Many talked about it, but it wasn't until the first hand was dealt on a sweltering Adelaide afternoon back in February that Australia and New Zealand finally had a poker tour to call their own.

The first season of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour has been run and won, with PokerStars Qualifier Scott Kerr taking out the ANZPT Queensland title and the first prize of AUD $168,075.

The 21-year-old from Newcastle in New South Wales deals poker games at Star City Casino in Sydney, and showed he knows a thing or two about what's happening on the other side of the table.

He joins Karl Krautschneider (Adelaide), Paren Arzoomanian (Sydney), Chris Levick (Melbourne) and Danny Chevalier (Queenstown) as season one ANZPT champions - a spot in local poker history that can never be erased.

Kerr's win ended a PokerStars.net ANZPT season that surpassed all expectations. The tour, which featured events at SKYCITY in Adelaide and Queenstown, Sydney's Star City and Crown Casino in Melbourne, ended with an innovative event in Queensland - the first time major tournament poker had come to Australia's Sunshine State.

For the first time in regional poker history, day one and two flights were played concurrently at two different venues - Conrad Treasury Casino in Brisbane and Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast, about an hour to the south.

The field of 249 for ANZPT Queensland meant the tour drew a total of 1309 players in its first year, with 334 of those winning their spots via PokerStars sponsorship or qualified via ANZPT satellites on PokerStars. The prize pool of AUD $622,500 for ANZPT Queensland meant almost AUD $3 million - AUD $2,982,196 to be exact - was up for grabs in the tour's first season.

Not only were players afforded the opportunity to play in quality, well-organised events, the ANZPT provided the ultimate poker tourism experience, especially in the last two stops of Queenstown and Queensland.

After three days of play, the remaining 40 players converged on Jupiters where they played down to a final table of eight yesterday. Joel Dodds was chasing his second final table of the ANZPT season after placing seventh in Sydney, and brought a massive chip lead forward from day three, but the cards didn't run his way and he was out in third.

The heads-up contest featured a pair of PokerStars Qualifiers - Kerr versus New Zealander Phillip Willcocks. This was the first time the two nations that host the ANZPT were featured in a heads-up contest on the tour.

It was going to be an uphill battle for Kerr, who trailled Willcocks by a margin of more than 3:1. It drove the Aussie to take down several sizeable pots early, applying the pressure before eventually securing a big pot to overtake the New Zealander.

With the blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a 3,000 ante, Kerr made it 75,000 to go on the button before the flop. Willcocks re-raised to 200,000; Kerr then three-bet to 450,000 and Willcocks made the call. Both players checked the flop of [9s] [4d] [js].

On the turn of the [9h], Willcocks checked to Kerr who made it 500,000 to go. Willcocks thought about it for a long time before letting it go into the muck circle. That put Kerr ahead for the first time at the final table.

The final hand came not long after when Willcocks raised to 75,000 from the buck; Kerr made it 350,000 to and Willcocks insta-shoved for around 1.4 million. Kerr snap-called and the cards were revealed Kerr [ah] [qc] and Willcocks [qs] [js].

The flop of [2s] [10c] [8h] missed both players, however the [qh] spiked on the turn. This gave the pair to both players, but kept Kerr in the lead with the ace kicker. The last card for the season was the [6c] - and it was over. Kerr looked stunned as the enormity of his win and AUD $168,075 prize started to sink in, while Willcocks looked well pleased with his AUD $112,050 for second.

The Conrad Treasury and Jupiters teams could easily qualify for ANZPT rookie of the year status. Never before had a casino in the state hosted a poker tournament, but the teams in Brisbane and the Gold Coast put on a quality event despite the added hurdle of using two venues for the one event. Dealer shoes, chips lists instead of bags, etc ... all part of the charm of ANZPT Queensland.

PokerStars.net Team Australia Pro Tony Hachem finally emerged from his older brother's shadow in emphatic fashion to win the ANZPT Player of the Year. PokerStars.net Team Pro Joe Hachem was among the first congratulate Tony when he was confirmed as the first ANZPT Player of the Year after cashes in Adelaide (15th), Sydney (17th), Melbourne (16th) and Queenstown (18th).

WP Hash, and congratulations to Chris Levick and Joel Dodds who also won PokerStars sponsorships packages for finishing second and third respectively.

We poke a lot of fun at ANZPT commissioner Danny McDonagh, but he has filled more roles than Subway during season one of the ANZPT. From tour director in Queenstown to bus driver in Queensland, Danny has added to the experience of every player on tour with his boundless energy and enthusiasm. Can't wait to see what he has in store for season two!

We can actually reveal that the first piece of the puzzle for 2010 has been filled with Adelaide set to again host the opening event of the PokerStars.net ANZPT. SKYCITY Casino in the South Australian capital will host ANZPT Adelaide from February 9-14.

On behalf of my blogging partner Landon Blackhall and the entire ANZPT team, we've been thrilled to share the excitement of our very own tour over the past six months.

Our focus now turns to the first event on season three of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino in Macau from August 25-30. Good night from Jupiters on Australia's Gold Coast, see you in Macau!

By Landon Blackhall

The heads-up duel has been decided for the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland Main Event, with the great trans-Tasman rivalry set to be reignited by the battle between PokerStars Qualifiers Phillip Willcocks from New Zealand and Aussie Scott Kerr. This is the first time that the two nations in which the ANZPT is played have been represented in the heads-up showdown.

The Aussie and All-Blacks have been battling on sporting arenas as diverse as cricket, rugby, league and football for decades - it's always a fierce battle and the Kiwis love putting one over their rivals on the western shore of the Tasman Sea.

Kerr's father Stephen walked out to get some air at the wrong time, missing the hand with which his son eliminated Joel Dodds in third place.

Kerr was first to act, raising to 75,000 from the buck. Dodds re-raised to 215,000, only to see Willcocks sweeping his hands across his stack to motion that he was all in. Kerr got out of the way as Dodds snap-called with pocket queens, ahead of Willcocks' [js] [jc].

Willcocks stood silent, but it was Kerr that was calling for the jack. It appeared in the window; the flop reading [4s] [8h] [jd]. A repeat [4d] came on the turn, giving Willcocks the full house and leaving Dodds with only two outs to stay alive. The river bricked out [ks], eliminating strongplay and earning him AUD $62,250 for his efforts.

Security staff have just deposited the first prize money of AUD $168,000 and change on the table and after a 15-minute recess, the combatants have taken their seats with blinds at level 23 (15,000/30,000 with an ante 3000).

The PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland Main Event has been turned on its head with a new chip leader and two quick eliminations leaving just four players chasing the first prize of AUD $168,075.

New Zealand's Phillip Willcocks has nosed ahead of Joel Dodds in the chip count, not that the Sydneysider's stack has declined. Willcocks has been the major aggressor in the past hour, and when he sent Scott "Punty" Smith to the rail in fifth place, his stack had grown above two million.

But action started earlier in level 22 when Danny Joukhadar found himself all-in again holding the red jacks, and found a caller in Scott Kerr who held [ah] [qh]. The flop came down [8s] [10d] [ac], sending Kerr into the lead. "No jack," Kerr shouted loudly. "Jack, one time," Joukhadar's supporters roared.

Kerr's request was duly acknowledged as the board ran out [3h] [5c], eliminating Joukhadar in sixth place for AUD $31,125 - his second ANZPT cash.

Willcocks closed the gap on Dodds when he shoved all-in over the top of Dodds bet of 265,000 on a flop of [7c] [8d] [6c]. Dodds folded, and Willcocks closed to within 100,000 of the chip leader.

The Kiwi was it again in a pre-flop raising war with Scott Smith that ended when he slid in a pile of yellow 25,000 chips, with Smith eventually making a reluctant fold.

Willcocks then sent Smith to the rail in fifth - the New Zealander raised pre-flop, Smith pushed in for his last 470,000 and Willcocks called showing [ah] [kh], and it was off to the races against the New South Welshman's [8d] [8c]. The board fell [6h] [2s] [ad] [4d] [9d], leaving "Punty" out in fifth for $40,462.

Willcocks then climbed to around 2.4 million, putting the pressure on Joel Dodds. On a board reading [3d] [4d] [8d], Dodds led out for 170,000, only to have Willcocks announce all in. "Gambling with the ace of diamonds, are you?" Dodds asked before angrily throwing his hand into the muck.

Scott Kerr's stack is now looking healthier after eliminating Melburnian Shoshiro Karita in third place. The money was all in the middle with Shoshiro's [ah] [9c] well ahead of the [10d] [8d] of Kerr. However the flop of [10c] [10s] [qc] and the turn of [2d] would end the PokerStars Player's tournament life. A meaningless [ac] came on the river; we say sayonara to Shoshiro, but he'll be all smiles after receiving AUD $49,800.

With the elimination of Danny Joukhadar in sixth position, Chris Levick was been confirmed as the runner-up in the ANZPT Player of the Year count behind Tony Hachem while Joel Dodds has edged ahead of Joukhadar for third place. Congratulations to all three players.

By Landon Blackhall

Level 21: It took most of the level for the next elimination with the hopes of a local player winning the first PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland title ending. Danny Joukhadar kept his hopes of a top-three finish in the overall points title alive when he took out Brisbane's Paul Gibson in seventh spot (for $21,787.50).

Joukhadar and Gibson had been sitting tight and hardly played a hand though the other players were paying them respect every time they raised or moved all-in pre-flop, letting them steal the blinds and antes.

Eventually, the duo went to battle against each other - Joukhadar moved all-in holding pocket tens, only to have Paul Gibson wake up with pocket kings. Both players jumped up out of their seats and paced the room in an almost mirror-image fashion; each player went to their support groups on the rail.

It was the latest chapter in the fierce interstate rivalry between New South Wales and Queensland But NSW would draw first blood against their fierce Queensland rival, the flop bringing the [10s] in the window, followed by [3c] [3d]. The turn of [js] was a little scary for Joukhadar, but was relieved to see the wrong kind of paint. "This is interesting, it's not over yet," Gibson quipped.

Unfortunately, it would be the wrong kind of paint again - the dealer burned then rolled up the [jc]. After the stacks were cut down, Gibson was found to be the shorter of the two stacks and he was off to the cage.

Meanwhile Joukhadar's PokerStars Pro-padded peanut gallery cheered their delight, much to the curiosity of the blue-rinse brigade playing the slots.

In contrast, PokerStars Qualifier Scott Kerr has been quiet this afternoon, though has played a couple of pots but with not much to show except for a decrease down to 365,000 in chips. Melbourne-based Japanese-born PokerStars Player Shoshiro Karita has seen the most action, reflected in the wild swings in the size of his stack, which currently comprises 340,000.

Joel strongplay Dodds remains the dominant chip leader on 1.8 million, and we could be heading for our first Australia versus New Zealand heads-up confrontation on the ANZPT with Kiwi PokerStars Qualifier Phillip Willcocks now in a strong position, holding second chip position with 1.065 million, mainly thanks to Scott Smith (currently on 735,000).

On a flop reading [8h] [jh] [ah], Willcocks led out for 60,000 and Smith made the call. The action would then end on the turn of [6d] after Willcocks fired out 110,000. Punty would no longer gamble and didn't look too concerned as the Kiwi stacked up his newly-acquired chips.

Players are on a 15-minute break, with blinds up to level 22 (12,000/24,000 with an ante of 3000). The chip average is 960,000.

By Landon Blackhall

Level 20: It's strongplay all the way in the early going with Joel Dodds extending his lead at the head of the chip count in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland final table.

More and more people are joining the rail as the afternoon ticks by, from where they've watched Dodds boost his stack to more than two million while UK PokerStars Qualifier became the first elimination of the day, finishing eighth and taking home AUD $16,496.25.

Players have been here for five days, but that didn't stop a moment of confusion when New Zealand PokerStars Qualifier Phillip Willcocks attempted to raise to 26,000 with the blinds at 8000/16,000 with a 2000 ante. Under Queensland gaming legislation, should a bet not constitute the size of a full raise (i.e. it should have been to 32,000 in this case), unlike other casinos, the bet is considered a call and the excess refunded.

Groans went up from all at the table, but the action continued with Shoshiro Karita and Danny Joukhadar limping in. The flop of [2h] [As] [Qd] saw Willcocks fire out a big bet quickly; the others got out of the way and the Kiwi raked in the chips.

The very next hand, Willcocks made a correct raise to 40,000 under the gun. The action folded around to Lee Fraser who called as the others got out of the way. On the flop of [6s] [5h] [6c], Willcocks made it 46,000 to go and Fraser called.

The turn of [qd] saw Willcocks check-call Fraser's bet of 60,000, then doing the same on the river [2d] after Fraser's bet of 85,000. Though the possibility of a flush was out there, both players turned up black cards at the showdown - Fraser with [kc] [jc], Willcocks holding [ac] [qs] for two pair. The pot was shipped to the Kiwi and he went up to 720,000, while Fraser's cheer squad could only sit quietly, watching their boy struggle on 150,000.

He was all-in moments later holding [ks] [qs], with Joel strongplay Dodds snap-calling with [as] [qh]. The flop came down [8h] [8s] [jh], improving neither hand, but the turn of [9h] saw Fraser stand up, tapping the table and egging on a 10 to peel off on the river.

Not this time - a repeat [9s] came up, sending the likeable larrikin from Manchester to the rail in eighth place to collect AUD $16,496.25. This also sent Dodds' stack soaring up to more than 2,000,000 in chips.

Early in level 21 (10,000/20,000 with an ante of 2000), Dodds holds two million, Willcocks 740,000, Smith 650,000, a resurgent Shoshiro Karita on 610,000, Kerr 360,000, Joukhadar 265,000 and Gibson 210,000.

By Landon Blackhall

Though we are in the in the heart of the Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast, with the whizzing and clunking and trickling of gaming machines and table games operating around the poker area, the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland final table began in more subdued fashion.

After a few media commitments were fulfilled with a photo shoot and introductions of the players by tournament director Martin Coughlan, play got underway just after 12.30pm AEST.

ANZPT Commissioner Danny McDonagh is playing MC today, calling the action for the benefit of the spectators on the rail, which has now built to two- and three-deep. Our UK PokerStars Qualifier Lee Fraser has brought quite a number of those spectators, who have been following his progress since yesterday and are stoked to see their fellow Brit have his moment in the sun.

Sydneysider Scott Kerr has his father Stephen on the rail watching him nervously. Scott "Punty" Smith and Joel strongplay Dodds also have many followers, mostly made up of fellow young online poker players and big name pros, including PokerStars Team Australia pros Eric Assadourian and Grant Levy.

Dodds took down the first pot of the day, then clashed with short-stacked PokerStars Player Shoshiro Karita after four players went to a flop of [7c] [jh] [4h]. The action was checked around to Karita who made it 50,000 to go from the cut-off, only to see Dodds raise it up to 186,000.

The others got out of the way; Karita went into the tank for five minutes, muttering to himself and Dodds before eventually mucking his hand. With that early action, Dodds has moved up to 1.7 million in chips, while Karita moved down to 160,000.

Blinds have ticked back up to 8000/16,000 with an ante of 2000 (level 20), with no players eliminated in the first hour of play.

The final day has dawned on the first season of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour, with the final eight players starting to arrive for the final table in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Queensland Main Event.

There are one or two sore heads in the room after last night's ANZPT farewell party. Indeed, the players who've trekked down to the Gold Coast from Brisbane have enjoyed their time at Jupiters Hotel and Casino so much that when the bus arrived to take them back to the state capital, only one player turned up!

The mad Manc Lee Fraser was whooping it up along side the PokerStars.net Team Australia pros at the party last night but has pulled up remarkably well for his run at the title. Now living in Surfers Paradise, the PokerStars Qualifier starts today with 458,000.

Chip leader Joel strongplay Dodds has just meandered into the tournament area, and is quietly confident that he will celebrate his maiden live tournament win today. He's in the box seat, holding a massive 1.582 million in chips.

Dodds will have to outlast good mate and respected young Aussie pro Scott "Punty" Smith, who has led this tournament at numerous points during recent days. Smith has almost half the chips of Dodds (806,000) but is in clear second position heading into the final table.

Sydney's Danny Joukhadar is ranked the best outsider today, especially with the added incentive of a possible second-place finish in the overall ANZPT points race. But with 431,000, he has an uphill battle ahead today.

Paul Gibson arrived with a big band of supporters from Brisbane, who've snatched up every seat on the rail to watch their man claw back from seventh chip position after his gutsy comeback late yesterday from just 30,000 in chips.

PokerStars Player Shoshiro Karita is beaming at the thought of playing for his first major tournament title, even though he brings the outright short stack of just 239,000 to the table. Likewise, PokerStars Qualifier and Star City poker dealer Scott Kerr (532,000) is pinching himself at the thought of being on the opposite side of the fence today.

Final player to arrive was Auckland's Phillip Willcocks, a PokerStars Qualifier who is quietly confident of a deep run today after staying under the radar and out of trouble on day three. The New Zealander has 536,000, more than enough chips to have a major influence on the results today.

Blinds have been wound back to level 19 (6000/12,000 with an ante of 1000), with the final table being played on the main gaming floor overlooking Broadbeach and another glorious Gold Coast afternoon. Play will be underway shortly. The structure for today's play is:

Level 19: 6000/12,000 (ante 1000) - 30 minutes remaining
Level 20: 8000/16,000 (ante 2000)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 (ante 2000)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 (ante 3000)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 (ante 3000)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 (ante 4000)
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 (ante 5000)
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (ante 5000)
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (ante 10,000)
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (ante 10,000)
Level 29: 80,000/160,000 (ante 20,000)
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (ante 30,000)

Official chip at start of day 4

Seat 1: Paul Gibson, Brisbane, Qld, Australia (352,000)
Seat 2: Phillip Willcocks (PokerStars Qualifier), Auckland, NZ (536,000)
Seat 3: Scott Smith, Kempsey, NSW, Australia (806,000)
Seat 4: Scott Kerr (PokerStars Qualifier) Newcastle, NSW, Australia (532,000)
Seat 5: Lee Fraser (PokerStars Qualifier) Manchester, England (458,000)
Seat 6: Shoshiro Karita (PokerStars Player) Melbourne, Vic, Australia (239,000)
Seat 7: Joel Dodds, Sydney, NSW, Australia (1,528,000)
Seat 8: Danny Joukhadar, Sydney, NSW, Australia (431,000)

Seat 1: Paul Gibson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (352,000 in chips): Down to just 30,000 in chips with 11 players remaining, this 35-year-old from Brisbane clawed his way back into contention for the title in dramatic fashion. Currently out of work, he's been playing poker for two years and elected to roll the dice by buying in for the full $2500. He's cashed in past events at Crown in Melbourne but this looms as his biggest ever tournament payday. "It's just awesome to have a tournament like this in Queensland, at last," he said.

Seat 2: Phillip Willcocks (PokerStars Qualifier), Auckland, New Zealand (536,000 in chips): One of only two internationals at the final table, this 26-year-old from Auckland qualified for ANZPT Queensland via PokerStars, as was the case when he placed 21st in the 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final in Sydney. A former molecular biologist, he now turn his microscope to the science of online poker after a friend "pushed" him into poker. He is third in chips heading into the final table and just one double-up away from being a serious threat.

Seat 3: Scott Smith, Kempsey, NSW, Australia (806,000 in chips): This quietly-spoken 24-year-old lives in the NSW country town of Kempsey but there's nothing understated about his poker game. Now a full-time pro, he cashed 15th in last year's PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final at Star City in Sydney. The former actuaries student, known through poker circles by the nickname "Punty", mainly plays online but has started playing more live events in recent months.

Seat 4: Scott Kerr (PokerStars Qualifier) Newcastle, NSW, Australia (532,000 in chips): This 21-year-old from Newcastle has been playing Hold'em for seven years but this is his first major poker tournament. There's a good reason too: he's normally dealing the cards instead of playing them in his job as a dealer at Star City Casino in Sydney. A PokerStars Qualifier, he started playing poker with his father Stephen, whose been on hand to watch his son's roller coaster ride to his first final table.

Seat 5: Lee Fraser (PokerStars Qualifier) Manchester, England (483,000 in chips): There promises to be a party atmosphere at tomorrow's final table with a big contingent of friends railing this 32-year-old electrician, who relocated to Surfers Paradise from Manchester in the UK earlier this year - "because of the weather". He started playing pub poker at home and has honed his skills playing online since moving to Australia. His motto for the final table: "Take a walk on the wild side!"

Seat 6: Shoshiro Karita (PokerStars Player) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (239,000 in chips): Born in Japan, raised in Brisbane and now residing in this Melbourne, this full-time poker player can be considered a young veteran at 24. He has several years of live cash-game experience and has recorded a respectable list of results playing online MTTs and in some of Australia's major events (he was 15th in the recent Melbourne Poker Championships Main Event). He enters his first major final table as the short stack.

Seat 7: Joel Dodds, Sydney, NSW, Australia (1,528,000 in chips): Fresh from his first full summer campaign in Las Vegas (where we hear his golf game came on a treat), this 25-year-old student is celebrating his second ANZPT final table after finishing seventh in his hometown of Sydney back in May. He is among the form players in the country, having cashed in the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event while he also took out the Pot-Limit Omaha title at the Melbourne Championships. He holds a massive chip lead and almost 30 per cent of the chips in play.

Seat 8: Danny Joukhadar, Sydney, NSW, Australia (431,000 in chips): One of the chip leaders throughout all three days of play so far, this 24-year-old poker pro from Sydney remains in contention for a top-three finish in the overall ANZPT points title after cashing 25th in the field of 496 at ANZPT Sydney. Now a full-time poker player, he has four years experiencing and is a regular on the cash tables at Star City. "This is the winner, right here," PokerStars.net Team Australia pro Eric Assadourian told us.

The final table has been decided for the final event in the first season of the PokerStars.net ANZPT, with Joel strongplay Dodds in the box seat to take home the chocolates.

Dodds takes a massive chip lead into tomorrow's final table with almost 30 per cent of the chips in play and a 2:1 chip lead over his nearest rival, good mate Scott "Punty" Smith. Dodds finished seventh in the PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney Main Event, but is determined to go all the way to become the first ANZPT Queensland champion.

A total of 40 players returned for day three and for the first time, the survivors were all at the same venue - Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. Action was fast and furious early in the day with the bubble (27) breaking in less than two hours.

Reigning Aussie Millions champion and PokerStars Qualifier Stewart Scott placed 22nd while Linda Tyler was confirmed as the highest placed female player when she bowed out in 20th place after qualifying via a $100 satellite at Jupiters Casino.

PokerStars Sponsored Player Lee Nelson was eliminated in 15th place for a $6225 payday - the first ANZPT cash for the 2006 Aussie Millions winner. Play stalled at 11 players for more than an hour before three players were eliminated in successive hands meaning the final table will comprise only eight players.

Tim luckyshades Horan endured a brutal evening as he butted heads with PokerStars Qualifier Scott Kerr before running [ah] [jc] into Joel Dodds' pocket eights. The board missed both hands, and Horan was unbelievably out in 11th while Dodds had climbed to a tournament-high 1.4 million.

Charlie Gang's tournament ended when Danny Joukhadar declared all-in with [10c] [9c], and the PokerStars Qualifier couldn't wait to get his money in with [ac] [kd]. All good - until a 10 landed on the flop and another 10 fell on the turn to disband Gang's final table hopes.

Gang hadn't left the tournament area when Scott Smith pushed all-in for 385,000 on the adjacent table, with Eric Sclavos (holding an identical amount of chips) making the call. It was [ks] [kh] for Sclavos against the [as] [qs] of Smith. The board fell [7s] [5h] [3s] [6s] [6d] giving Smith a flush and eliminating Sclavos in ninth.

The overall points competition is very much alive with both Danny Joukhadar and Joel Dodds on the final table. Joukhadar wins ANZPT sponsorship for season two if he can win the event, while Dodds, the monster chip leader, can deny Joukhadar this sponsorship and even overtake him for third place and sponsorship valued at $10,500 if he finishes a handful of places in front of him.

Intriguing stuff, we'll be back at 12.30pm tomorrow - fresh from a few bevvies at tonight's ANZPT "wrap" party - for the finale to season one of the PokerStars.net ANZPT.