The last four days of poker have quite simply been riveting and true to form that was also the case during the heads-up battle. When the final two players started to fight it out for the title, Dinesh Alt had a huge chip lead with 7.2 million in chips going up against Dejan Divkovic's 2 million. We in the media were wondering if Divkovic had it in him to go all the way. If he did manage to take down ANZPT Sydney, he would be the first player to win...more
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ANZPT Sydney Champion, Dinesh Alt
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Season 5
ANZPT Sydney: Only Two Remain
Time has ticked well past 1.00 a.m. and we are finally down to heads-up! That's right, just two players remain in contention for the ANZPT Sydney title. Yawns can be seen by those on the rail, us in the media are still sipping coffees as the final two players have...more
ANZPT Sydney: Grinding to Five
It's been a grind, but with a few eliminations, the ANZPT Sydney Main Event is down to just five players. It's not that there hasn't been a huge amount of action at the final table, it's just that every time there is an all-in, the at-risk player seems to double....more
ANZPT Sydney: How the Tables Have Turned
When the final table began, Dejan Divkovic had a huge chip lead. That's not exaggerating. He literally had almost three times his nearest opponent and a third of the chips in play. Oh, how the tables have turned. The chip counts at the final table have now evened out and...more
Season 4
ANZPT Perth: Carlsson shows the "skillz"
After almost eight hours of play on our final table, we have crowned the ANZPT Perth Main Event champion as Mat "Skillz" Carlsson joins the likes of Tony Hachem and Grant Levy, but also becomes the first local to keep the ANZPT Perth title on home soil. Carlsson brought the...more
ANZPT Perth Final Table: Level 26 (blinds 30,000-60,000, ante 10,000)
9:50pm: Anthony Marenko eliminated in 2nd place; Mat Carlsson wins! It's all over as Mat Carlsson has been crowned the ANZPT Perth Main Event champion. It was a scramble to get to the table, but we believe that Anthony Marenko limped the button, Carlsson raised another 150,000 on top before...more
ANZPT Perth Final Table: Levels 24-25 (blinds 25,000-50,000, ante 5,000)
9:05pm: Ten-minute break 8:50pm: The choir is finding some voice In a limped pot, Anthony Marenko checked the flop of 8♠7♠3♣ over to Mat Carlsson who tossed out 80,000. Marenko responded with a check-raise to 250,000 but Carlsson came back with a re-raise of his own to 680,000. After a...more
Season 3
Jacks are better for Drake in Darwin
Adelaide... Perth... Sydney... Gold Coast... Canberra... Queenstown... Melbourne... Darwin... The 2011 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour has been an incredible ride as we've ventured to new locations, seen some amazing highlights and unearthed some of the brightest poker talent in the region. From Octavian Voegele's dominant win in Adelaide to...more
ANZPT Darwin Day 4: Levels 20-21 (blinds 8,000-16,000, ante 2,000)
Jack Drake wins ANZPT Darwin Main Event After four days of intense poker action in the "Top End" it was Queenslander Jack Drake who handled the heat the best in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event. Drake led the field for the past two days and carried that advantage all...more
ANZPT Darwin Day 4: Levels 18-19 (blinds 5,000-10,000, ante 1,000)
7:00pm: 45-minute dinner break The players are now taking a 45-minute dinner break. Play will recommence at around 7:45pm local time. Here are the approximate chip counts at the break: Brett Dannevig - 380,000 Mark Taylor - 350,000 Jack Drake - 260,000 Fotios Manolakos - 180,000 6:55pm: Dannevig takes momentum...more
Season 2
Tony Hachem wins ANZPT Player of the Year...again!
The accomplishment of winning Player of the Year on any tour is an achievement that should be a source of pride for anyone. When you're a Team PokerStars Pro (and have a target on your chest at all times) it's even more special to do it on your home turf....more
ANZPT "raps" up in Darwin with Brotha D taking the title
It was September 19th when we were in Auckland and writing in awe about the achievements of a New Zealand celebrity fondly referred to simply as "Brotha D". He'd won a celebrity poker event to qualify into the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event and had gone on to...more
ANZPT Darwin Day 4: Level 23 (blinds 12000-24000, ante 3000)
10:28pm: Luke Edwards eliminated in 2nd place; Brotha D Wins ANZPT Darwin! After Brotha D had three-bet preflop a few hands earlier, Luke Edwards decided this time to make a stand. Edwards opened to 60,000 on the button and Brotha D again popped it to 160,000. Rather than folding this...more
Season 1
ANZPT Sydney day 3: Level 22 (10,000/20,000, ante 2000) updates
8pm: Final table decided The 2010 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney Main Event final table has been decided after the elimination of two players on the same hand. Jimmy Tran's brave run with the short stack ended when he made a last stand with A♣ 3♠ against the 6♣ 6♠ of...more
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
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