Lucky number 23! Shane Warne’s friends and family honor the late king of spins by hosting a poker night in Melbourne
Shane Warne’s friends and family gathered in Melbourne last week for a night of poker in honor of the late Spin King and his favorite card game.
The fun night was held at Shane’s former home in luxurious St Kilda, with guests including Shane’s 23-year-old son Jackson and his friends Tony Hachem, Harvey Silver and Luke Tunnecliffe.
The card tables were emblazoned with the number 23 in honor of Warne and a large photo of the late Spin King was framed on the wall of the sports bar.
Shane Warne’s friends and family gathered in Melbourne last week for a night of poker in honor of the late Spin King and his favorite card game. Pictured: Shane’s son Jackson (top row, fifth from right) with friends
Professional poker player Tony Hachem said the lively evening was the perfect tribute to Shane.
“It’s fitting to have a poker room in that complex and playing table number 23, it felt like Shane was in the room,” he told the outlet. herald sun.
He added: ‘It was an opportunity for us to come together and remember Shane and support Jackson. He loved his poker nights.
The fun night was held at Shane’s former home in luxurious St Kilda, with guests including Shane’s 23-year-old son Jackson and his friends Tony Hachem, Harvey Silver and Luke Tunnecliffe. Shane playing poker in 2015
Last year, Shane’s son Jackson vowed to carry on his late father’s legacy by winning big at poker games.
The Australian cricketer died aged 52 of a heart attack on March 4 last year while on vacation in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Jackson recalled in July how he played poker with his father four years ago at the World Series of Poker championship in Las Vegas, before revealing that he will compete in the 2022 tournament in Shane’s honor.
The card tables were emblazoned with the number 23 in honor of Warne and a large photo of the late Spin King was framed on the wall of the sports bar.
“This trip four years ago,” the SAS Australia star captioned an Instagram photo of Shane in a hoodie and sunglasses during his trip to Las Vegas in 2018.
Jackson continued: ‘This [coming] The trip was meant to be my first time playing in the WSOP main event with my best friend and my father.
I miss you so much and I wish you were here playing with me. I’ll make you proud and get the [money emoji].’
He previously praised his father for introducing him to the world of poker.
‘I’ve been playing poker since I was young and [Shane] He taught me how to play because we’ve been on planes, you don’t have a lot of space, so you take a deck of cards and play,” he told Daily Mail Australia in 2020.
Professional poker player (pictured) Tony Hachem said the lively evening was the perfect tribute to Shane.
Last year, Shane’s son Jackson vowed to carry on his late father’s legacy by winning big at poker.