Main Event Day 1a | 2015 ANZPT Perth

02-11-2015 23:42 UTC+8

Player	Chips	Progress
Raiden Kan	80,000 40,000	40,000
Bryan Huang	75,000 39,000	39,000

Didier Guerin	67,000 2,000	2,000
Xuan Liu	62,000 -3,000	-3,000
Tony Tartaglia	58,000 21,000	21,000
Anthony Legg	37,000 20,000	20,000
Iori Yogo	30,000 16,000	16,000
Bernard Beh	30,000 13,000	13,000
Yaxi Zhu	24,000 2,000	2,000
Aaron Lim	21,000 7,000	7,000

Jesse McKenzie	17,000 -1,000	-1,000
Dean Blatt	17,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Addamo	17,000 -3,000	-3,000

Mile Krstanoski	17,000
Brian McAllister	16,600 -3,400	-3,400
Adrian Attenborough	15,000 -8,000	-8,000

Stevan Chew	12,700 -13,800	-13,800
James Rann	10,000 -12,000	-12,000
Daniel Neilson	9,000 -3,000	-3,000
Mishel Anunu	8,000 -8,000	-8,000
Lennart Uphoff	4,000 -2,000	-2,000

The UK's James Rann recently finished fourth in the Aussie Millions Main Event and is now in Perth looking for more Australian success. He was starting to get short stacked during this current level, but we then watched him scoop a handy pot against two opponents on a board. It was checked down on the river, with Rann tabling which was good to send two sets of cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Rann	15,000 5,000	5,000

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02-11-2015 23:59 UTC+8

Mac curing the boredom

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Level 5 : 200/400, 75 ante

Jesse McKenzie recently won a very nice pot when he flopped set of jacks against one opponent and got the chips in on a king-high flop. We missed the hand, but McKenzie tweeted the action:

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Upto 55k utg limps 400, co iso AJ 1400, I am SB 3800 with JJ He calls KJ8ddd, cbet 4400, he jams 19k drawing to a chop!February 11, 2015

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Luckily for McKenzie, the hand was a cure for his boredom.

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Fun times, was starting to get bored #ANZPTPerthFebruary 11, 2015

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Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse McKenzie	55,000 38,000	38,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

02-12-2015 00:33 UTC+8

Final Level of the Night

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Approximately 66 players have just started the final level of the night.

In 60-minutes Day 1a of the ANZPT Perth Main Event will be all over.

02-12-2015 00:39 UTC+8

Quick Pause of the Clock

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

There was a little bit of a confusion on one of the tables recently that resulted in the tournament being paused for just a few minutes. It happened when a player moved all in from middle position and his cards were mucked with the big blind still to act.

Eventually the ruling was that the all-in player's cards were not retrievable and unfortunately there was nothing that could be done except his all-in bet returned to him and the pot given to the player in the big blind.

02-12-2015 00:47 UTC+8

Double for Anunu

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Mishel Anunu was getting ready to leave the tournament area when his all-in preflop hadn't caught anything against Yaxi Zhu's by the turn of a board.

But then a river meant Anunu had made a flush to double up.

Anunu is still struggling with under ten big blinds and will need to get to work to ensure he survives the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mishel Anunu	5,000 -3,000	-3,000

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02-12-2015 00:54 UTC+8

Some Last Level Counts

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Here are approximate stacks of some of the players during the final level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Huang	78,000 3,000	3,000

Raiden Kan	72,000 -8,000	-8,000
Tony Tartaglia	68,000 10,000	10,000
Gregory Wheeler	65,000 7,000	7,000
Jesse McKenzie	43,000 -12,000	-12,000
David Lim	30,000 23,000	23,000
Paul Sharbanee	24,000 4,000	4,000
Mile Krstanoski	22,000 5,000	5,000
Anthony Legg	22,000 -15,000	-15,000
Daniel Neilson	17,000 8,000	8,000
Lennart Uphoff	15,000 11,000	11,000
Michael Addamo	14,000 -3,000	-3,000

Stevan Chew	14,000 1,300	1,300
Aaron Lim	11,000 -10,000	-10,000

Dean Blatt	10,000 -7,000	-7,000
Jame Rann	Busted

02-12-2015 01:22 UTC+8

Kan Emerging As Late Leader

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Macau regular Raiden Kan has been one of the chip leaders for much of the evening and is now looking like the main threat to finish on top as we edge near the end of the night. The latest pot that went Kan's way saw him open the cut off, which was called by the big blind. On the flop. The big blind check-called a bet of 2,000. Both players then checked the turn and a was dealt on the river. Kan's opponent led for 2,625 here and Kan made the call. At showdown, Kan's opponent tabled , which went into the muck when Kan turned over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Raiden Kan	75,000 3,000	3,000

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02-12-2015 01:26 UTC+8

Final Couple of Hands

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Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

The tournament clock has been paused and each table will be dealing two more hands before Day 1a of the ANPT Perth Main Event is all over. Stay tuned for any last-minute action, followed by a recap of theevening's action and the all-important end-of-day chip counts.