As the day proceeds eventually some of the players have to give up their seats so we can get on with finding a winner. With 37 minutes to go in the 6th level we are down to 85 out of the days 111 entrants. The average stack is 26,100 A fairly full chip count can be found here. … [Read more...]
ANZPT Adelaide: At the bell there are still 37 in the ring
February 4, 2009 By
The first day of PokerStars sponsored ANZPT Main Event began at the SKYCITY casino in Adelaide, with 104 players sitting down for the 12:15pm "shuffle up and deal" announcement performed by Team PokerStars Pro and WSOP 2005 Champion Joe Hachem. The Adelaide casino poker room has 12 poker tables, all of which were initially in use. Players either paid … [Read more...]
ANZPT Adelaide: Broom starts to clear a space
February 4, 2009 By
In the last few levels of the tournament here in Adelaide, James Broom has started to stamp his mark on the leader board and begin to thin the field in his wake. Springing from relative obscurity, James started to produce some money results in 2006 and 2007 at CROWN casino. It was at the Melbourne championships in May 2008 that he kicked the big goal … [Read more...]
ANZPT Adelaide: Chip count at dinner
February 4, 2009 By
We started with 104 players at 12:20pm today, but the structure is very player friendly and each level is played for one hour. At the dinner break, some 60 minutes, we have completed six levels of play and the remainig entrants number 67. The next level requires a 75 ante and the blinds are 300-600. The average chip count sits just above 31,000. To … [Read more...]
ANZPT Adelaide: Train stations, churches and red wine
February 3, 2009 By
The inaugral PokerStars ANZPT - Australia New Zealand Poker Tour kicks off in the delightful capital of the Australian state of South Australia, Adelaide. Adelaide is the fifth largest city in Australia, population now officially over 1.2 million. European colonisation starting in the mid 1830s with the English looking for foreign lands in which to … [Read more...]