Shane Warne’s son Jackson led celebrity faces at a poker event in honour of his late father on Monday evening.
Jackson, 24, is ambassador for the Warne Celebrity Bounty Event in Sydney, which featured notable participants such as Brendan Fevola and Alex Fevola, Campbell Brown, Willie Mason, Steven Baker, Jeff Fenech, and John Steffensen.
Melbourne entrepreneur Tony Hachem organised the event in tribute to the late cricketer, who was an avid poker player.
In August, Hachem successfully secured a highly profitable multi-million dollar deal that made him the primary shareholder of the Australian Poker Tour (APT) through his company, Hachem Management Group.
The special tournament pays tribute to Shane Warne, and with a generous prize pool of $1.5 million, the event spans eight nights during the ATP National Poker Championships season 6 final.
Shane Warne ‘s son Jackson (pictured) led celebrity faces at a poker event in honour of his late father on Monday evening
In addition to organising the event, Tony Hachem, his brother Joe, and sons Daniel and Anthony will participate in the Hachem Deepstack tournament.
‘Jackson is the face of it all and we want to turn tournament poker players into superstars,’ Hachem said.
One of Tony Hachem’s goals is to shift the public perception of tournament poker away from being viewed solely as gambling.
Jackson, 24, is ambassador for the Warne Celebrity Bounty Event in Sydney. Pictured with late father Shane
The Warne Celebrity Bounty Event will feature other notable participants such as Brendan Fevola and Alex Fevola, Campbell Brown, Willie Mason, Steven Baker, Jeff Fenech, and John Steffensen
He also has ambitions to free the game from the limitations of casino settings.
Hachem is determined to promote poker as a legitimate sport and sees the potential for televised coverage as well as media and venue partnerships.
His insights stem from his own background as a former Australian Pokerstars Team Pro and his achievement as the back-to-back ANZPT Player of the Year in 2010-2011.
Melbourne entrepreneur Tony Hachem organised the event in tribute to the late cricketer, who was an avid poker player
Shane Warne was found unresponsive in his villa in Thailand at about 5.15pm on Friday, March 4, 2022 and was later pronounced dead aged 52. An autopsy showed the sports star died of natural causes, with a suspected heart attack believed to be the cause of death
Hachem claims he was inspired by cricket legend Warne in this new venture, as the sporting legend became increasingly involved in poker after retiring from cricket.
‘It was Warnie who first planned the idea of the poker venture in my mind,’ the entrepreneur said.
Warne was found unresponsive in his villa in Thailand at about 5.15pm on Friday, March 4, 2022 and was later pronounced dead aged 52.
An autopsy showed the sports star died of natural causes, with a suspected heart attack believed to be the cause of death.
He was later farewelled in a state memorial service at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Jackson spoke about his father’s death on Instagram.
He described him as ‘truly the best father and best mate anyone could’ve asked for’.
He also shared a number of other loving tributes on the social media platform.
Jackson spoke about his father’s death on Instagram. He described him as ‘truly the best father and best mate anyone could’ve asked for’. He also shared a number of other loving tributes on the social media platform
