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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.
Seat
Name
Chips
1
Manny Stavropoulos
1,570,000
2
Kenn Langcake
650,000
3
Mile Krstanoski
525,000
4
Carl Knox
860,000
5
George Balandinos
990,000
6
Erich Stadler
490,000
7
Peter Matusik
2,430,000
8
Lin Shi
1,865,000
9
Nikolce Trajkovski
800,000
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.
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 .
Stavropoulos then threw out a continuation bet totalling 90,000 which was called before the 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.
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 and all three players opted to check before the 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 completed the board and Matusik instantly bet out 400,000. Shi tanked for a minute before finally making the call.
Matusik reluctantly tabled his for ace high before Shi rolled for a set of eights and the winning hand.
The action started with Lin Shi raising to 65,000 from middle position before Mile Krstanoski moved all in for 455,000 in chips from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Shi called instantly.
Krstanoski:
Shi:
Krstanoski was in front with his pocket pair until the board ran out . Shi had flopped two pair to take the lead and held resulting in Krstanoski being the first player eliminated from the final table.
Nikolce Trajkovski raised to 105,000 from under the gun plus one and found a call from Peter Matusik in the blinds.
The flop came down and both players checked before the dropped on the turn.
Another round of checks followed before the completed the board. This time Matusik reached for his chips and splashed out 150,000 in chips. It didn't take long for Trajkovski to pick up his cards and toss them into the muck.
Kenn Langcake raised to 105,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Nikolce Trajkovski in the big blind.
The flop came down and Trajkovski check called a continuation bet totalling 125,000.
Trajkovski then immediately reached for his chips and slid out 150,000 after the dropped on the turn. Langcake thought for a moment before moving all in for 640,000 in chips.
Trajkovski tanked for several minutes before finally releasing his hand into the muck.
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dropped on the turn. 
dropped on the turn. 
completed the board and Matusik instantly bet out 400,000. Shi tanked for a minute before finally making the call. 
for ace high before Shi rolled 
for a set of eights and the winning hand.
. Shi had flopped two pair to take the lead and held resulting in Krstanoski being the first player eliminated from the final table.
and both players checked before the 
completed the board. This time Matusik reached for his chips and splashed out 150,000 in chips. It didn't take long for Trajkovski to pick up his cards and toss them into the muck.
and Trajkovski check called a continuation bet totalling 125,000.