Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Perth
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Perth
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
512,000 AUD
Entries
256
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Story Time with Liam O'Rourke
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Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Full Tilt ANZPT Ambassador Liam O’Rourke just strolled over to the media desk and asked if any of his friends had busted yet.
We told him no, just him, and then asked what happened.
“I played poker and I lost,” quipped O’Rourke.
Sounds like a bad beat story.
“I just played really bad,” O’Rourke added.
Maybe not a bad beat story then, but when we asked for more information, it sounds like a pretty bad beat.
“King-high straight flush into a Royal,” O’Rourke said, tongue firmly in cheek.
Unlucky.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Smashing Flops, Tollgate Style
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Tom Grigg is another big stack that has emerged early on Day 1b. According to Grigg, he’s been “three-betting with rags and smashing flops”.
Grigg recalled a three-bet with the old seven-four offsuit which struck two pair on the flop to get three streets of value, and from there he’s been running over his table.
“Tournaments are easy when you’re smashing flops!” laughed Grigg as he sits behind 65,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Updated Counts on the Casino Floor
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Here are some approximate stacks from players in the tournament area on the casino floor during the fourth level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
35,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
23,000 | |
|
||
|
22,000 | |
|
19,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
17,000
200
|
200 |
|
14,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
14,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
8,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Abdine Out, Stanton Flying
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Shivan Abdine has just been eliminated from the tournament, while David Stanton has snagged a very large pot.
We arrived at the action with a 
flop out on the felt and with Stanton having checked to Abdine, who bet an unspecified amount. We say unspecified, as before we could count the bet, Stanton had raised to 2,700, Abdine had moved all in for 12,325 and Stanton had called.
Stanton held 
for top two pair, while Abdine held 
for the nut flush draw.
The 
turn and the 
river were of no help to Abdine and with that he left the tournament area. Stanton is up to around 45,000 in chips and will be looking for more poker success here in Perth after finishing 26th in the recent Aussie Millions Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | |
|
Busted |
Final Break Time
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Approximately 130 players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the day.
When the players return their will be too more levels before we call it a night.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Final Two Levels Begin
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The players are back from their break and the final two levels of the night have begun!
Late Counts from the Poker Room
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Here are come approximate stacks from some of the players in the tournament area over in the poker room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
50,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
41,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
31,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
14,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
13,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
12,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
9,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
6,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Unique Eliminates Byrns
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Lukas Byrns has just fallen to the rail, courtesy of Tony Tartaglia.
The hand began when a player opened to 925 from under the gun. Tartaglia then three bet to 2,575 from middle position and
Byrns moved all in for 6,250 from the small blind. There was a fold from under the gun and then Byrns heard the one word he didn’t want to hear come out of Tartaglia’s mouth: “Aces.”
Tartaglia’s 
hit the felt, while Byrns tabled 
.
The board ran out 
and with that Byrns was eliminated.
Tartaglia has moved his stack towards 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
Busted |