With Van Marcus' victory in the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions, the book closes on season three of Asia-Pacific's largest and most prestigious poker tour. The APPT Tournament of Champions again attracted a world-class field, which comprised PokerStars.net Team Australia Pros Joe Hachem, Grant Levy, Tony Hachem and Eric Assadourian, The Poker Star winner Amanda De Cesare, PokerStars.net Team Nordics Pro and 2008 WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate, 2008 APPT Manila winner Van Marcus, 2009 APPT Auckland champion Simon Watt and the man nursing the biggest hangover in Sydney, new APPT Grand
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APPT Sydney: Benton puts cherry on season 3 pie
Season 3
APPT Sydney: Tournament of Champions updates
4.30pm: Van Marcus wins APPT Tournament of Champions Van Marcus is the 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions winner, earning $10,000 for his charity of choice, the Child Fund. Marcus defeated The Poker Star winner Amanda De Cesare heads-up after Marcus eliminated Joe Hachem in third. Van Marcus becomes...more
APPT Sydney: Champions, one and all
We suspect that he might not have had much sleep, but Aaron Benton will be back in the Sports Theatre at Star City Casino to complete his first duties as 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final winner. Benton will join the field for the traditional finale of the season -...more
APPT Sydney: Final table, level 29 updates
Live updates from the final table, level 29 (blinds 60,000-120,000, ante 10,000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can...more
Season 2
APPT Sydney: Rousso is the queen of hearts
Strike another one up for Team PokerStars. After Chris Moneymaker’s victory in the $1000 No Limit Hold’em event two days ago, Vanessa Rousso has taken out the PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions. ‘Lady Maverick’ was confirmed champion when APPT Grand Final winner Martin Rowe was forced make a move...more
APPT Sydney: Can Vanessa halt Martin-mania?
We’re heads-up in the PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions, with Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso a big chip leader (4:1) over new APPT Grand Final champion Martin Rowe. Players eliminated in the past hour have included Sydney young gun and 2007 APPT Macau High Roller champion in fifth. His...more
APPT Sydney: Will this be another Rowe rout?
Martin Rowe is quickly adjusting to life as a poker personality. He leads the PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions with four players remaining, and is within reach of an amazing double after winning the APPT Grand Final last night. After KOing most of the players at the final table...more
Season 1
Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 1 converage
Please see any of the links below to read our coverage from Season 1 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. APPT TOC APPT Sydney APPT High Roller APPT Macau APPT Seoul APPT Manila...more
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