2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Some Updated Counts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mark Schmelcher
Mark Schmelcher
230,000 20,000
Sam Rotar
Sam Rotar
225,000 80,000
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
209,000 142,000
Aleks Brkovic
Aleks Brkovic
195,000 90,000
Charles Caris au
Charles Caris
175,000 43,000
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
135,000 96,000
Danny Boxell
Danny Boxell
130,000 -50,000
Sam Butters nz
Sam Butters
130,000 -15,000
Chen-An Lin tw
Chen-An Lin
100,000 39,100
Ben Savage au
Ben Savage
82,000 -38,000
David Evans au
David Evans
67,500 27,100
Liam O'Rourke au
Liam O'Rourke
60,000 -20,700
Rory Young au
Rory Young
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 -28,000

Ross Grammer Takes From Sam Nee Aik-Chuan

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ross Grammer raised to 6,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Sam Nee Aik-Chuan on the button.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Grammer check called a bet of 8,500 from Aik-Chuan.

Grammer would check once again after the {7-Clubs} dropped on the turn. Aik-Chuan didn't slow down, betting out 17,500. The bet was called.

The {8-Clubs} completed the board and immediately Grammer reached for his chips and placed out 25,000 in chips. Aik-Chuan peaked down at his cards before sliding them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ross Grammer au
Ross Grammer
233,000 92,000
Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
66,000

Sam Higgs Races To The Lead!

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The biggest hand of the day took place just before the break!

It involved Sam Higgs and another player who committed all their chips in on a flop of {q-}{8-}{2-}.

Higgs had pocket queens and was trumping his opponent who held pocket deuces.

Two cards later and Higgs was stacking up 437,000 in chips.

It could've been even more if start-of-day chip leader Hyeong Wook Choi stayed in the hand. With all the action that was happening on the flop Choi was able to release {q-}{8-} after he had flopped two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
437,000 197,000
Hyeong Wook Choi
Hyeong Wook Choi
300,000

Let's Go!

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The players have returned from their break and have recommenced play.

The board has been updated to 86 remaining players which means we are 23 eliminations away from the money.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Jim Psaros Adds More To His Stack

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Minh Hau Nguyen opened to 5,200 from under the gun before Jim Psaros bumped it up to 14,000 from the cut off. Nguyen called before both players watched the flop come down {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Both players checked resulting in the {a-Diamonds} coming on the turn. Nguyen checked prompting Psaros to place out 19,500 in chips. Nguyen paused for a moment before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Psaros au
Jim Psaros
360,000 -1,300
Minh Hau Nguyen
Minh Hau Nguyen
80,000 7,000

Manny Stavropoulos Doubles Through George Balandinos

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

On a flop reading {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} the player in the small blind checked. George Balandinos tossed out 15,000 and was called by the opponent to his left. Manny Stavropoulos was also in the hand and called from the hijack. The small blind folded.

As soon as the {10-Diamonds} dropped on the turn Balandinos moved all in for around 115,000. The player under the gun snap folded before Stavropoulos made the quick call.

Balandinos: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Stavropoulos: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Both players had flopped a flush with Stavropoulos holding the best of the two. The meaningless {9-Hearts} completed the board and Stavropoulos raked in the monster double.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
165,000 105,200
George Balandinos
George Balandinos
61,000 -124,000

Tino Lechich Eliminated By Sam Higgs

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

On a flop reading {3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} Tino Lechich committed his last 37,300 in chips and was up against Sam Higgs.

Higgs: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Lechich: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Lechich was in front with the pair and kept that lead when the {2-Spades} dropped on the turn. However, the river brought the {q-Clubs} to see Higgs snatch the victory with a higher pair.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
240,000 115,000
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
Busted

Back-To-Back For Jim Psaros?

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jim Psaros is the current chip leader in the field with 340,000 in chips.

Psaros won the ANZPT Sydney main event back in March which was the most recent stop on the tour.

Could he go back-to-back?

The last player to go close was Dejan Divkovic back in 2013. He won the ANZPT Perth main event in February before falling agonisingly close a month later at ANZPT Sydney, where he finished second to Dinesh Alt.