Event # 3  - Deepstack 200 

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 Winner  ~  Maurice  ‘  BIG M  ’  Lorena

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More to follow soon…..

The Cyprus House Poker Club Official Season 2012

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kicks off this Tuesday 7th February at 7:30pm.

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Poker every Tuesday  ~  8 Vulture Street, West End.

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Deepstack Structure – $10K – 17 Minute Blinds – Cost = $200

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***   Special entry conditions apply !  ***

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Please Note:   Interested Players should contact  ‘ BIG M ‘ 

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 ~  Ph: 0403 279 552  or  Email ~ bigmpoker@gmail.com

Maggie Green ~ Event # 2 – ‘ Deepstack 200 ‘ – Winner !

Event # 2  –   ‘ Deepstack 200 ‘  –  29th January 2012 

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Maggie  ” The Bean Queen “  Green  strikes early in 2012 & wins her

second tournament on the BIG M Poker Tour !

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The Ladies have now made it a clean sweep with the first two events

 of the season going to our 2 & only females on tour. What odds ?

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Maggie had a late start on Sunday but made up for lost ground when she

easily made the final table.  She worked hard & soon was in a heads up

battle against Club VP – ‘ Dave Clark ‘.  After a long duel, it was Maggie

who had the last say & claimed Event # 2 glory !

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Maggie  scooped up $1400 for her victory & posts her first

points on the very important Player of the Year Leaderboard.

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Well Played Maggie !

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For Top 9 Final Placings  ~  Click Here

Betty Caris ~ Event # 1 - ' 2012 Season Opener ' - Winner !

Event # 1  –   ‘ 2012 Season Opener ‘  –  22nd January 2012 

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Betty Caris  has claimed her first win on the Big M Poker Tour

at her very first ever appearance !

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26 players took to the felt for our 2012 Season Opener -

” Deepstack 300 “.  Our new venue – Club Pacific / Golf Club , Carindale

was the real winner with players enjoying the new plush surrounds &

poker room…..BIG M Poker has certainly found a new home !

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It’s a family affair with  ‘ Team Caris ’…..Charles  ” Chuck “  Caris won the last official

event in 2011 - ” Grand Final “ & his Mum – Betty Caris stamps her signature on tour 

with an emphatic win at our first event for season 2012 & takes home a healthy

payout of $3050 including a $100 Bounty.  Well Played Betty ! 

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For Top 9 Final Placings  ~  Click Here

The following players have already registered for Event # 3  ~

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Maurice Lorena,  Adrian Ashford, Larry Cassidy, Nunzio Pace,

Nigel Blackwell, Maggie Green, Chris Gallagher, Ben Dorries,

Charles Caris, Betty Caris, Eric Sclavos, Philip Brennan,

Justin Ayoub, Greg Shillig, George Bergstrum, Mick Goodwin,

Garry Dilks, Mike Rowley, Tim O’Shea, Mark Robart,

Steve Giannaros, *

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TOTAL PLAYERS SO FAR   =  21*

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 Last Update  ~ Sunday 5th February 2012 ~ 9 am 

Charles ” Chuck ” Caris ~ Grand Final – Winner !

Event # 40  –   Season Grand Final  –  27th November 2011 

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Charles  ” Chuck “  Caris  has registered his first win on the Big M Poker Tour !

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Chuck decided to bring his best poker performance to the table for the

last official event of the season  -  The Grand Final !

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Chuck, dominated from the start & had the final table in his sights all day.

30 Players spread out over 4 tables soon became 1 & after almost

12 hours of grinding poker we finalised our top 5 !

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1st  ~  Charles  ”  Chuck  ”  Caris   *  2nd  ~  Steve  ”  Super ”  Ford   *

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3rd  ~  Eric  “  Master Turtle  “  Sclavos  * 

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 4th  ~  Wayne  “  Phat Stack  “  Simonds  *  5th  ~  Garry Dilks  *

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Well done to all 2011 season players !

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 BIG M Poker thanks everyone for making the 2011 Poker Tour a success !

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We also thank our 2011 Official Tour Sponsor  ~  CTBS

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Confidential Tax & Business Services

Larry " Last Race " Cassidy ~ 2011 Season ~ BIG M Poker Social Club ~ Player of the Year !

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  It’s official !   Larry  ” Last Race ”  Cassidy  is Season 2011

BIG M Poker Social Club  ~  Player of the Year !

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After 40 Season Events, Larry has become the # 1 ranked player

on tour.  Let’s review his form:

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Total Games on Tour  ~  28

Top 5 ‘ s  ~  10

Final Table Appearances  ~  14

Earnings  ~  Ranked  # 3

Tournament Wins  ~  3

Final Points  ~  12 446

Points Average  Per Game  ~  460.96

Final Ranking  ~  # 1

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Congratulations Larry on a most deserving title !

Glenn Higgins ~ Preliminary Season Final – Winner !

Event # 39  –  Preliminary Season Final  –  20th November 2011 

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Glenn Higgins has registered his first win on the Big M Poker Tour

with a come from behind effort that will certainly be a confidence booster

going into the Season Grand Final on Sunday 27th November.

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Glenn was derailed early in the tournament when a showdown of

KK vs KK was not declared a split pot & it was Chuck Caris who flushed

out on Glenn & left him in a bad way.  But soon enough Glenn re-grouped &

made his way to the final table where he encountered the Monster Stack of

Mr Larry  ’  Last Race  ’  Cassidy  in a long heads up battle that showed

both grit & determination a key factors in any heads up battle !

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Glenn, eventually reeled in Cassidy & went on to claim his first victory on tour.

Philip  ’  The Whale  ’  Brennan ran his usual honest race & claimed 3rd prize &

Michael Cook  – 4th –  handed the bubble honour over to

 Maurice  ’  The BIG M  ’  Lorena  in 5th place.

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With only 1 more event  -  ‘ Season Grand Final ‘  -  Sunday 27th November

the Player of the Year title is sealed, signed & delivered to…..

Larry  ’ Last Race ‘  Cassidy  who mathematically cannot be beaten by

any other player in close range.

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Congratulations to Larry – A truly derserving victory !

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Current Top 3 Players on the Player of the Year Leaderboard are as follows ~

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  Larry Cassidy  ~  12 446

  Adrian Ashford  ~  10 135

  Maurice Lorena  ~  10 135 

Larry Cassidy ~ Player of the Year Bonus Game Deepstack – Winner !

Event # 38  –  POTY Bonus Game Deepstack  –  6th November 2011 

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Larry Cassidy has extended his lead on the Player of the Year points table

& it’s  ’ catch me if you can ‘  from now on.  With only 2 games remaining for the

2011 season he needs to hold on because the challengers are still within reach &

ready to pounce should Larry slip up !

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Larry, struggled early in Event # 38 but slowly collected chips & made his

way to the final table.  New player, Matthew Fischer probably made more

enemies than friends but held  twice as many chips when the heads up battle

against Cassidy began.  The cards began to roll for Cassidy & hitting 2 pair

on the flop with J 3 was more than enough to take out the final hand & claim

his first real tournament win for the season.  Previously, he had won a Cash

Game Challenge & a Quadrella heat win.  Maggie ” The Bean Queen ”  Green

 played her usual solid game & finished in 3rd place.

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Current Top 4 Players on the Player of the Year Leaderboard are as follows ~

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1.  Larry Cassidy  ~  11 577

  2.  Adrian Ashford  ~  9991

3.  Maurice Lorena  ~  9816

4.  Dave Clark  ~  9300