STAR POKER: ANZPT series celebrates fifth birthday; series starts March 13

It’s shaping as massive year for poker at The Star in Sydney, with the first course due to be served in the next fortnight.

ANZPT Sydney will be held from March 13-24, highlighted by the $2200 buy-in Main Event over the last four days of the festival.

According to the tour’s website, this is the fifth season of the ANZPT. PokerMedia Australia was proud to be on the rail for the first running of this event back in 2009 when a massive field of 493 players battled for a prizepool just shy of $1 million.

That final table featured John Caridad, Billy Argyros and Joel Dodds but it was Paren ‘Puzz’ Arzoomanian who took home the first prize of almost $250,000.

Angelo Hamataj defeated Mike Ivin heads-up for the 2010 title and $219,000 payout for first with Michael Kanaan emerging victorious 12 months later, earning $195,000.

The defending champion is the respected Hong Kong-based Scot Gordon Huntly, who conquered a final table that included then-reigning Aussie Millions champion Oliver Speidel to claim the first prize of more than $220,000.

PMA is proud to continue its association with Star Poker with the fourth edition of our $1100 No Limit Hold’em Special again included as part of the schedule, featuring a start stack of 15,000 and 40-minute levels. Once again we’ll be reporting all the action for Star Poker from this ever-popular series.

ANZPT Sydney schedule

March 13

6.15pm $330 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Opening Event day 1 flight 1 (start stack 10,000, 40-minute levels)

March 14

6.15pm $330 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Opening Event day 1 flight 1 (start stack 10,000, 40-minute levels)

March 15

12.30pm $330 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Opening Event day 1 flight 1 (start stack 10,000, 40-minute levels)
10pm $250 ANZPT Main Event Mega Satellite (start stack 6000, 25-minute levels)

March 16

12.30pm $330 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Opening Event day 2

March 17

12.30pm Event 2: $1100 ANZPT Poker Media Australia No Limit Hold’em Special (start stack 15,000, 40-minute levels)
2pm $330 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Opening Event final table
6.15pm $250 ANZPT Main Event Mega Satellite (start stack 6000, 25-minute levels)

March 18

12.30pm Event 3: $550 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Bounty (start stack 8000, 30-minute levels)
4pm Event 2: $1100 ANZPT Poker Media Australia No Limit Hold’em Special final table
6.15pm $250 ANZPT Main Event Mega Satellite (start stack 6000, 25-minute levels)

March 19

12.30pm Event 4: $550 ANZPT Pot Limit Omaha (start stack 10,000, 30-minute levels)
6.15pm Event 5: $440 ANZPT Teams Event (start stack 8000, 20-minute levels)

March 20

12.30pm Event 6: $550 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed (start stack 10,000, 40-minute levels)
6.15pm $250 ANZPT Main Event Mega Satellite (start stack 6000, 25-minute levels)

March 21

12.30pm $250 ANZPT Main Event Mega Satellite (start stack 6000, 25-minute levels)
6.15pm Event 7: $2200 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Main Event day 1 flight 1 (start stack 20,000, 60-minute levels)

March 22

12.30pm Event 7: $2200 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Main Event day 1 flight 2 (start stack 20,000, 60-minute levels)

March 23

12.30pm Event 7: $2200 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Main Event day 2
4pm $550 Mega Satellite to $5K No Limit Hold’em Challenge Mega Satellite

March 24

12.30pm Event 8: $330 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha/No Limit Hold’em
2pm Event 7: $2200 ANZPT No Limit Hold’em Main Event day 3/final table
4pm Event 9: $5000 No Limit Hold’em Challenge