By JAMES PUGSLEY, November 23rd, 2011

Over the weekend and the period briefly prior to it, Christchurch Casino hosted its annual November Champs, along with the NZ Masters. The events were of great success, with good turnouts in a number of fields, and a nice take home prize of $18,000.00 to the winner of the NZ Masters main event. Sporting a buyin of $1,100, action was underway around 11:30 early Sunday, with players starting deeply stacked at 15,000 chips. As the day wore on and the money bubble finally burst, seven players remained to be paid at the final table – with Stephen Hodson emerging victorious.

Here are the results from each of the events:

2011 Christchurch NZ Masters Main Event

1st Stephen Hodson $18,000.00
2nd Greg Lochhead $12,000.00
3rd Ned Quill $8,000.00
4th Matthew Mitchell $6,000.00
5th Malcolm South $4,500.00
6th Mike King $3,000.00
7th Mark Hepi $2,500.00

2011 November No Limit Championship

1st Shane Foglietta $7,000.00
2nd Scott Hamilton -Hill $5,500.00
3rd Mike King $4,000.00
4th Tony Bainbridge $3,000.00
5th Terry Choi $2,000.00
6th Scott laming $1,500.00

2011 November No Limit Turbo Championship

1st Richard Hone Morrison $5,500.00
2nd Jae Do Nam $4,000.00
3rd Ryan Peters $2,900.00
4th Silva Chitral $2,100.00
5th Jack Efariamo $1,500.00
6th Mike King $1,100.00
7th Eamonn Hylanel $850.00
8th Shane Wilson $650.00

2011 November Champs Womens Event

1st Selina Smith
2nd Nicky Edwards
3rd Trang Harris

After a successful NZ Champs earlier this year, and another good weekend behind them, Christchurch Casino is great venue for poker this year, whether it’s tournaments, cash, or a combination of NLHE and PLO. Stay tuned to PokerNZ as we follow events from their end, and be sure to check out the Casino’s Facebook page as they keep the public updated on the availability of games.