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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

The race for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event title has been turned on its head after the elimination of four players in quick succession. First out was David Bradford, who committed his short stack with A♥ T♦ against John Pye's A♦ 9♠. A nine in the window was...more

Queenstown has turned on a spectacular day - brilliant sunshine reflecting off the lake and surrounding snow-capped mountains, only the slightest breeze and just a hint of frost in the air - for the finale to the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. Yesterday, 92 players took their seats...more

John Guthrie is the chip leader heading into the final day of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event after a dramatic end to day two at SKYCITY Casino. The local winery owner and property developer holds more than 20 per cent of the chips in play (more than 650,000...more

The flow of eliminations has slowed to a trickle coming up to the start of level 13 (1200/2400 with a 400 ante) late on day two in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. The remaining players have just been condensed into three tables of nine (thanks to former Queenstown...more

ANZPT commish Danny McDonagh is known as one of the most innovative and dynamic tournament directors in the poker world, but we reckon he's almost outdone himself with tomorrow's schedule for day two of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. Must be the alpine air! After four day one...more

All the numbers are in for the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event, with a total field of 134 players having been reduced to 91 after four day one flights. Those players are fighting for a share of NZD $303,750, with the winner taking home just over NZD $88,000...more

The day two line-up for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event has almost been decided with less than 90 minutes remaining on day 1D. Players started with 20,000 in chips and have five one-hour levels scheduled: Level 1: 50/100 Level 2: 75/150 Level 3: 100/200 Level 4: 100/200 (ante...more

The chips may be bagged up for the evening in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event, but things are just heating up at SKYCITY Casino. Media and guests have started to arrive for this evening's celebrity event, with local luminaries including TV personality and SKYCITY Auckland poker ambassador Brooke...more

The battle for the ANZPT Overall Points title has just taken a dramatic turn with the elimination of leader Chris Levick midway through level four on day 1C of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. Levick, who won the ANZPT Melbourne title, busted out in brutal circumstances when he...more

One of the travel options available to players here for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown main Event is a day trip to Milford Sound, a 15-kilometre long fjord situated about 45 minutes' flight to the west of Queenstown. With its soaring cliffs, waterfalls tumbling hundreds of feet, snow-capped peaks and...more

The final drops of rain fell on a wet and woolly Otago day just as players started to leave SKYCITY Casino for the evening after day 1B of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. The day 1B field of 35 was whittled down to 28 after five one-hour levels,...more

For a country of 4.3 million people, New Zealand has made a surprising number of contributions to popular culture, but arguably the best known is the bungy jump. The man whose name is indelibly linked to bungy jumping, AJ Hackett, teamed up with fellow speed skier Henry van Asch...more

Players continue to arrive for a taste of alpine adventure before taking their seats in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. PokerStars Sponsored player and 2006 Aussie Millions champ Lee "Final Table" Nelson just popped in to check on proceedings. Nelson (who coincidentally lives in a town called Nelson...more

After a very civilised five one-hour levels, day 1A has been completed in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event - the first major tournament to be played in this idyllic resort town, deep in New Zealand's South Island. A total of 27 players were registered for day 1A, with...more

The sun has started to slip behind Bob's Peak, the statuesque peak that overlooks Queenstown. Not only is 2400-foot Bob's Peak home to the Skyline Gondola (steepest) in the southern hemisphere, it is home to the heart-stopping Ledge Bungy. There are bigger bungy jumps in the region, but this...more

What a contrast - after covering the 2009 WSOP Main Event and single-day fields of almost 3000 players, following the 23 players in action on day 1A of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queenstown Main Event is very refreshing. It's more like a home game atmosphere - introductions have been made,...more