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ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest Feel Good Story: Jonathan Bredin Wins
Posted by: James Carter. - Mon, 2013-08-05 04:26
The ANZPT’s Queenstown Snowfest main event played down to its winner yesterday but much more importantly than churning out a winner from the initial cauldron of 126 players, it created the sort of story that seemed like it was ripped straight out of a Hollywood movie.
The player who emerged with the win was Jonathan Bredin, the chip leader of the last couple of days of the
poker tournament, so in that respect, his going all the way didn’t really surprise anyone. Bredin however suffers of cerebral palsy and he uses a special mobile device to communicate his decisions at the poker table. The cherry on top of the cake was the fact that the pocket hand he used to win the final hand of the event was a Ks, Kc, the same one he has tattooed on his left shoulder.
The winner picked up the $93.6k top prize, after he defeated Daniel Laidlaw (one of the other early chip leaders) heads-up. Laidlaw picked up $59.5k for his efforts.
Chiu Yeung Lee finished 3rd for $34.9k.
Bredin is definitely no newcomer to the game, although he had only played in small local venues in Melbourne before, this one being his first major live poker tournament.
Following his victory, Bredin said he was going to use the money for a specially designed car that would allow him to get around more. He also said he intended to play in as many ANZPT and APPT events as possible.
The start of the final day saw Colin Carpenter, the official short-stack, come under a lot of pressure. He was not the first one to head to the rail though: Michael Chon robbed him of that “privilege”.
Ricky Kroesen was pretty much the only “name” player to make the final table. He finished 6th.
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