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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

The title of Australian poker capital has been shipped around numerous cities over the past 30 years. It started at Australia's first casino in Hobart, Tasmania, then settled in Adelaide during the late 1980s and 1990s, briefly adopted Canberra before setting up shop in Melbourne. However, a new challenger...more

We're down to the final two in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney Main Event, with Lisa Walsh narrowly trailing Paren Arzoomanian for the title. Chris Kittos busted in fourth spot after he came out on the wrong end of a race against Walsh. It was 3♣ 3♥ against A♥ K♠...more

The concept of poker tourism will never be the same after the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown. It's safe to say that not a single visitor to this stunning alpine town, nestled deep in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, has failed to sample at least one of...more

The chase for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event crown is down to the final two after Glenn Maiden and Mark Walker were eliminated in third and fourth positions respectively. Walker, a 28-year-old machine operator from Cambridge on New Zealand's North Island, pushed all-in with 5♣ 3♣ on a...more

Andrew Hinrichsen's charge towards the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event title retains the momentum of an avalanche after claiming the scalp of Steve Smith. The 21-year-old from Melbourne, who qualified for this event on PokerStars, made a ballsy call on the flop of J♦ 4♦ T♠ with Q♦ 9♦...more

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

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

By Landon Blackhall Level 21: It took most of the level for the next elimination with the hopes of a local player winning the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland title ending. Danny Joukhadar kept his hopes of a top-three finish in the overall points title alive when he took out...more

The history of Aussie poker is intrinsically linked with Crown Casino. The nation's largest gaming property has been the backdrop for some of the pivotal moments in local poker folklore. From the first Australasian Championships back in 1998 (played as a $1000 buy-in Limit Hold'em event) to the first...more

Level 23: 15,000/30,000 (ante 3000): It must have been the chilli - things have moved at an incredible pace since players returned from the dinner break with three players hitting the rail during level 23 of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Melbourne event. In a mad start to the evening session,...more

Level 22: 12,000/24,000 (ante 3000): Like a heavyweight title fight, there have been plenty of body shots and just one KO blow during the final level before the dinner break on the final table of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Melbourne at Crown. Heath Chick made a significant move when he...more

Karl Krautschneider with the money, the hand, the chips and the trophy Melbourne-based Karl Krautschneider has taken the title for the inaugural PokerStars.net ANZPT event at the SKYCITY Casino in Adelaide. Karl rarely let the lead slip at any time on the final table, eliminating most of the other eight...more

His hand made a flush, and now Aussie Karl Krautschneider - who got here for just $33 in a PokerStars qualifier - is flush with cash after winning the first ANZPT event in Adelaide. The seven of clubs, a card he will remember for a long time, made his flush...more

Down to the final two Karl Krautschneider has been eliminating most of the players from this final table and has therefore commanded the majority of the chips. Tony managed to close that gap slightly by busting Daniel. Here's where they stood at that point: Karl Krautschneider, Aus, PokerStars qualifier, 2,454,000...more