Main Event
Day 1a Started
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Repechage
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Repechage
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
844,000 AUD
Entries
844
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to ANZPT Melbourne!
Welcome to Melbourne, Australia, for the 2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Main Event Repechage, from the Poker Room here at Crown Casino.
The next stop in Season 5 of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour, will see players have three chances to progress through to Day 2, because of the unique repechage format. Players will kick things off by investing their $1,100 buy-ins starting tonight, and if they happen to be eliminated, can try again tomorrow, before a third and final attempt on Saturday.
With a guaranteed prize-pool of $750,000, and already most of that covered by online qualifiers, it will be interesting to see if we can reach the coveted $1 million mark by the end of the three Day 1 flights.
Be sure to stay tuned, as the PokerNews live reporting team bring you all the live action, starting in just under an hour’s time at 6:10pm local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The first group of players have taken their seats, and after an introduction and rundown of the day’s procedures by the event’s Tournament Director, the cards are up in the air for the commencement of play.
A Different Structure
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The ANZPT Repechage will have a slightly different structure compared to the usual ANZPT’s. Players will start with 20,000 in chips and play 13 levels on the Day 1 flights. It will be 30 minutes for the first four levels and then 40 minutes thereafter for the remaining levels.
Early Starters
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Table 33
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Over on table 33, only five players have taken their seats. Of the five, Mishel Anunu, Amanda De Cesare, Jie Gao and Martin Kozlov occupy the first four seats.
In a recent hand, and with the board reading 
, Kozlov threw out a bet of 1,600 from the big blind, which De Cesare called. Both checked the river, as Kozlov tabled his 
for a missed straight, as De Cesare showed 
to take down the early pot.
It will be interesting to see which other player's occupy the remaining few seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
15,000 | -5,000 |
Tartaglia Called
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The action started with the player in the hijack opening to 250, and finding a call from Michael Kanaan in the cut-off, and Tony Tartaglia in the small blind.
The board came down 
and the three players checked, as the 
fell on the turn. Tartaglia threw out a bet of 1,100 and was snap-called by both opponents, as the 
completed the board.
Tartaglia casually threw out 800 and was called straight away by the player in the hijack, as Kanaan mucked his hand. Tartaglia rolled over 
for ace-high, as his opponent tabled 
for a full house and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 | 17,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Skender Drops
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
We arrived at the table to see the player in middle position opening to 425, and finding four callers, as the flop fell down 
. Benn Skender checked from the small blind, as did the three player’s in-between, before the button threw out a bet of 625. Skender then raised to 1,600, and was called by the big blind and original raiser.
The three players then checked it down, as the and 
completed the board. Skender was first to show his cards, tabling his 
, before the small blind rolled over his 
. The player on the button would win the hand, when he was the last to show his 
for trip sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |