Local face Paul "The Virus" Ravesi has finally arrived well into level three. He joins an already spirited table one that includes Sam Khouiss and Mike "Timex" McDonald. Ravesi sat down to examine what late fees he'd paid in blinds, but quickly noted that he seemed to be in a...more

Day one flight two of Adelaide's ANZPT main event has started quietly. It is as if today's players are the contemplative sort as opposed to yesterday's field which was dominated by local casino satellite qualifiers, 60 in total out of a field of 104. Scanning the room I can see...more

The first day of the PokerStars-sponsored ANZPT Main Event began at the SKYCITY casino in Adelaide today, with 104 players sitting down for the 12:15pm "shuffle up and deal" performed by Team PokerStars Pro and WSOP 2005 Champion Joe Hachem. All 12 tables of the Adelaide casino poker room were...more

In the last few levels here in Adelaide, James Broom has begun to put his mark on the leader board, thinning the field in his process.Springing from relative obscurity Broom produced some good results in 2006 and 2007 at CROWN casino.  It was at the  Melbourne championships in May last...more

Before most poker tournaments you'll usually find players milling about outside the tournament area, discussing the game, the occasional bad beat, passing time before taking their seats and dropping any hint of camraderie. It's no different on the first floor of the SKYCITY Adelaide casino today. Old stagers mix with...more

The inaugural PokerStars ANZPT - Australia New Zealand Poker Tour - will soon be kicking off in  the delightful capital of the state of South Australia, Adelaide. The fifth largest city in Australia, the citiy's population is now officially over 1.2 million divided by the Torrens river which split this...more