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Wellington Deaf Society Poker Championship

2011 – Renee Turipa; 2012 – Darryl Alexander; 2013 – Jared Flitcroft; 2014 – Jared Flitcroft; 2015 – Jared Flitcroft; 2016 – Amber Shaw; 2018 – Ben Webb; 2019 – Tony Walton; 2020 – David McKee; 2021 – Kamau Wise; 2022 – Jared Flitcroft; 2023 – Samuel Lane; 2024 – Joe Emmanuel.

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Amber Shaw

Ben Webb

Darryl Alexander

Darryl Alexander

David McKee

Jared Flitcroft

Jared Flitcroft

Kamau Wise

Renee Turipa

Sam (Samuel) Lane

Sam (Samuel) Lane

Tony (Anthony) Walton

Tony (Anthony) Walton

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