LIST OF CHAMPIONS
AUSTRALASIAN AWARDS FOR PLAYER EXCELLENCE – 1987 onwards.
(as at 31/12/2010)
For International Poker Excellence - WSOP Bracelets
Mel Judah 1989
Gary Benson 1996
Mel Judah 1997
Joe Hachem 2005
Mark Vos 2006
Jeff Lisandro 2007, 2009, 2010
Christina Pie – Ladies Event
2009 WSOP Player of the Year
Jeff Lisandro (7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz)
Australasian All Time Money List (USD)
1. Joe Hachem - $10,962,046
2. Jeff Lisandro - $4,611,651
3. Antanas Guoga - $4,385,948
4. Mel Judah - $3,238,391
5. Lee Nelson - $2,249,264
6. Tyron Krost - $1,934,715
7. David Steicke - $1,775,338
8. Stewart Scott - $1,629,631
9. Grant Levy - $1,338,183
10. Mark Vos - $1,275,383
11. Van Marcus - $1,257,332
12. Jonathan Karamalikis - $1,066,642
13. Billy Argyros - $947,726
14. Mike Guttman - $865,667
15. Tino Lechich - $862,956
16. Emad Tahtouh - $859,276
17. Simon Watt - $835,276
18. Jamil Dia - $827,661
19. Gary Benson - $777,516
20. Sam Khouiss - $725,132
PokerNetwork Australasian Rankings History
| Rank | Player | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
| 1 | Sam Khouiss | 2,680 | 2,240 | 3,840 | 998 | 1,695 | 2,617 | 525 | 14,595 |
| 2 | Lee Nelson | 2,200 | 1,320 | 4,480 | 1,508 | 350 | 2,470 | 425 | 12,753 |
| 3 | Martin Comer | 2,120 | 3,360 | 2,680 | 1,543 | 1,337 | 280 | 850 | 12,170 |
| 4 | Gary Benson | 1,760 | 1,560 | 2,880 | 2,076 | 0 | 905 | 1,155 | 10,336 |
| 5 | Tino Lechich | 1,320 | 2,280 | 240 | 1,800 | 2,285 | 1,010 | 720 | 9,655 |
| 6 | Graeme Putt | 3,120 | 160 | 760 | 520 | 1,220 | 1,722 | 1,502 | 9,004 |
| 7 | Arul Thillai | 1,890 | 2,280 | 4,120 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,440 |
| 8 | Michael Guttman | 1,080 | 4,320 | 0 | 1,175 | 270 | 225 | 1,020 | 8,090 |
| 9 | Daniel Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 2,550 | 5,305 | 8,005 |
| 10 | Emad Tahtouh | 500 | 3,400 | 2,400 | 425 | 360 | 430 | 375 | 7,890 |
| 11 | Jovan Scekic | 0 | 1,920 | 1,760 | 1,025 | 1,018 | 937 | 1,207 | 7,867 |
| 12 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 788 | 1,769 | 4,707 | 7,744 |
| 13 | Jason Gray | 960 | 400 | 400 | 975 | 1,260 | 1,507 | 1,925 | 7,427 |
| 14 | Bill Argyros | 240 | 2,440 | 0 | 1,681 | 180 | 2,505 | 300 | 7,346 |
| 15 | Grant Levy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,737 | 865 | 1,550 | 2,185 | 7,337 |
| 16 | Jarred Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,190 | 3,527 | 2,345 | 7,062 |
| 17 | Leo Boxell | 160 | 0 | 2,240 | 1,273 | 725 | 1,237 | 1,375 | 7,010 |
| 18 | Van Marcus | 1,240 | 0 | 240 | 1,735 | 905 | 1,760 | 1,040 | 6,920 |
| 19 | Peter Aristidou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,805 | 995 | 1,535 | 2,502 | 6,837 |
| 20 | Ian Schoots | 2,360 | 600 | 3,600 | 45 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 6,800 |
2010 PokerNetwork Australasian Rankings Leaderboard
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Neilson | 5,305 |
| 2 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 4,707 |
| 3 | Dale Marsland | 3,360 |
| 4 | Ricky Kroesen | 3,180 |
| 5 | Michael Spilkin | 3,150 |
| 6 | Martin Kozlov | 3,105 |
| 7 | Brendon Rubie | 2,917 |
| 8 | Sean Dunwoodie | 2,844 |
| 9 | Vesko Zmukic | 2,720 |
| 10 | Yann Pauchon | 2,710 |
PokerNetwork Players of The Year (PAR)
2004 - Sam Korman
2005 - Michael Guttman
2006 - Lee Nelson (NZ)
2007 - Jozef Berec
2008 - Sam Youssef
2009 - Jarred Graham
2010 - Daniel Neilson
2010 Australian Online Poker Rankings
1. Brendon 'BrendonR' Rubie
2. Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis
3. Liam 'RAWKZ' O'Rourke
4. Tom 'tollgate' Grigg
5. Dave 'dasve798111' Allan
6. Ben 'bazooka87' Gilholme
7. Brendan 'Make It Rain' Edmonds
8. Kelvin 'aces_up4108' Beattie
9. James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst
10. Steve 'stevoL' Leonard
APPT 2010
Manila - Binh Nguyen (USA)
Macau - Victorino Torres (Northern Mariana Islands)
Auckland - Danny Leaoasavaii (NZ)
Cebu - Young-Shin Im (Korea)
Sydney - Jonathan Karamalikis (Aus)
Asia Poker Player of the Year - Bryan Huang (Singapore)
ANZPT 2010
Adelaide - Rennie Carnevale
Sydney - Angelo Hamataj
Perth - Tony Hachem
Canberra - Jason Gray
Melbourne - Martin Kozlov
Queenstown - Julian Cohen
Gold Coast - Nauv Kashyap
Darwin - Danny Leaoasavaii
2010 ANZPT Player of the Year - Tony Hachem
Crown Casino Melbourne
Aussie Millions Champions
2003 Peter Costa (UK), Leo Boxell (AU) 2nd
2004 Tony Bloom (UK), David Hatzis 4th
2005 Jamil Dia (NZ), George Mamacas (Aus) 3rd
2006 Lee Nelson (NZ), Russell Davies (Aus) 6th
2007 Gus Hansen (Den), Julius Colman (Aus) 4th
2008 Alexander Kostritsyn (Rus), Michael Chrisanthopoulos (Aus) 3rd
2009 Stewart Scott (Aus),Raj Ramakrishnan (Aus) 4th
2010 Tyron Krost (Aus), Kosta Varoxis (Aus) 4th
2010 Crown Aussie Millions $100K Challenge - Dan Shak (USA)
2010 Crown Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series 4 -Sam Welch
2010 Crown Melbourne Championships - Brendon Rubie
2010 Crown Victorian Championships - Michael Egan
2010 Crown Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series 5 - Rickie Vedhara (UK)
StarCity Sydney
2007 APPT Sydney - Grant Levy
2008 APPT Sydney - Martin Rowe
2009 Sydney Championships - Jarred Graham
2009 APPT Sydney - Aaron Benton
2010 Sydney Championships - Andrew Capelin
2010 APPT Sydney - Jonathan Karamalikis
SKYCITY Adelaide
1987 Brian Williams
1988 Peter Jones
1989 Bob Crossman
1990 Charles Cuschieri
1991 Ian Bobbin
1992 Peter Jones
1993 Bill Howarth
1994 James Crosby
1995 Sam Korman
1996 David Gorr
1997 Gary Benson
1998 Tony Frasca
1999 Tony Frasca
2000 Steve Micos
2001 Sam Khouiss
2010 Adelaide Poker Championships - Sean Dunwoodie
Individual Event Champions Adelaide 1987 – 2001
1987 Williams, Nicolas, Maimon,
1988 Jones /Assiotti, Pekoe, Jeffries, Saliba, Gianitsadis,
1989 Crossman, /Pederson, Focus, Debrincat, Sin, Judah, Benson, Saliba, Kostakis
1990 Cuschieri, Cabret, Korman, Lindsay, Agostini, Durbeck
1991 Bobbin, Bascalli, Micos, Maggi, Pekoe
1992 Jones, Gray, Bugiera, Homann
1993 Howarth
1994 Crosby, Pekoe, Rossinger, Martin Comer, Mulvihill, Ascensio, Argyros, Wiegard
1995 Korman, Mulvihill, Pears, Bamford, Anthony, Horowitz, Bugiera, Panagiotou
1996 Gorr, Box, Waugh
1997 Benson, Waugh
1998 Frasca, Maver, Cabret, Cuschieri, Georgoulas
1999 Frasca
2000 Micos
2001 Khouiss
Burswood Casino Perth
2008 Western Classic - Marc Des Anges
2009 Sapphire Series - Jovan Scekic
2009 Western Classic - Vesko Zmukic
2010 Sapphire Series - Ryan Bochorsky
2010 Western Classic - Daniel Neilson
Canberra Casino
1996 Lisandro
1997 Argyros
1998 Ivin
1999 Georgoulas
2000 Nelson
2001 Benson
2002 Sampieri
2010 Canberra Championships - Andrew Williams
Individual Champions Canberra 1996 to 2002
1996 Lisandro, Guy, Franco, McDonald, Ivin,
1997 Ravesi, Wu, Upton, Lisandro, Argyros
1998 Ivin, Argyros, Wise, Parker
1999 Georgoulas, Ivin, Frasca, Poulos (F), Korman, Benson
2000 Argyros, Nelson, Rosser, McDonald, Farley, Humunicki (F)
2001 Khatchadorian, Bugiera, Gray, Maver, Sam Horowitz, Georgoulas, Warrener, Marcos, Madaffari,
2002 Maver
2003 Sommerville, Tsakalos, Boxell, Benson, Madaffari
SKYCITY Auckland
2010 Auckland Anniversary Championships - James Honeybone (NZ)
2010 Lee Nelson Deep Stack Series - Angie Fitzgerald (NZ)
2010 New Zealand Poker Open - Jackson Zheng (NZ)
Christchurch Casino
2002 Mathew Hilger (UK)
2003 Jamil Dia (NZ)
2004 Andrew Dimock (NZ)
2005 Constantin Harach (NZ)
2006 Alan Goodrum (UK)
2007 Eric Assadourian (Aus)
2008 David Borg (Aus)
2009 Soren Eriksen (Denmark)
2010 Soren Eriksen (Denmark)
Wrest Point Casino Hobart
1983 Mike Heffernan
1985 Egal Levy
2010 Tasmanian Championships - Greg Fahey
Tournament of Champions Vegas Crown Team 1999
Athanassiou, Frasca, Pears, Mike and Martin Comer, Hyslop, Marino (F), Boxell, Putt, Bihari, Pie (F),
Waggoner, Cuschieri, Jones, Bugiera
CASINOZ Mr.Poker awards for service to poker 2001 to 2006
2001 Keith Sloan, 2002 John Beagle, 2003 Danny McDonagh, 2004 John Parker, 2005 Joe Meissner, 2006 Mike Comer
Casinos
Ron Hurley (Hobart), Andrew MacDonald (Adelaide), Sean McCreery (Crown), Richard Longhurst (Crown), Danny McDonagh (Crown), Arthur Pitcher (Christchurch), Dave Galpin (Adelaide)
Maurie “The Master” Pears
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