Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Main Event
Day 1a Completed
That’s all for Day 1a of the 2014 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event!
At the beginning of the day there were high hopes of a big field making their way into the Crown Poker Room. In the end, 242 players partook in the first of two Day 1 flights. That sets the event up to reach 500 players and at the $2,200 buy-in level, that means a massive seven-figure prize pool.
As usual there were plenty of familiar faces at the felt to begin the day, but not all of them made it through the night. Some of those who were eliminated throughout Day 1a include Ken Demlakian, Tom Grigg, Dale Marsland, Jackson Zheng, Benn Skender and Australian Poker Hall of Famers Leo Boxell, Gary Benson and Billy Argyros.
While the aforementioned players didn't have a good day at the felt, it was a different story for 85 others. Especially Akash Mazumdar and Anthony Legg. Late in the day it was looking like Mazumdar would be the chip leader after dealing a double elimination holding against Stevan Chew’s and another player’s . But then, late in the night, Anthony 'leggieblufs1' Legg stormed into the chip lead, bagging up 160,200. Mazumdar finished with 152,000.
Some of the other players who finished Day 1a with plenty of chips include Daniel Botta (134,100), Dean Francis (119,700), 2011 APPT Melbourne runner-up Tristan Bain (110,800), Phillip Willcocks (110,000) and Adrian Attenborough (99,600).
Others who survived Day 1a, albeit with smaller stacks than the leaders, include Oliver Gill (48,700), Kahle Burns (43,700), 2011 Aussie Millions champion David Gorr (32,200), Mile Krstanoski (24,800) and Hugh Cohen (13,500), just to name a few!
All the 85 survivors from Day 1a will return to the felt from 12:10pm on Sunday. Before then, the second and final batch of Day 1 players will hit the felt. Day 1b kicks off at 12:10 p.m. local time and PokerNews will once again be here providing all the live updates. Be sure to join us then!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Legg |
160,200
160,200
|
160,200 |
Akash Mazumdar |
152,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Daniel Botta |
134,100
86,100
|
86,100 |
Michael Christodoulou
|
120,200
120,200
|
120,200 |
Dean Francis |
119,700
98,700
|
98,700 |
Michael Chrisanthopoulos |
118,800
118,800
|
118,800 |
Tristan Bain |
110,800
-9,200
|
-9,200 |
Phillip Willcocks |
110,100
110,100
|
110,100 |
Henry Tran |
108,600
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
Tom Rafferty |
108,200
108,200
|
108,200 |
Hugo Robinson |
104,500
104,500
|
104,500 |
Adrian Attenborough |
99,600
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
Joe Reina |
98,300
98,300
|
98,300 |
Corey Kempson |
97,500
97,500
|
97,500 |
Cameron Bryce |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Tania McBride |
94,700
94,700
|
94,700 |
Mauro Sassano |
85,200
85,200
|
85,200 |
Aleksandar Brkovic |
84,200
84,200
|
84,200 |
George Bragg |
83,900
83,900
|
83,900 |
Peter Skouteris |
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
Gabriel Messo |
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
Rodoliub Batuz
|
79,700
79,700
|
79,700 |
Robert Salter |
75,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
Edison Nguyen |
75,200
27,200
|
27,200 |
Christopher Rowlands |
74,800
74,800
|
74,800 |
The tournament clock has been paused and it has been announced that there will be three more hands at each table. Stay tuned for any last-minute action, all the end-of-day chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Michael Guzzardi finished third in this very event back in 2012 but he won’t be matching that result this time around after his recent elimination.
The hand started with an early position raise to 2,100 which was called by Phil Willcocks in the cutoff. Action folded to Guzzardi in the small blind who squeezed all in for 21,400 in total. The original raisor made a crying fold as Willcocks shrugged and made the call.
Guzzardi showed which brought a cringe from the player who folded as the race was on with Willcocks’ .
The board bricked to improve Willcocks to a set to eliminate Guzzardi from the tournament. Willcocks is now up to 95,000 and looks set to bag a solid number heading into Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Guzzardi | Busted |
With just over twenty minutes to go in the day, we’ve just witnessed the biggest pot of the tournament with a double elimination and a pot worth over 150,000 heading the way of Akash Mazumdar.
It was Mazumdar who started the madness with a raise before Stevan Chew three-bet to 5,100 on the button. The action passed to the big blind who announced all in over the top for around 46,000. Mazumdar then did the same for all of his 63,000-chip stack to put the pressure back onto Chew.
The likeable Aussie pro shook his head in dismay and pondered his decision for several minutes before finally committing to call off his remaining chips.
Big Blind:
Mazumdar:
Chew:
It was a huge cooler and there were no surprises as the board ran out
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Akash Mazumdar | 150,000 |
Here are four of the largest stacks in the room during this final level of the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tristan Bain |
120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Henry Tran |
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Adrian Attenborough |
102,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Alex Lynskey |
95,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dennis Huntly has just sent a player home late in this last level.
He held and had a short-stacked opponent all in with .
The board ran out and it was all over for one player, while Huntly moved up to around 70,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dennis Huntly | 70,000 |
This is the eighth and final level of the night.
There are approximately 110 players remaining.
Those who survive will return to the felt on Sunday, while a new batch of player will kick off their ANZPT Melbourne journey from midday tomorrow.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100