Main Event
Day 1b Started
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Buy-in
2,700 AUD
Entries
309
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome Back to Day 1b of APPT Melbourne!
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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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards Flying
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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!
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Some More Faces at the Felt
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
As the first level of the day marches on we have noticed more and more faces at the felt.
Among those include Australian Poker Hall of Fame member and 2011 APPT Melbourne champ Leo Boxell. David Borg, who finished runner-up in a big 2012 WSOP event, is also at the tables, along with recent 2013 APPT Melbourne side event victors Daniel Levy and Yesha Desai. Levy won the $50 NLHE Accumulator events, while Desai took home the $350 Mixed Max title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alt Back to Starting Stack
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The action folded around to Dinesh Alt in the cut off who opened to 250. He was called by the player on the big blind, before both saw the flop come down 
.
The player in the big blind checked, as Alt threw out a continuation bet of 300. He was met instantly with a raise to 950 which he called. The 
fell on the turn which saw another check. Alt casually bet of 2,000 which was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 |
More Tables, More Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A new section of the Crown Poker Room has been brought to our attention as the field size on Day 1a of the APPT Melbourne Main Event is seemingly ever-growing.
Among the new players include Daniel Neilson, Michel Bouskila, Matt "mjw006" Wakeman, Michael Guzzardi, Luke Brabin, Trung Tran and recent ANZPT Queenstown Main Event champion Jonathan Bredin.
It is look like today''s field will be large enough to see the total field move past 300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Brabin Building Back
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Four players limped into the pot including Luke Brabin on the button. The flop came down 
before both blinds checked their options. A bet of 200 from the player under the gun was only called by Brabin, as the two watched the 
fall on the turn. Brabin once again called a bet of 300 as the 
completed the board.
Both players checked before Brabin tabled his 
for a pair of queens. His opponent sighed before throwing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Team Pros in the House
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Two Team PokerStars Pros are now at the seats here on Day 1a of the APPT Melbourne Main Event. One of them is Team Online Roy Bhasin and the other is Bryan Huang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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