Some new players have made their marks at the upper end of the chip counts, with Phil Wilcocks currently sitting as one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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128,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
110,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
98,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
||
|
83,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
81,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
51,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
48,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
44,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
38,000
19,800
|
19,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
31,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
24,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
15,700
34,300
|
34,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,900
10,100
|
10,100 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Our PokerNews reporter came to Jonathan Karamalikis' table with a flop showing 
and Karamalikis on the button against one player.
Karamalikis made it 1,600 after being checked to, got a call, and then fired out a further 2,200 after a check came from his opponent on the 
turn. The player called again.
The 
would see Karamalikis' opponent again check and this time Karamalikis decided to do the same.
Karamaliis: 
Opponent: 
The two pair for Karamalikis was enough to take down the pot and move up to around 45,000.
Martin Comer had to watch on as his tournament life was on the line, Comer was all in preflop and with Tony Hachem and one opponent still involved in the pot.
The board would eventually run out 
, with Hachem folding on the river. Comer waited as his opponent turned over , which was too much for Comer's 
and he was eliminated.
Our friends over at the PokerStars Blog have just let us know about a big hand between Minh Nguyen and Sam Youssef.
All the action occured on a flop showing 
, where Youssef led out for 3,200 from the small blind, and Nguyen raised it to 7,000. Youssef then made it 15,500 to go and Nguyen decided to shove his stack all in, which Youssef snap-called.
Youssef: 
Nguyen’s 
Youssef had Nguyen covered. From there, the turn and river bricked to eliminate Nguyen and send Youssef's stack to over 60,000.
A hijack player made it 1,200 to go and managed two callers, including Tom "tollgate" Grigg from the big blind.
Flop: 
Grigg and the original agressor checked before it was made 2,400 to go from the last player. Grigg was the only caller and watched as the 
hit the turn.
Grigg again checked as his opponent made it 4,800 this time. Grigg went into the tank and eventually made the call, leaving himself with approximately 8,000 behind.
The river would see the and a check from Grigg. This time the player went all in and Grigg made the call.
His opponent announced he had a straight and turned over 
, enough to send Grigg's cards into the muck and send him to the rail.
Graeme "Kiwi G" Putt has come all the way from his home country of New Zealand to Australia, only to be taken out of the APPT in Melbourne by an American.
With a preflop raise from Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, Putt would three-bet and see a call from Moneymaker that would bring the 
to the flop.
On this flop Moneymaker check-raised all-in for 42,800. Putt made the call and saw his tournament life on the line holding 
against the of Moneymaker.
The turn and river bricked out and it was home for the kiwi and a nice pot for the yank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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85,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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Busted | |
The players are back at the felt, with the second half of the day now kicking off.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
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