We are pretty excited to be back in Western Australia this week as the ANZPT Perth Main Event kicked off today. Perth is such a cool city, and the people are some of the friendliest I've met in the industry. The WA players who we see on tour are a great bunch of guys, and they enjoy playing hosts for the week, as evident by a local basketball game held this afternoon between some players and staff. Stev Lackovic crushing fools as Aaron Benton and Jesse McKenzie watch on helplessly The Burswood poker room staff led by Deb Wyatt are
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Basketball at ANZPT Perth
ANZPT Perth: The A to Zaknic of poker
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ANZPT Perth Day 1a: Level 7 (blinds 400-800, ante 100)
Day 1a is bagged and tagged The 43 remaining players have bagged and tagged and are now making their way into the adjacent Eve nightclub for the official player's welcome party. Peter Zaknic has ended the day in front with a stack of 91,100. Other notable survivors include Luch Monte...more
ANZPT Perth Day 1a: Levels 5-6 (blinds 300-600, ante 75)
7:00pm: Ten-minute break 6:50pm: Raj on the river Raj Ramakrishnan has landed a handy double up but he had to do it the hard way, spiking a lucky river to overcome a dominated position against Errolyn Strang. Ramakrishnan held K♦J♦ and was all in against the A♣J♥ of Strang but...more
ANZPT Perth Day 1a: Levels 3-4 (blinds 150-300, ante 25)
4:45pm: Ten-minute break 4:40pm: Strang soars Errolyn Strang won the Ladies Event earlier this week to add another trophy to a cabinet which also includes the 2011 Sydney Poker Championships Main Event title. Now she's chip leader at the second break of the ANZPT Perth Main Event, proving that she...more
ANZPT Perth Day 1a: Levels 1-2 (blinds 100-200)
2:35pm: Ten-minute break 2:30pm: Coolers bro As we get close to the first break of the day, we've already seen several big hands collide in huge pots with over a dozen eliminations in the first two hours of play. The most recent was the cooler to end all coolers as...more
Heading West for the ANZPT Perth
It is with great pleasure that we find ourselves this week in Perth, Western Australia, as the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour rolls into town for the second official event of the Season 4 calendar. Originally scheduled as a standalone series known as the Perth Poker Championships, this event was...more
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