2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
4♣2♠
Prize
330,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Main Event

Day 2 Started

Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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TableSeatPlayerChips
171Steve Hunter36925
172Stewart Scott32100
173Leo Boxell23800
174Tam Truong32700
175George Moussa38750
176Reza Vakili53400
177Con Kamaras50450
178William Jones66975
179Li Sixiao94775
    
181Waikin Yong41700
182Samuel Korman16000
183Daniel Chevalier20175
184Antonis Kambouroglou54350
185Peter Apostolou73900
186Matthew Rolfe72750
187David Gorr20150
188Andrew Scott61475
    
191Jim Sachinidis67500
192Panayo Flourentzou57925
193Van Marcus91500
194Oliver Grujic39475
195David Lee10075
196Martin Rowe43825
197Chris Moneymaker34450
198Daniel Nguyen19150
    
201Fabian Craib19725
202Aaron Lim81750
203Stuart Kerr32675
204Veselin Zmukic50600
205Joel Feldman27200
206Mishel Anunu29725
207Keiran Harris36775
208Michel Bouskila77450
    
241Cole Swannack70550
242Ali Khalil85325
243Liam O'Rouke19575
244Simon Morris31600
245Kyle Cheong126825
246Emanuel Seal17975
247Robert Salter45600
248Peter Dykes24150
    
251Koray Turker109800
252Spiro Tzerefos17100
253Fouad Chaptini31025
254Christos Galanis90350
255Peter Green17225
256Simon Taberham83500
257Anatoly Parshenkov72725
258Peter Skouteris42525
259Mario Palma89175
    
261Grant Levy15900
262Peter Aristidou42000
263Stephen Goodridge28400
264James Obst108800
265Gordon Huntly21325
266Jeffrey Rossiter65450
267Andrew Watson21275
268Ilir Beluli114275
269Liam Moffett19250
    
271Michael Frydman19625
272Jonathan Karamalikis98525
273Mitchell Carle187900
274Julius Colman47325
275Michael Egan64875
276Simon Davidson80000
277Joey Baker14000
278Jesse McKenzie47325
279Brett Chalhoub56350
    
281Stephen Hansen10400
282John Maklouf77325
283Peco Stojanovski35600
284John Dalessandri87400
285Benjamin Richardson66675
286David Bonadio111300
287Paul Whitehouse61475
288Steven Calder2930
289Trung Tran44450
    
291Peter Parsons20400
292Luke Edwards74725
293Sam Khouiss41250
294David Steicke107050
295Luke Simmons17775
296Milan Gurung24850
297Simon Watt51850
298Aharon Shabtay71075
299Benjamin Savage37400
    
301Andrew Mercaldi12350
302Phillip Siddell80525
303Kent Hunter46900
304Justin Cohen33900
305David Allen123700
306Andrew Ferguson56275
307Niall Seletzky61300
308Jackson Zheng58400
309Mark Saber62025
    
311Michael Guzzardi66650
312Norah Greer91300
313Sam Rotar25650
314Manuel Winkler22675
315Maryann Farrugia101600
316Phares Bouya57775
317Natasha Clark26975
318Daniel Neilson62800
319Michael Guttmann54425
    
321Yustinus Karib101450
322Jim Andreadis27875
323Dale Vears40600
324Martin Drewe17900
325Vinh Tran86275
326Manuel Rodrigues19650
327Eddie Mascardi12725
328Gerd Hindshammer75325
329Charles Caris27275
    
331Scott Peel37825
332Sal Fazzino46150
333Sam Youssef93000
334Jefferey Garrett33900
335Rodrigo Meneses21650
336Blain Robertson15700
337Andrew Hinrichsen40625
338Marcus Lau30075
339Francis Artufel111425
    
481Tony Hachem35000
482Bryan Huang66875
483Michael Hawkins12875
484Roman Priplotski31200
485Vlad Ghazaryan41075
486Jason Gray26125
487Julian Powell36775
488Phillip Willcocks110100
    
491Kosta Varoxis43550
492Martin Cardno11575
493Hung Wang61325
494Brendan Edmonds54700
495Billy Argyros29375
496Sheldon Mayer33775
497Amir Minagar66350
498Billy Seri25900
    
501Jacob Flasterstein83375
502Jeremy Calder35050
503Bobby Zhang94475
504Michael Kanaan67550
505Ricky Kroesen62025
506James Christopherson59950
507Stephen Topakas64200
508Ivan Zalac50150

Melbourne Getting Ready For Day 2

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Welcome back to the Crown Poker Room for Day 2 action of the PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event!

There were exactly 260 players who began on the felt on Day 1, each dishing out the $5,000 entry fee and hoping to take a run at poker glory in the land down under. However, they couldn’t all survive, and when all was said and done, a total of 146 players had enough chips to bag and tag, with the following players leading the counts. As you can see, the top-ten list was heavily dominated by the host country of Australia with Mitch Carle leading the way with a substantial lead on the rest of the pack.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts:

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Mitch CarleAustralia187,900
2Kyle CheongAustralia126,825
3David AllenAustralia123,700
4Ilir BeluliAustralia114,275
5Francis ArtufelAustralia111,425
6David BonadioAustralia111,300
7Phillip WilcocksNew Zealand110,100
8Koray TurkerNew Zealand109,800
9James ObstAustralia108,800
10David SteickeHong Kong107,050

Carle has over 50,000 chips more than his nearest competitor. Following Carle is an array of fellow Aussies, with New Zealander Phillip Wilcocks heading the international contingent of players.

Team PokerStars Pros Bryan Huang and Chris Moneymaker are still alive and kicking and will both be looking to take the APPT title out of Australia and the $330,000 first prize to go along with it.

With the levels set to be increased to 75 minutes each and the money bubble getting ever closer, it will be interesting to see how the day plays out. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team here at 12:30 AEST for all the action!

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

How Day 2 Will Work

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players will have a little more time to play today, with blind levels increased from 60 minutes to 75 minutes.

The blinds will be kicking off at 500-1,000 with a 100-chip ante.

The Table To Watch

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

An interesting group of players have taken their seats over at Table 27, with chip leader Mitch Carle sitting next to last year’s APPT Sydney Champion Jonathan Karamalikis. Also at the table is successful Melbourne veteran Julius Colmon, 2010 Victorian Poker Champion Michael Egan and current ANZ Player of the Year leader Jesse McKenzie.

TableSeatPlayerChips
271Michael Frydman19625
272Jonathan Karamalikis98525
273Mitchell Carle187900
274Julius Colman47325
275Michael Egan64875
276Simon Davidson80000
277Joey Baker14000
278Jesse McKenzie47325
279Brett Chalhoub56350

We will be sure to watch how the action unfolds on this table!

Double Knock Out

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It's an early home time for a couple of players over on Table 32, with Jim Andreadis and Dale Vears putting their tournament lives on the line against Vinh Tran.

Andreadis had his short stack all in, holding {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} against the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} of Vears, who was all in for his last 40,000, but it was Vinh Tran who would be the most dangerous, having both the players covered holding {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}.

When the board ran out {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} it was all over for Andreadis and Vears, both finishing in time to go get some lunch.

Player Chips Progress
Vinh Tran
Vinh Tran 		140,000 53,725
Dale Vears
Dale Vears
Busted
Jim Andreadis au
Jim Andreadis 		Busted

Tags: Vinh TranJim AndreadisDale Vears

A Lot More to Start

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It has just come to our attention that there was a slight error on one of the players chip counts. Apparently Joey Baker was in a bit of a rush to get to an Aussie Rules Football match last night and left off a couple of zeros on his chip bag.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Baker
Joey Baker
140,000 126,000

Carle Rising

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The action started with a limp from an early-position Joey Baker, before Jesse McKenzie raised to 2,500 from middle position. Chip leader Mitch Carle would make the call from the button and Baker also came along for the ride.

Flop: {j-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Baker checked to McKenzie who threw out a bet of 3,200. Carle made the call and Baker got out of the way as the {8-Spades} hit the turn. McKenzie and Carle both checked to see the {j-Spades} land on the river. McKenzie again checked and Carle fired out 7,800. McKenzie folded, sending the pot to Carle. The rich, get richer.

Player Chips Progress
Mitch Carle
Mitch Carle 		210,000 22,100
Jesse McKenzie au
Jesse McKenzie 		40,000 -7,325

Tags: Jesse McKenzieMitch CarleJoey Baker

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