It didn’t take long for the final table bubble to burst with Stephen Woodhead sending his chips in the middle in a dramatic bluff.
We arrived to see around 250,000 already in the middle and Woodhead all in on a board of . His opponent was Paul Murray who sat in the tank for several minutes considering his decision. It was a scary board but Murray eventually committed to the call with for the straight as Woodhead sighed and flipped over for king-high.
Just like that Woodhead is out in 10th place as our final table of nine has been formed, with Murray now likely to be in contention for the chip lead. Stay tuned for the official chip counts and seating draw.
Stay tuned for a full wrap of the day's action, and of course, the all-important final table draw!
Four days ago 256 players ponied up the $2,200 buy-in to take part in the ANZPT Perth Main Event. Now, after an action-packed Day 3, just nine remain in the contention for the title and the $131,900 top prize.
Leading the final table, with 1,206,000 in chips, is Paul Murray. He may have the most chips, but it will not be an easy task for Murrary to go all the way with tough competition such as Scott Davies, Sal Fazzino, Patrick Mahoney, Justin Walch, Vesko Zmukic and Dean Blatt part of the final nine.
When Day 3 began there were still 48 players alive and hoping to make it to the final nine. Unfortunately most of those players couldn't do that, with Nicholas Embury the first player eliminated, followed by players such as Bobby Tang, Tristan Bain, Eddie Mascardi and Scott Buchanan.
It took around three hours of play before 28 remained, with the top 27 set to make the money. In the end it was Dylan "WhiteRabbito" Honeyman who bubbled and from there Anthony Morenko (27th), Luke Spano (25th), Andrew Hullah (24th), ANZPT Auckland champion David Lim (21st) and WSOP bracelet winner Aaron Lim (20th) were some of the early in-the-money eliminations.
The eliminations continued at a steady pace throughout the afternoon, with Aaron Wilson (17th), John Aufdemkampe (16th), Richard Larkin (14th), Stev Lackovic (13th), Tamara Volkoff (12th) and Ricky Kroesen all getting very close to the final nine, but ultimately falling short of glory. Once Stephen Woodhead was eliminated in 10th place, the final nine was set!
Final Table Lineup
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
The final table is set to take place from 2:10 p.m. local time tomorrow and we will once again be on the floor of the Crown Perth poker room providing all the live updates. By tomorrow night we will have our latest ANZPT champion, so be sure to join us then!
. His opponent was Paul Murray who sat in the tank for several minutes considering his decision. It was a scary board but Murray eventually committed to the call with 
for the straight as Woodhead sighed and flipped over 
for king-high.
