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

Extra Counts

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Hyeong Wook Choi
Hyeong Wook Choi
240,000
35,000
35,000
Mark Schmelcher
Mark Schmelcher
125,000
25,000
25,000
Aleks Brkovic
Aleks Brkovic
105,000
38,100
38,100
Nikolaos Solomos au
Nikolaos Solomos
90,000
29,200
29,200
James Grosso
James Grosso
85,000
12,500
12,500
Phares Bouya
Phares Bouya
80,000
Min Jae Park kr
Min Jae Park
75,000
-27,000
-27,000
Michael Pinzone
Michael Pinzone
64,000
David Munday
David Munday
60,000
Brent Taunton
Brent Taunton
55,000
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
55,000
-12,100
-12,100
Erich Stedler
Erich Stedler
40,000
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
39,000
8,800
8,800
Adrian Attenborough au
Adrian Attenborough
29,000
Yucheng Rong
Yucheng Rong
28,000
Nick Oiberman
Nick Oiberman
25,000
3,000
3,000

George Balandinos Pressures Matt Hawker

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

The action started with Matt Hawker raising to 3,500 from under the gun. The decision folded around to George Balandinos who bumped it up to 5,600. Back to Hawker and he called

The flop came down {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Hawker check called a continuation bet totalling 10,000 before the {4-Clubs} dropped on the turn. Hawker checked once more, but opted to fold, after Balandinos tossed out another 10,000 in chips.

Balandinos then flipped over his {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
George Balandinos
George Balandinos
185,000
20,000
20,000
Matt Hawker
Matt Hawker
45,000
45,000
45,000

Rory Young Doubles Opponent

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

The player in the cut off raised to 3,000 before the decision fell on Rory Young in the small blind. He asked his opponent how much he had before bumping the bet up to 8,100. The big blind folded before the original raiser moved all in for 30,300 in chips. Young snap called.

Young: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} to see Young's opponent spike an ace to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Young au
Rory Young
78,000
-24,000
-24,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Phares Bouya Makes The Call Against Sam Rotar

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

Sam Rotar raised to 2,900 from under the gun plus one and was called by Phares Bouya in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came down {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and the blinds checked over to Rotar who bet out another 4,400 in chips. Only Bouya made the call before both players watched the {7-Spades} drop on the turn.

Both players checked before the {Q-Spades} completed the board. Bouya checked and watched as Rotar reached for his chips before placing out 7,600 in chips. Buoya then made the call and won the hand holding {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} after Rotar tabled his {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for six-high.

Player Chips Progress
Phares Bouya
Phares Bouya
100,000
20,000
20,000
Sam Rotar
Sam Rotar
57,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 900/1,800

Ante: 200

Mark Schmelcher Gets The Better Of Min Jae Park

Level 11 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

Mark Schmelcher limped into the pot from the cut off and the player in the small blind completed the call before Min Jae Park raised to 7,800 from the big blind. Schmelcher called and the small blind folded.

The flop came down {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Park bet out 8,500 which was called. Both players checked the {2-Hearts} on the turn before the {2-Diamonds} completed the board.

Park thought about his decision for a minute before opting to check. Schmelcher then reached for his chips and tossed out 15,000. Park called shortly after, then mucked, when Schmelcher tabled his {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Hyeong Wook Choi
Hyeong Wook Choi
258,000
18,000
18,000
Ben Savage au
Ben Savage
165,000
15,000
15,000
Mark Schmelcher
Mark Schmelcher
145,000
20,000
20,000
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
65,000
10,000
10,000
James Rann gb
James Rann
46,000
5,900
5,900
Min Jae Park kr
Min Jae Park
34,000
-41,000
-41,000

Vincent Chua Lays It Down

Level 11 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

The action folded around to Vincent Chua on the button who raised it up to 4,500. The player in the small blind called before both players watched the flop come down {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

The player in the small blind then check called a continuation bet totalling 4,500 from Chua before both players opted to check the {4-Diamonds} on the turn.

After the {j-Spades} completed the board, the small blind reached for his chips, before tossing out 15,000. Chua instantly mucked his hand as he relinquished the pot to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
150,000
Adam Monaghan au
Adam Monaghan
105,000
43,200
43,200
Gideon Max au
Gideon Max
65,000
Vincent Chua
Vincent Chua
55,000
-11,800
-11,800
Luke Brabin au
Luke Brabin
40,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Erich Stedler Lays It Down

Level 11 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

The player in the cut off raised to 4,200 and was called by Erich Stedler in the blinds.

The flop came down {q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and Stedler checked before his opponent tossed out 6,200 in chips. Stedler wasn't that impressed and open mucked his {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} in disappointment.

His opponent tossed in his cards and raked in the pot. The table then joked for him to show a deuce. The player reached for his cards and peeled over the {2-Hearts} which received the approval from all the table, even Stedler.

Player Chips Progress
Selwyn Austin
Selwyn Austin
110,000
Erich Stedler
Erich Stedler
62,000
22,000
22,000
Michael Pinzone
Michael Pinzone
47,000
-17,000
-17,000
Nick Oiberman
Nick Oiberman
25,400
400
400

Time to Break

Level 11 : 900/1,800, 200 ante

Looks like we are now down to 117 players as it's time for a break.

We will be back to it in 10 minutes!

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300