Main Event
Day 1a Started
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Sydney
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Sydney
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
460
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to ANZPT Sydney!
Welcome to The Star in Sydney, Australia for the fourth stop on season five of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour.
A big field is expected for the first of two Day 1’s commencing tonight, and we are excited to see just how many players will take to the felt this evening.
Expected to be at the tables at some point over the next two Day 1 flights include this seasons ANZPT Melbourne champion Paul Hockin, current ANZPT Player of the Year leader Michael Guzzardi, Didier Guerin, Jackie Glazier, Jonathan Karamalakis, Andrew Hinrichsen, Grant Levy and Liam O’Rourke along with Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang and PokerStars Team Online Roy Bhasin.
Last year it was Gordon Huntly, who surpassed 460 other runners and emerged as the ANZPT Sydney champion, with his victory worth a handy $226,812. Only one player can be victorious come Sunday, and tonight the journey toward crowning a champion begins, so sit back and enjoy the coverage as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor from 6:10 pm local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The players are in their seats and the cards are in the air!
Looking like a big field. Let's go see who we recognise.
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The tournament has been broken up into two sections. 10 of the tables are situated right next to the media desks. Here are the players seated closest to us.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Far Away Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here are the players that are seated on the other side of the casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Structure Update
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The players have just been informed that they will be playing eight levels today. That will have them out the door at around 3 o'clock in the morning.
More Spotted
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Making a second lap around the tournament floor, we’ve noticed a few more notable faces take their seats including Jarrod Glennon, who finished in fifth place in the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Perth Champ is Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Dejan Divkovic has just taken his seat in today’s field. He recently won ANZPT Perth for AU$114,000, and will be looking to win back-to-back tournaments. He joins the same table as Kahle Burns and Jie Gao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Burns Wins Big
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We arrived at the table to see Kahle Burns rake in a big pot with the board reading 
.
He recalled to us the action started with the player under the gun, opening to 225. John Caridad called the bet, before Dejan Divkovic re-raised to 825. With the option on Burns, he decided to four-bet to 1,725, forcing a fold from the original raiser. Caridad then five bet to 3,425, resulting in a fold from Divkovic. Burns thought for a moment before just making the call.
Caridad would continue with a bet of 2,200 on the flop and 3,800 on the turn which were both called. On the river, he slowed down, checking his option. Burns went into the tank before announcing all-in for a round 11,000 in chips, forcing an instant muck from Caridad.
Burns flashed 
, as he moves up to 30,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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18,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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9,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |