Rooty Hill Rsl Apl Poker
Established in 1964, Rooty Hill RSL is a local icon and the perfect destination for dining, celebrating, and socialising with friends. PUB POKER: 888PL & APL players panning for Main Event gold January 4, 2012 Poker Media News 0 Ever since Willy Wonka threw open the doors of his chocolate factory to Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop and Mike Teevee, golden tickets have acquired mythical status as the keys to secrets and riches beyond our wildest.
Venue: Players Lounge At Rooty Hill: Address: 55 Sherbrooke Street: Suburb: Rooty Hill: Region: Outer West: State: New South Wales: Post Code: 2766: Phone: (02) 9625.
Last night saw an interesting moment in the current Federal election campaign. Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, live on stage at the Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney’s west… but not at the same time. An audience of 200 undecided voters to ask them the hard questions… although they seemed quite partial to Abbott, and saved the hardest questions for Gillard. I guess that’s inevitable, given he’s the local boy.
But for me, the event provided a telling snapshot of the political world’s attitude towards poker machines and problem gambling. Rooty Hill RSL is massive, with a bowling alley and a laser skirmish centre to complement the 800 pokies in residence. Yes, 800 machines… as a Victorian, with our venue cap of 105 machines, that figure is almost unfathomable.
And in the middle of this massive pokies den were our top politicians. The prime minister and the leader of the opposition. They answered question after question from the Galaxy-poll-picked audience, while all around them hundreds of gamblers dropped their money into the pokies.
Yet no one mentioned problem gambling. No one mentioned the $12 billion lost nationally on the pokies. No one spoke about the proven links between problem gambling and depression, between problem gambling and suicide. Not the audience, not Tony Abbott, not Julia Gillard.
The poker machines and their impact on society were ignored by all and sundry… just as they have been right throughout this campaign.
I can only hope that, come election day, we get enough independent representation in the Senate and the House of Reps to force the problem gambling issue… but I’m not holding my breath. It seems that, regardless of who wins on the day, neither side cares enough to do anything about it.
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
Rooty Hill Rsl Apl Poker Tournaments
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’)
Rooty Hill Rsl Apl Poker Schedule
• Note: MAIN EVENT seats are valued at $1200