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The first player to near a million chips is Nicholas Heather. It is now looking very likely that Heather will end up as the chip leader. The biggest hand for Heather occurred when he and another player rumbled for a 600,000-chip pot with Heather holding 
against the 
of an opponent. The jacks held up and Heather surged up the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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925,000 | 425,000 |
Alec Smith has been sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room for the last level or so and that has continued late into the final level of the night. A recent hand saw Smith hit a big flush holding 
and he now has close to 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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685,000 | 105,000 |
If just one more player is eliminated, all tables will be situated in the Oasis Room. Below is a list of the latest players to bust out in the money.
38th place: Suzy Khoueis
39th place: Toan Nguyen
40th place: Paul Roseta
41st place: Ronnie Shabtay
42nd place: Nabil Edgtton
| 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 |
Here is how some of the notable players out of the 37 remaining players are looking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000 | -60,000 |
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580,000 | |
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500,000 | -10,000 |
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490,000 | 170,000 |
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485,000 | 25,000 |
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320,000 | -70,000 |
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250,000 | -50,000 |
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240,000 | -210,000 |
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230,000 | 40,000 |
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220,000 | 135,000 |
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195,000 | 70,000 |
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165,000 | -5,000 |
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135,000 | 35,000 |
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60,000 | -10,000 |
When we came to Liam O'Rourke's table there was a board showing 
and O'Rourke was first to act on the turn in front of one opponent. O'Rourke led for 27,000 and his opponent made a quick call.
River: 
On the river, O'Rourke check-called a bet of 30,000 from his opponent. O'Rourke tabled his 
, enough to send the 
of his opponent into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 70,000 |
This is it folks, the last level of the night. The eliminations have slowed down the last 20 minutes or so, but we expect it to pick up late into the evening.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
As you very well know, this ANZPT Sydney event is the first stop on the fourth season of the popular tour. But what happened in season three, you may ask?
A total of 1,746 players took part in Season III of the ANZPT, creating a total prize pool of AUD$3,692,040.
During that time, numerous stars arose including Octavian Voegele, who won $148,900 after defeating 253 players at the ANZPT Adelaide. Likewise, Grant Levy conquered a field of 220 players at ANZPT Perth to win a $131,500 prize.
Finally, how can we forget Lee Nelson’s win at the ANZPT Melbourne for $156,550, giving him an ANZPT title to go along with his 2006 Aussie Millions Poker Championship crown.
All in all, season three was a very memorable one and it seems like this season is shaping up to be just the same.
The action was opened to 12,000 by Tobin Ryall in the hijack. The player in the small blind made the call and some cards were dealt on the felt.
Flop: 
On the flop, Ryall's opponent led for 17,500. Within a few moments, Ryall had popped it to 47,500. That act of aggression was enough to send the player's cards straight into the muck as the Day 1a chipleader is still hanging in there with plenty of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000 | 80,000 |
Here are the five latest bustouts.
43rd place: Adam Bevis
44th place:Edgar Montenegro
45th place: Chad Awerbuch
46th place:Todor Kondevski
47th place: Omer Silatozija
| 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 |
