Callum Ford Wins Vic Poker Champ Event 1

Sydney poker player, Callum Ford has won event 1 of the 2008 Vic Poker Champs taking down a $17,000 first prize and beating out 410 other hopefules in the $230 NL Holdem event.

The first placegetters looked like this :

• 1st $17,260 Callum Ford Sydney Australia
• 2nd $11,919 Ryan Mckay Sydney Australia
• 3rd $8,220 Milan Gurung Melbourne Australia
• 4th $6,576 Matthew Hawker Melbourne Australia
• 5th $5,138 Tola Chim Melbourne Australia
• 6th $4,110 Scott Reddie Melbourne Australia
• 7th $3,288 Danny Mountt Melbourne Australia
• 8th $2,466 Michael Christodoulou Melbourne Australia
• 9th $1,850 David Lovell Sydney Australia
• 10th $1,233 Alan Xerri Melbourne Australia

2008 Vic Poker Champs Kick Off At Crown

One of australian poker ’s biggest events of the year has kicked off at Crown Poker, The 2008 Victorian Poker Championships.

With thirteen official Championship events on offer, culminating in the three day $2,700 No Limit Holdem Main Event, plus feature events including Mixed Games, $100,000K Challenge, Camp Quality Poker Cup and Ladies Night, this year’s Championship is not to be missed.

Listed below is the fulls schedule for the 2008 Vic Poker Champs :

2008 Victorian Poker Championship

• Sat 2 Aug 12:30pm Victorian Poker Championship Step 2 Satellite (20 Seat Guarantee) $300 (270+30)
  7:10pm High Stakes Holdem Satellite $1,100 (1,000+100)
• Sun 3 Aug 12:10pm 1 No Limit Holdem - (2 Day event) $230 (200+30)
• Mon 4 Aug 10:10am Crazy Pineapple $100 (85+15)
  2:10pm Main Event Satellite $70 (55+15) / $50 (45+5) Rebuys
  4.00pm Final Table - Event 1
  7:10pm 2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo $340 (300+40)
• Tue 5 Aug 10:10am Pot Limit Omaha $100 (85+15)
  2:10pm Main Event Satellite $70 (55+15) / $50 (45+5) Rebuys
  7:10pm 3 No Limit Holdem Terminator $340 (300+40)
• Wed 6 Aug 10:10am Limit 7 Card Stud $100 (85+15)
  2:10pm Main Event Satellite $70 (55+15) / $50 (45+5) Rebuys
  7:10pm 4 No Limit Holdem - Rebuy Tournament $240 (200+40) / $100 Rebuys
• Thu 7 Aug 10:10am Razz $100 (85+15)
  2:10pm Main Event Satellite $70 (55+15) / $50 (45+5) Rebuys
  7:10pm 5 No Limit Holdem $250,000 Guarantee - Day 1 Flight 1 $550 (500+50)
• Fri 8 Aug 12:30pm No Limit Holdem $250,000 Guarantee - Day 1 Flight 2 $550 (500+50)
  6.10pm State of Origin Feature Event $3,000 per team
• Sat 9 Aug 12:30pm No Limit Holdem $250,000 Guarantee - Day 1 Flight 3 (Repechage) $550 (500+50)
  7:10pm High Stakes Holdem Satellite $1,100 (100+100)
• Sun 10 Aug 12:30pm No Limit Holdem $250,000 Guarantee - Day 2
  4:10pm Main Event Satellite $300 (270+30)
  7:10pm 6 PokerPro Mega Stack No Limit Holdem $220 (200+20)
  8:10pm $100,000 Challenge - 10 Players Winner Take All $10,200 (10,000+200)
• Mon 11 Aug 12:30pm 7 H.O.R.S.E. $1,100 (1,000+100)
  4:10pm Main Event Step 1 Satellite (100 Player Max) $75 (60+15)
  7:10pm 8 Camp Quality Charity Poker Cup $340 (300+40)
• Tue 12 Aug 12:30pm 9 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed $1,100 (1,000+100)
  4:10pm Main Event Step 1 Satellite (100 Player Max) $75 (60+15)
  6.10pm Ladies Night No Limit Holdem $100 (80+20)
  7:10pm Main Event Step 2 Satellite $300 (270+30)
• Wed 13 Aug 12:30pm 10 Pot Limit Omaha $5,200 (5,000+200)
  4.00pm Final Table - Event 9
  4:10pm Main Event Step 1 Satellite (100 Player Max) $75 (60+15)
  7:10pm 11 Teams Event No Limit Holdem $550 (500+50)
• Thu 14 Aug 12:30pm 12 High Stakes Holdem $10,200 (10,000+200)
  2:10pm Main Event Step 1 Satellite (100 Player Max) $75 (60+15)
  7.10pm Main Event Step 2 Satellite $300 (270+30)
• Fri 15 Aug 12:30pm 13 Main Event Day 1 Flight 1 $2,700 (2,500+200)
  4:10pm Last Chance Main Event Satellite $300 (270+30)
• Sat 16 Aug 12:30pm Main Event Day 1 Flight 2 $2,700 (2,500+200)
  4:10pm Aussie Millions Phase 2 Satellite $250 (230+20)
• Sun 17 Aug 12:10pm Main Event Day 2
  12:30pm Aussie Millions Phase 2 Satellite $250 (230+20)
  4:10pm Aussie Millions Phase 3 Satellite $1,150 (1,050+100)

Aussie Wins NZ Poker Champs

Australian David Borg has outplayed compatriot Tony Hachem for the biggest win of his career in the New Zealand Poker Championship final in Christchurch at the weekend.

Borg took out the trophy and $NZ100,000 ($A81,910) in prize money.

“This is the biggest win of my career, I really can’t believe it,” he said on Sunday.
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