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1:30pm: Break time Just before the break we lost Ian Parnell in 29th place. He moved all in with [ad][jc] against the [qh][kd] of Liam O'Rourke. Parnell flopped a jack on the flop of [jd][3c][8c], but the [th] turn and [9h] river gave O'Rourke a running straight to take it down and jump to 225,000. 28 players remain. 1:25pm: Here come the bustouts Following … [Read more...]

It was a nervous night for 42 people on the Gold Coast last evening. Some would've slept better than others. But some would've had a restless night as they think of a strategy to avoid being one of the ten casualties on day three of play that will go home with nothing but a story to tell the folks back home. Welcome back to Jupiters Hotel and Casino … [Read more...]

Poker players can be a strangely superstitious lot. Many own a lucky card protector, some wear their lucky cap at every event, while some players have been known to re-wear the same clothes over and over for the duration of the tournament to avoid the wrath of lady luck. If there's ever a day where those superstitions make any sense, it would have … [Read more...]

5:50pm: Break The players are now taking their last ten-minute break of the day. When they return, we'll play just one more level before we call it a night. 5:38pm: Steicke takes out Watson Andrew Watson won't be able to replicate his runner-up finish in Queenstown as he's just been eliminated from the ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event. Watson moved … [Read more...]

3:40pm: Ten-minute break 3:35pm: Kittos doubles Chris Kittos was all in for his tournament life with [7c][7h] against the [as][qh] of Wayne Hockey. The race was short-lived as Kittos spiked a set on the board of [7d][8c][9h][8h][5s] to double up to 45,000. 3:25pm: Moussa crashes and burns It wasn't long ago that we were writing about George Moussa … [Read more...]

1:30pm: Break 1:22pm: Gray climbing ANZPT Canberra champion Jason Gray is on the move after coming into the day with a below average stack. He got his day going when his [jd][js] held up against Koudai Suzuki's [tc][th] when the board was spread [6s][kh][9s][4s][5h]. Arguably Australia's most consistent player of the last decade, Gray is heading … [Read more...]

The Gold Coast is renowned for being a fun, family holiday destination with its expansive beaches, sports activities and of course, the theme parks. There's six of them sprinkled only a short drive from Surfers Paradise and many poker players were heard to be enjoying themselves yesterday on the thrills of "The Cyclone", "Wipeout", "The Claw", "The … [Read more...]

It was a day that brought with it a lot of expectations. And after eight levels of frantic action, you would have to say that those expectations were met. Last night we knew we were in for a big day as the whispers surfaced of a likely capacity field. The "full house" sign was out very early this morning as the Jupiters Poker Room was jumping when … [Read more...]

It was a day that brought with it a lot of expectations. And after eight levels of frantic action, you would have to say that those expectations were met. Last night we knew we were in for a big day as the whispers surfaced of a likely capacity field. The "full house" sign was out very early this morning as the Jupiters Poker Room was jumping when … [Read more...]

8:15pm: A few late stumbles The final five hands provided a couple of rough moments for Karl Krautschneider and David Steicke to finish the day. Krautschneider got himself into trouble in a button versus big blind battle against Dominic Coombe. With all the chips in preflop, Krautschneider held king-queen but he ran into Coombe's pocket aces which … [Read more...]