Main Event Day 3 | 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Main Event

Day 3 Started

07-31-2011 10:04 UTC+10

Day 3 Table And Seat Draw

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Table	Seat	Player	Chips
28	1	Mitch Carle	172300
28	2	Julius Colman	315400
28	3	Luke Edwards	356100
28	4	Amir Minagar	56100
28	5	Antonis Kambouroglou	272200
28	6	Steven Calder	182900
28	7	Van Marcus	123900

29	1	Brett Chaloub	71200
29	2	Jeffrey Garrett	87700
29	3	Michael Frydman	64200
29	4	Tony Hachem	161400
29	5	Phares Bouya	188800
29	6	Kieran Harris	389000
29	7	Leo Boxell	168400

30	1	Andrew Ferguson	87600
30	2	Vinh Tran	88300
30	3	Mishel Anunu	197600
30	4	Eddie Mascardi	95600
30	5	Aaron Lim	271000
30	6	Kyle Cheong	148300
30	7	Anatoly Parshenkov	234200

31	1	Fabian Craib	84900
31	2	Scott Peel	70400
31	3	Norah Greer	382000
31	4	Michael Guzzardi	230100
31	5	Jackson Zheng	282000
31	6	Ronnie Shabtay	43400
31	7	Simon Taberman	45300
31	8	Andrew Mercaldi	107600

32	1	Phillip Willcocks	774000
32	2	James Obst	454900
32	3	Koray Turker	424400
32	4	Ivan Zalac	224000
32	5	William Jones	160900
32	6	Ricky Kroesen	157400
32	7	Marcus Lau	317400
32	8	Reza Vakili	231000

07-31-2011 10:22 UTC+10

Only 37 Return For Day 3 Action!

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Here we are again in the Crown Poker Room for the 2011 PokerStars.net Melbourne APPT Main Event, with the action of the penultimate day set to kick off!

Only 37 players will be returning for today’s proceedings, and nine of those will be going home empty-handed, while the rest will be guaranteed at least $8,600 and the chance at taking a run at the $330,000 first prize.

The player with all the chips and the man to catch today is Phillip Willcocks, who starts Day 3 with 770,400 in chips. Hot on Willcocks' tail, and starting the day sitting side-by-side with Willcocks is James Obst and his 452,900 in chips. Also in a good position is PokerStars Team Online Pro Keiran Harris with 389,000 in chips.

Today is expected to play until a final table is reached and some players with plenty of chips to work with include, Luke Edwards (356,100), Jackson Zheng (281,800), Antonis Kambouroglou (279,200), Michael Guzzardi (230,100), Mitch Carle (172,300), Leo Boxell (172,300) and Tony Hachem (161,400).

Play is set to begin at 12:10 PM AEST with PokerNews again providing all the action from the floor, as we weave our way down to the APPT final table!

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

07-31-2011 12:17 UTC+10

The Cards Are Flying

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

The cards are in the air on Day 3 of the APPT Melbourne Main Event!

With blinds starting at 2,000/4,000 and with a 400 chip ante, some of the short stacks such as Amir Minager, Simon Taberham and Aharon Shabtay will be looking to get a move on.

07-31-2011 12:21 UTC+10

First Hand Double

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It was the first hand of play when Andrew Mercaldi raised to 11,200 from under the gun. The action folded around to Aharon Shabtay, who started the day as one of the short stacks. Shabtay decided that this first hand would be a perfect time to ship his stack all-in and did just that. With a call from Mercaldi, the players tabled their hands.

Mercaldi: {a-Diamonds} {k-Spades}
Shabtay: {8-Spades} {8-Clubs}

Shabtay would need to dodge some bullets or it would be a very quick day for him.

Board: {5-Spades} {7-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {j-Spades}

No danger for Shabtay as he makes the first hand double-up and puts a dent in Mercaldi's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aharon Shabtay	85,000 41,600	41,600
Andrew Mercaldi	60,000 -47,600	-47,600

Tags: Aharon Shabtay Andrew Mercaldi

07-31-2011 12:27 UTC+10

First Casualty

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Micth Carle led the chip counts on Day 1 and has now dealt the first fatal blow on Day 3, taking all of Amir Minagar's chips and sending him to the rail in 37th place.

Carle raised in late postion and Minagar moved all-in from the small blind. Carle made the call and the players turned their hands over.

Carle: {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}
Minagar: {7-Hearts} {7-Spades}

It was a nightmare for Minagar, who couldn't catch up as the board ran out {q-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {k-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {j-Spades} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitch Carle	250,000 77,700	77,700
Amir Minagar	Busted

Tags: Mitch Carle Amir Minagar

07-31-2011 12:36 UTC+10

Another One Hits The Rail

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The bust outs are coming fast early into the day, with Andrew Ferguson the latest victim.

Ferguson was in trouble when he ran his {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} into the {a-Spades} {a-Hearts} of Kyle Cheong.

No improvement on a board showing {j-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {q-Hearts} {10-Spades} {4-Spades} and it was home time for Ferguson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cheong	350,000 201,700	201,700
Andrew Ferguson	Busted

07-31-2011 12:45 UTC+10

Peel Doubles

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Folded to Scott Peel in the cutoff seat, he moved all-in for his 70,000 chip stack and sent the action to Norah Greer on his direct left. The last lady left in the tournament went into the tank before eventually calling.

Greer: {a-Hearts} {q-Clubs}
Peel: {q-Spades} {k-Diamonds}

Peel would need some help, and with the {3-Clubs} {2-Spades} {q-Clubs} on the flop, the two players would both hit top pair, with Peel out-kicked and on his way out of the tournament. That is until the turn, when the {k-Clubs} fell. The river bricked and it was a nice double-up for Peel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norah Greer	280,000 -102,000	-102,000
Scott Peel	140,000 69,600	69,600

Tags: Norah Greer Scott Peel

07-31-2011 12:52 UTC+10

Mercaldi In Trouble

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Andrew Mercaldi had his short stack all-in against the shorter stack of Simon Taberham. It was Taberham who had the most to worry about, with his tournament life on the line.

Mercaldi held {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} against the {k-Spades} {q-Hearts} of Simon Taberham.