The five tables closest to us here at the media desk is the largest section remaining in the tournament. Below is the current approximate chip stacks of some of the notable players in this section.
The number of entrants for this year's ANZPT Perth Main Event has been made official, with 151 players from today, and 67 from yesterday creating a field of 218. That's a great result for all involved and will see the prize pool well over $400,000. We will post the official prize pool information as soon as it is made available.
We just found Raj Ramakrishnan on the rail and found out that he was eliminated from the tournament. Apparently Ramakrishnan got all his chips in when he hit two pair holding . Ramakrishnan's one opponent held - with a flush and straight draw. Unfortunately for Ramakrishnan the player made a flush and that was all she wrote.
The players are staring to hit the rail at a quick pace and we expect that most of the tables in the faraway poker room will be broken into the main gaming floor by the end of the night. Below is how some of the notable players are faring over in the poker room.
We recently arrived at Melanie Weisner's table with the poker pro from the USA involved in a big pot against one opponent. Weisner had the button and was faced with an all-in shove from her opponent on the river of a board. It was 2,500 to go and Wesiner though long and hard before flicking out the call.
At showdown, Weisner's opponent tabled for a pair of sixes, which Weisner had out kicked with her . With that, one player was going home, while Weisner added more chips to her growing stack.
Michael Pedley has recently raked in a handy little pot to see his chips move back towards the starting stack.
We arrived at the hand in question with Pedley and one opponent already on the river of a board. Pedley was first to act and led out for 3,300. Pedley's opponent thought for a while, then called, and quickly mucked when Pedley showed down for three deuces.
The official prize pool and payout for the ANZPT Perth Main Event has been announced! The 418-player field created a prize pool of $436,000. Of that amount, $114,000 is reserved for the eventual champion, while it is the top 24 players who will take home some cash for their time. Check out the final table payouts below and refer to our prize pool and payout page for full information.
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. Ramakrishnan's one opponent held 
- with a flush and straight draw. Unfortunately for Ramakrishnan the player made a flush and that was all she wrote.
board. It was 2,500 to go and Wesiner though long and hard before flicking out the call.
for a pair of sixes, which Weisner had out kicked with her 
. With that, one player was going home, while Weisner added more chips to her growing stack.
board. Pedley was first to act and led out for 3,300. Pedley's opponent thought for a while, then called, and quickly mucked when Pedley showed down 
for three deuces.