Dinesh Alt Wins ANZPT Sydney For $226k

Switerland’s Dinesh Alt has won the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) Sydney Main Event, after defeating a field of 459 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the $226,320 (£155,808) first place prize.
By the time the tournament reached its final table of nine, Dinesh Alt was lying in 7th place (736k) with Bosnia’s Dejan Divkovic way out in front on a 3 million chip stack. First to then leave the arena was Rick Solomon in 9th ($17,480), whose K-K ran into the A-A of David Campion. He was followed 2 hours later by Dan Kelly in 8th ($23,460), after the US pro’s 7-7 lost the race against Dominik Nitsche’s A-Q.
Unfortunately for home supporters, the next four eliminations saw the four Aussies at the final table hit the rail, starting with Gary Benson in 7th ($29,900). Donald Jones (7-7) then hit a set against Gary Benson (A-2) on a 7-A-K-3-J board to send him to the rail in 6th ($39,100), while Michael Fadersen’s A-10 foundered against the A-K of David Campion and so he exited in 5th for $48,300. Finally, with the elimination of David Campion (A-6) by Dominik Nitsche (A-10), the last remaining Aussie in the tournament bowed out in 4th for a $62,560 payday.
However, ten minutes later Dominik Nitsche with trips called an all-in bet by Dinesh Alt only to find his opponent had rivered a full house and so Nitsche subsequently exited the competition in 3rd ($80,040), whilst heralding in the heads-up phase of the competition.
At this stage Alt held a 3 to 1 chip advantage over Divkovic, but despite a solid comeback Divkovic was eventually crippled after being dealt 6-3 and making trips on a J-10-6-6-7 board. Dinesh Alt (8-9) put Divkovic to the test by re-raising him all-in on the river and after eventually making the call and losing the hand the severely depleted Bosnian was eliminated a short time later. Meanwhile, Dinesh Alt was crowned the 2013 ANZPT Sydney Main Event champion.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1 Dinesh Alt    $226,320
2 Dejan Divkovic $144,440
3 Dominik Nitsche $80,040
4 David Campion    $62,560
5 Michael Fadersen $48,300
6 Donald Jones    $39,100
7 Gary Benson    $29,900
8 Dan Kelly    $23,460
9 Rick Solomon    $17,480