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7.15pm: Andrew Scarf eliminated in 2nd place, Rennie Carnevale wins the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event title The bulldozer ride of Rennie Carnevale continued in the heads-up duel as he crushed Andrew Scarf into submission to capture the 2010 PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event title and the first prize of...more

5.30pm: Scarf scarring the opposition After those two quick eliminations, Andrew Scarf remains at the head of the chip count on 1.7 million but Octavian Voegele's KO of Billy "The Croc" Argyros has elevated him to second chip position on 900,000. Dan Neilson is next on 790,000 million, with...more

4.30pm: Benton leads the cheers Rennie Carnevale was in the audience at Star Casino in Sydney when Aaron Benton won the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final. A well-refreshed Benton is returning the favour here today, leading the support crew for fellow Wollongong resident Carnevale as he continues his steady...more

It took exactly seven hours of play to decide the first final table for season two of the PokerStars.net ANZPT after the ANZPT Adelaide Main Event field was slashed from 37 to nine. PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Eric Assadourian was the unfortunate final table bubble player collecting $10,310 for...more

8.40pm: Assadourian out in 10th, final table decided Just a tick into level 21, the final table for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event was decided with the elimination of PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Eric Assadourian. He was all-in for 101,000 with K♥ J♠, but needed help against the...more

6.30pm: Scarf sets the pace Eliminations have come in fits and spurts all day, and we're back in the doldrums as players carefully pick their way up the pay scale. The remaining 15 players are guaranteed $9020, but all eyes are focussed on the first prize of $165,900 and...more

A short but wonderfully entertaining day two has concluded at Adelaide Casino with 37 players through to "moving day" in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. After starting with 122 players, action started slowly but by mid-afternoon, the rate of eliminations skyrocketed. By day's end, Raemin "Jake the Moose"...more

7pm: Moussa flushed late in the day George Moussa scored an amazing double-up in the last few hands of the day through fellow Aussie Andy Kemmler. Moussa had his money in the middle pre-flop with A♦ Q♠, and found himself against Kemmler's A♥ Q♣. It looked to be a...more

5.45pm: First shout for railbirds It's beer o'clock here at Adelaide Casino, with the 9-5ers out in force for a night on the tables after a long week in the office. But the remaining 53 players in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event still have 90 minutes until they...more

Table 1 Seat 1: Andrew Scarf (Australia) 54,600 Seat 2: Peter Chapman (Australia) 19,975 Seat 3: Billy Argryos (Australia) 60,525 Seat 4: George Boulos (Australia) 58,200 Seat 5: Rennie Carnivale (Australia) PokerStars Player 55,550 Seat 6: Adam Lux (Australia) 21,425 Seat 7: Adalberto Orrigo (Australia) 17,775 Seat 9: Julian...more

The line-up for day two of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event has been finalised after a torrid seven hours of play in Adelaide Casino's Poker Zone. While the city experienced a reprieve from the heat that had propelled the mercury over 40°C, the action was plenty fierce as...more

8pm: Tran's catching a tram Melbourne's Trung Tran had enjoyed an uneventful day on a table that included Australian Poker Hall of Famer Billy "The Croc" Argyros and PokerStars Team Australia Pro Tony Hachem but finally succumbed to Naz Sibahi in the last few hands of the day. In...more

The Grandstand Bar adjacent to the Poker Zone at Adelaide Casino is doing brisk business as players dissect the finer points of the day after the second flight of day one in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event. The 66 players who took their seat at the start of...more

8.15pm: Dunst drops in final stages In the last few hands before the end of the day, Tony bond18 Dunst and Andrew luckychewy Lichtenberger battled all the way on a board that fell K♣ 8♠ 6♣ 2♥ Q♣. Dunst checked to Lichtenberger on the river, who fired out a...more

7pm: Eric's back on top Heading into the final break on day 1B of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Adelaide Main Event, Eric Assadourian has regained the chip lead and takes a stack of 85,000 into the final hour. Narrowly trailling the PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro are Mike Watson (67,500), George...more

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...more

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

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