2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Event Info
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
1,066,000 AUD
Entries
520
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
10,400,000
Total Chips
10,400,000
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

On the River for Manny Stavropoulos

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Manny Stavropoulos raised to 130,000 from the button and was called by Peter Matusik in the small blind.

Both players checked the {8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop before doing the same after the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn.

The river brought the {9-Diamonds} and Matusik checked prompting Stavropoulos to slide out 250,000 in chips. Matusik thought for a minute and called.

Stavropoulos the rolled over {a-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a rivered pair which was enough to take down the pot after Matusik exposed his {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
4,950,000 850,000
Lin Shi au
Lin Shi
2,800,000 700,000
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
1,775,000 -475,000
Nikolce Trajkovski
Nikolce Trajkovski
950,000 -590,000

Manny Stavropoulos Makes a Straight

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Manny Stavropoulos completed the call from the small blind and Peter Matusik checked from the big blind before both players watched the flop come down {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

Stavropoulos led out for 100,000 and was called before both players checked the {10-Spades} on the turn.

The river brought the {6s] and Stavropoulos reached for his chips and slid out 350,000 in chips. Matusik made the call, then mucked his hand, when Stavropoulos turned over {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a rivered straight.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
4,100,000 1,100,000
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
2,250,000 -1,150,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Peter Matusik Regains The Lead

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Nikolce Trajkovski raised to 125,000 and was called by Manny Stavropoulos and Peter Matusik in the blinds.

The flop came down {k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades} and all three players opted to check.

Stavropoulos then took charge and bet out 225,000 after the {8-Spades} dropped on the turn. Matusik called shortly after and Trajkovski mucked his hand.

The river brought the {5-Spades} and Stavropoulos reached for his chips before sliding out 380,000. Matusik paused for a moment before opting to call.

Stavropoulos then tabled his {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for ace high before Matusik showed his {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of jacks and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
3,400,000 625,000
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
3,000,000 -380,000

Kenn Langcake Eliminated in 5th Place ($55,965)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Kenn Langcake (Left) - 5th Place
Kenn Langcake (Left) - 5th Place

Manny Stavropolous opened to 115,000 from under the gun before Kenn Langcake moved all in for 670,000 from the cut off. Peter Matusik snap called from the button as the decision fell back on Stavropoulos. He got out of the way before the two live players tabled their cards.

Matusik: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Langcake: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} to see Matusik hold with his monster pair resulting in Langcake hitting the rail in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
2,775,000 675,000
Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
Busted

Huge Pot Goes Stavropoulos' Way

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The action started with Manny Stavropoulos raising to 115,000 from the cut off before finding a call from Peter Matusik and Lin Shi in the blinds.

All there players opted to check the {4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop before the {2-Diamonds} dropped on the turn.

Matusik would pause for a moment before sliding out 500,000 in chips. Shi then himself tanked for over a minute before calling the bet. Stavropoulos then reached for all his chips and pushed them into the middle signifying an all in.

The total was 1.255 million which sent Matusik into the tank. He opted to fold shortly after as the decision fell on Shi. He too took awhile to decide before finally making the call.

Stavropoulos: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Shi: {6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Stavropoulos was in great shape with his top set up against Shi's up and down straight draw.

The river would bring a repeat {2-Clubs} to see Stavropoulos win the massive pot as he races to the chips lead.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
3,380,000 1,640,000
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
2,100,000 -335,000
Lin Shi au
Lin Shi
2,100,000 -1,235,000

Nikolce Trajkovski Chips Up

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Nikolce Trajkovski raised to 125,000 from the button and was called by Manny Stavropoulos and Kenn Langcake in the blinds.

The flop came down {6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and all three players opted to check.

Stavopoulos would check first on the {5-Diamonds} turn before Langcake slid out a bet worth 165,000 in chips. Trajkovski quickly reached for his chips and bumped it up to 350,000.

Both Stavropoulos and Langcake instantly mucked as they relinquished the pot to Trajkovski.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolce Trajkovski
Nikolce Trajkovski
1,540,000
Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
1,050,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000