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10.45pm: Jason Gray wins ANZPT Canberra, John Maklouf eliminated in second place And just like that, it's all over - after some fine post-flop play, the deciding hand was a pre-flop clash of Jason Gray's 4♠ 4♣ against the A♠ 3♦ of John Maklouf. Gray shoved all-in after Maklouf...more

7.10pm: Anyone's title John Maklouf has taken off the gloves and become the aggressor as the difference in the three stacks narrows. Jason Gray made it 73,000 before the flop, Maklouf called and the flop fell 4♦ 7♠ 7♥. Gray bet 75,000, Maklouf called and the turn came T♣....more

3.45pm: Andrew Scarf eliminated in fifth place, $19,005 Michael Chon now holds more than two-thirds of the chips in play after dispatching Andrew Scarf to the rail. It was Scarf's A♠ 5♣ against the Q♦ Q♠ of Chon, with the board T♥ 3♦ T♣ 9♣ 4♣ bringing no favours...more

10.50pm: Gray's queens dethrone Bower We're ticking down to the end of day two, with 15 players aiming for one of nine spots at tomorrow's PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event final table. Brad Bower won't be joining them after missing a straight draw with his 3-4 on a board...more

6.30pm: Table for 29 Ticking down to the end of the sixth level of the day and the dinner break, the ANZPT Canberra field has been reduced to 29 after the departure of Andrew Cabot (31st) and PokerStars Qualifier Leo Spanos in successive hands. ANZPT Queenstown champion Scott Kerr...more

3.30pm: Halfway there There are 44 players in the hunt for a slice of the $362,000 prizepool, just 23 spots short of the money. More than half of the 90 players who took their seats at the start of day two have been eliminated. The chip average is more...more

Canberra's return to the national poker scene has been confirmed with a highly impressive field of 181 players entering the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event. They've created a prizepool of $362,000 with the winner assured $95,930. The tournament area at Casino Canberra was packed to near capacity today...more

Table draw and seating allocation for day 2 of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event at Casino Canberra, ACT Table 1 Seat 1: Antony Kanaan (Australia) 36200 Seat 2: Michael Matthews (Australia) 24600 Seat 3: Chris Kittos (Australia) 30000 Seat 4: Bruce Hall (Australia) 17400 Seat 5: Selina Bodel...more

8.30pm: And the lucky winner is ... ANZPT commissioner Danny McDonagh has declared five hands to play on day 1B of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event. It's looks as if we'll have around 90 players in action tomorrow. 8.10pm: Mike check There's action aplenty on the Casino Canberra...more

The doors are open at the Galaxy Nightclub here at Casino Canberra for the "official" celebration of poker's long-awaited return to the Australian capital. Day 1A of the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Canberra Main Event marked the first time a major poker tournament had been played here since 2002, and...more

8.30pm: Rick rolled Ricky Kroesen's hopes of successive ANZPT cashes have taken a serious hit late on day 1A after copping what could best be described as a "life beat". His opponent bet 2500 on a flop of J-10-3, Kroesen made it 10,000 and his opponent called. The turn...more

6.15pm: Six down, two to go The clock is ticking down to the final break of the day, with players facing two more hours of play before calling it a night on a highly successful opening to the ANZPT Canberra Main Event. Friday night means the bar is pumping...more