Congratulations Sammy Huang - ANZPT Canberra Main Event champion! It's great to see a local shine through as Sammy Huang has survived the interstate invasion and steamrolled his way through the final table to claim a memorable victory. Huang qualified for this event through one of the online $22+R 3xTurbo...more

5:20pm: Fifteen-minute break 5:15pm: Leigh Warne eliminated in 5th place Leigh Warne's tournament has come to an end and again Toothpick Tony was the destroyer. The chips were in preflop with Warne going with A♥Q♣ but Toothpick showed Q♠Q♥. Both players' tournaments hung in the balance, as the board ran...more

The PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra has produced a field of 134 players for the $2,200 Main Event to create a prize pool of $268,000. The nation's capital and the Casino Canberra played host to three days of intense poker action, as our field has been reduced to our final table of...more

1:20pm: David Gorr bubbles final table! Just like that our final table has been set with the dramatic elimination of Aussie Millions champ David Gorr. We caught the action from the turn on the board of Q♠6♣4♣6♦. Gorr fired 17,000 and Khiem Nguyen made the call to see the action...more

We started out nearly eleven hours ago with 76 hopefuls entering the Casino Canberra poker room in their quest for ANZPT glory. We had previous ANZPT champions, Australian poker legends and several young guns in contention. But after a day full of psychological warfare, we are left with just fifteen...more

10:30pm: We're in the money as Moussa bubbles to end the day The bubble has burst on George Moussa to leave us with fifteen very happy players. Of course Moussa wasn't so thrilled especially considering his elimination hand. Moussa opened from the cutoff to 11,000 before Tristan Bain shipped it...more

8:45pm: Ten-minute break 8:25pm: Edwards survives four barrels from Graham Jarred Graham had been running over his table but he just hit a roadblock in the form of Luke Edwards. It started with Graham min-raising to 6,000 and Edwards calling on the button. Brett Chalhoub came along in the big...more

5:45pm: One-hour dinner break Just like back home, it's 5:45pm so it must be time for dinner! We'll be taking a one-hour break before returning to battle it all the way down to our final fifteen. Heading into the dinner break it appears that Jarred Graham has snatched the chip...more

3:35pm: Ten-minute break 3:20pm: Rennie rolls on After being crippled in the early levels of the tournament on Day 1, Rennie Carnevale has shown great patience to find the double ups required to get himself back into contention. The latest double up was at the expense of Billy Jordanou. We're...more

Table 1 Seat 1: Leo Boxell (Australia) - 79,925 Seat 2: Graeme Putt (New Zealand) - 16,900 Seat 3: Khiem Nguyen (Australia) - 44,975 Seat 4: Jai Kemp (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 33,400 Seat 5: Elzabeth Thomson (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 41,125 Seat 6: Dylan Honeyman (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) -...more

A chilly Saturday afternoon saw a field of 73 players take to the felt of the Casino Canberra for Day 1b action in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event. This produced a total number of 134 entrants to create a healthy $268,000 prize pool. Amongst them today was our only...more

7:50pm: Day 1b, and Wally the Wombat, is in the bag The clock has ticked down and the players have found some chatter after surviving day one action. It looks like we'll have around 41 survivors including Team PokerStars Pro Tony Hachem who made it through the day with 18,150....more

6:40pm: Ten-minute break 6:30pm: Scarf gets a present Accumulating chips in a poker tournament is about making the right reads, solid plays and getting a little lucky. If you're Andrew Scarf, it also involves accepting gifts. Christmas came early for Scarf when he raised 5,000 more on a flop of...more

4:30pm: Ten-minute break 4:25pm: Double for Xu Qi Xu is a blogger's delight and a quiet achiever on the ANZPT tour. With three cashes from limited appearances last season, Xu finished in the top 20 in the POTY race. He's just found a handy double up here in Canberra to...more

2:20pm: Ten-minute break 2:10pm: Keep on boxing It's been an amazing year so far for leaping Leo Boxell. After an Aussie Millions gold ring and a final table at the ANZPT Gold Coast, Boxell picked up yet another final table in New Zealand before making his way to this event...more

Stretching to every mainland state and territory in the country, the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour offers players more than just a poker tournament. It's the opportunity to visit somewhere new, and experience something different. Canberra is not your typical tourist destination, so for many, the chance to visit...more

7:55pm: That's all she wrote The final hands have been dealt on Day 1a of the ANZPT Canberra. The players have bagged up their chips and headed across the room to Galaxy nightclub as the ANZPT Player's Party kicks off. We'll have some loose ends to tie up here before...more

6:45pm: Ten-minute break 6:40pm: Voegele back in business Octavian Voegele has doubled up again to now be back in good shape here at the ANZPT Canberra. As Voegele recalled to us, holding pocket kings he raised to 5,000 over a table full of limpers, only to see Angelo Scicchitano move...more

4:35pm: Ten-minute break 4:20pm: Broom likes being the bully James Broom has a habit of accumulating chips. He's one of the most aggressive and fearless players in the country, and already today he's off to a fast start in a rare ANZPT appearance. Facing a raise to 550, Broom made...more

2:25pm: Ten-minute break 2:20pm: Toothpick double trouble In a battle of the blinds, Toothpick Tony and George Moussa went to war with the last chips in on the turn on a board of T♣T♠5♣7♠. Moussa bet 15,000 which was enough to put Kambouroglou all in, and after a few moments...more