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The past year was especially brutal for Australian poker players. Their choices for poker are already limited, as major online poker operators like 888poker, PartyPoker, Natural8, and PokerStars don’t accept Australian players. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down every live poker venue – for at least a part of 2020 – players were out of luck.
As 2020 came to an end, much of Australia seemed to have squashed the spread of Covid-19, at least enough to allow many venues to reopen.
Other countries in the Asia-Pacific region are doing the same, opening venues and allowing live poker tournaments to move forward.
Let’s see what’s on tap for the first few months of 2021.
Cash Games Available
Our last update reported that quite a few live poker rooms were dusting off their tables for cash games to resume. These are the ones that remain open for cash games:
- The Star Gold Coast
- Treasury Brisbane
- Crown Perth
The Star Sydney poker room is not yet open, nor is the poker room at Crown Melbourne or the one at SkyCity Adelaide. The Poker Pit at Casino Canberra is still closed, too. Crown Sydney’s casino has yet to open for any gambling.
Asian Poker Tour 2021
When the pandemic first grabbed hold of the region in early 2020, the Asian Poker Tour partnered with Natural8 to offer APT tournaments online. As restrictions eased in some countries in late 2020, the APT hosted some tournaments at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Clubs in Taiwan. That was October and November, prior to another surge of positive Covid-19 cases around the world.
However, the APT is confident about 2021. Organizers scheduled several events for February and March.
- 6-26 February: APT Event (location to be determined)
- 19 February-8 March: APT Taiwan at Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei and Taichung
- 17-28 March: APT Vietnam at Phu Quoc Corona Casino
The tour even scheduled the next APT Philippines for April 28 to May 9 at Resorts World Manila.
Meanwhile, the APT is hosting its APT Online Series India 2021 from January 15-26 on PokerBaazi. There are more than 50 tournaments on the schedule, as well as a leaderboard competition.
Japan Open Poker Tour 2021
This year, the Japan Open Poker Tour hosted several events, one online in partnership with PokerStars, others in Tokyo in March, July, and October. The 2021 schedule, however, is ambitious. This is the listing so far:
- 8-11 January: Season 19 Grand Final at Bagus Place in Ginza, Tokyo
- 30 April-3 May: Season 20 Tokyo at Bagus Place in Ginza
- 8-9 May: Season 20 Osaka at Bluff Bar in Osaka
- 21-24 July: Season 20 Grand Final (location to be determined)
There are also events scheduled to open the 21st season in Manila and host events in Osaka and Tokyo in October.
WPTDeepStacks 2021
The World Poker Tour found its WPTDeepStacks tour to be very popular in Australia and other countries in the region. The tour was booming and continuously adding more events in 2019 and into early 2020. The pandemic stopped that, obviously, though only temporarily.
WPTDS did just host a festival in Taiwan, of course at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei City. The entire festival ran from 11-26 December, but the WPTDS Main Event closed it out with a massive 526 entries and TWD 6,887,970 prize pool (approximately A$318,420).
The tour is preparing for its next event in the United States, at the Venetian in Las Vegas, and it hopes to return to Europe in April. But Aussies may be able to play the WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast again, as the schedule shows it heading to the Star Gold Coast in April. The entire festival will begin on 23 April and run through 3 May, but the Main Event will start on 29 April.
More details will emerge in the next month or so, as the World Poker Tour and Star Gold Coast can confirm the dates and guarantee that the casino will be able to host the event per coronavirus protocols.
Australian Poker Tour 2021
The Australian Poker Tour was anxious to get players back to the tables and did so in October 2020. That event was at the Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane and hosted 14 tournaments. With nearly 1,000 unique players, the APT Brisbane awarded nearly A$750K.
Not long after that, the APT was clear about hosting another event in Brisbane. It is set up the APT Brisbane Season 4 for 19-24 January, again at Eatons Hill Hotel. There will be 24 events over the course of the six days. Organizers estimate that approximately $1 million will be awarded in total.
Next up, the APT hopes to head to Southport Sharks for an APT Gold Coast event 17-21 March.
WPT League 2021
As with most things regarding 2021, the WPT League isn’t planning too far into the year. Few will forget the disappointment that came with the shutdowns in 2020.
The WPT League does have one big event on its calendar, though. The WPT League Quarterly Poker Championship is set for 24-28 February, 2021. The Gold Coast Turf Club & Event Centre in Queensland will host the tournament series, complete with $550K in prize pool guarantees. The Main Event alone will guarantee $200K.
Details of the schedule are listed on the WPT League AU website under “special events” in the next 90 days.
Brisbane’s Treasury Casino might not be around for much longer but you can enjoy some great gambling until it is replaced in 2022.
The Treasury is one of a couple of casinos in Queensland but the only one in Brisbane itself. Situated in a historic building in the heart of the city, the Treasury is due to be replaced by a huge new development just a stone’s throw away. It currently offers good gaming opportunities across a multi-floor set-up with poker, electronic gaming tables, traditional casino games and private rooms.
In this guide, we take a look at the existing casino and give you the run down of what you can expect when visiting the Treasury Casino, Brisbane.
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Overview
Opened in 1995, the Treasury Brisbane is owned and run by the Star Entertainment group, a division of the OzLotto operators, Tabcorp. A leisure complex incorporating a luxury hotel, casino plus restaurants and bars, the site is housed in two Heritage Listed buildings.
The former Treasury building and the neighbouring Lands Administration building are separated by the Queens Gardens. Both are examples of late 19th and early 20th century colonial architecture with Victorian and Edwardian sandstone colonnades. The main building features a six-storey atrium and was home to government public administration offices until its refurbishment the 1990s. Both buildings were listed as important aspects of Queensland’s cultural heritage in 1992.
The current home of Brisbane’s only casino is due to close in 2022 when it will move to a new home at the proposed development of Queen’s Wharf. It is expected that the existing Treasury building will be converted into retail premises. The new complex will consist of five luxury hotels, 50 bars and restaurants plus a new theatre for the city. Details of the gaming floors for the casino are yet to be finalised but it is expected to be significantly bigger than the existing Treasury complex. It is likely that the new casino will be named ‘Star Brisbane’ after the owner’s penchant for self-promotion!
Gaming
The casino is spread over three gaming floors each offering a combination of different games to play. VIP gaming is offered via four exclusive rooms including The Suite and The Sovereign Room. Access is available to members of the Star Club (Gold, Platinum and Diamond level only).
The gaming floors have all the usual games. Image via website.
Poker
The poker tables at the Treasury operate 10.00am to 3.00am (Sunday to Thursday) and almost 24 hours on Friday and Saturday depending on demand.
There are the occasional tournaments and events being run with standard table play being:
- Caribbean Stud
- Texas Hold’em
- Texas Hold’em Bonus
- Three Card Poker
- Mississippi Stud
Blinds are $2-$5 with a minimum buy-in of $100/$200. Maximum buy-in limits of $500/$700 are in place for general gaming but higher limits are available upon request and do not apply for private gaming rooms.
Electronic Gaming
There are 1600 licenses at The Treasury and most are filled by traditional poker, hyperlink or spinning reel machines Popular games include:
- Double Shot
- Golden Dollars
- Cash Adventures
- Lightning Cash
- Dinomight
The odds of winning on the gaming machines vary by cash prize value but start at 1 in 10 for prizes under $4 and up to 1 in 10,198 for prizes of over $500.
The sound of the slots provides the perfect soundtrack to any casino. Image via website.
Gaming Tables
The Treasury has 80 gaming tables offering a mixture of traditional casino games as well as new additions.
- Blackjack
- Pontoon
- Mini Baccarat
- Mini Baccarat Dragon
- Sic Bo
- Craps
- Roulette
- The Wheel
- Casino War
There are also electronic gaming tables available to play cards, dice and wheel games. Though these lack a bit of the traditional ‘James Bond’ atmosphere they offer the same odds as table games and are available 24/7.
Sports Bar
There are two sports bars on site, the LiveWire and the Apache Cat Bar. The former is generally used for screening sporting events whilst the latter is a racing bar. Both offer TAB facilities as well as multi-screens showing footage from all the major races and sporting events.
The LiveWire hosts events for big tournaments and also has live music. Image via website.
Facilities
Much of the five-star hotel occupies the former Lands Administration Building across the park from the Treasury and has 127 rooms. Each room is fitted with modern and luxurious décor and conveniences. High rollers can opt to stay in one of several specially designed ‘Casino’ rooms which are located in the Treasury Building itself.
Occupying a prime location in the city, the hotel is also popular for conferences and functions and has a selection of spaces suitable for holding large events.
The complex also benefits from a gym and sauna as well as a business centre. There is valet parking on site with space for 700 cars as well as a limousine service.
Dining is provided by several restaurants offering a mixture of casual and fine dining, including:
- The Lab – sophisticated and contemporary dining from award winning chefs
- Fat Noodle – Asian-fusion dining with fresh Australian produce
- Kitchen @ Treasury – casual diner
- Ryan’s on the Park – Five-star bar menu
- Bean Counter – Coffee house with snacks available
- BITE – Fresh fast food
Ryan’s on the Park is a lounge style bar serving casual food. Image via website.
There are also several bars in the complex:
- LiveWire – sports bar (see Gaming, above)
- The Kitty – elegant cocktail bar
- Ryan’s on the Park – five-star lounge bar
- Apache Cat Bar – Racing bar on the casino gaming floor
- Centre Bar – General admission casino bar
- Bean Counter – Coffee house
There is regular entertainment planned in and around the various bars including live music in the Courtyard.
Opening Times
The Treasury Casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Location
The Treasury is situated at 130 William St, Brisbane City QLD 4000. It is located at the Northern end of Victoria Bridge, overlooking the North Quay of the Brisbane River.
There is a car park on site, but spaces are reserved for hotel guests and Star Club members. Alternative parking is situated at the Festival Car Park and the Myer Centre Car Park; both are just a five-minute walk from the casino.
Contact Info
You can contact the Treasury Brisbane Casino using any other methods detailed below; emails are generally answered within 48 hours:
Website:
Telephone:
+61 7 3306 8888
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