The writer in me loves a good storyline. When play kicked off today for Day 4 of the 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event, several of those "good storylines" were in play. Could the overnight chip leader, Vesko Zmukic, go wire to wire? How would the Season 2 point races affect the play of Andrew Scarf and John Maklouf, a player looking for his third ANZPT final table in a row? Could one of the four remaining Kiwis take down the tournament for the home team? Would Tim Clarke, the bubble boy in 2009, exact his revenge upon the tournament
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Julian Cohen, winner of ANZPT Queenstown Main Event
ANZPT Queenstown: Lucky coin carries Cohen to victory
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ANZPT Queenstown: Final table, levels 21&22&23 (blinds 8000-16000, ante 2000)
9:51pm: Andrew Watson eliminated in 2nd place -- Julian Cohen wins ANZPT Queenstown Main Event! After Andrew Watson started trending downwards, he didn't seem to be able to stop. On the final hand of the tournament, Watson opened all in from the button for about 450,000. Julian Cohen snap-called with...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Final table, levels 19&20 (blinds 5000-10000, ante 1000)
7:01pm: Short dinner break The last four players, who have been at it for almost seven hours now, have been given 30 minutes to find something to eat. 6:54pm: Spilkin's check-raise doesn't get the desired result On a paired flop of 8♥T♦8♦, Michael Spilkin checked to the pre-flop raiser,...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Final table, levels 17&18 (blinds 3000-6000, ante 500)
4:50pm: Break time The remaining six players are on a ten-minute break. 4:48pm: Rewi hanging around The last kiwi in the field, Emmerson Rewi, has been on the short stack all day. When action folded to his small blind, he moved in for about 35,000. Julian Cohen called with...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Final table profiles
The 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event final table has been decided. The nine players are chasing a first prize of AUD $73,630 and the title of ANZPT Queenstown champion. Play will continue at level 16 (blinds 2500-5000 with an ante of 500) for ten more minutes. From that point...more
ANZPT Queenstown: Day 4, levels 15&16 (blinds 2000-4000, ante 400)
2:06pm: Macbeth out (damned spot) Although he managed to triple up to about 10 big blinds, Tim Macbeth ultimately couldn't out-run the reaper. He was all in again, with the best of it again. His K♥T♠ was looking good to double through Julian Cohen's K♣4♣, but it just wasn't Macbeth's...more
ANZPT Queenstown: One last push for the finish line
Last night we reached the money at the 2010 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. Today the players will decide amongst themselves who will get the lion's share of the prize pool -- the $73,630 first-place prize. The 3rd-place and 4th-place players on the ANZPT Season 2 points leaderboard, Andrew Scarf and...more
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