ANZPT QUEENSTOWN SNOWFEST: ALLAN DEFEATS STACKED FINAL TABLE

PHOTO: POKERSTARS (Kenneth Lim)

Congratulations to Dave Allan, who has defeated fellow Aussie Ken Demlakian to win ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest.

David Zhao, who finished second at the 2011 Melbourne Championships, was fifth in this event.

Popular Aussie pro Matthew Wakeman finished sixth in the event while Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang finished in seventh position.

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FT PAYOUTS (NZD) Dave Allan NZ$110,600 Ken Demlakian NZ$70,400 Jordan Westmorland NZ$41,200 Ricky Kroesen NZ$34,200 David Zhao NZ$28,200 Matthew Wakeman NZ$23,100 Bryan Huang NZ$19,100 Ivan Zalac NZ$15,100 David Evans NZ12,070 RELATED POST > CARLSSON WINS PERTH NEXT EVENT ANZPT Grand Final Crown Melbourne August 31-3, 2012

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest NLH Main Event July 24-29, 2012 SKYCITY Queenstown | New Zealand Buy-in: $2,425 | Prizepool: $325,660 Entries: 149 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION DAVE ALLAN 35 KEN DEMLAKIAN 18 JORDAN WESTMORLAND 10 RICKY KROESEN 8 DAVID ZHAO 5

APPT QUEENSTOWN: SCHREINER IS CHIP BOSS - WINS SNOWFEST

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Was there ever a doubt? Marcel Schreiner took the chip lead at APPT Queenstown Snowfest sometime on Friday and he never, ever looked back. Chip leader after Friday, chip leader following Saturday's play and pickup the Championship on Sunday - not a bad weekend for the German!

The buzz name heading into this weekend's play was popular pro Jonathan Karamalikis and although he did make the final table, he wasn't able to place better than 9th, outside PTPR Points consideration for a PTPR Challenger Event.

FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (in NZD):
1 Marcel Schreiner 94,300
2 Matt Yates 60,000
3 John Waterman 35,150
4 Carl Knox 29,145
5 Daniel Laidlaw 24,000
6 Tom Grigg 19,715
7 Xiao Dong Xia 16,290
8 Hugh Cohen 12,860
9 Jonathan Karamalikis 10,280

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PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Queenstown Snowfest
APPT NLH Main Event
August 23-28, 2011

SKYCITY Queenstown | New Zealand
Buy-in: $2,510 | Prizepool : $287,380 | Entries: 127

FINAL RESULTS:
MARCEL SCHREINER 35
MATT YATES 18
JOHN WATERMAN 10
CARL KNOX 8
DANIEL LAIDLAW 5

APPT QUEENSTOWN: CARDS ARE IN THE AIR, FINAL TABLE PLAY BEGINS

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Final table has just begun in New Zealand as we're nearing completion of the APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event.

Marcel Schreiner holds the chip lead coming in - and this, for the second straight day, yesterday's feature player - xMonsterxDongx himself, Jonathan Karamalikis, starts sixth.

Cards are already in the air, follow PokerNews and the PokerStars blog for up-to-the-minute results.

FINAL TABLE CHIP COUNTS:
1 Marcel Schreiner 591,500
2 Matt Yates 523,500
3 Tom Grigg 275,000
4 Daniel Laidlaw 236,000
5 Carl Knox 236,000
6 Jonathan Karamalikis 174,000
7 John Waterman 153,500
8 Hugh Cohen 146,500
9 Xiao Dong Xia 107,500

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xMONSTERxDONGx ALERT AT APPT QUEENSTOWN SNOWFEST


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Queenstown Snowfest
APPT NLH Main Event
August 23-28, 2011

SKYCITY Queenstown | New Zealand
Buy-in: $2,510 | Prizepool : $287,380 | Entries: 127

PTS AT STAKE:
APPT Queenstown Champion 35
2nd place 18
3rd place 10
4th place 8
5th place 5

PTS AT STAKE: xMONSTERxDONGx ALERT AT APPT QUEENSTOWN SNOWFEST

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We've completed Day 2 at the APPT Queenstown Snowfest and although we had a very small field to start, action seems to be popping in New Zealand!

German player Marcel Schreiner will be the chip once play starts back up on Saturday but most eyes will be on xMONSTERxDONGx Jonathan Karamalikis, a colorful and very skilled pro on the tournament circuit. Karamalikis is a well-known pro that has had a lot of success in Australia and New Zealand - in fact, Karamalikis won APPT Sydney back in December.

We are down to 21 players, here are the Top 10 chip counts:
Marcel Schreiner 453,800
Tom Grigg 220,500
Jonathan Karamalikis 192,800
Ben Paurini 180,100
Carl Knox 148,100
Hugh Cohen 143,900
Daniel Laidlaw 138,100
Jackson Zheng 121,200
Cole Swannack 120,100
Matt Yates 100,200

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PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Queenstown Snowfest
APPT NLH Main Event
August 23-28, 2011

SKYCITY Queenstown | New Zealand
Buy-in: $2,510 | Prizepool : $287,380 | Entries: 127

PTS AT STAKE:
APPT Queenstown Champion 35
2nd place 18
3rd place 10
4th place 8
5th place 5