Jazz Mathers Leads Final Nine at ANZPT Sydney
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After two Day 1 flights and two more days of action-packed poker, the starting field of 458 has been whittled down to nine as the ANZPT Sydney Main Event final table has been set!
Leading the way with 1,837,000 in chips is Jazz Mathers, while Peco Stojanovski and Nathan Sawyers aren’t too far behind. Also at the final table and in contention for the $225,300 top prize includes Rory Young, Steven Zhou, Joshua Redhouse, Oliver Gill and Milan Gurung.
When Day 3 of ANZPT Sydney began there were 37 players all hoping to make it through the day and secure a spot on the final table. The action kicked off with an exciting double-elimination as Phillip Dong (37th) and Michael Frydman (36th) were both sent home at the hands of the eventual end-of-day leader Jazz Mathers.
There were a steady stream of eliminations throughout the day which would ultimately last around six levels. Anthony Aston (33rd), Katie Sekhas (30th), Mel Judah (29th), Jie Gao (27th), Daniel Neilson (22nd), start-of-day chip leader Alex Lee (20th) and Edison Nguyen (19th) were a few of those not table to make it to the final two tables.
From there, Sean Knight (18th), Nicholas Polias (17th) and Murray Roach (16th) were quickly eliminated, while Peter Baars (15th), Karam Bahl (14th), Robert Spano (13th), Adrian Attenborough (12th) and John Parker (11th) all got so close to making the final nine.
The final hand of the day would see Andrew Michael hit the rail as the final table bubble boy with a consolation prize of $11,450, which you can read about in the live reporting blog below, while the ANZPT Sydney payout page has all the important prize pool information.
ANZPT Sydney Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peco Stojanovski | 1,167,000 |
| 2 | Nathan Sawyers | 1,318,000 |
| 3 | Joshua Redhouse | 994,000 |
| 4 | Milan Gurung | 283,000 |
| 5 | Jazz Mathers | 1,837,000 |
| 6 | Steven Zhou | 1,117,000 |
| 7 | Rory Young | 1,124,000 |
| 8 | Oliver Gill | 536,000 |
| 9 | Brent Taunton | 637,000 |
The final nine players will return from 2:00 p.m. tomorrow and by tomorrow night an ANZPT Sydney champion will have been crowned! Be sure to return then for continued live updates straight from the floor of The Star Casino!