There's a new league that's gaining in popularity in Australia—the Australian Poker League.
The new Australian Poker League is a form of pub and club style of entertainment. If you are in Australia, there’s a chance that the Australian Poker League is at a venue close by you.

The Australian Poker League features play for fun poker tournaments and it is attracting amateurs and pros alike. The tournaments are free for all and feature great prizes for the winners.

Joining the Australian Poker League is free as well. The league works on a point structure. Every time a player plays in an Australian Poker League event, points are accumulated. At the end of ten great weeks of poker, the points are tallied. The top point earners are then send onward to the semi finals. Poker players from all over the country participate in the event. Finally, the grand finale is played and a new Australian Poker League Champion is crowned. Many prizes are also handed out.

One might expect the prizes to be a bit dull given that the league and tournament is free. That is definitely not the case. The prizes include a seat at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Casino, Nevada—all expenses paid. Weekly prizes include $3000 random cash draws. This season the prize poll is an estimated $380,000 in value. There are currently 30,000 poker players who are competing and the league is skyrocketing upward with around 1,000 more poker players joining each day. The Australian Poker League expects to host 2,800 tournaments at more than 280 venues this season. The poker action will span fifty different regions. The Australian Poker League is on fire and it’s an example that may end up being copied in other countries around the world.