Michael Kane wins the Season 7 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour opener in Perth after defeating Stephen McHugh in heads-up action to take home the AU$98,900 first prize.

A Scotsman is the winner of the Season 7 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) opener in Perth. Michael Kane defeated Stephen McHugh in a heads-up battle that lasted three hours. His prize was AU$98,900.

Kane hadn’t read the script. If he had he would have known that the winner of the event should have been Bryan Huang. He was a member of the illustrious PokerStars Team Pro. He had over $600,000 in live tournament earnings. He also had the chip lead.

He was also the first one out.

According to the PokerNews Live Reporting team, Huang’s death came by a thousand cuts.

“He simply bled chips until he was down under 300,000 with blinds at 8,000/16,000” Said PokerNews reporter Josh Bell.

By this time two and a half hours of frustration had passed. Huang looked down and saw pocket nines. It was good enough. Kane looked down at Big Slick. That was good enough also. The pair tangoed. Two kings on the board and Huang was left with chip dust. Navin Bechar would eliminate him shortly thereafter A8dd