PokerNetwork Newsletter - May 16th, 2006

Table of Contents
1. Crown Poker Update
2. Sky City Adelaide WSOP Satellite 28th May
3. Win your way to the WSOP for free with PokerNetwork/PokerNews
4. Bluff Australasia hits the shelves – win a free subscription and share in $3000USD!
5. Subscribe to Bluff Australasia
6. Three PokerNetwork'ers heading to the WSOP with Team PokerNews
7. Player of the Month/Young Gun of the Month – April
8. The PokerNetwork Bad Beat Award
9. Pokerbok Joins Full Tilt Team

1. Crown Poker Update
Melbourne Texas Holdem Poker Championship
Congratulations to Eric Assadourian on taking out the Melbourne Texas Holdem Championship Main Event and collecting first prize of $80,580. Click here for all the results from the 10 day event.

June Super Poker Weekend
Scheduled for 2-4 June, Crown’s next Super Poker weekend is fast approaching. As well as all the regular tournaments, the weekend includes a big line-up of Aussie Millions satellites, a $340 Pot Limit/No Limit Holdem tournament at 8.10pm on Friday and the $5,000 event at 12.30pm on Saturday.

$75 Saturday Super Series
Crown’s newest tournament series is underway with great success. Don’t miss Round 3 this Saturday’s where the top 4 players will receive an entry to the final to compete for a 2007 Aussie Millions seat.

WSOP Weekend
The biggest event on the world poker calendar is just around the corner and to celebrate Crown will stage the ultimate WSOP weekend on 9 & 10 June. With a $25 satellite on the Friday night followed by a two phase satellite program and a $550 satellite on Saturday, there’s something to suit every level of player. Click here to view the official flyer.

Victorian Poker Championship
Start planning you trip to Crown in August for the Victorian Poker Championship. Dates are now confirmed with the event beginning on Wednesday 23 August and finishing on Sunday 3 September 2006.

Specialty Cash Games
Crown now offers a great range of specialty cash games at set times during the week. Click here to view the full schedule.

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2. Sky City Adelaide WSOP Satellite 28th May
Sky City is hosting the series final for the $28K WSOP satellite on the 28th of May, starting at 11:30am. Registration is open to anyone who wants to buyin for $1100, or there are multi-table satellites on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from as little as $40. The winner will receive a $28,000 package which includes a $10,000USD entry to the Main Event at the World Series of Poker, flights, twin-share accommodation and spending money, plus a jacket and a trophy. For more details please check the PokerNetwork noticeboard.

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3. Win your way to the WSOP for free with PokerNetwork/PokerNews
There are still 10 FREE WSOP packages to be won, with four taking place in May. For each freeroll, one winner will receive a $10,000USD buyin into the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, at least $2000USD for flights and accommodation, and also the exclusive opportunity to join Team PokerNews.

Remember these are only open to new accounts who have signed up through PokerNetwork links so the small fields offer great value*. There are also some additional requirements, so make sure you sign up early! To keep up to date on eligibility requirements, qualifying dates and the new freerolls being added, visit the WSOP Freerolls page on PokerNetwork.

Upcoming PokerNetwork/PokerNews WSOP Freerolls
*Times are Australian Eastern Standard Time
21st May 2006 05:00 AEST PokerRoom.com
22nd May 2006 05:00 AEST Hollywood Poker
27th May 2006 05:00 AEST Titan Poker
29th May 2006 05:00 AEST CD Poker

*If you already have a Titan account via PNW for the previous freerolls/satellites, you WILL be eligible to enter the Titan Poker freerolls, providing you meet the other requirements.

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4. Three PokerNetwork'ers heading to the WSOP with Team PokerNews
If you haven’t already heard, Team PokerNews is being overrun with PokerNetwork players – who have taken three of the seven WSOP packages that have been contested. South Australia’s Vincenzo Moro qualified through CD Poker on March 26th. The 2001 Australasian Draw champion also cashed at the 2005 Victorian Champs Main Event and has a great chance to do well.

PokerNetwork regular Jonny Vincent (better known as Yoyo) qualified through Titan Poker in bizarre fashion, actually coming second but receiving the package when the winner realised he was involved in a wedding the same weekend as the WSOP main event. Having made two final tables at the recent Melbourne Champs, Jonny is definitely in form heading to his first WSOP.

The most recent qualifier was Damien Carroll from Sydney who won his seat through CD Poker on April 29th. As one of the organisers of the weekly Australian League of Champions, Damien is also well known to PokerNetworkers and we wish him the best in Vegas.

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5. Bluff Australasia hits the shelves – win a free subscription and share in $3000USD!
The special first edition of Bluff Australasia has hit the newsagents nationwide and PokerNetwork is giving away 50 free 6-issue subscriptions. In order to qualify, all you need to do is register for the PokerNetwork/PokerNews $3000 freeroll at Kiwi Casino Poker. Simply download Kiwi Casino Poker through the PokerNetwork links, earn 1000 Aces and you’ll be able to “buyin” to this tournament. Once you have created an account, email support@kiwicasinopoker.com and ask for the "PokerNews VIP upgrade" to help you earn Aces faster.

Once you are registered, post your Kiwi Casino Poker username in the noticeboard thread below, and a free subscription to Bluff Australasia is yours! This offer is limited to the first 50 people, so get in quick!

FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BLUFF AUSTRALASIA

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6. Subscribe to Bluff Australasia
If you don't want to play at Kiwi Poker, PokerNetwork is also offering a number of options for you to purchase a 6-issue subscription for $36.95. You can pay by PokerStars transfer, Neteller transfer, or credit card. Please see the links below for more information.
Purchase Bluff Subscription by PokerStars/Neteller transfer
Purchase Bluff Subscription by Credit Card (pdf)

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7. Player of the Month/Young Gun of the Month – April
The Player of the Month award for April goes to Ken Eastwood. Ken won the opening $175 NLHE event at the Melb Champs and followed it up with a final table appearance in the $125 NLHE tourney later that week. Young Gun of the Month is man of the moment Eric Assadourian. Eric finished tenth in the Hot Shots event at the Melbourne Champs and then went on to win the Main Event, outlasting a field of quality players with his aggressive and fearless play.

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8. The PokerNetwork Bad Beat Award
An easy winner this week – Alan Goodrum, winner of the NZ champs Main Event, the Peter Peko Memorial and an Aussie Millions 2007 seat, playing $500NL at Crown. Alan, who has about $3000, limps with 22 and the flop comes down 2-2-K, giving Alan quads. The money goes all in on the turn and his opponent flips over KK for a full house. The river….a one-outer king!!

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9. Pokerbok Joins Full Tilt Team
PokerNetwork regular Mark Vos (pokerbok) has accepted an offer from Full Tilt Poker to be part of their Full Tilt Pro team. So, the "pokerbok" handle has now been retired and the red name of "Mark Vos" is now frequenting the no-limit tables. We are still waiting to see his custom avatar! Congratulations Mark! See the PokerNetwork noticeboard.

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