualification: Top 5 on any Season 2 Event Leaderboard; top 20 on any Season 2 Tasmanian Player of the Month Leaderboard; top 10 at the ‘Last Chance Regional Final’)

• Note: MAIN EVENT seats are valued at $1200