The opening day of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) has concluded with 40 of the 73 starters progressing to day two in the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. On a blisteringly hot Adelaide day, the best players from across the region chilled out in the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone where the day 1A field included a pair of PokerStars.net Team Australia Pros (Emad Tahtouh and Grant Levy, both of who were eliminated) along with defending ANZPT Adelaide champion Karl Krautschneider and top online performers Jonathan Karamalikis and Ben Delaney. After seven one-hour
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ANZPT Adelaide: Da Silva is da man on day 1A
Season 2
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 7 (blinds 300-600, ante 50)
8.30pm: Da Silva da winner ... eventually Steve Topakas scored a crucial double-up to 22,000 within the last seven hands of the day after he won a flip with A♥ K♠ against an opponent's 8♦ 8♣ when the dealer spread the board of 6♣ A♣ 6♠ 7♠ J♣. On the...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 6 (blinds 200-400, ante 50)
7pm: A haven from the heat After a tight start to the day, the rate of eliminations is starting to pick up as we prepare to tick into the final level of play on day 1A of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. On a stinking hot Adelaide evening, many...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 5 (blinds 150-300, ante 25)
6pm: Shop 'til you drop Accessibility to all the major tourist attractions and amenities in Adelaide is quick and easy. With Adelaide Casino located directly above the Adelaide Central Railway Station, a train, tram or bus ride will get you just about anywhere. However, walking is by far the most...more
Season 1
ANZPT Queensland: Kerr's win caps a memorable debut season
Many talked about it, but it wasn't until the first hand was dealt on a sweltering Adelaide afternoon back in February that Australia and New Zealand finally had a poker tour to call their own. The first season of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour has been run...more
ANZPT Queensland: Wick lit on latest trans-Tasman showdown
By Landon Blackhall The heads-up duel has been decided for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland Main Event, with the great trans-Tasman rivalry set to be reignited by the battle between PokerStars Qualifiers Phillip Willcocks from New Zealand and Aussie Scott Kerr. This is the first time that the two nations...more
ANZPT Queensland: Kiwi comes from the clouds
The PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland Main Event has been turned on its head with a new chip leader and two quick eliminations leaving just four players chasing the first prize of AUD $168,075. New Zealand's Phillip Willcocks has nosed ahead of Joel Dodds in the chip count, not that the...more
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