Grant Levy has won $1 million | IXGAMES

Grant Levy pocketed the record kitty early today to become Sydney’s first ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Champion at Star City Casino, after taking out a field of 561 players including four world champions. Mr Levy - a 28-year-old teacher and father of two from Penrith, has been honing his poker skills online and today he proved these skills in front of a home crowd, including his wife and brother. The tournament’s starting field included Victoria’s Joe Hachem who was crowned poker’s world champion in 2005, along with past world champions and professional players Scotty Nguyen (1998 World Champion), Chris Moneymaker (2001 World Champion) and Greg Raymer (2004 World Champion). The other final table finalists come from the USA, Malaysia and Canada.