Main Event
Day 1a Started
PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Melbourne
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,032,000 AUD
Entries
516
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
The ANZPT6 Melbourne Main Event is About to Begin
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Welcome to the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia!
Today sees the beginning of the next stop on Season 6 of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour. It’s the $2,200 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event, and by all accounts, it’s going to be massive. How do we know? Well, because APPT President Danny McDonagh told us so! You see, there have been just under 200 online qualifiers. That means $400,000 in the prize pool before you even begin to factor in the live qualifiers here at Crown and of course, the direct buy-ins.
The last time ANZPT Melbourne took place (at this buy-in level) was in 2013. There were 345 players in the field and Paul Hockin was crowned the champion. The largest ANZPT Melbourne, by prize pool, was when it was the ‘Grand Final’ and a shared APPT event with a buy-in of $5,000. There were 257 players, which meant a prize pool well over $1 million. If we manage the number we are expecting this weekend, then the 2014 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event could also very well once again reach seven figures.
Today is the first of two Day 1 flights and it will begin at 2:10 p.m. local time. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews today, and all weekend long, as we bring all the live updates, end-of-day chip counts, recaps of the action and all that important stuff.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air on Day 1a
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
It has begun!
Dozens of players have taken their seats and the cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the ANZPT Melbourne Main Event.
Players start with 20,000 in chips and levels last 60 minutes each. The early mail is that we will be playing eight levels here on the first Day 1 flight.
Time to go check who some of the notables are in today’s field. Stay tuned for some of the early action, chip counts updates, and all that fun stuff.
Day Plan Confirmed
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The players have been informed there will be eight 60-minute levels today, with ten-minute breaks after every two levels and no dinner break. That will have us out at the door at around 10:40 p.m. local time.
First Half of Crown Poker
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Day 1a of the ANZPT Melbourne Main Event is split up into two areas. This first area is the closest to the main entry and the tournament booth. Over in that area we found players such as Aussie Millions gold ring winner Adrian Attenborough, WSOP APAC Main Event final tablist Kahle Burns, Steve 'The Big Show' Topakas, ANZPT Auckland final tablist Pravin Harji and Benn 'risk2Dupside' Skender.
Also seated in this area is Australian comedian and former TV star Trevor Marmalade. This funny fellow used to be big part of the AFL Footy Show, but in more recent times has been seen at the poker tables, including over in Las Vegas at the WSOP.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Main Half of the Crown Poker Room
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The main section of the Crown Poker Room is the most jam-packed.
Just a handful of the 'notable' players in this are include ANZPT Perth final tablist and ANZPT Canberra runner-up James Broom, Australian Poker Hall of Famer Leo Boxell, Oliver 'SwoopAE' Gill, ANZPT Queenstown runner-up Ken Demlakian, APPT Melbourne runner-up Phillip Wilcocks, Alex ' lynskey99' Lynskey, Antonis 'Toothpick' Kambouroglou, ANZPT Perth final tablist Dale Marsland and 2011 ANZPT Adelaide champion Octavian Voegele.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Ken Demlakian Sets Up a Nice Pot
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ken Demlakian has just scooped a healthy pot to start Day 1a of ANZPT Melbourne strongly.
We picked up the action on the 
flop. Demlakian checked to his lone opponent, who bet 1,100. Demlakian made the call and the dealer turned over a 
. This time both players checked and the board completed with a 
. Demlakian opted to bet 2,400 here, which put his opponent into the tank. Eventually the player called.
At showdown, Demlakian tabled his 
for a flopped set of deuces - enough to see his opponent quickly muck and with that, the pot went to Demlakian.
Demlakian's best result in an ANZPT was in 2011 in Queenstown, New Zealand. He finished runner-up to Dave Allan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,000 | 4,000 |
Few More Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A few more familiar faces have been spotted during these early stages of Day 1a of the ANZPT Melbourne Main Event. This includes players like Tom Grigg and Michael Guzzardi, who happen to be seated at the same table. Grigg finished 3rd in the ANZPT Melbourne ‘Grand Final’ a couple of years ago, while Guzzardi chopped the 2012 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event three-handed.
Also spotted at the tables were ANZPT Melbourne ‘Repechage’ 3rd place finish Michel Bouskila, along with former APPT Melbourne final tablist Jackson Zheng.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0