Main Event
Day 1b Started
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Sydney
Main Event
Day: 1b
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 back to The Star in Sydney, Australia, for Day 1b of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Main Event.
Yesterday saw 209 players take their seats. By the end of the day, 86 survived, with Gary Benson finished as the overwhelming chip leader, with 193,000 in chips.
We are expecting a large number of entrants today, which will hopefully surpass last year’s figures of 461 runners who participated in the event. Some notable players who will be playing in today’s field include Jonathan Karamalakis, Andrew Hinrichsen, and Tom wing as well as Team PokerStars Team Pros Bryan Huang, Angel Guillen and Team Online pro Roy Bhasin.
Stay tuned as the Pokernews Live Reporting Team bring you all the action from 12:30 local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has welcomed all the players. The cards are now in the air for the commencement of Day 1b.
Early Starters
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Doing our first lap around the tournament floor, we've noticed several tables with just a handful of players occupying their seats. Here is a list of players eager to get their tournament underway.
| 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 | |
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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 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
The Masses Have Arrived
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Marsland Pays to See
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We arrived at the table to see the board spread out 
and the action on the player in the hijack. He bet out 2,000 and was called by Dale Marsland in the cut-off. The two saw the 
complete the board, before Marsland called a 5,000 bet from his opponent. He wasn’t happy to see the 
tabled for a full house, as he mucked his cards.
Even though he lost a big pot, Marsland is still sitting on 18,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000 | -2,000 |
Grigg Out Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A short-stacked Tom Grigg opened from under the gun, with a bet to 250. He found six callers preflop, who all saw the flop fall 
. All seven players checked to see the 
drop on the turn. The big blind checked, before Grigg announced all in for his remaining 1,225 in chips. He was called by a player in middle position as well as the player on the button. The 
dropped on the river and both players checked before confidently tabling 
and 
respectively for straights. Grigg regrettably tabled his 
for two-pair, which was not enough to keep him in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Late Arrivals
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Some big names have just taken their seats on the far end of the tournament floor.
| 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 |