Phil Sayers has just claimed a big pot from Stephen Chidwick.
It started with Sayers opening to 5,500 which David Lim flat-called from the button. Chidwick put int he extra chips from the big blind and the dealer spread out a flop. Chidwick led for 21,000 here and Sayers raised to 42,000. Lim folded and a hit the turn. This time Chidwick checked and Sayers moved all in. Chidwick called and the cards were turned over.
Chidwick had for straight and flush draws, while Sayers had .
Sayers managed to fade on the river and so he scooped the very large pot to see himself as one of the chip leaders.
Tyrone Liu has just been sent home as the second player eliminated on Day 3.
His final hand saw him four-bet all in for around 20,000 after Bryan Huang had three-bet against a Michael Kane open. Kane got out of the way, while Huang called off the small amount extra.
It was Liu with , looking good against Huang's .
The board, however, meant that Huang had sent Liu to the rail.
Here we are at Crown Perth in Western, Australia getting ready to play down to a final table at ANZPT Perth.
There are 36 players all still in contention to fill one of the nine spots, but before they get there, the bubble will have to burst as the top 21 players make the money. Once that is done, it's all eyes on the six-figure top score.
One player who couldn't help but think about all that cash is the overnight chip leader Michael Kane. He has 212,300 which is just ahead of fellow UK player Stephen Chidwick with 201,900. Next on the chip leader board is Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang with 189,200.
There are lots of other notable players from around the region still in contention such as Yaxi Zhu (152,800), Michael Guzzardi (149,400), Henry Szmelcer (143,300), Xuan Liu (143,000), Ash Warner (110,100), Anthony Legg (106,900), Jesse McKenzie (102,900), Stevan Chew (95,000), reigning ANZ Player of the David Lim (93,900) and local Perth hero Tony Tartaglia (79,300).
Find out who makes the money and who fills the final table, right here at PokerNews! Cards in the air from 12:30pm local time.
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flop. Chidwick led for 21,000 here and Sayers raised to 42,000. Lim folded and a 
hit the turn. This time Chidwick checked and Sayers moved all in. Chidwick called and the cards were turned over.
for straight and flush draws, while Sayers had 
.
river and so he scooped the very large pot to see himself as one of the chip leaders.
and having McHugh at risk with 
.
turn and the 
river were safe for McHugh and so he doubled his relatively short stack.
against Lucas Mierzwa's 
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and McNeill was up to 120,000.
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board, however, meant that Huang had sent Liu to the rail.
