2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Mark Schmelcher Eliminated By Van Marcus

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

We arrived at the table to find both Van Marcus and Mark Schmelcher all in before the flop after a series of raises.

Marcus: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Schmelcher: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to see Marcus take down the pot with the superior kicker.

Marcus had Schmelcher slightly covered resulting in the latter being eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
520,000
270,000
270,000
Mark Schmelcher
Mark Schmelcher
Busted

Last of the Chips

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Jardim
Ricardo Jardim
400,000
-30,000
-30,000
Hugo Robinson
Hugo Robinson
385,000
150,500
150,500
Chen-An Lin tw
Chen-An Lin
340,000
101,500
101,500
PokerStars
Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
300,000
90,500
90,500
Nikolce Trajkovski
Nikolce Trajkovski
280,000
22,500
22,500
Ben Savage au
Ben Savage
260,000
158,500
158,500
Anthony Ronalds
Anthony Ronalds
115,000
-28,000
-28,000
Charles Caris au
Charles Caris
100,000
30,000
30,000
Daniel Christieson
Daniel Christieson
65,000
-42,000
-42,000

Plenty of Chips

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
560,000
143,500
143,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Erich Stedler
Erich Stedler
440,000
440,000
440,000
Seyed Hosseininasab
Seyed Hosseininasab
285,000
-25,000
-25,000
Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
240,000
-160,000
-160,000
Mile Krstanoski au
Mile Krstanoski
215,000
-26,000
-26,000
Danny Boxell
Danny Boxell
180,000
92,000
92,000
Craig Blight au
Craig Blight
110,000
25,500
25,500
Joseph Cristallo
Joseph Cristallo
70,000
-51,500
-51,500
Carl Knox
Carl Knox
60,000
-15,000
-15,000
Ngoc Dam
Ngoc Dam
Busted

Play Resumes

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining players have returned from their first break and will continue with blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

First Break of the Day

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 37 players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.

In just over two hours of play 23 players have already been eliminated from the field.

John Haddad Eliminated by Peter Matusik

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

John Haddad moved all in for 48,000 from under the gun plus one and was snap called by [Removed:415] in the hijack. Peter Matusik then announced raise and pushed forward 200,000 in chips from the cut off. The action folded back around to Doria who thought about his decision for over a minute. Eventually he folded and the cards were exposed.

Haddad: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Matusik: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} to see Matusik hold with his monster pair sending Haddad to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
745,000
270,000
270,000
[Removed:415]
[Removed:415]
570,000
-10,000
-10,000
John Haddad
John Haddad
Busted

Darren Schneider Eliminated By Joseph Cristallo

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The hand started with Joseph Cristallo raising to 16,000 from under the gun before Darren Schneider moved all in for 41,500 from the button. With the decision back on Cristallo, he thought for a minute, before completing the call.

Cristallo: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Schneider: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Schneider was in great shape to double until the board out {6-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Cristallo spiked an ace on the flop to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Schneider
Darren Schneider
Busted