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2020 DPA Championship
2019 DPA Championship: Crown Perth, October 17-20
EVENT #1: Pairs Tag Team NLHE Open
$200 buy-in ($170 + $30) per team of two, 37 entries, five teams paid^
1 Nathan Turnbull / Carmel Kohlmann (WA) $2400*
2 Hayley Chiplin / Mark van Dort (WA) $1600
3 Pita Halalio / David Velios (WA) $1150
4 Navin Bechar / Prakash Valji (WA) $740
5 Kevin Kenny / Eddie Harich (WA) $400*
^26 unique entries + 11 re-entries.
*Mutually agreed deal.
EVENT #2: DPA State of Origin VI
$800 buy-in ($700 + $100) per team of eight, 10 teams, three teams paid
State Champs Poker Vice
1 Auckland (NZL) $4000
Eric Coppage, Tony Walton, Harry Coffin, Christoph Blum,
Aureet Clark, Joe Wall, Peter Maclean, Caleb Thorn
2 South Australia $2000
Wendy Barrett, Tim Tutty, Katie Walker, Michael Maggs,
Ewen Maggs, Stacey Reilly, Vanessa Hale, Daryl Rankine
3 Western Australia $1000
Mikey Wilkie, Nathan Turnbull, Simone Shepherd, Dylan Malden,
Gavin Powell, Joshua Levitzke-Gray, Rachel Turner, Clint Fuller
4 Northern Rivers
Gavin Rose-Mundy, Benjamin Bruggy, Matthew Hayman, Chris Levitzke-Gray,
Michael Lockrey, Lloyd Britton, Simon Mahony, Nikolas Schlie
5 Queensland
Anthony Shing, Mark Carmody, Stephanie Muscat, John Girvan,
Renae Joy Edwards, Samuel Savrda, Hayley Pickup, Johnny Mahony
6 X SQUAD
Wayne Andresen, Doug Croskery, James Granger, Susan Hamilton,
Adrick Martin, Francis Nglam, Chris Spencer, Tony Walton
7 Swan River
Helen Lake, Carmel Kohlmann, Kory Booth, Jason Turner,
Andrew McLean, Tammy Chan-Oteri, Gary Ware, Benjamin Lowrie
8 DPA All-Stars
Ben Breuseker, Ersel Uzel, James Muscat, Peter Johnston,
Marie Ware, Peter Best, Rebecca Petraccaro, Ben Skinner
9 Victoria
James Hale, Jake Harwood, Justin Shah, Rino Spadea,
John Ziogas, Nick Gooley, Justin May, Alan Cetinic
10 New South Wales
Matthew Kennedy, David Cuthel, John Tant, Carlos Navarro
Michael Goldsworthy, Kim McCann, Geoffrey Dwyer, Sokong Kim
EVENT #3: 10/10/10 Hyper Turbo NLHE Open
$100 buy-in ($85 + $15), 84 entries, six players paid^
State Champs Poker Victory
1 John Ziogas (VIC) $2600
2 Kevin Kenny (WA) $1600
3 Isaac Tan (WA) $1100
4 Jason Byrne (WA) $800
5 Jasbir Rashi (WA) $600
6 Paul Livanos (WA) $440
^49 unique entries + 35 re-entries.
EVENT #4: 2019 DPA Championship Main Event
$150 buy-in ($110 + $40), 100 entries, 11 players paid
1 Chris Smitton (WA) $3875*
2 Mikey Wilkie (WA) $2875*
3 Caleb Thorn (NZL) 1600
4 Tony Walton (NZL) $1100
5 Clint Fuller (WA) $750
6 Marie Ware (WA) $500
7 John Tant (NSW) $350
8 Katherine Walker (WA) $350
9 Michael Lockrey (NSW) $250
10 Christoph Blum (NZL) $250
11 Joshua Levitzke-Gray (WA) $250
*Mutually agreed deal.
2018 DPA Championship (DPA X): Crown Melbourne, October 5-6
DPA State of Origin V – RESULTS
AUD $700 buy-in ($500 + $100 + $100) per team of eight, 10 teams, three teams paid
1 Auckland (NZL) $2500
Chris Blum, Robert Cairns, Ben Clifford, Krista Clifford,
Eric Coppage, Michael Granger, Michael Heuberger, Rhian Yates
2 New South Wales $1500
Uwe Fecht, Matthew Hayman, Sokong Kim, Mike Koirala,
Christopher Makin, Carlos Navarro, Ben Skinner, Adam Vero
3 Victoria $1000
Alan Cetinic, Nick Gooley, Jake Harwood, Ben Morrison,
Matthew Phillips, Rino Spadea, David Thomas, Alisha Wormald
4 Northern Rivers
Lloyd Britton, Michael Lockrey, Johnny Mahony, Gavin Rose-Mundy,
Nikolas Schlie, Michael Shepherd, Scott Turner, Ersel Uzel
5 X SQUAD
Peter Best, Eric Bonds (USA), Steven Cardamone, Daryl Jordan,
Matthew Kennedy, Anthony LoBue (USA), Ueli Muñoz (SUI), Rick Oteri
6 Waitakere (NZL)
Wayne Andresen, Doug Croskery, James Granger, Susan Hamilton,
Adrick Martin, Francis Nglam, Chris Spencer, Tony Walton
7 South Australia
Jem Bulstrode, Vanessa Hale, Ewen Maggs, Kathleen Odgers,
Rebecca Petraccaro, Daryl Rankine, Stacey Reilly, Katie Walker
8 Queensland
John Girvan, Dorothy Mahony, James Muscat, Stephanie Muscat,
Hayley Pickup, Michelle Rowlands, Samuel Savrda, Anthony Shing
9 Western Australia
Kory Booth, William Jahn, Carmel Kohlmann, Helen Haxby,
Robert Rattray, Nathan Turnbull, Marie Ware, Mikey Wilkie
10 DPA All-Stars
Clint Fuller, Brittany Grant, Zisimos Jordan, Michael Maggs,
Rena Muscat, Nicholas Steer, Caleb Thorn, John Ziogas
2018 DPA X Main Event – RESULTS
AUD $250 buy-in ($200 + $50), 114 entries, 15 players paid
1 Alisha Wormald (VIC) $5930
2 Daryl Jordan (NSW) $3990
3 Rino Spadea (VIC) $2620
4 Matthew Hayman (NSW) 2050
5 Michael Lockrey (NSW) $1595
6 Mark Theodossiou (NSW) $1375
7 Caleb Thorn (NZL) $1140
8 Rena Muscat (QLD) $915
9 Chris Blum (NZL) $685
10 Katie Walker (SA) 570
11 Baze Boskovski (NSW) $455
12 David Cuthel (NSW) $455
13 James Granger (NZL) $340
14 William Jahn (WA) $340
15 James Hale (VIC) $340
2017 DPA Championship: Seagulls Club, Tweed Heads, October 6-8
DPA State of Origin IV – RESULTS
AUD $680 buy-in ($510 + $85 + $85) per team of eight, six teams, two teams paid
1 Northern Rivers $2040
Adam Hughes, Ben Bruggy, Dennis Mullane, Gavin Rose-Mundy,
Michael Lockery (C), Nikolas Schlie, Scott Turner, Simon Mahony
2 Victoria $1020
Nicholas Steer (C), James Hale, Tania Davidson, John Ziogas,
Brandon Van Niekerk, Nick Gooley, Jake Harwood, Steve Quinn
3 Queensland
James Muscat, John Girvan, Patrick Kuok, Stephanie Muscat (C),
Samuel Savrda, Katherine Jamali, Hayley Pickup, Rena Muscat
4 DPA All-Stars
Alan Cetinic, Alisha Wormald (C), Anthony Shing, Con Eglezos,
Justin May, Peter Bates, Rino Spadea, Vanessa Hale
5 Auckland (NZ)
Ben Clifford (C), Eric Coppage, Douglas Crokery, Michael Granger,
Susan Hamilton, Caleb Thorn, Tony Walton, Rhian Yates
6 New South Wales
Ben Skinner, Zisimos Jordan, Michael Katzakis, Mike Koirala,
Kim McCann, Danny Moody, Michael Shepherd, Ersel Uzel (C)
2017 DPA Championship Main Event – RESULTS
AUD $125 buy-in ($100 + $25), 67 entries, eight players paid
1 Zisimos Jordan (NSW) $2200
2 Ben Skinner (NSW) $1450
3 Caleb Thorn (NZL) $1000
4 Sokong Kim (NSW) $720
5 Rena Muscat (QLD) $500
6 Nick Gooley (VIC) $330
7 Johnny Mahony (QLD) $250
8 Christopher Makin (NSW) $250
2016 DPA Championship: SKYCITY Adelaide Casino, October 6-8
Pairs Open Event No Limit Hold’em – RESULTS
AUD $200 buy-in ($170 + $30), eight teams, two teams paid
1 Daniel Bachi/Landon Blackhall (AUS) $680*
2 Lynette Von Heeswijk/Jurian Reurings (NED) $680*
*Denotes two-way chop of prize money.
DPA State of Origin III – RESULTS
AUD $700 buy-in ($500 + $100 + $100) per team of 10, six teams, two teams paid
1 Victoria $2000
Kristy Anderson, Baze Boskovski, Steven Cardamone, Michelle Graham, James Hale (C),
Andrew Martin, Matthew Phillips, Rino Spadea (VC), David Thomas, John Ziogas
2 South Australia $1000
Jem Bulstrode (VC), Samantha Clarke, Vanessa Hale, Ben Hatchard, Rebecca Petraccaro,
Daryl Rankine, Stacey Reilly (C), Katie Walker, Ersel Uzelpostaci
3 Queensland
Greg Curtis, John Girvan, Brittany Grant-Perman, Hayley Pickup (VC), Gavin Rose-Mundy,
Nikolas Schlie, Justin Shah, Anthony Shing, Caleb Thorn, Scott Turner (C)
4 New South Wales
Geoffrey Dwyer, Luke Ellis (C-C), Helen Haxby, Matthew Hayman, Daryl Jordan,
Zisimos Jordan, Matthew Kennedy (C-C), Sokong Kim, Carlos Navarro, Kim McCann
5 Western Australia
Wendy Barrett, Harry Coffin, William Cooper, Peter Johnston, Andrew McLean,
Rick Oteri (VC), Gavin Powell, Simone Shepherd, Domenico Ventura (C), Joe Wall
6 DPA All-Stars
Daniel Bachi, Tania Davidson, Nick Gooley, Michael Kan, Benjamin Lowrie,
Ewen Maggs, Kathleen Ogders, Steve Quinn Samuel Savrda (C), Tim Tutty (VC)
2016 DPA Championship Main Event – RESULTS
AUD $125 buy-in ($100 + $25), 80 entries, 10 players paid
1 Michael Maggs (SA) $2680
2 Matthew Hayman (NSW) $1640
3 Peter Johnston (WA) $1080
4 Caleb Thorn (NZ) $760
5 Gavin Powell (WA) $560
6 Omar Merhi (VIC) $400
7 Gavin Connor (SA) $320
8 Baze Bozkovski (VIC) $240
9 Melanie Merhi (VIC) $160
10 Rino Spadea (VIC) $160
2015 DPA Championship: Crown Melbourne, October 9-10
DPA State of Origin II – RESULTS
AUD $700 buy-in ($500 + $100 + $100) per team of 10, seven teams, two teams paid
1 DPA All-Stars $2300
Luke Ellis, John Girvan, Helen Haxby, Daryl Jordan, Adrick Martin,
Carlos Navarro, Matthew Phillips, Rhonda Quinn, Daryl Rankine, Khari Sou
2 Queensland $1200
Peter Bates, Brittany Grant-Perman, Dorothy Mahony, Johnny Mahony, Mark Pegg,
Hayley Pickup, Gavin Rose-Mundy, Samuel Savrda, Anthony Shing, Scott Turner
3 Victoria
Steven Cardamone, Tania Davidson, Nick Gooley, James Hale, Scott Hellens,
Justin May, Melanie Merhi, Blake Pendlebury, Michelle Rowlands, Rino Spadea
4 South Australia
Wayne Barrett, Jem Bulstrode, Greg Curtis, Vanessa Hale, Ewen Maggs,
Michael Maggs, Tanya Morgan, Kathleen Ogders, Duane Pobke, Tim Tutty
5 New South Wales
Gillian Arkel, Daniel Bachi, Uwe Fecht, Matthew Hayman, Matthew Kennedy,
Sokong Kim, Mike Koirala, Michael Shepherd, Ersel Uzel, Alisha Wormald
6 Western Australia
Peter Best, Harry Coffin, Clint Fuller, Peter Johnston, Benjamin Lowrie,
Rick Oteri, Simone Shepherd, Domenico Ventura, Joe Wall, Marie Ware
7 Auckland (NZ)
Barry Bond, Robert Cairns, Ben Clifford, Kristy Clifford, Doug Croskery,
James Granger, Michael Granger, Aisha Hitaua, Caleb Thorn, Rhian Yates
2015 DPA Championship Main Event – RESULTS
AUD $125 buy-in ($100 + $25), 105 entries, 12 players paid
1 Khari Sou (VIC) $2800
2 Carlos Navarro (NSW) $1890
3 Caleb Thorn (NZ) $1255
4 Adrick Martin (NSW) $1000
5 Matthew Phillips (VIC) $785
6 Ewen Maggs (SA) $680
7 Greg Curtis (SA) $575
8 Samuel Savrda (QLD) $470
9 Steve Quinn (VIC) $365
10 Simone Shepherd (WA) $260
11 Stacey Reilly (SA) $210
12 Peter Best (WA) $210
2014 DPA Championship: Crown Perth, October 18-19
DPA State of Origin – RESULTS
AUD $660 buy-in ($500 + $100 + $60) per team of 10, six teams, two teams paid
1 DPA All-Stars – $2000
James Hale, Matthew Hayman, Matthew Kennedy, Sokong Kim (C), Rick Oteri,
Stacey Reilly, Gavin Rose-Mundy, Michelle Rowlands (VC), Nikolas Schlie, Scott Turner
2 Western Australia – $1000
Damon Barrett, Ben Breuseker (C), Michael Boylen, Willam Cooper, Helen Haxby,
Peter Johnston (VC), Chris Levitzke-Gray, Betty Pupich, Marie Ware, Andrew Waugh
3 Victoria
Steven Cardamone, Alan Cetinic, Tania Davidson, Nick Gooley, Andrew Martin,
Matthew Phillips, Rhonda Quinn, Steve Quinn (C), Khari Sou, Rino Spadea (VC)
4 New South Wales
Tony Clews (C), David Cuthel, Luke Ellis, Emanuel Finos (VC), Michael Shepherd,
Dianne Smith, Kevin Smith, Ersel Uzel, Alisha Wormald, John Ziogas
5 SA/WA Rebels
Chris Dobson (WA), Vanessa Hale, William Jahn (WA), Ewen Maggs, Michael Maggs,
Rebecca Petraccaro, Daryl Rankine, Justin Shah (WA), Tim Tutty, Gary Ware (WA)
6 Queensland
Peter Best, Robert Cairns (NZ), John Girvan, Jake Harwood, Brian Layton,
Adrick Martin, Johnny Mahony, Dorothy Mahony, Carole Noonan, Samuel Šavrda
2014 DPA Championship Main Event – RESULTS
AUD $100 buy-in ($85 + $15), 101 entries, 11 players paid
1 Rhonda Quinn (VIC) $2575
2 Carlos Navarro (NSW) $1675
3 Helen Haxby (WA) $1160
4 Tim Tutty (SA) $900
5 Andrew Waugh (WA) $640
6 Kyle Smith (WA) $470
7 Benjamin Lowrie (VIC) $320
8 Rebecca Petraccaro (SA) $260
9 Luke Ellis (NSW) $195
10 Chris Levitzke-Gray (WA) $195
11 Peter Best (WA) $195
T3 (Turbo Teams Terminator) – RESULTS
AUD $275 buy-in ($150 + $100 + $25) per team of two, 15 teams, two teams paid*
1 David Taylor/Kristy Fyfe (WA) $1500 + $300 in bounties
2 Tiffany Nguyen/Brian McAllister (WA) $750 + $300 in bounties
3 Buitendag/Tymms (WA) $300 in bounties
4 Rait/Abakanov (WA) $200 in bounties
=5 Landon Blackhall/Luke Ellis (NSW) $100 bounty
=5 Imran/Danika (WA) $100 bounty
=5 Luginsland/Fader (WA) $100 bounty
=5 Moss/Salko (WA) $100 bounty
*Not all full names of players available.
2013 DPA Championship: The Star Sydney, October 26-29
Teams Event ($220 buy-in, 21 entries, three teams paid)
1 Guang Yan Yu/Martyn Poytress (NSW) $2100
2 Daniel Bachi/Ricky Lim (NSW) $1260
3 Robert Cairns/Tony Walton (NZ) $840
2013 DPA Championship Main Event ($100 buy-in, 118 entries, 12 players paid)
1 Michelle Rowlands (VIC) $2758
2 Gavin Rose-Mundy (QLD) $1905
3 Daryl Rankine (SA) $1410
4 Tim Tutty (SA) $952
5 Khari Sou (VIC) $702
6 Robert Cairns (NZ) $526
7 Ewen Maggs (SA) $426
8 Bradley Trudgett (NSW) $351
9 Matthew Kennedy (NSW) $300
10 Kevin Smith (NSW) $250
11 David Cuthel (NSW) $225
12 Stephanie Muscat (QLD) $225
High Roller Bounty Event ($600 buy-in, 13 entries, two players paid)
1 Robert Spano (NSW) $3200 + $500 in bounties
2 Charlie Bahkhos (NSW) $2000 + $200 in bounties
2012 DPA Championship: Treasury Hotel & Casino Brisbane, October 12-14
Teams Event ($220 buy-in, 18 entries, four teams paid)*
1 Nick Lamport/Francis Nguyen (QLD)
2 Phil Holton/Uwe Fecht (QLD)
3 Jimmy Bennett/Alex Lynskey (QLD)
4 Kristy Anderson/Stacey Reilly (SA)
*Payout results unavailable.
2012 DPA Championship Main Event ($100 buy-in, 89 entries, 10 players paid)
1 Con Eglezos (QLD) $2194
2 Michelle Rowlands (VIC) $1400
3 Nikolas Schlie (QLD) $832
4 Ersel Uzel (NSW) $756
5 John Ziogas (NSW) $586
6 Uwe Fecht (NSW) $511
7 Mark Pegg (QLD) $435
8 Kathleen Ogders (SA) $378
9 Matthew Hayman (NSW) $303
10 Scott Turner (QLD) $170
Turbo No Limit Hold’em ($150 buy-in, 21 entries, five players paid)
1 Paul Henderson (QLD) $1134
2 Landon Blackhall (VIC) $680
3 Elizabeth Luckett (QLD) $454
4 Yusuke Takahashi (QLD) $340
5 Andrew Albergo (QLD) $227
2011 DPA Championship: SKYCITY Adelaide Casino, October 22
2011 DPA Championship Main Event ($100 buy-in, 70 entries, eight players paid)
1 Stacey Reilly (SA) $1960
2 Kathleen Ogders (SA) $1060
3 Jason Fergusson-Stewart (WA) $760
4 Matthew Phillips (VIC) $500
5 Rino Spadea (VIC) $450
6 David McKenzie (VIC) $365
7 Amanda Richardson (VIC) $280
8 Bacel Dennaoui (VIC) $225
2010 DPA Championship: The Local Hotel, Port Melbourne,
October 9
2010 DPA Championship Main Event ($30 buy-in, 74 entries, nine players paid)
1 Daniel Bachi (NSW) $474
2 Sokong Kim (NSW) $296
3 Matthew Hayman (NSW) $178
4 Michael Shepherd (NSW) $148
5 Tanya Morgan (SA) $118
6 Luke Ellis (NSW) $89
7 Khari Sou (VIC) $74
8 Stacey Reilly (SA) $59
9 Peter Best (QLD) $44
2009 DPA Championship: Burwood RSL, Sydney, August 1
2009 DPA Championship Main Event ($25 buy-in, 88 entries, three players paid)
1 Ashley Thornton (NSW) $700
2 Adam Vero (NSW) $350
3 Jimmy Pasthas (NSW) $100