2015 ANZPT Perth

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 ANZPT Perth

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
98,900 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
393,600 AUD
Entries
192
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1a

Stacks During Level Four

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Here are some approximate counts of some of the notables during the fourth level of the day.

Canadian pro Xuan Liu has been the biggest mover of late. She's up to 65,000 and is threatening for the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
65,000 45,000
Gregory Wheeler
Gregory Wheeler
58,000 -2,000
Raiden Kan hk
Raiden Kan
40,000 6,000
Bryan Huang sg
Bryan Huang
33,000 13,000
Adrian Attenborough au
Adrian Attenborough
23,000 9,500
James Rann gb
James Rann
22,000 2,000
Brian McAllister
Brian McAllister
20,000 -1,000
Mile Krstanoski au
Mile Krstanoski
18,000 1,000
Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie
18,000 -9,000
Bernard Beh
Bernard Beh
17,000
Anthony Legg au
Anthony Legg
17,000 -3,000
Mishel Anunu
Mishel Anunu
16,000 6,000
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
14,000 -16,000
Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
14,000 -3,000
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
WSOP 1X Winner
14,000 2,000
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
13,000 -10,000
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
12,000
David Lim au
David Lim
7,000 -7,000
Lennart Uphoff
Lennart Uphoff
6,000 -14,000
Edison Nguyen au
Edison Nguyen
4,000 -4,500

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Looks Like One Off the Hundred

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We are still awaiting final confirmation, but it looks like tonight has seen 99 players take to the felt for Day 1a of ANZPT Perth Main Event.

That's a great number and is up 14 on last year's equivalent Day 1 flight.

Now we just have to wait and see how many players partake in tomorrow's second and final Day 1 flight.

Great Start for Diddy

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

It's been a great start for Didier Guerin, not only here on Day 1a of the ANZPT Perth Main Event, but also after a recent runner-up finish in the $1,100 Six-Max side event earlier this evening.

Guerin recently told us how he managed to move his stack over 60,000 not long after he sat at the tables.

Apparently Guerin opened to 500 and got called in two spots, including the small blind.

On the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop, It was checked to Guerin who bet 1,400. The next player to act popped it to 4,000 and the small blind flat-called. Guerin then made it 11,000 to go, having started the hand with 22,000. The previous agressor called, while the small blind moved all in for a little less than Guerin's stack. Guerin then moved all in and the next player called, putting Guerin at risk.

Guerin had {q-Spades}{j-Spades} for the nut straight and was up against {k-}{10-} for two pair and {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for top pair, the nut flush draw, and gut-shot Broadway draw.

Guerin managed to fade the turn and river and tripled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
65,000 65,000

Tags: Dider Guerin

Lim Finds Aces

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Perth local, WSOP bracelet winner Aaron Lim, has just found a double up.

Lim was down to around 5,000 when he got his stack in with {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} on a jack-high flop. His lone unlucky opponent called with {q-}{q-} and with a {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} board run out, it was a double up for Lim.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000 4,000

Tags: Aaron Lim

Nguyen shoving

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Edison Nguyen has been quite short stacked for much of the early stages of the day, but he recently managed to pick up some much needed chips when he shoved all in against one opponent on the river of a {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} board. Nguyen's opponent opted to fold and Nguyen scooped the pot.

Nguyen still needs to do some work if he's going to add an ANZPT Perth title to his collection which includes the Melbourne title.

Player Chips Progress
Edison Nguyen au
Edison Nguyen
8,500 2,500

Tags: Edison Nguyen

Back with Antes

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players are back from their break and cards are back in the air.

The antes have now kicked in and registration is closed.

We will have confirmation of today's number as soon as possible.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

First break of Day 1a

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

The players have been sent on their first 10-minute break of Day 1a.

The ANZPT Perth Main Event will continue shortly so be sure to return soon!

Unique Rising Early

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Affable local Tony Targlia is already sitting behind a stack of around 37,000.

We didn't catch the hand that sent Tartaglia's stack skyrocketing, but we asked him what happened and he responded thusly:

"I got it in good and he didn't catch a set," Tartaglia quipped.

Upon further elaboration, we found out Tartaglia got his stack in with {a-}{a-} against {k-}{k-} to scoop the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Tartaglia au
Tony Tartaglia
37,000 17,000

Tags: Tony Tartaglia