Judge praises offender for lifestyle changes through Pūwhakamua course
5 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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Stephanie Arthur-Worsop is the Rotorua Daily Post s News Directorstephanie.worsop@nzme.co.nzTheDailyPost
Joseph Herbert thought his life would never be anything more than a revolving door of violence and imprisonment. And following his last bout of abuse, his former partner of 11 years realised if she stayed with him, he would kill her.
But after a year on the Pūwhakamua programme, designed and run by reformed crime boss Billy Macfarlane, Herbert is on the right path for the first time in his life.
His rare success story was last week praised by Rotorua District Court judge Tony Snell who said it was not often he saw somebody take so many significant strides in the right direction as [Herbert] has in the past 12 months .
World Series of Poker player booted from final table after positive COVID-19 test Print this article
A top poker player who made it to the final table of the biggest poker tournament in the world was sent packing after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Poker professional Upeshka De Silva was disqualified from this year’s World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold em after navigating his way through a United States-only field of 705. The winner took home over $1 million.
Caesars Entertainment, the host of the tournament, confirmed in a statement that one of the final nine players in the tournament was removed from the game, given ninth place, and awarded $98,813 for his performance due to coronavirus protocols.
Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 | Written by Renee
The finalists for the US leg of the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event met again on December 28 at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to play down to a winner, but only eight of them were able to compete at the live final table as one player had been disqualified for testing positive for COVID-19.
Upeshka De Silva was not allowed to participate in the domestic final table after his latest COVID-19 test yielded a positive result. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner was reportedly disqualified just hours prior to the start of the final action.
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