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 for Day 2 action. The man out in front is young gun Andrew Hinrichsen, but it wasn't until the last level of the day that he became prominent after grinding his way through the early levels of play on a table featuring the fast-talking Michael O'Grady and New Zealand hip
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ANZPT Darwin Day 1A: Level 5 (blinds 150-300, ante 25)
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
ANZPT Darwin Day 1A: Levels 3 & 4 (blinds 100-200, ante 25)
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
ANZPT Darwin Day 1A: Levels 1 & 2 (blinds 75-150)
2:40pm: Ten-minute break 2:38pm: Done-woodie Sean Dunwoodie is the first notable casualty of the day after his flush draw was picked off by Byron Henderson. The chips went in on a flop of 9♣A♦2♣ with Dunwoodie pushing with 8♣6♣ but Henderson made the tough call with 9♥6♠ for middle pair....more
ANZPT Darwin: Top End To ANZPT Season
You'll never, never know, if you never, never go! For years, the motto of the Northern Territory teased tourists with a holiday destination that is like no other. Iconic landscapes, rugged outback ranges, spectacular national parks, a rich indigenous culture and abundant wildlife - this is Australia's true outback. We...more
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