ANZPT regular Wayde Rickhuss has just lost a substantial pot late in Day 1b
We picked up the action of the hand on a flop. Rickhuss checked to his opponent who led for 1,200. Rickhuss then raised it up to 2,800 and a call would see an hit the turn. This time Rickhuss led for 3,500 and his opponent took his time before making it 7,300 to go. With a confused look on his face, Rickhuss eventually shook his head and folded his cards.
Michael Guzzardi has just scooped up a substantial pot.
We picked up the action on the river of a board with plenty of chips already in the middle. It was checked to Guzzardi here and he bet 11,200. Guzzardi's opponent tanked and eventually called, tabling as he did so. The king-high flush was not strong enough for Guzzardi's , however, and so the pot went to Guzzardi.
We were just about to declare the UK's Jack Salter as the likely chip leader after he had an opponent call in on a flop with against in a 60,000-chip pot. However, the dealer had other ideas, flipping over a turn and a river to make a flush on the board to chop the pot.
Despite chopping this pot, Salter is still going strong with around 45,000 in chips.
Tamara Volkoff just scooped a pot to find hereself as one of the chip leaders late in the day.
Volkoff defended her big blind to an opponent’s button raise and the flop came .
Volkoff check-called a bet of 1,000 and the dealer turned the . She check-called another 3,000 before a river of .
The last round of betting was identical to the last, as Volkoff check-called a bet of 3,000 again. He opponent tabled for a rivered pair of tens, but Volkoff’s meant her rivered two pair was good enough to claim the pot.
Casey Kastle just raked in a good sized pot and is one of the current chip leaders.
On a board of , Kastle’s opponent checked before he bombed the river for an almost pot sized bet of 14,000.
Despite tanking and cutting out a call, Kastle garnered a fold from his opposition and collected the chips. This hand took Kastle to a stack of around 80,000.
Prominent British pro Stephen Chidwick has been punishing his table late in this level and is now threatening for the chip lead with a stack of around 80,000. Not long to go now, so stick around ot find out if Chidwick finishes up with the lead!
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flop. Rickhuss checked to his opponent who led for 1,200. Rickhuss then raised it up to 2,800 and a call would see an 
hit the turn. This time Rickhuss led for 3,500 and his opponent took his time before making it 7,300 to go. With a confused look on his face, Rickhuss eventually shook his head and folded his cards.
board.
had trumped the 
of his opponent.
against 
in a 60,000-chip pot. However, the dealer had other ideas, flipping over a 
turn and a 
river to make a flush on the board to chop the pot.
for a rivered pair of tens, but Volkoff’s 
, Kastle’s opponent checked before he bombed the river for an almost pot sized bet of 14,000.
board was never a danger to Ferrari's pocket rockets and so he sent one player to the rail and left an unlucky Pedley relatively short stacked.