A wander around the tables tells us that Andrew Jeffreys is currently faring the best here on Day 1a, while the likes of Brad Bower and Ricky Kroesen are also having a field day.
Last year's ANZPT Queenstown champion David Allan recently found himself all in on a flop. We arrived at the action with Allan's one opponent having a bet of 3,500 out in front of him, at which point Allan had all his chips in the middle - an extra 5,975. Eventually Allan's opponent opted to let his cards go and Allan raked in the pot.
Dean Francis didn't have a great start to the day, but has since clawed back above the starting stack, thanks in part, to David Allan.
Francis and Allan recently battled in a hand which we arrived at with a flop on the felt. There was another player first to act in this hand, checking from the small blind, at which point Francis led for 1,650. Allan called this bet and the small blind got out of the way as a hit the turn.
This time Francis bet 1,725 and Allan quickly folded as he said, "Set of sevens?" Francis sort of shrugged, which prompted Allan to say, "Set of threes?" Francis stayed silent as he raked in his new chips.
There are still two tables far away from the rest of the tournament here in the Crown Perth poker room. Below is how a few of the notable players are currently traveling. Both WSOPE Bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen and Sal Fazzino are going to need to do some work to survive the night.
Kristian Lunardi is sitting with a tiny stack following a bit of a beat that he recently took against one opponent. We arrived at the table with a board on the felt, with Lunardi checking the turn. At this point Lunardi's opponent moved his stack of around 13,000 in and Lunardi called. Lunardi's opponent hesitated to show his hand, waiting for Lunardi to turn over . Lunardi's opponent then tabled his and Lunardi sort of gave a sigh.
The on the river was no help to Lunardi and he was left with only a few thousand.
"Adgee's back," screamed Andrew Jeffreys. "Ship the Justice!"
Those were the words that recently echoed through the Crown Perth poker room. The hand in question in which the affable Jeffreys screamed his trademark motto apparently began when Liam O'Rourke raised under the gun to 650. The small blind called, and so too did Jeffreys from the big blind.
The flop would see play check to Jeffreys, who bet 1,000. O'Rourke got out of the way here, while the small blind check-raised to 3,500. Jeffreys then jammed all and the player called.
When the cards hit the felt, Jeffreys was in trouble holding against his opponents flopped full house holding . The turn brought no help for Jeffreys, but the river would ensure Jeffreys scooped up the pot, while also managing to shout out loud in joy.