PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Sydney

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
133,360 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
916,000 AUD
Entries
458
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Allan Pushing Around

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Former ANZPT Queenstown champ has just pushed a player around on a {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop. Allan was in the hi-jack position, while his opponent was on his direct left in the cut off. There was plenty already in the pot, with the action clearly being at least three-bet preflop.

We watched Allan check and his opponent bet 2,500. After a few moments, Allan moved all in, with the player having what looked like around 15,000 behind. The player tanked, squirming in his chair. Eventually he folded, dejectedly tabling his {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} face up.

Player Chips Progress
David Allan au
David Allan
24,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: David Allan

Few More Faces

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

We have spotted a few more familiar faces here on Day 1a, including three who are very familiar to the ANZPT. First we have this season's ANZPT Auckland champion David Lim, recent ANZPT Perth third-place finisher Scott Davies and prominent US player, turned Sydney local, Jim "MrBigQueso" Collopy.

Player Chips Progress
David Lim au
David Lim
20,000
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Jim Colllopy
Jim Colllopy
20,000

Pritchard's Bluff Doesn't Work

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jason Pritchard has posted plenty of tournament results in events all around the country, six-figures in fact, but he has never really posted a big victory. He’s here in the Day 1a field and looking to make an impact, however, he will have to do a little better than how he fared in the following hand.

We picked up the action on the turn of a {q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board, with towards 10,000 already in the pot and with Pritchard and two opponents checking. The river was a {a-Spades} and this time when it was checked to Pritchard, he would bet 4,300. One player called and Prtichard showed {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a whole lot of nothing. The other player’s {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} was good enough to see Pritchard say, “nice check,” as he is down to around 15,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Prtichard
Jason Prtichard
15,000

Tags: Jason Pritchard

Loud Music Begins

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players won't be too excited to hear a live band begin blaring through the walls in a room right next to the poker room. Having poker tables among the action of a gaming floor is a very positive thing in many ways as recreational players and general punters might get the itch to sit at the poker tables, but right we are witnessing a reason being in the thick of casino floor can be a bad thing.

Hopefully the music won't last all night so the players can continue to make those tough decisions in peace.

Break Time

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day!

See you back here soon.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Break Over

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players are back from their break and the cards are back in the air.

There have been 211 playersentries on Day 1a so far.

Ambassador Grigg Unlucky

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We just spotted Full Tilt ANZPT Ambassador Tom Grigg on the rail and wandered over to ask him what happened.

It wasn't a pleasant story.

Grigg apparently first got 12,000 effective in the middle with {a-}{k-} and lost to {a-}{j-}.

Then Grigg got 13,000 effective in with {a-}{a-} and lost to {j-}{j-}.

When the running's bad, get running... to the rail.

It will be on to the next one for Grigg.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
Busted
Full Tilt

Stacks in Level Three

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Here are the approximate stacks of some of the players here during the third level of Day 1a. As you can see, former ANZ Player of the Year runner-up Anthony Aston is crushing, currently on around 60,000.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Aston
Anthony Aston
60,000
24,000
24,000
Mile Krstanoski au
Mile Krstanoski
38,000
18,000
18,000
Jordan Westmorland us
Jordan Westmorland
33,000
Emanuel Seal au
Emanuel Seal
29,000
9,000
9,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mel Judah au
Mel Judah
27,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
26,000
6,000
6,000
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
24,000
4,000
4,000
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
23,000
3,000
3,000
Aaron Benton au
Aaron Benton
23,000
3,000
3,000
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
23,000
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
21,000
1,000
1,000
Sam Khouiss
Sam Khouiss
18,000
-2,000
-2,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
18,000
-2,000
-2,000
James Bills
James Bills
16,000
-4,000
-4,000
Jackson Zheng
Jackson Zheng
15,000
-10,000
-10,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
11,800
Brad Bower
Brad Bower
Busted