Danny Chevalier, of Melbourne, last year's New Zealand
Poker Tour Queenstown Skycity Alpine Adventure champion, is
back to defend his title. Photo by Joanne Carroll.
More than 100 poker players are in Queenstown this week
to compete in the New Zealand Poker Tour (NZPT) Queenstown
Skycity Alpine Adventure tournament.
Last year's winner, Danny Chevalier, is back to defend his
title.
The $87,500 win was the biggest in his professional
poker-playing career.
"I'm here to defend my title. I'll give it a red-hot shot,"
he said.
The tournament will be held at the Skycity Queenstown Casino
from today until Sunday.
Based on full participation of 200 players, the expected
total prize pool will be $450,000.
Queenstown Skycity spokeswoman Michelle Bailey said there
were 100 confirmed players yesterday.
Players had until noon tomorrow to buy in.
Eight Queenstown players had been confirmed.
Ms Bailey said the casino had held satellite tournaments
since March.
About 40 overseas players were due to arrive in the resort
today.
The 15 remaining players in the Auckland leg of the tour
qualified on Sunday to play off against players who made it
through to day three at Skycity Queenstown, she said.
The Auckland leg started on July 17 with a mixed field of 38
international and domestic players from nine countries
including Australia, Singapore, Korea, Germany, the United
Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Canada
and New Zealand.
Of the 38 on day one, 13 players had won their way through to
the main event by playing in Skycity's satellite tournaments,
with some players winning a main-event ticket from as little
as $30.
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