Josh O’Hara and Dwayne Mann qualified for the three-day poker event by playing in free rolls and pro games in the region.

Mr O’Hara won his ticket by qualifying in the Friday pro game in Wellington on June 27. Mr Mann got his ticket in the APL regional finals, held at the Narromine USMC last year.

They will join 15 other people in the region vying for their share in $600,000 prize money. Last year’s APL Tournament champion Rodney Davidson from Southern NSW walked away with the $300,000 first prize, after qualifying at a free poker event in Bega.

Before the tournament Rodney had only $20 in the bank and had to borrow money for his train fare to participate.

The event, held in Campbelltown on August 8 to 10, has free entry and will feature a Shannon Noll concert, a celebrity poker tournament (featuring Jeff Fenech, JP from Australia’s Next Top Model and Greg Bird), live bands each night, a learn to play poker

area and sit and go tables.

Anybody wanting to play poker or test out their skills can be part of the action with poker games at the Narromine Hotel on Thursday nights and the Narromine USMC on Saturday nights.