Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2015 ANZPT Perth
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 ANZPT Perth
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
393,600 AUD
Entries
192
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
First Break of the Day
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players have been sent on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Registration will be closed at the end of this break .
Check back soon!
Quick Exit for O"Dwyer
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
High roller specialist Steve O’Dwyer just made an early exit. Two pivotal hands were to blame, as he ran 
into an opponent’s 
and couldn’t improve, before Ash Mason finished the job.
O’Dwyer made a flush on the turn holding 
and check-called a bet from Mason before the river brought a fourth club. Mason bet enough to cover O’Dwyer, who opted to call off for his remaining 4,000 before he saw the bad news.
Mason tabled 
for a rivered nut flush which was good enough to send O’Dwyer to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Lots More Enter
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
There have been lots of new entrants towards the end of this level which isn't too surprising considering this is the last level that sees registration open. Day 1b of ANZPT Perth is now up to 92 total entrants. Added with yesterday, that brings the total field to 191 so far. That's quite a bit down on last year. Let's see if a few more wander in. We will have confirmation of numbers shortly after the break.
Demlakian Wins Some
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Ken Demlakian is a staple of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour but has unfortunately been unable to get any results on the board since he finished runner-up in the 2012 ANZPT Queenstown Main Event. There may have been no ANZPT results after that, but Demlakian did win a HK$11,000 side event at the 2013 ACOP.
Demlakian is travelling okay at the moment as he's up to 24,000 early on Day 1b of the ANZPT Perth Main Event.
We recently watched Demlakian take down a pot on a 
board against once opponent. Both players committed 525 each on the turn and Demalkian led for 1,600 on the river. Eventually Demlakian's opponent folded and so the pot went to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
Debus Sends One Home
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Alexander Debus is another one of the internationals in today's field and so far he has had a strong start. We recently watched Germany's Debus send a short stacked player home when he held 
and the at-risk player had 
. The board ran out 
and Debus scooped the pot to move to 26,000.
Debus has more than US$600,000 in tournament cashes on his resume and will be looking to add to that here in Perth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Another International
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Slovenia's Casey Kastle is the latest international player we have noticed at the felt here on Day 1b of the ANZPT Perth Main Event. Kastle, ever the globetrotter, has been a big supporter of tournaments in Australia and would love another Australian flag on his Hendonmob record which is famous for having the most unique country flags.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Couple of Small Lost Pots
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We recently watched two of the more prominent players in today's field, Michael Guzzardi and Jonas Mackoff, lose a pot each.
Mackoff was up against one opponent on a 
board. We picked up the action on the turn with Mackoff check-calling a bet of 1,650. On the river, both players checked and Mackoff's 
went into the muck when his opponent showed 
.
Guzzardi lost some chips against one opponent on a 
board. Guzardi lef for 200 on the turn, which was called, and then Guzzardi check-called a bet of 550. At showdown, Guzzardi's cards went into the muck when he was faced with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | -2,000 |
|
18,000 | -2,000 |
Unlikely Big Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
It's not too often that we see big names from the world-side poker scene on the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour but surprisingly Steve O'Dwyer and Stephen Chidwick have just taken their seats for Day 1b of ANZPT Perth. Clearly the close proximity to the Aussie Millions date, and perhaps the beautiful Australian weather, has kept these two superstars Down Under.
O'Dwyer is coming off a massive six months that saw him win the ACOP Super High Roller for just over US$1.8 million and the PCA Super High Roller for another US$1.8 million. Chidwick, meanwhile, has a pretty solid few months himself with a highlight being a fourth place in the $25,000 Challenge at the recent Aussie Millions.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 |