Still 76 Players Remaining
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The average stack right now is 90,789 or 37 big blinds.
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Play will resume in 10 minutes.
Stavropoulos and Jordanou Near The Top
Manny Stavropoulos and Billy Jordanou are seated at the same table and both players have very big stacks. They just played a small pot against each other.
Jordanou raised to 4,800 from the button after which Stavropoulos three-bet to 9,500 from the big blind. Jordanou tanked for a bit, and called.
The flop showed 
, and Stavropoulos bet 11,000. Jordanou decided to raise it up to 22,000 and his opponent folded quickly.
In the next level there are bound to be more clashes between these two agressive big stacks!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
180,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Trips vs Trips
On a 
flop Michael Lo Giudice just raised all in for 20,900. Kristian Lunardi ended up folding after which the bettor called.
| Michael Lo Giudice |  |
| Opponent |   |
The board ran out 
, 
and Lo Giudice survived. He's still below average with 79 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
15,300
|
15,300 |
Chips Chips Chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
|
160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
144,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
136,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
115,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
112,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
95,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
95,000
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
70,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
56,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
44,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
38,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
This Could Get Ugly
The pot we just witnessed wasn't very big, but it did bring to our attention that two very big stacks are facing each other on Table 23.
On a 
flop Igal Augarten check-called a 3,000-chip bet. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river the hit and Augarten bet 7,000. Truong didn't waste any time, and raised it up to 16,000. Augarten wasn't happy, and folded after about 10 seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
180,000 |
Almost Halfway
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
To the money that is. There are 85 players remaining with an average stack of 81,1756 or 40 big blinds. A total of 41 players will make the money, and min-cashing in this even will be worth A$3,450.
Matusik Still On Track For Number 2
Peter Matusik won the ANZPT Gold Coast event back in 2011 for A$145,100, and he's still up and running in today's event. There hasn't been a double ANZPT winner, and that means Matusik is chasing a place in the history books. A win is still far away, but he just managed to chip up to 80,000 chips.
Matusik raised from early position to 1,600 after which Benjamin Invelito three-bet to 4,200. Invelito was in middle position, and Matusik called after the other players had folded.
The flop came down 
, and Matusik check-called a 6,700-chip bet.
The turn brought the 
and Matusik checked again. Invelito bet 13,000 after which Matusik decided to pull the trigger. He moved all in for 28,400, and Invelito folded claiming to have had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
40,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300