{"id":103278,"date":"2015-10-29T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/103278\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T09:13:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T07:13:07","slug":"great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Great poker action at Emperors Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic (EPPC) has attracted the attention of top international and South African poker players.<\/p>\n<p>Event One took place in the Theatre of Marcellus on Friday and everyone was hoping to play their best in order to put themselves in line to win big.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The event culminates with the main event on November 1.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103278 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/44gcnentertainmentp_32333\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_32333-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_32333-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_32333-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_32333.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103279'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the world\u2019s top poker players, Melanie Weisner, was happy to be back in South Africa and playing in Event One of the 2015 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic (EPPC), at the Theatre of Marcellus, at Emperors Palace, on Friday. The American professional, a regular at the EPPC, will be hoping for a good run in the opening \u201cNo Limit Texas Hold-Em\u201d poker tournament, so that she can collect the biggest cut of the guaranteed R1.5-million prize pool up for grabs. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/44gcnentertainmentp_28023\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_28023-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_28023-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_28023-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/44GCNENTERTAINMENTP_28023.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103280'>\n\t\t\t\tMiss Finland 2012, Sara Chafak, got right down to business after arriving in the country late last week, by playing in Event One in the Theatre of Marcellus, on Friday. Photos by: Yolanda van der Stoep\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/divan-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Divan-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Divan-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Divan-Custom.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103356'>\n\t\t\t\tWPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/dylan-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Dylan-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103357\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103357'>\n\t\t\t\tWPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/eugene-du-plessis-stellenbosch-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Eugene-du-Plessis-Stellenbosch-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103358\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103358'>\n\t\t\t\tWPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/patrice-sara-nigel-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Patrice-Sara-Nigel-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103359\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103359'>\n\t\t\t\tWPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/10\/29\/great-poker-action-at-emperors-palace\/attachment\/sara-alex-2-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/10\/Sara-Alex-2-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103360\" 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