We arrived at the table to find a player all in for his last 10,450 in chips and finding a call from Julius Colman. Colman was behind with his 
against his opponents 
and was unable to improve after the board ran out 
.
Colman now drops down to 18,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,750
-12,250
|
-12,250 |
Mishel Anunu has recently lost a big portion of his chip stack. The hand we witnessed started with Anunu opening to 900. The player directly on Anunu's left three-bet to 2,000 and the action folded back around to Anunu, who made the call.
On the 
flop, Anunu checked and then called a 2,000-chip bet. The 
turn would see Anunu again check and this time take his time before calling a bet of 5,400.
The board was completed with a 
on the river and once again Anunu tapped the table. A quick bet of 11,000 was made and it was back to Anunu. After some heavy thinking, Anunu made the call.
At showdown, Anunu's opponent turned over 
- enough to send Anunu's cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
With a board showing 
, both Gautam Dhingra and his opponent committed 6,000 into the pot. The completed the board, and Dhingra checked. His opponent then looked over at his stack, before reaching for his chips and throwing out 13,000.
The bet had Dhingra covered, and after some small talk between the two he opted to lay down his 
face up. His opponent showed his 
for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 |
The action folded around to the player on the small blind who threw out a bet of 1,500. Michael Kanaan was on the big blind and moved all in for his last 8,125. His opponent contemplated his decision before reluctantly making the call.
Kanaan: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Kanaan hold and double up to 16,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,600 |
The tournament clock is finally telling us that 198 players entered on Day 1b of the APPT Melbourne Main Event. That means, combined with 111 players from yesterday, there is a total field of 309. We will verify that field size as soon as possible and will post the prize pool information when that is made available.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The official numbers are in for the 2013 APPT Melbourne Main Event. 309 entrants have combined to produce an AUD $834,300 prize pool.
Thirty-six players will receive at least $5,000 for their efforts, with the eventual winner collecting $217,000 for their troubles.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Amount (AUD) |
| 1 | $217,000 |
| 2 | $139,300 |
| 3 | $77,200 |
| 4 | $58,400 |
| 5 | $45,900 |
| 6 | $37,550 |
| 7 | $29,200 |
| 8 | $22,920 |
| 9 | $16,650 |
Aaron Benton has just dealt the fatal blow to a player. The hand in question started when Graeme Putt opened to 1,300 from under the gun. Folded around to Benton in middle position and he would three-bet to 2,700. The player directly on Benton’s left then moved all in for a bit over 9,000 more. Putt was quickly out of the way, while Benton made the call.
Benton’s 
was behind the 
of the all-in player, but a 
board meant that Benton had picked up the goods and scooped in a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
The action started with the player under the gun opening to 1,200. Brad Bower made the call from middle position, as did the players in the cut off and big blind.
The flop came down 
and the big blind checked. The original raiser threw out a continuation bet of 3,000 which sent Bower into the tank. He eventually opted to moved all in for approximately 16,500. The player in the cut off thought about his decision for a minute before mucking his hand, as did the big blind.
The under the gun player made the call putting Bower at risk.
Bower:
Opponent: 
Bower had flopped an up-and-down straight draw but was behind to two pair. The board ran out the 
and 
to miss Bower’s draw, as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
We arrived at Daniel Neilson and Luke Brabin’s table to find the two Aussie players and one other player battling it out on a 
flop. Checked to Neilson on the button and he bet 3,700. Brabin made the call, while the other player got out of the way.
On the turn, Brabin checked and Neilson bet 7,600. Back on Brabin and he raised to 16,875. Neilson checked out Brabin’s stack, noted that he had a little less than 20,000 behind and moved all in. Brabin called and the two players turned their hands over.
Brabin:
Neilson: 
It was a flush against flush, but Brabin had the goods to scoop the double and move up to around 75,000. Neilson is still doing fine with around 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
