Peter Matusik wins ANZPT Gold Coast! A big congratulations to Peter Matusik, winner of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event. Matusik entered this final table as the chip leader, but struggled with a bad run of cards for lengthy periods. He was frustrated, but maintained his composure to find...more

6:35pm: Ten-minute break 6:30pm: Grange finds heart The short-stacked Anthony Grange has found a double up with a perfect river to the roars of delight from the locals on the rail. Grange was all in preflop with A♥T♥ against the Q♦Q♠ of Kamel Bekhaled, but the 5♥7♥8♣ gave him hope...more

4:20pm: Ten-minute break 4:10pm: Small one for Grange After some recent eliminations, the players have settled back into their groove with quite a bit of limping and a lot of passive play. We did see one recent all in when Peter Matusik opened to 75,000 and then called the three-bet...more

2:10pm: Ten-minute break 2:00pm: Norah Greer eliminated in 9th place It took almost two hours but we finally have our first elimination of the day, and unfortunately for the Gold Coast locals, it's their favourite lady Norah Greer. After getting herself back above water, Greer moved her last 159,000 into...more

The PokerStars.net ANZPT Gold Coast produced a field of 245 players for the $2,500 Main Event. After three days of flops, check-raises and bad beats, our field has been reduced to a final table of nine. It's an interesting mix with five locals, a couple of Internationals, a previous ANZPT...more

After getting spoilt yesterday with a rather short day, we always knew we were going to have to buckle in for the long road ahead in the Jupiters Poker Room today. It was Day 3 of the ANZPT Gold Coast Main event and the objective was simple. Much like a...more

Final Table Lineup Seat 1: Kamel Bekhaled - 850,000 Seat 2: Norah Greer - 84,000 Seat 3: Paul Hockin - 674,000 Seat 4: Blain Robertson - 267,000 Seat 5: Julian Cohen - 460,000 Seat 6: Savvas Zenonos - 384,000 Seat 7: Leo Boxell - 923,000 Seat 8: Peter Matusik -...more

8:45pm: Twenty-minute break Some growling stomachs have demanded an extended break, so they've been given a twenty-minute one to grab a quick bite. 8:40pm: Matusik chews up Gorr Speaking of nicknames, we've just been told that Peter Matusik likes to be known as "Chewing Gum Pete". He'll be chewing pretty...more

6:30pm: Ten-minute break With the stalemate between the final 18 players still yet to be broken, it must be time for a break. 6:25pm: Kings collide Leo Boxell and Peter Matusik just went to war preflop but it ended rather anti-climactically as Boxell opened K♥K♠ and Matusik showed the same...more

4:10pm: Ten-minute break 4:00pm: The bubble bursts on Andrews The bubble has burst! The unfortunate bubble boy of the ANZPT Gold Coast is Danny Andrews. He was down to his last 20,000 which he moved in preflop with Q♦J♥ with Kamel Bekhaled making the call with 3♥3♦. The board bricked...more

2:00pm: Ten-minute break 1:55pm: Ivin out as Hockin extends lead Mike Ivin has been eliminated as Paul Hockin's giant-killing run continues. Ivin held pocket fours against the king-queen of Hockin as the board ran out J 3 9 2 K . As the players head for the first break of the day, Hockin is now...more

Table 5 Seat 2: Jesse McKenzie - 85600 Seat 3: Harris Pavlou - 43600 Seat 4: Sam Adams - 66900 Seat 5: Ricky Kroesen (PokerStars Qualifier) - 112300 Seat 6: Tim O'Shea - 286400 Seat 7: Zoe Chakley - 46500 Seat 8: Paul Gibson - 44900 Seat 9: Savvas Zenonos...more

It was an abbreviated day of poker, but some big stacks have emerged as Day 2 of the ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event has seen 117 players reduced to the final 52. Among them are ANZPT champions, POY leaders, Aussie Millions gold ring winners and some of the finest young...more

5:20pm: That's it! We're done! As we ticked down to our final 54 players, the call was made to play four more hands on every table and that would be enough for today. It appears that the impressive stack of Tim O'Shea is going to be good for our chip...more

4:10pm: Ten-minute break 4:05pm: Woodbine stays alive Graham Woodbine continues to fight hard with his short stack as he's landed yet another double up. He was all in with A♠Q♠ against K♦J♦ and held the advantage through the board of Q♦J♣5♣3♣T♠. Woodbine doubles to 20,000. 3:55pm: Natural nines for Tartaglia...more

2:00pm: Ten-minute break 1:55pm: Down and out Irish PokerStars qualifier Brian Downey came into day two with just 10,675 in chips so it was always going to be a tough road ahead. However he was unfortunate to be eliminated after a cruel river went against him. Downey was racing with...more

Table 4 Seat 1: Peter Matusik - 44150 Seat 2: Harris Pavlou - 26975 Seat 3: Danny Chevalier - 10425 Seat 4: David Armstrong - 31550 Seat 5: Ashton Cartwright (PokerStars Player) - 17500 Seat 6: Peter Sun - 20525 Seat 7: Luke Gladman (PokerStars Qualifier) - 25675 Seat 8:...more

There's a popular debate in modern day poker circles, and it's not about polarizing hand ranges or four-betting light. The question hot topic is...do you go hard the night before a big day of poker? Some subscribe to the theory that there is only one way to approach any evening...more

7:30pm: Day 1c is in the bag The final three hands have been dealt and the player have bagged, tagged and called it a night. It was a day for the old guard with several veterans prominent throughout the day, but in the end it was none other than Leo...more

6:20pm: Ten-minute break 6:15pm: Scarf eliminates another Andrew Scarf opened with a raise to 1,325 before Tommy Yi moved all in for a total of 5,800. Scarf made the call with A♠9♥ as Yi tabled K♥7♦ for live cards. However Scarf connected on the board of 5♦A♣J♥4♠8♦ to eliminate Yi...more