Inevitably the WSOP Main Event has dominated news coverage in the poker media for the last few weeks, but out in the rest of the world live poker action carries on as normal.
Or not quite as normal. The Star Sydney Championships at The Star in Sydney are attracting record fields for the early events. Perhaps the news surrounding the government’s proposals to shut down online poker is driving Aussies to live poker in increasing numbers.
Either way, the first few events of the series have already produced one remarkable poker story and the potential emergence of a new poker star.