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The players have scrambled into their seats and the cards are in the air on Day 1a of the APPT Melbourne Main Event.
Like yesterday, there will be seven 60-minute levels and the players start with 30,000 in chips.
Let's do it!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome back to the live coverage of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Melbourne Main Event. Today will see Day 1b action kick into full swing from just past midday onwards.
Yesterday saw 111 players take to the felt and by the end of the night 65 remained. John Lombardo managed to become the Day 1a chip leader after building a stack and playing a cautious final levels. He finished on 128,200 and that's the amount all the players will be chasing today.
The tournament staff are hopeful that we will get double the amount of entrants today and close in on 350 runners for the event, which will see the total prize pool surpass the one million-mark.
Expected in today’s flight include many notable names including Team PokerStars Pros Bryan Huang and Roy Bhasin, Jonathan Karamalikis, Daniel Neilson, Dean Schneider, Gautum Dhingra and Ashley Mason – who took down the $1,650 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed Event late last night.
Make sure to keep your eyes locked to your screens as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team again brings you all the action from the floor of the Crown Poker Room. It all begins in about 30 minutes at 12:10pm local time.
Main Event
Day 1b Started
