Welcome to Day 4 of the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event! This is it folks, with a final nine eagerly awaiting their fate as the final day of action is set to kick off.
It’s a mostly-Aussie final table, with one of Australia’s all-time tournament earners Leo Boxell in the best position to keep the title on home soil. But, out in front of Boxell, and the man best primed to take home the $330,000 first prize, is New Zealand’s Phillip Willcoks. It wouldn’t be the first time Willcocks has tasted success on Aussie turf, with a runner-up finish and $112,000 coming at the 2009 ANZPT Queensland.
This is how the seating draw looks going into the excitement of the final table.
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
BBs
Chip %
1
Eddie Mascardi
Australia
335,000
33.5
4.4%
2
Van Marcus
Australia
346,000
34.6
4.5%
3
William Jones
Australia
730,000
73
9.5%
4
Phillip Willcocks
New Zealand
2,317,000
231.7
30.5%
5
Michael Frydman
Australia
741,000
74.1
9.6%
6
Steve Bouya
Australia
910,000
91
11.8%
7
Julius Colman
Australia
513,000
51.3
6.6%
8
Leo Boxell
Australia
1,170,000
117
15.2%
9
Jackson Zheng
New Zealand
640,000
64
8.3%
While there might be one chip stack towering over all its competitors, this is still anyone’s tournament for the taking. Jackson Zheng is an experienced young player and will also be looking to secure the victory for New Zealand, while 28-year old professional Van Marcus has tasted success all around the word and will be striving to capitalize on his position in this tournament to finish with another victory in his home country. Marcus will have to first get through his uncle though, with Steve Bouya starting with almost a million in chips.
Play at the APPT Melbourne Main Event Final Table is set to kick off at 2:10 PM AEST and PokerNews will be in the midst of all the action, as one player goes home with AUD $330,000 and is crowned the champion!
The blinds have kicked off at 6,000/12,000 with a 1,000 ante and will stay this way for approximately 12 minutes, and then the blinds will start fresh with 75-minute levels.
On one of the first hands at the final table our chip leader Phillip Willcocks raised to 30,000 from early position. Now, it wouldn't have been suprising if the players opted to stay out of the way of the monsterous chip stack held by Phillip Willcocks, but when action came to Julius Colman he had different ideas, popping it to 80,000 from the hi-jack seat.
Action then folded around to Van Marcus and he went into the tank as the excitement around the rail is already building. Marcus announced he was all-in and Willcocks got away out of the way, whereby Colman made the snap-call.
Julius Colman:
Van Marcus:
A massive hand for Marcus, and as the board ran out he took the early double-up to put himself in great position, while Colman now finds himself in trouble.
Julius Colman was left crippled when he ran his queens into the aces of Van Marcus and it was on the very next hand that Colman woke up with another few good looking cards.
Steve Bouya raised to 28,000 from middle position and Colman announced he was all-in from the seat right next to Bouya. When the action folded around to William Jones, he too announced he was all-in. With Bouya out of the way the too players turned their cards over and we were in danger of seeing our first elimination.
Colman:
Jones:
The board ran out , with no help for Colman as he exits the building on the fourth hand of the day.
Colman takes home a handy A$27,500 for his gallant effort.
The two hands played after Julius Colman made his way to the rail, saw no flops hit the felt.
First, Leo Boxell opened the pot to 32,000 from middle position, whereby William Jones three-bet to 82,000 from the small blind. The action was sent flying back around to Boxell who opted to fold, flashing the .
The next hand after that saw Eddie Mascardi move all-in from the hi-jack seat and took down the blinds and antes as all the players at the table threw their cards into the muck.
William Jones oppened from the hi-jack seat, making it 33,000 to play. Phillip Willcocks made the call from the cutoff and Leo Boxell would come along for the ride from the big blind.
Flop:
Boxell opted for the check-fold after Jones led for 51,000. Willcocks decided to call and watched as the hit the turn. Jones would slow down here, check-calling a 100,000 chip bet from Willcocks.
The river landed with a and again Jones went for the check-call, with Willcocks firing out 230,000.
Willcocks:
Jones:
The aces of Jones would be too strong for Willcocks busted straight-draw, with the chip leader making his first misstep at the final table.
The action was folded to Steve Bouya on the button, where he made it 35,000 to go. Jackson Zheng made the call and a flop would be dealt.
Flop:
Zheng checked and Bouya bet 51,000. At this point Zheng decided to check-raise making it 134,000 to Bouya. With a call, the rolled off on the turn.
This time Zheng would lead, throwing out 161,000. Bouya then moved all-in and Zheng had a decision to make, eventually opting to send his cards into muck.
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he took the early double-up to put himself in great position, while Colman now finds himself in trouble.
, with no help for Colman as he exits the building on the fourth hand of the day.
hit the turn. Jones would slow down here, check-calling a 100,000 chip bet from Willcocks.
rolled off on the turn.
