ACOP Main Event standings so far Players took to the tables for the long awaited, history-making Asian Championship of Poker Main Event this week to battle it out for one of the sport’s biggest, richest and enigmatic titles in the game today. Players were...
ACOP Warm-Up champion 2013 crowned plus more from Macau 6nu5k
Jian Yang has been crowned Asian Championship of Poker Warm-Up champion 2013 following his impressive performance in the HKD$25,000 Warm-Up event which saw him lead from start to finish to claim the HKD$1,700,000 (USD$219,355) first place prize. The ACOP...
AU and the Pacific Weekly Poker News: 20 – 26 October 4l3s3b
Daniel Laidlaw finishes 6th at the WSOP Europe Event 2 Another fine performance from Australian players at the World Series of Poker has seen Daniel Laidlaw finish 6th in the EU1,100 NLHO re-entry Event. The event attracted a huge 659 entrants as Laidlaw was...
ACOP is nearly upon us, here is a preview of week one 231224
Asian Championship of Poker 2013 When: 18 October 2013 Where: PokerStars Live at the City of Dreams, Macau Main Event: HKD$100,000 (USD$13,000) Tournament Main Event Structure Schedule Week One Friday 18 – Oct 4pm – Qualifier to Deepstack...
This weeks news from Australia and the Pacific: 6 – 12 October 2m3o5o
Jackie Glazier wins WSOP European Gold Bracelet One of Australia’s most important and talented poker exports, Jackie Glazier, has just taken down the first ever ladies event hosted at the World Series of Poker Europe. Glazier collected EU21,850...
Peter Lau wins the Mini Main Event Sunday 6 October saw the conclusion of the inaugural Mini Main Event, which was held in the Crown Poker Room at Crown Casino, Melbourne, with Peter Lau being crowned champion after he beat out a collection of top players from...
Australia’s Luke “Value Folding” McLean wins a 2013 WCOOP Gold Bracelet Australia’s own Luke “ValueFolding” McLean has landed himself a 2013 World Championship of Online Poker bracelet. McLean won event 62; USD$700 NLHE Super Knock-Out, beating a massive...
2013 Western Classic Poker Championship claims winner Darcy Dixon was crowned the 2013 Western Poker Champion this weekend in Perth, Australia collecting a massive AU$71,000 for his troubles while the Player of the Championship went to Lori Yogo, who add this...
James Packer sets aim at new heights. As the ink is still drying from his recent acquisition of prime Sydney real estate for the latest Crown creation, James Packer has not rested as he is targeting a 400 – room resort style casino in Sri Lanka to add to...
Weekly AU Poker news 8-14 September Lynn Gilmartin announced as World Poker Tour lead anchor. The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that Australia’s Lynn Gilmartin will replace Kimberly Lansing as the lead anchor for the main WPT television broadcast. ...
Sliverman defeats JC Tran to take WPT Alpha8 High Roller. Steven Sliverman overcame a spirited performance from JC Tran to claim the first-ever World Poker Tour (WPT) Alpha8 series High Roller event pocketing a huge US$891,660 in the process. ...
Steve Smith claims the 2013 New Zealand Poker Championship The New Zealand Poker Championships (NZPC) are easily the most prestigious and highly regarded poker championships held inside New Zealand. Hosted at the Christchurch Casino, Christchurch, 2013s...
Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon won by Tom Alner Out of a field of 645 participants a champion has finally been crowned as the UK’s own Tom Alner showed poker class to claim the 2013 Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event and a seat at the HK$100,000 ACOP Main Event. ...
2014 Aussie Millions Schedule announced Australia’s premier poker tournament is set to run at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, from Thursday 23 January through to Monday 10 February. The announcement has been greeted with excitement across the poker world as the...
APT Macau Main Event Crowns Champion. At the conclusion of the eight day Asian Poker Tour (APT) festival, Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen claimed victory in the HKD$25,000 Main Event taking home HKD$981,700. Hosted at the StarWorld Hotel and Casino,...
Gavin Hanlon claims Tasmanian Poker Championships A capacity field of 80 players took to the tables at the Wrest Point Casino and Hotel, Hobart, for the AUD$290 Main Event at the 2013 Tasmanian Poker Championships. Gavin Hanlon came away victorious following a...
Aus Poker News 21 – 27 July Treasury Poker Masters enters record books Stephen Boyd beat out 194 other players to collect the win at the 2013 Treasury Poker Masters at the Treasury Hotel and Casino, Brisbane, and the AUD$44,338 first place prize....
Sapphire Series Main Event gets its winner The uber popular Sapphire Series poker tournament hosted at the Crown Hotel and Casino, Perth, recently came to a conclusion with Eddie Setyanto taking home the title. Who said the romantic poker story is...
Asia Championship of Poker releases July tournament schedule for the Platinum Series PokerStars have announced the dates and details of the schedule for the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Platinum series 2013. The ACOP Platinum series is...
APPT Macau crowns its champion. Alexandre Chieng cruised pasted a talented final table to take home the title from the latest stop on season seven of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) to become Macau’s latest champion. APPT Macau began with a deep field of 388...
Tasmanian Poker Championships announced. Just a short flight from Melbourne is the idillic and scenic island of Tasmania, an island home to beautiful views, sweeping cinematic landscapes and the infamous Tasmanian Devil. This is, however, not an ment for...
Australian Weekly Poker News 10 – 15 of June a3d2a
Jeff Rossiter bags second place at the GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions. Last week saw the conclusion of a very unique tournament in the heart of Macau at the PokerStars Live in the City of Dreams Hotel. The Asia millions attracted 71 players from all over the world...
Hachem claims all the riches in the ANZPT Repechange, Melbourne. With a stacked Repechange event in the Crown poker room, Melbourne last weekend Anthony Hachem rose above one of the most talent soaked tournaments in Crown poker rooms history to claim the...
