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It was September 19th when we were in Auckland and writing in awe about the achievements of a New Zealand celebrity fondly referred to simply as "Brotha D". He'd won a celebrity poker event to qualify into the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event and had gone on to...more

10:28pm: Luke Edwards eliminated in 2nd place; Brotha D Wins ANZPT Darwin! After Brotha D had three-bet preflop a few hands earlier, Luke Edwards decided this time to make a stand. Edwards opened to 60,000 on the button and Brotha D again popped it to 160,000. Rather than folding this...more

9:35pm: Fifteen-minute break 9:30pm: Good time for a break for Edwards In a hand that stretched into the scheduled break, Brotha D has taken another nice pot from Luke Edwards to leave the young gun in trouble when he returns from the break. Brotha D limped from the button before...more

It was a day that ebbed and flowed but one that Team PokerStars Pro Tony Hachem will be more than satisfied with as he sits down this evening to enjoy the lemon chicken and a refreshing ale at the Dragon Court Chinese restaurant at SKYCITY Darwin Casino. While Hachem will...more

8:08pm: Daniel Laidlaw is the bubble boy as Tony Hachem wins ANZPT Player of the Year! It's all over here for Day 3 action from the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event. While twelve players are celebrating making the money, it's Daniel Laidlaw who becomes the unfortunate bubble boy. Laidlaw moved...more

7:20pm: Fifteen-minute break The end of that level didn't produce any major clashes as all fourteen players have survived to the next break. Tim English and Bruno Portaro are splashing around, Trevor Potts has raised with kings and queens but got no action, while Tony Hachem is continuing to lay...more

For many years, the Northern Territory was well known as one of the only locations in the world where there were no speed restrictions on its roads. That's right, with hundreds of kilometres between outback towns, it was perfectly legal to speed along as fast as you wanted to. Of...more

5:50pm: That's a wrap It was a crazy end to the day but we've reached the end to Day 2 of play here at the ANZPT Darwin Main Event. 32 players will return tomorrow to battle it down to the final table. Our chip leader is Byron Henderson who ended...more

4:50pm: Fifteen-minute break 4:35pm: Edelstein doubles through English Morry Edelstein has found a double through our chip leader Tim English. Edelstein moved his last 16,200 in preflop with A♥T♦ as English made the call holding J♣J♦. The board landed 4♦4♠3♣A♦Q♦ to pair up Edelstein's ace for a double up to...more

Another day one flight of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event is in the books. It was the third and final opportunity for players to take a shot at ANZPT glory, and with the rains lurking above Darwin today it was the perfect day for some poker. With 32 players...more

6:05pm: Play concludes That's a wrap from Day 1C of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event. 24 of our original 33 entrants have survived the day and will return tomorrow as all players will be together in the SKYCITY Casino for the first time. The story of the day is...more

4:55pm: Ten-minute break 4:50pm: Big slick for Maklouf With the flop reading 7♣K♣8♦ Matthew Spratt checked to John Maklouf who fired a bet of 1,300. Spratt called and the 5♦ hit the turn. Again Spratt quickly checked to Maklouf who tossed out another 3,000. Spratt again made the call and...more

Another five levels have been played out on the felt of the SKYCITY Darwin Casino with 22 of the original 31 Day 1b entrants surviving to see another day. We only saw nine casualties with Nick Putt the first to hit the rail, with other notables Rennie Carnevale and Michael...more

6:05pm: Day 1b is in the books That's a wrap from Day 1b of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event. It looks like the UK's Anthony Flanagan will bag up the largest stack of the day with around 74,000, ahead of Clint Dixon (66,000) and Daniel Laidlaw (52,000) as 22...more

4:50pm: Fifteen-minute break 4:40pm: Two more bite the dust We've just lost another two players as the speed of eliminations seems to be a little quicker than what we saw yesterday. First to go was Daniel Heidekorn who lost a race with his A♣K♠ against the T♣T♦ of Jason Lambert....more

After a fast and furious five levels of play, Day 1A of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event has come to a close. We only saw ten eliminations in that five hours of play as our field of 36 players was reduced to just 26 who will return on Thursday...more

6:10pm: That's a wrap! After a whirlwind five levels of play, we're done on Day 1A of the PokerStars.net ANZPT Darwin Main Event. 26 players have survived the day with young gun Andrew Hinrichsen steamrolling his way to 73,026 in chips and our Day 1A chip lead. His nearest rivals...more

4:55pm: Ten-minute break 4:50pm: Flatting and chopping the nuts Another bizarre hand has seen Michael O'Grady and Peter Talias chopping with the nuts as Agi Agapitos was the player stuck in the middle. We caught the action on the turn with Agapitos firing a bet of 1,000 from the big...more