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PokerStars is the number one online poker website in the world but the brand also has a strong presence in Live poker tournaments. The company recently announced that they are bringing back popular regional tournaments such as the European Poker Tour (EPT), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) andRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 30, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event is down to just 69 players after two full days of play, and among the remaining players are some of the biggest names in all of poker and two members of Team IveyPoker.com, Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius. The two superstars andRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 20, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The final surge for the 2012 Player of the Year races is underway as the 2012 poker tournament schedule starts to wind down, and over the past week or so there have been a number of tournaments taking place all over the globe. In addition to the WPTRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In an effort to capitalize on the growing popularity of poker across the Asia-Pacific region the World Series of Poker and the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia have announced a multi-year agreement that will bring the WSOP brand to Australia for a major tournament series. The announcement wasRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 27, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

There is always a quiet period on the tournament schedule around the globe following the World Series of Poker’s conclusion in July, but this year we saw a second lull in the action, in mid-August, before three of the major poker tours around the globe –the WPT, theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 02, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Leo “The Mechanic” Boxell has been grinding poker tournaments in the Melbourne area for the better part of four decades, and he now has his first major tournament victory after winning the PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event. Boxell may look like your average grandfather, but he doesn’t playRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 30, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 260 players that began the 2011 PokerStars APPT Melbourne Main Event has been pared down to just 37 players at the end of the second day of play. Near the top of the leader-board is Australian poker pro James Obst, who is currently sitting in second placeRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 07, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Currently one of the biggest poker hotspots in the world, Australia played host to the Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and the final table was utterly dominated by Aussies! Seven of the nine members of the final table call Australia home, and in the end it was AustralianRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 19, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

When the final table played down to just three competitors, a New Zealander had a 66% chance of winning the hometown event. And that is precisely what happened as Simon Watts, a 26 year-old software developer, took down the coveted title, along with the healthy first-place prize-money, totalingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 14, 2009 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After the devastating tsunami that ravaged the nearby region of Samoa, many poker players will be taking to the tables in Pokerstars APPT Main Event in Auckland, New Zealand with heavy hearts. The tournament features a $3,250 buy-in, and the field is expected to include many top prosRead Full Article