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

Brett McGrath Doubles Through Jim Psaros

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop reading {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts} Jim Psaros bet out from the small blind before Brett McGrath moved all in for 192,000 in chips from the big blind. Psaros made the quick call before both players tabled their cards.

Psaros: {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
McGrath: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades} and {10-Spades} to see McGrath fade several outs to move up to 450,000 in chips. Psaros drops to around 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Brett McGrath
Brett McGrath
450,000
230,000
230,000
Jim Psaros au
Jim Psaros
100,000
-180,000
-180,000

Josh Spooner Doubles Through [Removed:415]

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

[Removed:415] raised to 20,000 from middle position before Josh Spooner moved all in for 96,000 from the cut off. The action folded back around to Doria who made the quick call.

Doria: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}
Spooner: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to see Spooner hold with his superior kicker to see him move to over 200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:415]
[Removed:415]
270,000
-100,000
-100,000
Josh Spooner
Josh Spooner
220,000
80,000
80,000

Robert Allen Eliminated By Manny Stavropoulos

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The hand started with Manny Stavropoulos raising from the cut off before Robert Allen moved all in for his remaining 130,000 from the big blind. Stavropoulos called.

Stavropoulos: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Allen: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Spades} to see Allen unable to improve as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
1,200,000
435,000
435,000
Robert Allen us
Robert Allen
Busted

Jim Psaros Eliminated By Brett McGrath

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The action started with Jim Psaros moving all in for 98,000 from middle position and getting quickly called by Brett McGrath in the cut off.

Without realising, Psaros then tabled his cards, before Ivan Zalac made a decision in the big blind.

Zalac thought about his decision for a few minutes before finally opting to release his hand.

Psaros: {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
McGrath: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Psaros was in trouble against the pair until the flop came down {7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Psaros had jumped into the lead with a higher pair and watched on as the {10-Hearts} dropped on the turn.

However, the {8-Clubs} would complete the board, giving McGrath the victory on the river with a set of eights.

Player Chips Progress
Brett McGrath
Brett McGrath
550,000
100,000
100,000
Jim Psaros au
Jim Psaros
Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Play Resumes

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining players have returned from their break and will continue with blinds at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Seyed Hosseininasab Eliminated By Sam Higgs

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded around to Sam Higgs on the button who raised it up to 26,000 in chips. Seyed Hosseininasab then moved all in for 117,000 from the small blind which forced a fold from the big blind. Higgs then thought for a moment before making the call.

Hosseininasab: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Higgs: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Clubs} to see Higgs hold with the higher kicker resulting in Hosseininasab being eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
490,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Seyed Hosseininasab
Seyed Hosseininasab
Busted