Main Event Day 2 | 2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Repechage

06-02-2013 20:25 UTC+11

Player	Chips	Progress
Iori Yogo	1,550,000 550,000	550,000
Ian Thomson	1,450,000 550,000	550,000
Dave Allen	1,355,000 435,000	435,000
Michel Bouskila	1,200,000 580,000	580,000
Shane Moran	1,000,000 80,000	80,000
Michael Kanaan	850,000 340,000	340,000
David Bonadio	820,000 50,000	50,000
Fabian Craib	800,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Neilson	750,000 410,000	410,000
Shiun Wei Hii	700,000 347,500	347,500
Kwang Nguyen	600,000 400,000	400,000
Dean Francis	580,000 170,000	170,000
Trevor Potts	475,000 429,500	429,500
Edo Naftaly	440,000 140,000	140,000
Michael Chrisanthopoulos	365,000 165,000	165,000
Tony Kondevski	350,000 50,000	50,000
Tom Karadimos	350,000 50,000	50,000
Pravin Harji	350,000 218,500	218,500
Anthony Hachem	300,000

Stephen Boyd	300,000 2,000	2,000
Nick Lekkas	200,000 26,000	26,000
Luke Brabin	200,000

Aron Joyce	150,000 100,000	100,000

Karadimos Doubles

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We arrived at the table to see Tom Karadimos all-in with his last 155,000 committed, and getting called by Shiun Wei Hii. Karadimos was in front with his against Hii's and was able to hold as the board ran out to see him move back up to 330,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Karadimos	330,000 20,000	20,000

06-02-2013 20:50 UTC+11

Moran Takes out Boyd

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Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

It’s taken forty minutes of play this level to lose just two players with the second of those eliminations falling on the short-stacked Stephen Boyd.

The action started with a button raise from Shane Moran to 60,000, before Boyd moved all in for another 113,000 on top. Anthony Hachem folded his big blind before Moran made the call.

Moran:
Boyd:

Boyd was in front and it took until the river to run him down as the board brought a straight for Moran to eliminate Boyd from the tournament.

06-02-2013 21:05 UTC+11

All Bases Covered for Kondevski

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Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

With the flop showing , Tony Kondevski checked from the big blind. Fabian Craib bet out 40,000 from middle position, sending Kondevski into the tank. A minute passed before he raised to 135,000, bringing a quick all-in from Craib. Kondevski almost beat him into the pot, as both players tabled their cards.

Craib:
Kondevski:

Craib was dominated by the kicked and the flush draw, and when the turn and river came out the and he paid Kondevski off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Kondevski	700,000 350,000	350,000
Fabian Craib	600,000 200,000	200,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

06-02-2013 21:20 UTC+11

Moran Climbing

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Shane Moran started things off with a bet of 65,000 from under the gun. Michael Kanaan then opted to raise to 135,000, and was called as the flop came down .

A quick check from Moran gave Kanaan an opportunity to make a continuation bet, which he did, for 105,000. Moran then announced raise, sliding out 350,000 in chips. Kanaan didn’t last much longer, mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Moran	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
Michael Kanaan	600,000 250,000	250,000

06-02-2013 21:31 UTC+11

Naftaly Hits the Rail

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1c chip leader, Edo Naftaly, has just been eliminated from the tournament, after a betting war pre-flop saw all the chips go into the middle. Michael Kanaan was the beneficiary of the chips, as his was too strong against Naftaly’s as the board ran out .

Kanaan welcomes back some chips, as he moves back up over one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kanaan	1,050,000 450,000	450,000
Edo Naftaly	Busted

06-02-2013 21:38 UTC+11

Brabin Holds

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Luke Brabin has been grinding the short-stack for most of the day. He finally had enough and committed his last 100,000 from the button and was called by Tom Karadimos on the big blind.

Brabin:
Karadimos:

“Hold, just hold!” pleaded Brabin, as the dealer spread out the .

A good time for a double, sees Brabin move back up to 220,000 as Karadimos drops to 280,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Karadimos	280,000 50,000	50,000
Luke Brabin	220,000 20,000	20,000

06-02-2013 21:50 UTC+11

Chrisanthopoulos Eliminated

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The action started with Kwang Nguyen opening to 75,000 from under the gun, before being met with an all-in for 456,000 by Michael Chrisanthopoulos. Nguyen took his time in making his decision, before finally making the call, as both players tabled their cards.

Chrisanthopoulos:
Nguyen:

The queen appeared in the window as the flop fell . The gave Chrisanthopoulos some hope to snatch victory with a diamond on the river, but the completed the board to see him eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kwang Nguyen	1,500,000 900,000	900,000
Michael Chrisanthopoulos	Busted

06-02-2013 22:00 UTC+11

Hii Rolls the Dice

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

As the players broke to the final two tables, Shiun Wei Hii found himself in trouble on the first hand at his new home. We picked it up on the turn on a board of with a big pot already in the middle as Hii checked to Fabian Craib who bet 140,000. Hii clicked it back to 280,000 before Craib announced himself all in.

“Welcome to the table,” chirped Dean Francis as Hii was put under maximum pressure. There was mass confusion with the dealer who struggled to pull in the bet amounts, but eventually it was deemed that Craib covered, so Hii would have to call off his last 317,000 chips to stay in the hand.

After a few minutes of thought and some quick math Hii sighed, “This might be really bad but I call.”

Hii opened for the bare flush draw as Craib was well in front with for a set. The river bricked the to see Hii to the rail as Craib is now up to a massive 1.6 million in chips.