Final Break of Day 1b
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Approximately 189 players have been sent on their final break of the day.
They will be back in 10 minutes to play one more level before bagging up for the night.
2015 ANZPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1b
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
131,000
10
33,000
Raiden Kan Shoves
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The player in middle position raised to 1,700 and was called by Dean Blatt to his left, Andy Zarro in the hijack as well as the player in the cut off.
The decision then fell on Raiden Kan in the small blind who paused for a minute before stacking his chips into one tower and sliding them into the middle.
The bet totalled 13,100, but Kan would find no callers, as he added around 8,000 to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | 4,400 |
Prize Pool Announced
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The numbers are in!
There were 314 entries on Day 1b, which added with those from Day 1a, means the total field is 520 players. That makes the 2015 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event the largest in the tour's history.
The total prize pool is $1,066,000. The top 63 players will pick up at least $3,200 of that, while the eventual winner will pocket $261,200. A place at the final table will secure $19,120. You can see the final table payouts below:
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
| 1st | $261,200 |
| 2nd | $165,230 |
| 3rd | $90,610 |
| 4th | $71,950 |
| 5th | $55,965 |
| 6th | $45,305 |
| 7th | $34,650 |
| 8th | $26,650 |
| 9th | $19,120 |
Start of Level Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 22,000 |
|
58,000 | 6,000 |
|
32,000 | -6,000 |
|
32,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
29,000 | 100 |
|
27,000 | -30,000 |
|
26,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
24,000 | 2,000 |
|
20,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
16,600 | 6,500 |
|
16,500 | 1,500 |
|
15,000 | |
|
14,000 | -2,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Paul Khoury Doubles Through James Obst
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The action started with Shivan Abdine raising to 1,100 from under the gun and getting called by the player in middle position, Paul Khoury on the button as well as James Obst on the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Obst and Abdine checked their options. The player in middle position the tossed out 2,500 in chips before Khoury bumped it up to 6,300. Obst paused for a moment before announcing all in for around 40,000 in chips, which had everyone covered.
Abdine quickly mucked his hand as the decision fell on the original raiser. He agonised over his decision before eventually mucking his hand. Khoury called with 11,925 chips in total.
Khoury: 
Obst: 
Obst had the lead with the pair of eights, but it didn't last, as the 
on the turn gave Khoury the lead with a higher pair. The 
completed the board and Khoury won the hand seeing him welcome in a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
31,000 | 17,000 |
|
28,000 | -1,000 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000 | -3,000 |
|
14,500 | 1,500 |
|
13,400 | -7,800 |
|
|
10,100 | -900 |
|
7,500 | -3,400 |
Luke Brabin Nearing The Top
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Luke Brabin has raced up to over 80,000 in chips after taking out a player.
Brabin raised pre flop and was called by his opponent in the blinds and both watched the flop come down 
.
A continuation bet was check called by Brabin's opponent before all the chips found there way into the middle on the turn.
Brabin was in front with his 
against his opponent's 
and faded the river to see him cruise up the leader board midway through the 5th level.
Paul Birman Cruising Along
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Paul Birman raised to 1,000 from middle position and was called by the player in the cut off as well as Rory Young in the small blind.
All three players checked the 
flop resulting in the dropping on the turn.
Young checked to Birman who placed out 1,500 in chips and was called by the player in the cut off. Young folded.
The 
completed the board and Birman confidently announced 1,500 once again and tossed in some more chips. His opponent wasn't interested and snap mucked his cards.
Birman now has 18,000 in chips following the hand.
Hyeong Wook Choi Rockets to the Top
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We arrived at the table to find Hyeong Wook Choi towering up a stack of chips.
He had just taken down a monster pot after flopping a set of eights on a jack-high flop and getting all his chips in against an opponent holding pocket kings.
No help would come leaving Choi with a stack totalling almost 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000 |