Fire up the barbie! The World Series of Poker is heading to Australia for the first time ever during the 2013 line-up. All thanks to the newly-formed World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC), in partnership with Australia’s Crown Melbourne, who will also host the inaugural event. The new series will take place from April 4-15th, 2013, and will feature five new events with a WSOP gold bracelet for each of the winners.
“Our goal is to establish the worldwide grand slam of poker and use our platform to elevate the game through a series of major championships,” according to Ty Stewart, the WSOP Executive Director. “With WSOP Las Vegas growing annually and WSOP Europe poised for long-term success after five years, the time is right to turn our attention to the dynamic poker scene in Asia and Australia. Given Crown’s success with the ‘Aussie Millions Poker Championship’, we couldn’t ask for a better partner than Crown to establish the Asia-Pacific’s definitive poker festival.”
