This is it! The final day of the ANZPT Perth Main Event is upon us!
Today will see nine players become one, with the eventual champion set to pocket $131,900.
Western Australia local Paul Murrary leads the final table with 1,206,000 in chips, while tough competitors from the USA Scott Davies and Patrick Mahoney, along with Australians Sal Fazzino, Vesko Zmukic, Dean Blatt, Justin Walch, Matthew Rolfe, and Brian Mcallister are also still in contention. You can read more about each of these players in the bios in the live reporting blog, while the final table draw is shown below.
Seat
Player
Chips
1
Paul Murray
1,206,000
2
Scott Davies
767,000
3
Sal Fazzino
495,000
4
Patrick Mahoney
891,000
5
Justin Walch
202,000
6
Vesko Zmukic
253,000
7
Brian McAllister
616,000
8
Dean Blatt
219,000
9
Matthew Rolfe
249,000
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day and find who becomes the latest ANZPT champion! We will be providing live updates once the cards are in the air from 2:10 p.m. local time!
Picking up the action with a flop out on the felt, Sal Fazzino checked from the big blind position and It was on Brian Mcallister, presumably the preflop aggressor, from middle position. He led for 52,000 here and Fazzino called. The turn was a and Fazzino once again checked. This time Mcallister bet 125,000 and after some thought Fazzino folded.
Vesko Zmukic was in early position when he opened it up to 28,000. Patrick Mahoney called from the big blind and the dealer flipped over a flop. Mahoney check-called a bet of 28,000 here and then when Mahoney checked on the turn, Fazzino instantly checked. The river was a and Mahoney led for 84,000. Zmukic called.
At shodown, Zmukic turned over and probably lost the minimum when Mahoney showed .
With that Mahoney moves to just over 1 million in chips - the first seven-figure stack.
Patrick Mahoney and Paul Murray have just rumbled in two hands. The first one started with Murray opening it up to 28,000 from middle position. Mahoney called from the button and the two played it down to the river of a board. Murray led for 32,000 on the flop, both players checked the turn and the river would see Murray check-fold to a bet of 65,000.
The next hand would see Murray open to 25,000 from early position and Mahoney call from the cut off. On the flop, Murray check-called a bet of 28,000 and then check-folded to a bet of 63,000 on the turn.
Scott Davies opened it up to 25,000 from under the gun and Justin Walch three-bet all in for 162,000 from middle position. Davies called and Walch was at risk.
Walch:
Davies:
The flop meant that Davies found the cards he needed and the turn and the river were safe to see Walch double up to around 350,000.
Vesko Zmukic is starting to get very short stacked. He recently opening it up to 26,000 from early position and then folded when Patrick Mahoney moved his big stack all in from the big blind.
Zmukic three-bet jammed for around 60,000 after Patrick Mahoney opened to 25,000 from the hijack. Mahoney called and Zmukic was at risk holding against Mahoney’s .
The board was a safe for Zmukic and just like that he was back up towards 160,000.
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flop out on the felt, Sal Fazzino checked from the big blind position and It was on Brian Mcallister, presumably the preflop aggressor, from middle position. He led for 52,000 here and Fazzino called. The turn was a 
and Fazzino once again checked. This time Mcallister bet 125,000 and after some thought Fazzino folded.
flop. Mahoney check-called a bet of 28,000 here and then when Mahoney checked on the 
turn, Fazzino instantly checked. The river was a 
and Mahoney led for 84,000. Zmukic called.
and probably lost the minimum when Mahoney showed 
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board. Murray led for 32,000 on the flop, both players checked the turn and the river would see Murray check-fold to a bet of 65,000.
turn and the 
river were safe to see Walch double up to around 350,000.
against Mahoney’s 
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for Zmukic and just like that he was back up towards 160,000.