Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Melbourne
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
690,000 AUD
Entries
345
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Final Table Time!
At 2:00 PM local time the final table of the PokerStars.com ANZPT Melbourne Main Event will kick off. A tough battle awaits as the winner today will go home with a A$172,500 first place prize!
Last night, Ashley Warner jumped into a massive lead after winning a huge cooler versus Hugh Cohen. He will start today with the lead, but Peter Matusik isn't far behind. Matusik starts today third in chips as he's trying to become the first double ANZPT Main Event winner. Matusik took down the Gold Coast event back in 2011 for A$145,000.
Youngsters Paul Hockin, Michael Guzzardi, Anthony Aston and the aforementioned Warner will most likely have the biggest support. When play concluded at 5:30 AM last night there were still around 20 friends hanging around, and we expect a rowdy scene again today!
This is what the final table looks like as we get play underway in about 15 minutes. Have fun following all the action as we bring you every interesting hand from start to finish.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hockin | 801,000 |
| 2 | Michael Lo Giudice | 1,071,000 |
| 3 | Michael Guzzardi | 509,000 |
| 4 | Peter Matusik | 1,058,000 |
| 5 | Anthony Aston | 680,000 |
| 6 | Igal Augarten | 173,000 |
| 7 | Karan Punjabi | 235,000 |
| 8 | Ashley Warner | 1,565,000 |
| 9 | Ismail Ismail | 350,000 |
Lynn Gilmartin provides more of a visual look at our final nine:
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The Cards Are in the Air!
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
After a quick round of announcements the cards are now in the air! Let's see what this final table brings.
Warner Picks Up One
After a few small pots it was Michael Guzzardi who raised to 31,000 from under the gun plus one. The action was folded to chip leader Ashley Warner who called on the button. Both blinds folded.
The flop brought out 
, and Guzzardi bet 42,000. Warner called, and the turn was the 
.
Guzzardi checked to Warner who fired out 67,000 and the initial raiser folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | 85,000 |
|
450,000 | -59,000 |
Hockin Folds The Turn
On a 
flop Igal Augarten checked from the small blind to Paul Hockin who bet 43,000. Peter Matusik called from the button, and Augarten folded.
On the turn the 
hit, and Hockin check-folded to a 95,000-chip bet. Matusik raked in this pot while things are still pretty slow here at the final table. We are yet to see a river card or a pre flop three-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 92,000 |
|
790,000 | -11,000 |
Lo Giudice Misses Out On Double Knock Out
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Lo Giudice just missed out on a massive pot which could've brought us down to seven players. Paul Hockin raised under the gun to 32,000 after which Lo Giudice made the call. Michael Guzzardi moved all in, and Ismail Ismail risked all his chips from the big blind. Hockin had folded out of turn, and the action was now on Lo Giudice. He tanked for a long time, but eventually folded his 
face up.
| Michael Guzzardi |  |
| Ismail Ismail |  |
The board ran out 
, and Lo Giudice would've knocked out two players if he would've called. The pot was chopped up, and nine players remained.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Aston Shoves
Michael Guzzardi raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Peter Matusik called on the button. Anthony Aston moved all in from the small blind, and Guzzardi folded immediately. Matusik tanked for a bit, but folded as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | -80,000 |
Matusik Pressures Hockin
Peter Matusik raised under the gun to 42,000 after which Paul Hockin three-bet to 85,000 from the button. Both blinds folded, and Matusik called.
The flop brought out 
and Matusik checked. Hockin bet 105,000, and Matusik quickly responded by check-raising to 275,000. Hockin took another look at his cards and tossed them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
590,000 | -200,000 |