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It has just been made known to the players that we will only be playing seven levels today, so there will only be another 40 minutes of play.
With an AFL match on and dinner time looming, it seems most players are fine with the early finish!
Action folded to Jackson Zheng in the cutoff, he raised to 1,600 and managed the call from the player in the small blind.
Flop: 
Zheng's opponent led for 3,000 and Zheng raised to 8,500. His opponent snap-called and the turn would be dealt the 
. With the repeat jack, the players would check to see the 
fall on the river. The players again remained friendly, as the both elected to check and turn their hands over.
Zheng: 
Opponent: 
Three jacks was good enough to send the pot away from Zheng, as he falls to 53,500.
Day 1 of APPT Melbourne was filled with familiar faces, and Crown's in house photographer Shannon Morris captured them all.
Mitch Carle had a bet of 9,200 against one opponent and a board showing 
before he went into the tank for almost five minutes.
Carle eventually cut down his 5,000-denomination chips and decided on the call.
Carle's opponent turned over 
, with Carle managing to out-kick his opponent, turning over 
. Carle took down the pot and moved into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 62,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
The players will now be heading on their final 10-minute break of Day 1.
The board was showing 
with Ali Khalil heads up in a pot against Martin Drewe. Khalil led for 4,000 and got the call from Drewe to see another card hit the felt.
The 
on the river would see Khalil check. With the action on Drewe, it took him quite some time before deciding on a bet of 12,000.
Khallil quickly called and took down the pot as he turned over 
, too strong for Drewe's 
.
We came to the action at Grant Levy's table with a flop showing 
and a bet of 2,300 in front of Levy. Levy made the call and we would see a turn.
Both players checked on the turn and watched as the fell on the river.
This time Levy's opponent would throw in a 6,500-chip bet and send a decision to Levy who went into the tank.
Levy looked pained as he made the call and saw his opponent had managed to hit the nut flush, with the , sending Levy's cards into the muck.
Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem couldn't manage to survive the day on home felt, with his demise coming at the hands of young Aussie Liam "Moffo47" Moffett.
Hachem had his remaining 10,000 in the middle before the flop, with his 
having to go toe-to-toe with the 
of Moffett. A third player in the hand held pocket tens.
When the board ran out 
, the flush of Moffett would be too good for the local champ, as Hachem was sent to the rail leaving the family name to be fought out in the APPT Melbourne by brother Tony Hachem.
Chris Moneymaker now flies solo as the only WSOP Main Event champion in the field.
The prizepool is now up, with a hefty $330,000 up for grabs for the eventual champion. It will be the top 28 players who will not be going home empty-handed, with a min-cash worth $8,600.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (AU) |
|---|---|
| 1st | $330,000 |
| 2nd | $207,600 |
| 3rd | $116,000 |
| 4th | $88,600 |
| 5th | $73,300 |
| 6th | $58,000 |
| 7th | $45,800 |
| 8th | $36,700 |
| 9th | $27,500 |
