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 levels, PokerStars Qualifier Bruno Da
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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
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 4 (blinds 100-200, ante 25)
4.45pm: And now the rematch Steve "The Big Show" Topakas has pegged one back for the Victorians, doubling up to around the starting stack of 20,000 through South Australian Mish Blanusa. Having seen fellow Victorian Tony Paino eliminated after running kings into aces, Topakas had the aces this time, tabling...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 3 (blinds 100-200)
3.30pm: Size matters PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Emad Tahtouh just announced that he is chip leader - based purely on quantity. Tahtouh has moved past the 100-chip mark, totalling 15,300. However his tablemate Andrew Hinrichsen is not far behind with 78 chips, but the value is much higher (68,300). This...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 2 (blinds 75-150)
2.45pm: Boxell bows out It's unusual to see too many players so early in a tournament, and even stranger to see two depart on the same hand so it was with dismay that we watched a huge hand between Andrew Hinrichsen, Leo Boxell and another opponent with the board reading...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Day 1A, level 1 (blinds 50-100)
1.15pm: 75, and counting ANZPT head honcho Danny McDonagh has indicated that players face a maximum of seven and a half one-hour levels today, with a start bank of 20,000. The current tally of entrants for day 1A is at 75. The structure for today's play is: Level 1: 50/100...more
ANZPT Adelaide: Sun rises on season two
Welcome to season two of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) from Adelaide, the most populous city of South Australia. It's another stunning summer's morning but with the mercury tipped to top 100°F (38°C), we're looking forward to taking our seats on media row in the cool...more
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