Australia Poker

Online Poker in Australia

The first thing we’ll address about the state of online poker in Australia is the legality of the game. There was some legislation passed in 2001 that effected online casinos, bingo sites, and yes, online poker sites. The good news is that the law didn’t affect players at all; it affected the casinos, poker sites, and bingo sites themselves. It changed gambling laws for them, not for players.

There are still several online poker sites that accept players located within Australia, and a plethora of online poker deposit methods available to Aussie’s as well.  This page will break down the best and most trusted rooms to play at in the “land down under,” including bios on some of the most well-known poker players to come out of the country.

 Best Online Poker Sites for Aussies

1. Bodog88.com
2. 888Poker.com
3. Titan Poker
4. Poker770
5. Party Poker
6. PokerStars

Live Poker in Australia

Most poker players play among at one of four poker rooms located within casinos in Australia. We’ll talk a little bit about each of these casinos below. It’s worth noting, for those traveling to events in Australia that players must be at least 18 years of age to play live poker in Australia. Sure makes the trip worth-while to would-be pro young American’s who have yet to reach their 21^st birthday.

Crown Poker – Melbourne Australia

Crown Poker, which is open every hour of the day, every day of the week, holds the honor of being the largest poker room located within the Southern Hemisphere of the entire world. Wow.

The Poker Room is found on Level B2 of the Crown Casino in Melbourne Australia, and is the annual host of the Aussie Millions.

Crown Casino, which is located in Melbourne Australia, will be host to the 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific this year. The World Series is set to take begin on April 4^th and continue through the 15^th.

Poker Stakes and Limits at Crown Poker in Melbourne

As they are in many poker rooms around the world, the stakes are often determined by player demand. The Crown runs the following games daily however:

• $1/$2 NL Holdem (Buyin $20-$80)
• $1/$3 Turbo NL Holdem (Buyin $50-$200)
• $2/$4 NL Holdem (Buyin $200-$400)
• $5/$5 NL Holdem (Buyin $300-$700)
• $5/$10 Limit Holdem
• $10/$20 Limit Omaha
• $20/$40 Limit Holdem and Omaha (Min 10x Big Blind)

Crown Perth – Perth Australia

The Crown Perth poker room is located within the The Burswood Entertainment Complex. The poker room hosts live cash games in addition to weekly tournaments, and major annual tournaments, such as the Perth Poker Champs ANZPT 2013, which features about $500,000 in guaranteed prize money.

Crown Perth’s Hours

• Monday through Wednesday – 12pm – 6am
• Thursday 12pm through  Sunday – 24 hours a day
• Holidays – 24 hours

Adelaide  – Sky City Australia

The ‘Poker Zone’ at Adelaide casino can be found near the Grandstand Bar on the casinos 1^st floor. The poker room at Adelaide is closed on Sundays and Mondays, and open during the following hours:

• Tuesday through Thursday – 6.30pm – 3.30am
• Friday and Saturday – 6.30pm – 5.30am

Star City Poker

Located inside of The Star casino in Sydney Australia Star Poker features 20 poker tables located within a poker room that’s open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The poker room is located on the main gaming floor of the casino near the 24/7 Sports Bar. This November/December Star Casino is hosting a $1,000,000.00 poker event.

Well-Known Aussie Poker Players

David Gorr

It’s refreshing to see David Gorr getting some recognition as a poker player as all to often it seems like poker is a 20 year old’s game anymore, even in casinos that require players to be 21 and over!  Gorr gained a lot of attention when in 2001, he beat out 721 other poker players and snagged the Aussie Millions bracelet, along with the $2 million 1^st place prize. That wasn’t Gorr’s debut in the game by any means however. We’ve seen Gorr in several events in Australia over the last several years, in fact, he’s been called a Great Ambassador for the game of poker in Australia.

At current, Gorr holds 4^th place on the Australian all-time money list with $ 2,162,734 in cashes.

Jason Gray

Along with David Gorr (above) Jason Gray was inducted into the Aussie Poker Hall of Fame in 2012. The younger poker player has amassed more than $1 million dollars in poker tournament winnings to date. This includes a 1^st place finish in the Victorian Poker Championships and 2^nd place finish at the 2008 APPT Sydney

 

Leo Boxell

Leo Boxell’s been in the game for years. He was inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame in 2011. He currently holds 15^th on the Australian all-time money list with $ 1,232,170 in cashes to date. He’s already been spotted this year (2013) adding to that list, cashing in 2013 Aussie Millions Championships 2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.

 

 

Joe Hachem

 

The biggest name however in Australian poker history is of course Joe Hacham, you simply can’t talk about Australian Poker pro’s and not mention his name. Hachem is currently holding onto the number 1 spot on the Australian All-Time Money List as though his feet were concreted into the spot hendon-mob style.

More well-known poker players in Australia

• Antanas Guoga
• Mel Judah
• Tyron Krost
• Oliver Speidel
• Jonathan Karamilikis
• Grant Levy
• Stewart Scott
• Jeffrey Rossiter

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:

http://blackdog.blogs.exetel.com.au