Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
922,000 AUD
Entries
461
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Heather Leads Into Final Day of ANZPT Sydney
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
What started as 208 players has slowly been whittled down to just 27 on the penultimate day of play at the PokerStars.net 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event.
The clock ticked just past midnight when it was all over on Day 2 and it was Nicholas Heather who was bagging up the most chips. A massive late half of the night saw Heather accumulate just under a million in chips as he as placed himself in the best position to make a run at the $226,812 first place prize come Sunday.
At the start of the day it was Tobin Ryall who held the chip lead. Ryall continued his great run early in the day and then hit a plateau. He’ll still be with us come the final day, but will return with only 197,000 in chips.
Not faring quite was well as Ryall was the likes of Joel Dodds, Leo Boxell, Tony Hachem, Daniel Laidlaw, Mel Judah, Lee Nelson, Graeme Putt and Justin Cohen as they all hit the rail throughout the day.
It was a similar fate for Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen as he never managed to gain any momentum on Day 2. Guillen open-shoved his last 27,000 holding 
and unfortunately ran into 
. No help came for the player from Mexico and he was sent out the door.
Just a short while after Guillen hit the rail, play went hand-for-hand as the money bubble loomed. The player who would eventually burst the bubble was a familiar face in Luis Arrilucea. Readers may remember that Arrilucea was last year’s runner-up finisher at this very event. It wasn’t the same story this year though as Arrilucea couldn’t win a race holding 
against 
for his tournament life.
After the bubble burst, play was scheduled to last just a few more levels and as expected, the players started hitting the rail one-by-one. A few of the notable players who finished in the money include Dean McIver (53rd), Andrew Mellado (52nd), Todor Kondevski (46th), Suzy Khoueis (38th) and Jim Sachinidis (29th).
While the above players were hitting the rail, guys such as Jim Collopy, Liam O’Rourke, Gordon Huntly and Mishel Annunu started dominating their tables to finish the night with enough chips to scare come Day 3.
One of the big stories to emerge from the night was the success of Oliver Speidel. A huge day saw Speidel eliminate Day 1b chip leader Tam Truong and from then on, he could not be stopped. The 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event champion will start Day 3 with the second biggest chip stack and will be looking to continue his great form of the last few months.
It will be back at 2:00 pm local time for the 27 remaining players as they each try to make a run at becoming the 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event champion. Make sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team for the exciting final day of action here at The Star in Sydney, Australia.
Final day seating draw and full chip counts can be seen below.
Final Day Seating Draw
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
Table 1
| Seat | Player | Count |
| 1 | Nicholas Heather | 953,500 |
| 2 | Damien Walsh | 343,000 |
| 3 | Bill Kennedy | 91,000 |
| 4 | John Parker | 203,500 |
| 5 | Kristina Griffiths | 186,500 |
| 6 | Laurence Hall | 358,000 |
| 7 | Liam O'Rourke | 495,000 |
| 8 | Stuart Bellard | 275,000 |
| 9 | Steve Lindeblad | 110,000 |
Table 2
| Seat | Player | Count |
| 1 | Sam Capra | 440,000 |
| 2 | Anthony Aston | 188,000 |
| 3 | Martin Rowe | 294,000 |
| 4 | Gordon Huntly | 380,500 |
| 5 | Peco Stojanovski | 195,500 |
| 6 | Jason O'Brien | 166,500 |
| 7 | Luke Brabin | 149,500 |
| 8 | Erich Stadler | 163,500 |
| 9 | Jim Collopy | 638,500 |
Table 4
| Seat | Player | Count |
| 1 | Luke Downes | 283,500 |
| 2 | Luke Edwards | 180,000 |
| 3 | Craig Blight | 353,500 |
| 4 | Tobin Ryall | 197,000 |
| 5 | Oliver Speidel | 797,000 |
| 6 | Mishel Anunu | 434,500 |
| 7 | Alec Smith | 572,000 |
| 8 | Bradley Lancken | 240,000 |
| 9 | Jason Pritchard | 381,000 |
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
953,500 | 28,500 |
|
797,000 | 197,000 |
|
638,500 | 118,500 |
|
|
572,000 | -113,000 |
|
495,000 | 95,000 |
|
440,000 | -45,000 |
|
434,500 | -55,500 |
|
381,000 | 161,000 |
|
380,500 | 140,500 |
|
358,000 | |
|
353,500 | |
|
|
343,000 | |
|
294,000 | 159,000 |
|
|
283,500 | |
|
275,000 | |
|
|
240,000 | |
|
203,500 | |
|
197,000 | -33,000 |
|
193,500 | |
|
188,000 | |
|
186,500 | 126,500 |
|
180,000 | -70,000 |
|
166,500 | |
|
163,500 | |
|
149,500 |
It's All Over
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
Play has come to an end on Day 2 of the 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event. There are exactly 27 players still remaining. We will have full chip counts, a table draw and a wrap up of the day's action as soon as possible. Below are the last players to hit the rail for the night.
28th place: Nicholas Polias
29th place: Jim Sachinidis
30th place: Lee Hun
31st place: Zhu Wei
Lee Gone
Andy Lee will have to be content with his $270,000 score at the Star Poker Summer Series late last year as he is the latest player to hit the rail. Play is expected to wrap up very soon with only a few minutes left on the tournament clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Latest Eliminations
32nd place: Daniel Ibrahim
33rd place: Didier Guerin
34th place: Shaun Elliot
35th place: Zhixin Yao
36th place: Jason Hamilton
37th place: Dean Yuen
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Didier Out
Didier Guerin is the latest player to hit the rail. He got his stack all in holding 
and had to come up against . His opponent hit a straight and it was all over for Guerin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Elliot Out; Collopy Up
Shaun Elliot opened the action with a shove for around 80,000 in chips. Mishel Anunu then made the call on his left and it was sent around to Jim Collopy on the button who re-jammed. Anunu sent his cards into the muck and it was a tournament life on the line.
Collopy:
Elliot:
An unlucky situation for Elliot that wouldn't get any luckier as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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520,000 | 200,000 |
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Busted |
Another One Down
Daniel Ibrahim was looking good to double up when he was all in holding against and a 
flop had been spread. Unfortunately poker is a cruel mistress and when the hit the turn, it was all but over. A bricked river and it was officially over for Ibrahim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |