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 return tomorrow to strive to become the first player ever to win multiple ANZPT titles, he has already made history today when he secured back-to-back ANZPT Player of the Year honours. 2010 PokerStars.net ANZPT Player of the Year, Tony Hachem The ANZPT Player of the Year rewards excellence and consistency,
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Jie Gao at ANZPT Darwin
Hachem creates history in Darwin as Gao leads the final 12
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ANZPT Darwin Day 3: Level 17 (blinds 3000-6000, ante 500)
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
ANZPT Darwin Day 3: Levels 15 & 16 (blinds 2500-5000, ante 500)
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
ANZPT Darwin Day 3: Levels 13 & 14 (blinds 1500-3000, ante 300)
5:00pm: Ten-minute break 4:55pm: The unstoppable Brotha D Our chip leader is now none other than Brotha D after a big clash with fellow big stack Mark Chin. Brotha D raised to 8,500 from early position and Chin called to see a flop of 9♣8♣4♣. Brotha D check-called for 15,000...more
ANZPT Darwin Day 3: Levels 11 & 12 (blinds 1000-2000, ante 200)
2:43pm: Fifteen-minute break 2:40pm: Tony K hits the highway Tony Kanochkin was our 100th and final registration into this tournament, but we hope he enjoyed the two free night's accommodation at the SKYCITY Darwin Casino, as his tournament has ended just short of the money. Kanochkin was all in for...more
ANZPT Darwin Day 3 Table Draw
Table 1 Seat 1: Jie Gao (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 101,300 Seat 2: Ben Savage (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 82,400 Seat 3: Tony Kanochkin (Australia)- 46,700 Seat 4: Trevor Potts (Australia) - 44,800 Seat 5: Nicholas Ergos (Australia) - 87,900 Seat 6: Joel Feldman (Australia) - 77,100 Seat 7: Christian...more
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