Main Event
Day 1b Started
Main Event
Day 1b Started
Welcome back to The Star casino in Sydney!
It's time for the second and final Day 1 flight of the Season 7 ANZPT Sydney Main Event.
There were 188 entrants for yesterday's Day 1 flight and there is no doubt today will be even larger. It's likely the total field will well and truly eclipse 400 and see the prize pool surge between $900,000 and $1 million.
Exactly 84 players made it through Day 1a and it was Sayed Jabbour who set the pace with 157,400. You can find full end-of-day counts from Day 1a by clicking here.
Day 1b begins at 12:30pm local time and right here at PokerNews is where you will find full live updates as a few hundred players aim to make Day 2. Stay tuned!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The cards are in the air on Day 1b of ANZPT Sydney.
There are 194 players to kick off the action. Registration is open for the first six levels of play, so expect that number to rise substantially.
There will be seven 60-minute levels played today with a 20-minute break after the first two levels and 10-minute breaks after every two levels following.
Here are some of the players we have recognised during these early stages of Day 1b of ANZPT Sydney.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leo Boxell |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Rory Young |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Iori Yogo |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Sam Khouiss |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Sam Rotar |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ben Richardson |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Oliver Gill |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Joe Cabret |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Tom Grigg |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Fabian Craib |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Tim English |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Teva Tavita
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Andrew Scarfe |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michael Guzzardi |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dean Blatt |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Roy Bhasin |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michael Egan |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dale Marsland |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Luke Edwards |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Josh Barrett |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michel Bouskila |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
The entries for today has increased to 224, which brings the overall total to 412 entrants so far.
Registration is open for the first six levels plus breaks.
Two familar foes have been spotted in the field - 2015 Aussie Millions champion Manny Stavropoulos and third-place finish Joel Douaglin. Stavropoulos picked up a massive seven-figure score for his result, while Douaglin's $630,000 certainly wasn't too shabby.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joel Douaglin | 20,000 | |
Manny Stavropoulos | 20,000 |
We picked up the action on the turn of a board with one player checking to Tom Grigg who bet 1,075. Eventually there was a call and the dealer would complete the board with a . This time when it was checked to Grigg, he bet 3,000. Grigg's opponent tank-called and tabled which was good to send Grigg's cards straight into the muck.
Despite recently losing some chips here to kick off Day 1a of ANZPT Sydney, Tom Grigg has had a good week.
On Monday Grigg won the Sunday Warm-Up on PokerStars for $87,000. He also won the Hotter $55 on the same day.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
There have now been 239 entrants on Day 1b, bringing the total field to 427.
That means the prize pool is in excess of $875,000 already, with registration open until the end of level 6.