Tony Hachem Wins ANZPT Champion Title

Scott Kerr (pictured) won the final leg of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour in Queensland over the weekend while Tony Hachem, brother of former world champion Joe, won the title of overall tour champion, topping the leader board with five cashes out of six tournaments on the tour.

Kerr topped the 249-strong field at Jupiter’s Casino, Gold Coast taking down the top prize of AU$168,075 (€99,271) while Hachem wins entry into all upcoming PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour events across Asia-Pacific.

“I am very happy to be the "PokerStars.net ANZPT Champion,” said Hachem after the event. “This tour has been a fantastic experience. I am looking forward to keeping up my good form when the APPT starts in Macau later this month.”

The final table results for the Queensland tournament were:
 
Scott Kerr (NSW, Australia) — $168,075
Phillip Willcocks (Auckland, New Zealand) — $112,050
Joel Dodds (NSW, Australia) — $62,250
Shoshiro Karita (Victoria, Australia) — $49,800
Scott Smith (NSW, Australia) — $40,463
Danny Joukhadar (NSW, Australia) — $31,125
Paul Gibson (Queensland, Australia) — $21,788
Lee Fraser (Manchester, England) — $16,496
Eric Sclavos (NSW, Australia) — $12,450

Season two of the ANZPT kicks off next February at Sky City Casino, Adelaide.

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