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Cheating will not be tolerated. We have now adopted a zero tolerance attitude towards cheating in any manner, including collusion, coaching, mechanics, chip scamming, chip dumping, etc. Any player suspected of cheating will be warned, and any player caught cheating will be ejected from the tournament with the possibility of a ban from our games entirely.
Cheating is not part of poker and is considered the most heinous offense in a game. We won't hammer your fingers off like they do in Vegas, but we sure won't let you come back!!
Games will start 1 hour after registration.
Please make sure you bring your resistration card to all NPPL events. This will ensure that you receive all points in a correct and timely manner. If you dont bring your registration cards, theres a chance that your points will be LOST. This makes everyone unhappy, including your NPPL Admin staff. Make your life, and everyone elses easier - BRING YOUR REGO CARD!!!
All players who bring their registration card to events will receive a NPPL lanyard. Be the envy of all your poker friends and the apple of the NPPL's eyes! Never forget your registration card again!
Coming soon to an event near YOU!
NPPL is giving even more opportunities for players to earn more cash by playing at their local NPPL venue. Instead of holding regional finals every 3 months, NPPL will be holding regional finals every 4 weeks in your region!
Even better news is that we have increased the number of regions meaning players have less pubs to compete against for the prize!!
Click here to find out more!
How does the new season work?
Instead of the traditional 13 week season plus regional, we will now be having 4 week seasons, each followed by a cash final.
How do I qualify?
Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Gladstone and Rockhampton will now be all players who have made a final table during the season.
Brisbane areas - qualifying criteria will be the winner plus runner up at weekly event; plus the top 10 point scorers at the venue who didn't win or finish runner up. Where there is more than one game per week at a venue, the top 20 point scorers will qualify.
Can I get a seat from a friend who has 2, or give one of my extra ones away?
NO - in the new format, seats are not transferable, but the bonus is that the more seats you win, the less players you are playing against for the cash final.
Are all the venues involved?
Yes, all NPPL venues are involved in the new format, depending on which state you are in, the format is a little different: E.g Victoria has 2 regions (Red and Black). This is made up of around 25 venues each, each will have their own 4 week season and cash final every month.
Can I qualify for more then 1 region to play in the monthly final?
Yes, because the finals will be held on different days, you can qualify for both of the cash finals by winning an event in both the regions (Red and Black).
Are there still National Finals?
NO. Players may choose the state final they attend. If they qualify more than once they may attend other state finals. Rule applies from August 9th 2010.
The top 25 point earners in each state will also be invited to the state finals.
You can find some more information here
Any other questions regarding the new format you can ask:
Darren - npplsa@bigpond.com – in South Australia
Tim - timothy.phillips@bigpond.com – in Queensland
Luke – luke@npplpoker.com.au – in Victoria
Cheers
NPPL – Eat, Drink, Play
Please note that due to NPPL's responsibility to keep in line with correct and auditable accounting procedures - NPPL will be paying all cash owed to prize winners by direct credit into the relevant player's account.
Please give your bank details to the host at the game. Please also note that NPPL reserves the right to take up to 14 days from the date of the event to complete these payments.
Thanks for playing NPPL.
If you have any comments or feedback for the National Pub Poker League then we invite you to fill in our contact form and let us know what you think.
All constructive comments are welcome and of course all feedback is strictly confidential. We have provided some 'food for thought' to get you started with an online questionnaire, so click here and let us know what you think.
Thanks for playing NPPL.
National Finals replaced by State Finals
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The next Queensland State Final will be held on the Gold Coast at the Lone Star Tavern/Quality Hotel Mermaid Waters on the weekend of November 5th & 6th.
Prizemoney will be the same as the old National Finals. Qualification to these finals will be the same as with the old National Finals, i.e. finish in the top 16 at any cash final to earn your ticket, qualifying numbers in South Australia may be larger.
Players will qualify to play in the state final where they live.State finals will be held in South Australia every March, in Victoria every August and in Queensland every November.
The formats for these finals may change depending on the number of players attending each final. For example in Queensland 1360 qualifying places are on offer each year. To cater for such a number the final will be played over 3 sessions, Saturday Day & Night and Sunday.
Players split into 2 sections, playing Saturday Day & Saturday Night, each of these sessions would reduce the number of players down to 100, with the final 200 to play off for the cash on the Sunday.
Players who qualify more than once during the year may use their additional tickets to play in the other state finals.
Qualified players are listed on the website. All Queensland players listed on the State Final Qualifiers Season 2010-2011 page on the site for Seasons 5 through to 12 as well as all Queensland players listed on the State Final Qualifiers Season 2011-2012 Seasons 1 to 5.
Players from Victoria & South Australia must appear on these same lists twice to be eligible to play in the Queensland final. Gold Pass Qualifiers are listed on the website under the Special Events menu link. This list is a live list and is updated every time a top 8 is entered. If a player is still listed on this page at midnight on 9/10/2011 they also qualify for the final.
Please Note: Only qualified players may play, seats are not transferable and only players who have lodged a RSVP will be allowed to play on the day.
Each year we will be naming a Team NPPL. The competition will run for 12 seasons commencing May 9th 2011 and concluding on with season 12 cash finals in May/June 2012.
The team will consist of 8 players. These 8 players will receive tournament entry into either the Aussie Millions, The Joe Hachem Deep Stack series or a tournament in their state. The value of these buy-in will be limited to $625 per person.
In addition these 8 players will have automatic entry at every NPPL Cash Final and every State Final. Team NPPL will supplied with NPPL Shirts & Caps.
How do players get into Team NPPL?
The 8 players to make team NPPL will be determined on a points system where the top 16 players at every Cash Final are awared points based on their finishing postion. A total of 5000 points will be on offer for each cash final.
The top 8 players nationally over the year will form Team NPPL. In the event of a tie in points the person with the highest placed finishes will be deemed to have finished highest in the points ranking.
Changes to Team NPPL Points Allocation
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Following feedback from players and a review of this competition NPPL Management have decided to change the allocation of points for this competition.
Effective from Season 1 of our current year 2011/2012 points will now be awarded to players finishing in places 1 to 16 based on the number of players who play in each final.
The number of points available at each final will be 100 points for each player, for example if 70 players play in a final then there will be 7000 points awarded.
The break up percentage for these points shall remain unchanged from last year.
1st 26%
2nd 17%
3rd 10%
4th 8%
5th 6%
6th 5.5%
7th 5%
8th 4.5%
9th 4%
10th 3.5%
11th 3%
12th 2.5%
13th 2%
14th 1.5%
15th 1%
16th .5%
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Here is the latest list of Team NPPL scores:
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A LIST OF THE TOP 100 RANKED TEAM NPPL PLAYERS.
NPPL would like to remind all players of its Code of Conduct which specifically includes a ZERO TOLERANCE towards fighting, cheating and drunkeness.
Players guilty of any of these offences will be banned from the League.
Click here to read the NPPL Tournament Rules and Code of Conduct.
Tim Phillips
National Operations Manager
Gold Pass Qualifying to State Finals has been reinstated. The Top 25 players from each State will qualify for the State Final in that period.
The 3 qualifying periods will be
Vic State Final February 7th 2011 to July 10th 2011
Qld State Final July 11th 2011 to October 9th 2011
SA State Final October 10th 2011 to February 19th 2012
Points will be updated daily.
The Top 8 players from each State over the current year 9th May 2011 to 14th May 2012 will win a seat at every cash final in their State. In addition the winner in each State will receive a NPPL State Champions Bomber Jacket.
The National Points Leader at the end of the NPPL year will receive a NPPL National Champions Bomber Jacket, a Team NPPL place, entry into every Cash Final in the Country plus a $500 buy-in to the Aussie Millions, Joe Hachem or a similar Tournament in the players home State.
Poker Hosts required for Sunshine Coast.
Multiple shifts available with potential for more.
Contact National Operations Manager on 0419-277203.
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NPPL would like to let all Vic punters know that there will be a new prize format for Victorian Monthly Cash Finals.
1st - $2,000 + $200 vsop main event seat
2nd - $1,200 + $200 vsop main event seat
3rd - $450 + $200 vsop main event seat
4th - $100 + $200 vsop main event seat
5th - $100 + $200 vsop main event seat
6th - $50
7th - $50
8th - $50
If you have any questions about the new prize structure be sure to speak to your host.
Congratulations to Megan Rees from South Australia. Megan made 159 final tables during the year, winning 21 times and finished runner up 22 times.
As NPPL National Points Leader for the year 10/5/2010 to 8/5/2011 Megan will receive a NPPL National & State Champions Bomber Jacket, a Team NPPL place, entry into every Cash Final in the Country plus a $500 buy-in to the Aussie Millions, Joe Hachem or a similar Tournament in the players home State.
Click here to view the final points tally.
Congratulations to all players from each state who finished in the top 8
Each of you have won a seat at every cash final in their State.
Victoria
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John Yianni
Deborah Chan
Brent Heath
Serena Middleton
Aaron Kendall
Chris Nichols
Graeme Walsh
Graeme Cook
South Australia
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Megan Rees
Jamie Brown
Cameron Aitken
Sean Gourlay
John Yacoumis
Andrew Reynolds
Bronwyn Rees
Michael Russell
Queensland
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Fereti Fota
Victor N Khanjani
Rebecca Charles
Judy Stacey
Paula Nightingale
Philip Flanagan
Greg McIntosh
Scott MacKenzie
Congratulations to John Yianni from Victoria , Megan Rees from South Australi and Fereti Fota from Queensland you each receive a NPPL State Champions Bomber Jacket.
Regards
Tim Phillips
NPPL National Operations Manager
NPPL are pleased to announce an exciting new competition open to all NPPL Australian Players.
The Concept: Find the Venue with the best Poker Players in the County.
Qualification Dates: The Qualification period for this event will commence Monday July 11th and will finish Sunday 18th December.
How to Qualify: Simply finish on the final table at any weekly game. Players will be awarded points based on the player’s finishing position. Points available at each game are on the basis of 50 points for every player in the game, e.g. 40 players 2000 points available.
These points will be divided on the same basis as we currently allocate points, - 1st 40%
- 2nd 24%
- 3rd 13%
- 4th 7%
- 5th 5.5%
- 6th 4.5%
- 7th 3.5%
- 8th 2.5%
At the end of the qualifying period the top 10 point scores will represent their venue in the competition.
The Competition: The competition will run from Monday 19th December till Sunday May 14th. As with the qualifying period players will be awarded points based on the player’s finishing position at each game.
At the end of the competition the scores of the bottom 2 players in the team will be eliminated. The points of the top 8 will be added and the venue with the most points will be declared the winner.
The Team: The team consists of 10 players. To be eligible for the winning prize each team member must have contributed points in the competition phase of the event on at least 8 occasions. Player’s points will be added to the venue total even if they fail to make mandatory 8 final tables during the competition stage.
The Prize: Each member of the winning team who has met all qualifying requirements will receive tournament entry into a tournament in their state. The value of this buy-in will be limited to $625 per person and can not be exchanged for cash. In addition the winning team members will supplied with NPPL Shirts & Caps. A Perpetual Trophy will be struck and will be presented to the winning venue.
Players will be eligible to qualify and play for more than 1 venue. Players from 1 team can try to limit the scoring of another team by playing at other venues.
A guaranteed $300 prize pool is up for grabs every Tuesday night at the Commercial Hotel Werribee.
Get some friends together and bring your best poker face for your shot at taking home the cash!
Come play poker at Albion Charles Tuesday night poker games. Registration opens from 6:30pm.
First prize is $100.00, second $50.00 and new model waitress.
Come join the fun at the Albion Charles - 2 Charles Street Northcote. (03) 9482 5033
Saturday night poker just got even better at the Camp Hill Hotel.
Every Saturday the Camp Hill will be giving away cash prizes for the best poker players.
1st - $100 cash + $10 bistro voucher
2nd - $50 Cash + $10 bistro voucher
3rd - $20 Cash + $10 bistro voucher
Games are every Saturday night registration opens from 6pm for a 7pm start time.
Bartletts Tavern will in Denham Street Rockhampton will hosting two new poker games each week.
A Tuesday night game will start off on the 6th December and run each Tuesday night after. Game opens for rego from 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start.
There will also be a Thursday night game, starting on the 8th December starting at the same time 6:30pm rego, 7:30pm start.
Not only will playing both games double your chances to qualify for the regional finals there will also be a $100 cash prize up for grabs at both games!!
NPPL is happy to announce that poker will be back at Varsity Lakes Tavern in Burleigh Waters.
Starting back in the new year (January 11th), games will be held on a Wednesday night, with player registration opening from 6pm for a 7pm sharp start time.
Get some friends together and make Wednesday night Fun Night at Varsity Lakes Tavern.
Bartletts Tavern is fast becoming the home of poker in Rockhampton. Bartletts will be offering two new Friday poker games, an evening game and a night game.
The first early evening game will open for registration from 6pm for a 7pm start.
The later night game will be opening for registration at 9:30pm for a 10:30pm kick off.
Both Friday games will start on Friday 13th January. For more information contact your host or the venue.
Village Green, Cnr Springvale & Ferntree Gully Rd Mulgrave, is hosting poker again and things will be kicking off on Monday 16th January 2012 with 3 poker events, one in the afternoon, one in the evening and a late night game.
Arvo Game, rego opens 1pm, game start 2pm.
- Free game
- 20,000 start stack
- 2 chip up card
Evening Game, rego opens 6pm, game start 7pm
- $10 Buy In
- 10,000 start stack
- 2 chip up card
- guaranteed prize pool: $400
Night Game, rego opens 11pm, game starts 12am
- $20 Buy In
- Bounty Tournament: $15 to Prizepool, $5 to a bounty for everyone you knock out!!
For more information contact the venue or your NPPL host.
7 Day Pacific Island Cruise of Pacific Dawn
Departs Saturday November 17th From Brisbane
3 Poker Tournaments
Click here for more details
Or contact Tim Phillips 0419-277203
Thats right poker is back at Albany Creek Tavern on Thursday nights.
Kicking of on Thursday 2nd of Feb registration will open from 6:00pm for a 7pm start, AND there will be a special $1,000 Early Bird chip if you register before 6:30pm!!
But wait, there's more! Buy a meal and you will also receive a $2,000 Preferred Player Pass.
So make Thursday night a poker night out at the Albany Creek Tavern. Get there early, have a nice meal, a quiet one or two and take advantage of the great bonus on offer!
See you there!!
All Sunnybank games have stopped until further notice. An SMS will be sent to all players when this game resumes, ETA: 3 Weeks
The Vale Hotel, 2277 Dandenong Rd Mulgrave, will be adding a Tuesday night poker event.
Starting on Tuesday 7th Feb, registration for games will open from 6pm for a 7pm start.
There will be a $10 Buy in for a guaranteed $400 prizepool!
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