Christopher Rowlands (44th) and Mauro Sassano (43rd) have just been eliminated in quick succession, collecting $4,100 each. Sassano was eliminated when he three-bet all in from the big blind holding 
and wasn't able to improve against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Five players have just been eliminated!
Dieter Corsten (42nd) was followed out the door by Nam Le (41st), Tania McBride (40th), Steven Zhou (39th) and Vlad Rosca (38th). All five players picked up $4,100. Of these eliminations we watched Zhou move all in preflop for 80,000 holding 
. The action folded around to the big blind and they looked down at 
. The player had 81,000 behind and with the board running out 
, Zhou was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Hugo Robinson has been eliminated in 37th place to leave us to form the final four tables of the tournament.
Robinson’s last stand came with a three-bet shove holding 
. Edison Nguyen made the call with 
and when the board ran out 
, Nguyen’s pair of queens were enough to send Robinson to pick up $4,100 from the cashier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
The 36 remaining players have just been told they will be playing their final three hands of the night.
Stay tuned for any last-minute action, all the end-of-day counts and the final day table draw.
Michael Banks has just been eliminated in 36th place and Dean Francis in 35th right as the night has come to an end.
Banks was short stacked and all in preflop holding 
against 
. No help for Banks and he was eliminated with a $4,100 score. Francis was eliminated when he squeezed in the big blind with 
and ran into 
. Francis picked up $4,600.
There are 34 players currently bagging up chips.
It's going to be a tight race between Joe Reina and Vincent Chua for the lead.
Stay tuned for all the end-of-day counts and the Day 3 seating draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
684,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
665,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
643,000
383,000
|
383,000 |
|
637,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
498,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
427,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
392,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
383,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
|
368,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
347,000
271,500
|
271,500 |
|
343,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
322,000
255,800
|
255,800 |
|
320,000
227,400
|
227,400 |
|
|
319,000
293,100
|
293,100 |
|
318,000
263,400
|
263,400 |
|
|
299,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
|
287,000
160,900
|
160,900 |
|
247,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
225,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
208,000
143,700
|
143,700 |
|
203,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
200,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
199,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
195,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
182,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
| 25 | 1 | Henry Szmelcer | 247,000 |
| 25 | 2 | Michael Caruana | 287,000 |
| 25 | 3 | Peter Skouteris | 225,000 |
| 25 | 4 | Gabriel Messo | 368,000 |
| 25 | 5 | Vincent Chua | 684,000 |
| 25 | 6 | Paul Wilcock | 161,000 |
| 25 | 7 | Lloyd Godsland | 383,000 |
| 25 | 8 | Akash Mazumdar | 182,000 |
| 25 | 9 | Joe Reina | 665,000 |
| 28 | 1 | Andy Zarro | 151,000 |
| 28 | 2 | Damien Walsh | 155,000 |
| 28 | 3 | Corey Kempson | 637,000 |
| 28 | 4 | Roberto Damelian | 322,000 |
| 28 | 5 | Luke Edwards | 148,000 |
| 28 | 6 | Michael Chrisanthopoulos | 343,000 |
| 28 | 7 | Anthony Aston | 95,000 |
| 28 | 8 | Shao Liu | 320,000 |
| 28 | 9 | Yanji Ge | 98,000 |
| 29 | 1 | Jacque Ramsden | 208,000 |
| 29 | 3 | Luke Spano | 318,000 |
| 29 | 4 | Robert Salter | 347,000 |
| 29 | 5 | Henry Tran | 195,000 |
| 29 | 6 | Luke Brabin | 199,000 |
| 29 | 7 | Scott Herz | 167,000 |
| 29 | 8 | Dennis Huntly | 643,000 |
| 29 | 9 | Anthony Legg | 392,000 |
| 31 | 1 | Edison Nguyen | 203,000 |
| 31 | 2 | Hyunku Kang | 319,000 |
| 31 | 3 | Dylan Honeyman | 498,000 |
| 31 | 4 | Cameron Bryce | 299,000 |
| 31 | 5 | Nicholas Mullen | 144,000 |
| 31 | 7 | Phillip Willcocks | 200,000 |
| 31 | 8 | Wayde Rickhuss | 59,000 |
| 31 | 9 | Adrian Bolzonello | 427,000 |
Nine 60-minute levels, dozens of bust outs, and plenty of cash later has cut the field down to the final 34 players in the 2014 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event.
The last level of the day was hectic as there were several players vying for the chip lead, but in the end, Day 1b chip leader Vincent Chua once again bagged up the heftiest stack. Chua will start the final day with 684,000 in chips.
Three other players completed Day 2 with over 600,000 in chips — Joe Reina (665,000), Dennis Huntly (643,000), and Corey Kempson (637,000). The story of Kempson’s stack is a fun one as he made a massive call for his tournament life while on the bubble.
These above three players, along with Chua, are well ahead of the next largest chip stack in Dylan Honeyman (498,000). Some of the others who will also be at the felt on the final day include Anthony Legg (392,00), Luke Spano (318,000), Edison Nguyen (203,000), and former APPT Melbourne runner-up Phillip Willcocks (200,000).
While 34 players have made it through to Day 3, exactly 144 players had to hit the rail, and most of those failed to make the money. Some of those who were eliminated well before the bubble include Kahle Burns, 2012 Aussie Millions champ David Gorr, Sam Rotar, Oliver Gill, Aaron Benton, Michael Pedley, Jackie Glazier, and Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang.
The one player who made it very close to the money, but ultimately ended up as the official bubble was Michael Fraser. It was a brutal exit for Fraser as his pocket aces fell to the 
of Michael Chrisanthopoulos after the latter rivered a straight.
Following Fraser’s elimination, the 63 remaining players had all made it into the money, but of course, were hoping to survive through the night. Unfortunately not everyone could do that, as Brett Chalhoub (61st - $3,100), Aleks Brkovic (60th - $3,100), Matt Wakeman (59th - $3,100), Matthew Edwards (55th - $3,100), Fabian Craib (47th - $3,600), and Nam Le (41st - $4,100) all hit the rail with a small consolation prize for their time. Full ANZPT Melbourne results so far can be found on the PokerNews payout page.
The final elimination of the night saw Dean Francis fall in 35th place. With that, 34 players had secured a place on the final day. Those players have now locked up at least AU$4,600, but more importantly they have ensured they remain in contention for the AU$253,000 top prize!
The third and final day of action is set to begin at 12:30 p.m local time and PokerNews will once again be in the Crown Poker Room providing live updates until a champion is crowned! Be sure to join us, and we'll see you then!
Main Event
Day 2 Completed
