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Australia New Zealand Poker Tour
ANZPT logo (2015)
Sportpoker
Founded2009
Ceased2015
Replaced byAsia Pacific Poker Tour
Owner(s)GPTL at The Stars Group
PresidentDanny McDonagh
RegionOceania
Most titlesAustralia Tony Hachem (2009/2010)
Sponsor(s)PokerStars
Official websitepokerstarslive.com

The ANZPT – Australia New Zealand Poker Tour was a southern hemisphere poker tour operated by PokerStars. It ran for seven seasons from 2009 before closing in 2015 after merging with the APPT – Asia Pacific Poker Tour.

History

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The ANZPT – Australia New Zealand Poker Tour was created in 2009 as a series of poker tournaments for local players in the Australia and New Zealand region, as the low entry (around AS2,000) were not attractive for professional players from US or Europe to travel so far to the region. This helped establish PokerStars live events in the region by encouraging local players to participate in tournaments under the PokerStars brand, glamour and prestige.[1]

Between 2009 and 2015, several cities had the presence of ANZPT, in Australia they were: Adelaide, Sydney, Gold Coast, Perth, Canberra, Melbourne and Darwin and in New Zealand the cities chosen were Queenstown and Auckland.

During the 7 seasons, several awards were distributed to the Players of the Year, with Tony Hachem being the biggest champion, winning two years in a row in the first and second seasons.[1] Tony is the brother of Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker main event winner. In 2013, Anthony Hachem, son of Joe Hachem won ANZPT Melbourne.[2]

At the same time, PokerStars organized another tour in the vicinity, with the APPT – Asia Pacific Poker Tour even having some tournaments from seasons 5, 6 and 7 happening together, expanding the reach of the APPT tournaments in the Pacific.

In 2015, it was announced by Global Poker Tours Ltd., a subsidiary for live events of Amaya Inc. (owner of PokerStars between 2014 and 2019), that ANZPT would merge with APPT and the brand would cease to exist, with only APPT continuing to organize poker events in the pacific region. "I have been very proud to be a part of the ANZPT," said APPT and ANZPT President Danny McDonagh. "There have been many memorable stops including Darwin, Gold Coast, and Queenstown together with the big city venues such as Sydney and Melbourne. The tour has preserved the freeze out format in the $2,000 range, a decision vindicated by how popular the series has been with players."[3]

ANZPT Main Event winners

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Season 1 (2009)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
31 January-
7 February 		Australia ANZPT Adelaide A$3,000
SkyCity Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
215
 A$568,950
(~$365,694) 		Australia Karl Krautschneider[4] A$170,215
(~$109,406) 		[1]
23 April-
3 May 		Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
493
 A$986,000
(~$696,746) 		Australia Paren Arzoomanian[5] A$246,500
(~$174,186) 		[2]
19–25 July New Zealand ANZPT Queenstown NZ$2,500
SkyCity Queenstown, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
134
 NZ$301,500
(~$194,212) 		Australia Daniel Chevalier[6] NZ$87,435
(~$56,321) 		[3]
5–9 August Australia ANZPT Gold Coast A$2,500
The Star Gold Coast, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
249
 A$622,500
(~$524,325) 		Australia Scott Kerr[7] A$168,075
(~$141,568) 		[4]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 1 (2009) – Leaderboard Champion: Australia Tony Hachem[7]


Season 2 (2010)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
2–14 February Australia ANZPT Adelaide A$3,000
SkyCity Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
236
 A$644,280
(~$569,751) 		Australia Rennie Carnevale[8] A$165,900
(~$146,709) 		[5]
13–21 March Australia ANZPT Perth A$2,500
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
222
 A$510,600
(~$467,065) 		Australia Tony Hachem[9] A$132,750
(~$121,523) 		[6]
15–25 April Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
446
 A$892,000
(~$829,636) 		Australia Angelo Hanataj[10] A$219,432
(~$204,091) 		[7]
11–14 June Australia ANZPT Canberra A$2,200
Casino Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
181
 A$362,000
(~$305,310) 		England Jason Gray[11] A$95,930
(~$80,907) 		[8]
17–25 July New Zealand ANZPT Queenstown NZ$2,500
SkyCity Queenstown, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
119
 NZ$267,750
(~$234,076) 		Australia Julian Cohen[12] NZ$73,630
(~$64,370) 		[9]
11–15 August Australia ANZPT Gold Coast A$2,500
The Star Gold Coast, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
287
 A$717,500
(~$653,342) 		Australia Nauvneel Kashyap[13] A$182,965
(~$166,604) 		[10]
2–11 October Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$2,700
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
310
 A$775,000
(~$752,062) 		Australia Martin Kozlov[14] A$195,700
(~$189,908) 		[11]
25–30 October Australia ANZPT Darwin A$2,200
SkyCity Darwin, Darwin, NT, Australia
100
 A$200,000
(~$196,591) 		New Zealand Danny Leaoasavaii[15] A$57,000
(~$56,028) 		[12]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 2 (2010) – Leaderboard Champion: Australia Tony Hachem (2)[16][17]


Season 3 (2011)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
25 January-
6 February 		Australia ANZPT Adelaide A$2,400
SkyCity Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
253
 A$551,540
(~$546,881) 		Australia Octavian Voegele[18] A$148,900
(~$147,642) 		[13]
17–27 March Australia ANZPT Perth A$2,500
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
220
 A$500,600
(~$495,555) 		Australia Grant Levy[19] A$131,500
(~$130,175) 		[14]
4–17 April Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
393
 A$786,000
(~$816,072) 		Australia Michael Kanaan[20] A$195,714
(~$203,202) 		[15]
17–22 May Australia ANZPT Gold Coast A$2,500
The Star Gold Coast, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
245
 A$563,500
(~$595,622) 		Australia Peter Matusik[21] A$145,100
(~$153,371) 		[16]
10–13 June Australia ANZPT Canberra A$2,200
Casino Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
134
 A$267,900
(~$284,187) 		Australia Xiuming "Sammy" Huang[22] A$73,600
(~$78,074) 		[17]
15–26 September Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$2,400
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
310
 A$620,000
(~$635,845) 		New Zealand Lee Nelson[23] A$156,550
(~$160,551) 		[18]
29 September-
8 October 		Australia ANZPT Darwin A$2,200
SkyCity Darwin, Darwin, NT, Australia
64
 A$128,000
(~$126,457) 		Australia Jack Drake[24] A$36,480
(~$36,040) 		[19]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 3 (2011) – Leaderboard Champion: Australia Daniel Chevalier[24][25]


Season 4 (2012)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
14–25 March Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
461
 A$922,000
(~$970,864) 		Scotland Gordon Huntly[26] A$226,812
(~$238,832) 		[20]
26 April-
6 May 		Australia ANZPT Perth A$1,100
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
310
 A$310,000
(~$320,192) 		Australia Mathew Carlsson[27] A$78,275
(~$80,848) 		[21]
23–29 July New Zealand ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest NZ$3,000
SkyCity Queenstown, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
149
 NZ$402,300
(~$321,454) 		Australia David Allan[28] NZ$110,600
(~$88,374) 		[22]
20 August-
3 September 		Australia ANZPT Melbourne Grand Final A$5,000
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
257
 A$1,207,900
(~$1,258,347) 		England Samad Razavi[29] A$326,125
(~$339,745) 		[23]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 4 (2012) – Leaderboard Champion: Australia Mishel Anunu[30]


Season 5 (2012/2013)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
11–29 October
2012 		Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$2,200
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
345
 A$690,000
(~$705,507) 		New Zealand Paul Hockin[31] A$101,275
(~$103,551) 		[24]
17–25 November
2012 		New Zealand ANZPT Auckland NZ$2,200
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
207
 NZ$414,000
(~$335,147) 		New Zealand Geoff Smith[32] NZ$80,502
(~$65,169) 		[25]
14–24 February
2013 		Australia ANZPT Perth A$2,200
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
219
 A$438,000
(~$452,797) 		Bosnia and Herzegovina Dejan Divkovic[33] A$114,000
(~$117,851) 		[26]
11–24 March
2013 		Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
460
 A$920,000
(~$941,254) 		Switzerland Dinesh Alt[34] A$226,320
(~$231,548) 		[27]
20 May-
3 June 2013 		Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$1,100
A$750,000 Prizepool guaranteed
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
844
 A$844,000
(~$820,636) 		Australia Anthony Hachem[2] A$181,460
(~$176,437) 		[28]
30 July-
4 August 2013 		New Zealand APPT/ANZPT Queenstown
Snowfest NZ$3,000
SkyCity, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
126
 NZ$340,200
(~$274,300) 		Australia Jonathan Bredin[35] NZ$93,600
(~$75,469) 		[29]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 5 (2012/2013) – Leaderboard Champion: Japan Iori Yogo[36]


Season 6 (2013/2014)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
16–24 November
2013 		New Zealand ANZPT Auckland NZ$2,200
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
213
 NZ$426,000
(~$353,457) 		New Zealand David Lim[37] NZ$110,760
(~$91,899) 		[30]
20 February-
2 March 2014 		Australia ANZPT Perth A$2,200
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
226
 A$512,000
(~$462,111) 		United States Patrick Mahoney[38] A$120,000
(~$108,307) 		[31]
12–24 March
2014 		Australia ANZPT Sydney A$2,200
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
458
 A$916,000
(~$826,208) 		Australia Joshua Redhouse[39] A$123,500
(~$111,393) 		[32]
20 August-
1 September 2014 		Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$2,200
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
516
 A$1,032,000
(~$965,144) 		Australia Edison Nguyen[40] A$217,500
(~$203,410) 		[33]
19–23 November
2014 		New Zealand APPT/ANZPT Auckland NZ$2,500
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
225
 NZ$506,250
(~$401,952) 		Australia Minh Hau Nguyen[41] NZ$111,600
(~$88,608) 		[34]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 6 (2013/2014) – Leaderboard Champion: New Zealand David Lim[42]


Season 7 (2015)

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Date Event / City Players Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
5–15 February Australia ANZPT Perth A$2,200
Crown Casino, Perth, WA, Australia
192
 A$393,600
(~$306,716) 		Scotland Michael Kane[43] A$98,900
(~$77,069) 		[35]
11–23 March Australia APPT/ANZPT Sydney A$2,300
The Star Sydney Casino, Sydney, NSW, Australia
445
 A$912,250
(~$696,821) 		Australia Dimitrios Psaros[44] A$183,000
(~$139,784) 		[36]
8–20 October Australia ANZPT Melbourne A$2,300
Crown Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
520
 A$1,066,000
(~$780,878) 		Australia Lin Shi[45] A$170,641
(~$125,000) 		[37]
  • Australia New Zealand Poker Tour – Season 7 (2015) – Leaderboard Champion: Australia Aristomenis Stavropoulos[45]


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References

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