Just after 1am this morning (Tuesday), Aucklander Matt Cheer took the honors of winning the 1st ever Auckland Anniversary Poker Championship, pocketing a tasty $35,540 for his efforts.
After a marathon 36 hours, Cheer played his way through 119 players to take out the very first AAPC trophy.
Ejaaz Dean, SKYCITY Auckland’s Executive Manager Table Games says [...]

I’m in Melbourne this weekend so have been unable to cover the AAPC properly, but I have had some information from Sky City…
Saturday night’s $330 side event attracted 68 entracts and was taken out by Angie Fitzgerald who picked up just under $7000.
Sunday’s main event kicked off with 119 contenders from all over NZ including [...]

If you’re not heading over for the Aussie Millions, then it’s Auckland’s Sky City Casino and their purpose built ‘Poker Zone’ is where you should be this weekend for the Auckland Anniversary Poker Championship.
Being the first major tournament of 2009, Sky City are expecting a fantastic tournament with a minimum $50,000 prize pool (Prize pool [...]

Not only do we get the best season for Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere (honestly, prawns on the Bar-B is 10x better than stodgy old potatoes, turkey and pork) but thanks to Sky City, we’ll be getting another holiday treat, A $50,000* Poker Tournament!