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

Big Stacks Collide

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Carl Knox raised to 75,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Peter Matusik in the hijack as well as Lin Shi in the cut off.

The flop came down {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades} and all three players opted to check before the {2-Clubs} dropped on the turn.

Knox checked first prompting Matusik to throw out a bet totalling 175,000 in chips. Shi paused for a moment before announcing raise and cutting out a bet worth 350,000. Knox mucked his hand and Matusik called.

The {10-Clubs} completed the board and Matusik instantly bet out 400,000. Shi tanked for a minute before finally making the call.

Matusik reluctantly tabled his {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for ace high before Shi rolled {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a set of eights and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Lin Shi au
Lin Shi
2,800,000 935,000
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
1,725,000 -705,000

Manny Stavropoulos Pressures Kenn Langcake

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded around to Manny Stavropoulos in the small blind who raised it up to 70,000 in chips. Kenn Langcake called from the big blind before both players watched the flop come down {3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Stavropoulos then threw out a continuation bet totalling 90,000 which was called before the {3-Spades} dropped on the turn.

Stavropoulos didn't slow down, reaching for his chips, and placing out 160,000. Langcake tanked for over a minute before finally releasing his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
1,775,000 205,000
Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
480,000 -170,000

Cards Flying at the Final Table

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

With an introduction from APPT President Danny McDonagh, cards are now in the air at the ANZPT Melbourne final table.

The clock will begin at 52:00 of the level with blinds at 15,000/30,000.

On Season 7 of the ANZPT, levels are now 75 minutes at final tables.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Time to Crown an ANZPT Melbourne Champion

Final Table Chip Leader - Peter Matusik
Final Table Chip Leader - Peter Matusik

This is it. The final day of the last ever stop on the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour.

Today we crown a champion of the ANZPT Melbourne Main Event.

The player who will be quietly confident coming into today is local poker pro Peter “Chewing Gum Pete” Matusik. Not only does he have the lead with a stack of 2,430,000 in chips, he also has plenty of experience on a big stage such as this.

Matusik does have some tough competition with Australia's Manny Stavropoulos and Mile Krstanosk both sporting impressive resumes and both looking for another big score. The rest of the final table can't be underestimated either, with Lin Shi, Kenn Langcake, Carl Knox, George Balandinos, Erich Stadler and Nicole Trajovski all keen to catch their own piece of poker glory.

SeatNameChips
1Manny Stavropoulos1,570,000
2Kenn Langcake650,000
3Mile Krstanoski525,000
4Carl Knox860,000
5George Balandinos990,000
6Erich Stadler490,000
7Peter Matusik2,430,000
8Lin Shi1,865,000
9Nikolce Trajkovski800,000

The final table kicks off at Crown Melbourne from 12:30pm local time and right here at PokerNews is where you can follow the coverage and find out who is crowned the champion. Until then, learn more about each of the final table players in the live reporting blog below.

Seat 1: Manny Stavropoulos, 50 (Australia) - 1,570,000 in chips

Manny Stavropoulos
Manny Stavropoulos

Melbourne local Manny Stavropoulos is the current reigning Aussie Millions Main Event champion and has guaranteed himself another great run with this final table appearance at Crown Melbourne. Stavropoulos has been playing poker for 10 years and can usually be found at the $5/$10 cash tables.

He says the defining moment in his tournament so far was flopping the nut flush against the second nut flush of fellow final tablist George Balandinos for a big double up. With his efforts here this week Stavropoulos has already locked up the ANZPT Player of the Year honours.

*bio courtesy of pokerstarsblog.com*

Seat 2: Kenny Langcake, 42 (Australia) - 650,000 in chips

Kenn Langcake
Kenn Langcake

This 42 year-old accountant hails from Avoca Beach in New South Wales and his trip to Melbourne has proved profitable here this week. Langcake has played poker for a decade and says that the biggest influence to his game has been Jesse McKenzie.

While he usually plays cash games, away from the felt Langcake enjoys surfing. He said the most enjoyable thing about the tournament this week was the talented dealers and friendly staff.

*bio courtesy of pokerstarsblog.com*

Seat 3: Mile 'The Shadow' Krstanoski, 35 (Australia) - 525,000 in chips

Mile Kstanoski
Mile Kstanoski

Mile Krstanoski is a director from Perth and has been playing poker for five years now. He claims his biggest influence is Australian Poker Hall of Famer and ANZPT Commissioner Danny McDonagh.

Krstanoski's career highlight came when he finished third in the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event. After starting Day 2 with only nine big blinds this week Krstanoski has done well to make a final table appearance. Outside of poker he's a car enthusiast and revealed he loved this trip to Melbourne as he got to see his poker idol McDonagh.

*bio courtesy of pokerstarsblog.com*

Seat 4: Carl Knox, 33 (New Zealand) - 860,000 in chips

Carl Knox
Carl Knox

One of two New Zealanders at the final table, Carl Knox says he got his start in poker playing home games with friends. His favourite moment so far in his poker career was taking down the 2013 New Zealand Poker Open in 2013.

The 33 year-old has been playing poker for eight of those and says the defining moment in this tournament was shoving with {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and cracking Kenn Langcake's pocket tens. A doctor by trade, Knox enjoys spending time with his family and running his new beekeeping business.

*bio courtesy of pokerstarsblog.com*