New Zealand Poker Champs, the Winners so far
With the New Zealand Poker Championships in full swing, 3 of the 5 tournaments already have their winners.The opening event of the tournament being the Canterbury Championship – No Limit Holdem was taken out by Richard Grace. Richard was up against 72 other players but went down to the wire against a mate of his and took home $16,500 winnings for his efforts.
The second event was the Peter Peko Memorial – Pot Limit Holdem / Omaha, there was a total of 59 players contesting this event with a total prize pool of $29,500. New Zealand’s Sam He was the eventual victor who received the top prize of $10,000.
Australian Poker star Eric Assadourian became the only player to defend a New Zealand Poker Championship title in the history of the tournament, when he took out the New Zealand Pot Limit Omaha Championship. Assadourian headed off a field of 60 players to walk away with $10,000 in winnings.
The top 3 for each of the events are listed below.
| Canterbury Championship – No Limit Holdem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Winnings | Player |
| 1st | $16,500 | Richard Grace |
| 2nd | $10,000 | Simon Bismark |
| 3rd | $5,880 | Joey Zhou |
| Peter Peko Memorial – Pot Limit Holdem / Omaha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Winnings | Player |
| 1st | $10,000 | Sam He |
| 2nd | $6,780 | Gary Boxell |
| 3rd | $3,550 | Peter Field |
| New Zealand Pot Limit Omaha Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Winnings | Player |
| 1st | $10,000 | Eric Assadourian |
| 2nd | $6,800 | Dean Yuan |
| 3rd | $4,00 | John Pye |
