32 Remain with Reza Vakili Leading All-Star Field!
Welcome back to the Star City Casino for the penultimate day of the 2010 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final!
Only thirty-two players remain, and all are guaranteed the minimum payout of AU$12,145, but everybody left in the field will have one spot in mind; first place and its AU$459,510 payout.
Many will agree that this field is one of the best in-the-money fields that Australia - and nearly anywhere in the Asia Pacific region - has even seen this deep in a Main Event.
Reza Vakili holds the chip lead with 775,000 but has the pressure being placed on him by online players such as Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis (733,000), Brendon 'Brendooor' Rubie (690,500), Tom Rafferty (441,000), Mitchell 'LooneyGerbil' Carle (407,000) and Jarred 'FlopNutsOnYou' Graham (254,500). Overseas professionals Roland de Wolfe (715,500) and Daniel Negreanu (293,500) are also still in contention, while Aussie Millions Champion Tyron Krost (94,500), 2007 APPT Sydney Champion Grant Levy (81,500) and 2008 APPT Macau Champion Eddy Sabat (60,000) can't be ruled out.
Play is set to begin at 12:30 pm AEST with PokerNews providing continuous live updates as we battle all the way down until just a final table of nine remains!