2015 ANZPT Sydney

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 ANZPT Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
183,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
912,250 AUD
Entries
445
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Lone Team Pro Gone

Level 13 : 1,200/24,000, 400 ante

The lone Team PokerStars Pro in the field, Bryan Huang, has been elimianted.

Huang was getting short and shoved with {a-}{7-} only to have the player in the big blind call with {a-}{9-}.

The board ran out {3-}{3-}{5-}{4-}{a-} and Huang was on the rail!

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
Busted

Tags: Bryan Huang

Ace O'Brien Trumps King Jazz

Level 13 : 1,200/24,000, 400 ante

Jazz Mathers had that awful roller coaster of emotions that comes with first happily looking down at {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and then looking up and seeing the dreaded {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} of an opponent. On this occasion it was Paul O'Brien with the pocket rockets.

When the chips first went in the middle, the stacks looked pretty even and when the dealer spread out a {4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} board, it was time to count down the stacks and see if Mathers was elimianted.

O'Brien's stack was counted first. He had 92,200.

Mathers' was counted next and he had... 92,200.

With that, O'Brien is one of the larger stacks in the room, while Mathers wont be making back-to-back final tables.

Player Chips Progress
Paul O'Brien au
Paul O'Brien
190,000
118,400
118,400
Jazz Mathers
Jazz Mathers
Busted

Tags: Paul O'BrienJazz Mathers

Huang Continues to Fall

Level 13 : 1,200/24,000, 400 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang’s bad run continues as he battled in the blinds with Yanji Ge.

The action folded to Huang who completed from the small blind and Ge checked his option in the big. The flop fell {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} both players checked the flop and the turn of {J-Diamonds} but Huang bet 3,500 after seeing the river {5-Hearts}. However, he was raised by Ge to 8,500 and Huang made the quick call.

At showdown, Ge showed {6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for two pair and Huang mucked his hand. Huang has moved down to 25,000 in chips whilst Ge moves close to 110,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yanji Ge
Yanji Ge
110,000
41,000
41,000
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
25,000
-15,000
-15,000

Huang's Surge Halted

Level 13 : 1,200/24,000, 400 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang has just taken a hit to his stack.

We arrived to the table with Huang holding {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and his opponent who was at risk holding {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

The race was on and the flop came {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Spades} putting Huang way ahead, the turn {J-Hearts} helped no one but the cruel river card of the {Q-Clubs} made Huang’s hand second best and gave his opponent the double.

The loss has halted Huang’s late surge but he still has 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
40,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Bryan Huang

Some Level 13 Stacks

Level 13 : 1,200/24,000, 400 ante

Here are approximate counts of some of the players during the ealry stages if the 13th level of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dominic Coombe au
Dominic Coombe
345,000
50,000
50,000
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
300,000
75,000
75,000
Octavian Voegele
Octavian Voegele
255,000
-5,000
-5,000
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
205,000
35,000
35,000
Brendon Ruse
Brendon Ruse
205,000
23,000
23,000
Li-ta Hsu
Li-ta Hsu
175,000
20,000
20,000
Sam Ruha au
Sam Ruha
130,000
27,800
27,800
Tony Kambouroglou au
Tony Kambouroglou
130,000
130,000
130,000
Jackson Zheng
Jackson Zheng
120,000
-60,000
-60,000
Emanuel Seal au
Emanuel Seal
115,000
55,000
55,000
Uzziah Thomas
Uzziah Thomas
105,000
-25,000
-25,000
Tim English au
Tim English
105,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian
105,000
-15,000
-15,000
James Rann gb
James Rann
90,000
18,000
18,000
Fabian Craib
Fabian Craib
90,000
15,000
15,000
Pravin Harji
Pravin Harji
88,000
28,000
28,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
85,000
-90,000
-90,000
Josh Trott
Josh Trott
80,000
-25,000
-25,000
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
65,000
-5,000
-5,000
Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
55,000
15,000
15,000
Peco Stojanovski au
Peco Stojanovski
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ben Pockett
Ben Pockett
45,000
-15,000
-15,000
Michael Arieta
Michael Arieta
45,000
-3,000
-3,000
Jazz Mathers
Jazz Mathers
38,000
-32,000
-32,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
30,000
19,000
19,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Handy River For Voegele

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Octavian Voegele started the day in second place and he continues to grow his stack after giving his opponent a brutal beat.

We arrived to the table with an all-in player holding the {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} against Voegele’s {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} on the {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. The turn fell a {Q-Diamonds} but the brutal river card of the {10-Hearts} put Voegele ahead and sent his opponent to the rail with another bad beat story to tell. Voegele has now moved up to 260,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Octavian Voegele
Octavian Voegele
260,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Octavian Voegele

Huang's Dream Double

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang has just doubled up after finding himself in a dream spot.

After arriving to the table with Huang all in preflop, he showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}, which had his opponent crushed who held the {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}.

There is always a sweat though as the flop fell {Q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to give Huang's opponent a gutshot draw.

However, the {10-Diamonds} and {2-Diamonds} on the turn and river were kind to Huang as he moves up to a comfortable 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
70,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Bryan Huang

Guerin's Stack On The Incline

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Didier Guerin's stack continues to head in the right direction.

The most recent chips to go to Guerin saw him eliminate a player. It started with Guerin opening with a small raise from the cut off before the eventual all-in player three-bet to 14,500. Back on Guerin and he moved all in with the player calling off his stack of around 40,000 in total.

When the cards were turned over it was revealed Guerin was dominating with his {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} against {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and one player was on the rail, while Guerin moved up to 170,000.

Player Chips Progress
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
170,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Didier Guerin