Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2015 ANZPT Sydney
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2015 ANZPT Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
912,250 AUD
Entries
445
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 445
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Zhi Ma has survived elimination after shoving his short stack of 38,000 from the cut off position and getting a call from the big blind by Xuan Liu. Ma was ahead holding the 
but Liu was live with 
. The 
flop gave Liu straight outs but the 
turn and river were no help and Ma moves to just under 100,000 in chips and Liu is still healthy with 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
100,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
David O’brien continues to climb after recently flopping a full house.
We caught up with the action on the turn with the board reading 
and O’brien had called the all in of Rined Namrood. Namrood showed the 
for a turned straight but he was drawing dead against the full house of O’Brien who held the 
.
The insignificant river fell of 
and O’Brien collects the pot and moves close to 500,000. Namrood is dropped down to around 150,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Rafferty is one of the chip leaders in the ANZPT Sydney Main Event and he strengthened that position after the elimination of the short-stacked Shane Pearce.
Pearce’s last chips were in preflop with 
for a pair and flush draw on a flop of 
, but Rafferty made the call with for two pair.
The turn was the 
and river the 
leaving Pearce to depart as Rafferty climbs to a commanding 610,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Justin Nguyen has just hit the rail after he shoved with and David O’Brien made the call holding the .
The board paired both players with the 
but O’Brien remained in the lead with his better kicker. The turn 
and river 
were no help to Nguyen as O’Brien climbs to 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Here is the latest official payout information:
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Manu Austin | $4,550 |
| 34 | Jackson Zheng | $4,550 |
| 35 | Michael Ho | $4,550 |
| 36 | John Thomson | $4,550 |
| 37 | Josh Trott | $4,100 |
| 38 | Octavian Voegele | $4,100 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Manu Austin, reportedly the player with the pocket kings in the controversial voided hand from Day 1, has just been elimianted in 33rd place.
Austin was short stacked and all in holding 
from the small blind against Xuan Liu in the big blind with .
The board ran out 
and Liu took it down with nine-eight high.
For the 33rd place finish, Austin picked up $4,550 - not bad considering he could have been elimianted during that controversial ruling on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Former ANZPT Sydney Main Event Champion Michael Kanaan remains in the action.
We recently watched a hand that started when Kanaan raised from the cutoff position to 16,000 and received a caller from the big blind in Ben Cox. The flop fell 
and Cox led for 18,000 and Kanaan raised him to 46,000. Cox had a quick look at his hand before releasing nad Kanaan scooped in the pot.
Despite winning this hand, Kanaan hasnt had a great day at the felt. He;s down over 100,000 in chips fromt he start of the day. However, he's still healthy with around 240,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
110,500
|
110,500 |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ben Cox has increased his stack after eliminating Josh Trott.
Trott had been short and moved all in with the 
and found a caller in Cox who held the 
.
The board ran 
giving no help to both players and ace-high was good enough for Cox to claim the pot and eliminate Trott.
Cox has closed in on 500,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
220,500
|
220,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Xuan Liu has continued her comeback earning another double up.
Liu shoved from middle position and received a call from Peter Nissirios in the big blind.
Liu was ahead with the against Nissirios’s 
but the 
gave Nissirious more outs.
However, the turn and 
river were kind to Liu who scored the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
