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[Removed:17] is a good chance to go all the way
Welcome back to the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia for the final table of the 2013 APPT Melbourne Main Event. By the end of the day, there will be a champion!
Beginning the day as the chip leader of the final nine is Ashley Mason, while [Removed:17] is close behind.
Mason is an online grinder who boasts a resume which includes a massive WCOOP High Roller title, while Yan is known both online and in live poker where he finished 6th in the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event.
Both Mason and Yan are extremely experienced and will be tough to beat, but that's exactly what players such as Joe Cabret, Billy Argyros, Robert Damelian and Ravindran Maravar will be looking to do.
The remaining nine players are guaranteed $16,650 each, while they will all be looking to fight it out for the $217,000 first-place prize, along with the coveted APPT Melbourne trophy and title.
Check out the final table lineup below:
Seat
Name
Chip Count
1
Joe Cabret
501,000
2
Ashley Mason
2,299,000
3
Robert Damelian
989,000
4
Billy Argyros
226,000
5
Ravi Maravar
1,180,000
6
[Removed:17]
1,692,000
7
Jazz Mathers
146,000
8
Phi Luu
558,000
9
Bowdy Tolhopf
1,645,000
The action kicks off from 12.30pm local time and PokerNews will be here once again, every step of the way to crowning a victor.
The first hand of the final table saw the action fold around to Ravi Maravar on the small blind who made the call before [Removed:17] checked from the big blind.
The flop came down and Maravar checked. Yan threw out 35,000 and was called before the fell on the turn. Both players opted to check as the completed the board.
Maravar quickly reached for his chips and bet out 65,000 which was enough to take down the pot as Yan tossed his cards into the muck.
The action folded around to Ravi Maravar in the hijack who opened to 55,000. Jazz Mathers was on the button and moved all in for his last 94,000 in chips. The blinds got out of the way before Maravar made the call.
Mathers:
Maravar:
Mathers kept his lead when the dealer produced the , but fell quickly behind when the fell on the turn. Needing a ten to make a straight, Mathers watched as the was turned over instead, leaving him as the first player eliminated from the final table.
First it was Phi Luu three-bet jamming from the button over an open to 51,000 from [Removed:17]. Luu scared his opponents away and scooped up the pot.
Then Joe Cabret moved all in for 403,000 from the small blind after Bowdy Tolhopf opened to 50,000 from the button. Tolhopf thought for a few moments before folding face up.
The very next hand Billy "The Croc" Argyros shoved all in for his short stack from under the gun. A flurry of cards went into the muck from all around the table and Argyros picked up the blinds and antes.
Billy Argyros looked down at his cards before moving all in for 276,000 from the hijack. [Removed:17] was on the button and quickly made the call, before both players tabled their cards.
Argyros:
Yan:
Argyros was behind with his hand against Yan and didn’t improve when the flop came down .
“Three,” asked Argyros, before watching as the dealer produced the which gave him a straight.
“Thank you. Now pair the board,” he asked again before the dealer obliged by turning over the .
Ravi Maravar opened it up to 90,000 from under the gun plus one. Directly on Maravar's left and [Removed:17] would three-bet to 240,000. Folded back around to Maravar and he would four-bet to 600,000. Yan quickly five-bet all in for 1,285,000 and Maravar made the call.
Maravar:
Yan:
Maravar got out of his seat and Yan cringed as the dealer spread out a board.
With that, Yan is our new chip leader, while Maravar is very short.
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and Maravar checked. Yan threw out 35,000 and was called before the 
fell on the turn. Both players opted to check as the 
completed the board.
, but fell quickly behind when the 
fell on the turn. Needing a ten to make a straight, Mathers watched as the 
was turned over instead, leaving him as the first player eliminated from the final table.
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which gave him a straight.
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