Murray Leads Season 6 ANZPT Perth Final Table
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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!