21Nov
Coral Sprint No. 14
Turbo No-Limit Hold'em · Pacific Empress · 240 seats · A$ 95 entry incl. dinner
41 seats
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The season
Every evening currently on the calendar
Public tournament nights, themed casino evenings and members-only salon dates — all departing Brisbane International Cruise Terminal unless noted. Tables book out three to six weeks ahead; waitlists open the day a sailing fills.
Tournament schedule
The next eight weeks
29Nov
Monte Carlo Whites
Themed casino night · Coral Duchess · full floor · A$ 140 incl. cocktail hour
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06Dec
The December Salon
Members & guests only · Whitsunday Star · 24 seats · nomination via club desk
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13Dec
The Bounty Hunter
Every player carries a bounty · Pacific Empress · 320 seats · A$ 110 entry
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31Dec
New Year's on the Water
NYE casino gala + fireworks · Pacific Empress · 600 seats · A$ 290 all-inclusive
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17Jan
Summer Deepstack
Slow structure, 40-minute levels · Coral Duchess · 180 seats · A$ 120 entry
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The Salon
Games that never make the poster
Once a month, the glass-walled salon on Whitsunday Star closes to the public calendar. Twenty-four seats, nominated by members, dealt by our senior crew. The guest list is the game.
- Deep-stack formats agreed by the table, not the poster
- Private cashier, dedicated dealer, cellar service
- Biometric entry — the door knows the list
Themed nights
Three evenings with a dress code
Monte Carlo Whites
White dress, brass accents, roulette wheels between the card tables. The chandelier comes out of storage for this one.
29 Nov · Coral DuchessHavana on the Tide
Dominoes on the aft deck, rum flights, a salsa band and a poker room that smells faintly of cedar.
21 Feb · Pacific EmpressNoir: The Late Game
Low light, jazz quartet, black felt. The room runs on whispers and the occasional gasp at the river.
14 Mar · Whitsunday Star
Runway on deck
When the promenade becomes a catwalk
Twice a season we clear the promenade for fashion — local designers show resort collections with the wake as a backdrop, then the poker floor opens for a tournament dressed to match.
Lighting rig over water
Nordlight's outdoor-rated show system
Press positions
Reserved pit for photographers
The finale
Fired from a barge, watched from the rail
Big nights end with light. A licensed pyrotechnics barge holds station off the stern while the winner lifts the trophy — six minutes of show, visible from every deck.
Maritime-licensed crew
Wind-window
protocol
Scored to
the final hand
After the last hand
The sky deck stays open
Busted players don't go home — they go up. DJs on the upper deck, the late bar open until docking, and a quiet lounge below for the finalists still counting chips.
Resident DJs
Late galley menu
Quiet lounge
Sunrise coffee on the bow
The leaderboard
A season, not a single night
Every public tournament feeds the Southern Seas ladder. Points follow the player across the season — top sixteen at the winter break take seats at the Admiral's Invitational, free.
| # | Player | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Delacroix | 2,410 |
| 2 | M. Yamada | 2,205 |
| 3 | S. O'Brien | 1,980 |
| 4 | K. Nair | 1,760 |
Qualifiers
Win your seat before you pay for it
Monthly satellite evenings run at partner venues in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Top three at each take a berth on the next flagship tournament — buy-in covered, dinner included.
Find a satellite12
Satellites this season
36
Free seats awarded
3
Partner cities
Public tournament nights sell individual seats — one
ticket, one stack, dinner included. Private charters book
by the vessel; the contacts form handles both.
By nomination. Captain's Club members hold two guest
nominations per season, and the club desk reviews requests
against the month's field. A track record on the public
ladder is the fastest path in.
Constantly — December especially. Waitlists open
automatically when a sailing fills, and roughly a third of
waitlisted guests get the call when payment windows lapse.
Yes — a block of 40+ seats converts a public evening into
a semi-private section with its own leaderboard and
trophies. Ask about the corporate overlay on any scheduled
date.