STAR POKER: Trudie tops ANZPT Opening Event final table chip count

The national poker spotlight shines brightest on The Star in Sydney today as the final nine players return to the felt to decide the winner of the Opening Event of the 2013 ANZPT Sydney series.

A line-up of 155 players returned to Star Poker yesterday in pursuit of one of 90 spots in the money and a shot at the first prize of $60,065, generated by a huge field of 863 in this $330 No Limit Hold’em event.

Trudie Sultana holds a big chip lead over her nearest challenger Dien Duy Nguyen. Others who reached the final table were Evan Ryan, Nizar Nakhle, Joseph Alvaro, past NPL500 runner-up Ray Ruiz, Damien Hubbard (chasing successive cashes in this event), Jason Clissold and the short stack Evgeny Zaydenberg. Action is scheduled to kick-off at 2pm.

The other highlight of the day is the fourth edition of the $1100 buy-in PokerMedia Australia No Limit Hold’em Special Event from 12.30pm.

First run at this series in 2012, the inaugural PMA No Limit Hold’em Special was taken out by Blaze Scott-Hutchinson, who pocketed $29,400. Local poker icon ‘Toothpick Tony’ Kambouroglou claimed the PMA title at the Sydney Champs (for $25,800) then at the Star Poker Summer Series in December, Sayed Jabbour took home the first prize of $26,000.

PMA’s Ben Blaschke will be reporting live from The Star throughout the day as the first two winners of the ANZPT Sydney tournament series for 2013 are decided.

ANZPT Sydney $330 No Limit Hold’em Opening Event (863 players; total prizepool $258,900; 90 players paid) final table chip count

Trudie Sultana 2,369,000
Dien Duy Nguyen 1,407,000
Evan Ryan 1,073,000
Nizar Nakhle 964,000
Joseph Alvaro 842,000
Ray Ruiz 669,000
Damien Hubbard 658,000
Jason Clissold 409,000
Evgeny Zaydenberg 211,000

Payouts

1 $60,065
2 $37,670
3 $19,030
4 $15,016
5 $12,168
6 $9062
7 $6214
8 $4919
9 $3625

What’s coming up at ANZPT Sydney

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