We didn't get to see the hand of his demise, but Ian Parnell was kind enough to recall the details of Andrew Hinrichsen's bust-out hand which apparently came on the last hand before the break.
Apparently all the chips went in on a flop showing with Hinrichsen up against one opponent. Hinrichsen tabled , running into the of his opponent. With no king on the turn or river, Hinrichsen was out.
It looks like there could be a few more at the tables, but the tournament clock is showing that there are currently 214 players partaking in Day 1a of the ANZPT Sydney Main Event.
Michael Kanaan was the champion of last year's ANZPT Sydney Main Event and if early indications of Day 1a are anything to go by, he'll be giving it another fair crack this year.
The Sydney leg of the ANZPT has been one of the most popular stops on the whole tour since its inception. That is surely set to continue this week as another big field is being created. We are expecting to see the 2012 ANZPT Sydney event reach the heights of 2009. Below is a table of the past three winners.
When we waltzed past Billy "The Croc" Argyros' table there was a flop showing and Argyros was involved in a hand against one opponent.
Argyros was first to act and he led out for 2,100. Argyros' opponent then popped it to 5,500, which sent Argyros into the tank. Eventually Argyros let it go saying, "Yeah, good bluff," as he did so.
When we passed Jonathan Karamalikis' table there was a board showing and Karamalikis was in the hand with David Steicke.
Steicke was first to act and he would check on the river. There was over 4,000 in the pot at this point and Karamalikis bet out 1,800. It didn't take long for Steicke to make the call as Karamalikis would turn over his . This was too strong for Steicke who flicked his cards into the muck and sent the pot to Karamalikis.
Gordon Huntly was needing some help if he was going to survive an all in holding against the and help is exactly what he would get.
It was all in preflop for the two players and when the board ran out , the ace would be enough for Huntly to survive while Neilson would take a fair hit to his stack.
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with Hinrichsen up against one opponent. Hinrichsen tabled 
and Argyros was involved in a hand against one opponent.
and Karamalikis was in the hand with David Steicke.
. This was too strong for Steicke who flicked his cards into the muck and sent the pot to Karamalikis.
against the 
and help is exactly what he would get.
