The Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), launched Season 5 in October 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. The ANZPT is a true indicator of the best players in the region, with fabulous added value prizes on offer including sponsorship on both the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and the ANZPT.

With the launch of the region’s only national poker tour, the ANZPT, is bringing a whole new dimension to poker and helping turn it into a truly global sport.

The ANZPT is lead by:

Danny McDonagh has planned, promoted and directed poker tournaments in Australia since 1998. He was at the helm of every major poker tournament at the Crown Casino, from its opening through to the 2008 Aussie Millions, a championship which has gained an excellent reputation among leading poker players. He has also been tournament director for two televised poker tournaments series in Australia.

Danny was an original partner of Poker-Network and he established poker tours to, and live internet coverage of, the WHUPC in Vienna, St Petersburg, Moscow, New Zealand and Slovenia.

He is Tournament Director for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour and Operations Manager at PokerStars Macau – PokerStars' only full-time poker room. Along with these two other positions, Danny will combine his overseeing role as commissioner for the ANZPT with hands-on involvement in the running of ANZPT tournaments.