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: 100/200, 25 ante
The players are back from their break, in their seats, and ready to keep playing here at the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event.
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
257
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Flopped Flush Pays Off For Rubie
Brendon Rubie is one of the big players in today's event, and the stack he's managed to gather makes him even more dangerous. Rubie just gave us a rundown of what happened in a big pot he took down.
The young Aussie raised to 450, and got one caller. The flop brought out 
, and Rubie checked. His opponent bet 750, and Rubie check-raised to 2,600.
After he got called the turn brought out the 
. Rubie fired out 3,800, and got called once more. The river was the 
, and Rubie put his opponent all in for his final 12,000 chips.
Rubie said that his opponent called almost immediately, before he quickly mucked. Tom Grigg added that it seemed like the player in question was getting fed up with not being able to win pots, and this ended up costing him his tournament life.
Grigg, to the left of Rubie, also had a good start as he's up to 54,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
54,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Three More Faces; Death Table Grows Worse
If there was one player who Kristian Lunardi, Jackie Glazier, Brendon Rubie and Tom Grigg didn't want to join their table who would it be? If you answered, Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade, then you would be correct. Kinkade has recently taken his seat on Grigg's direct left. The sickness of that table continues to grow.
Also being noticed in the field after the break are Jarred Graham and the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event champion, Oliver Speidel .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
A Few Count Updates
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
25,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
22,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
15,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
7,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Rough Start For Glazier
Jackie Glazier admitted that the first levels of a poker tournament are not really her strong suit, but with 18,000 chips she has nothing to worry about just yet.
Glazier explained that a player with second pair kept calling her down, and caught up on the river. This pot, just like the next one, ended up costing her around 10,000 chips.
On the other big hand Glazier flopped a pair and a flush draw, but Tom Grigg made top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
ANZ Player of the Year Race Blown Right Open
This event is the last chance for players to grab the ever-important player of the year points. What's even more important about this tournament is that the points are valued at 1.5 due to the higher buy-in. One of the players in the room who started the day with the best chance to finish up as the ANZ Player of the Year is Anthony Aston. Currently Aston is sitting at the top of the leader board, with Mishel Anunu and Didier Guerin close behind. However, Aston will now have to watch on from the sidelines, as he has recently been eliminated from this tournament.
We didn't catch all the action, but we did see his short-stack all in preflop holding 
against the 
of an opponent. No help came on the board and Aston was sent packing.
Aston will now be watching on with baited breath, hoping that his nearest rivals on the leader board are eliminated soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Some Images From Day 1a
Seal Can't Get Kanaan to Fold
ANZPT Sydney winner Michael Kanaan just took down a nice pot against Emanuel Seal. Kanaan raised to 525 under the gun, and the action got folded to Seal in the small blind. Seal opted to three-bet to 1,825, and Kanaan called.
The flop brought out 
, and Seal bet 2,800. Kanaan gave it some thought, and raised it up to 7,100. Seal hesitated, and seemed to be close to making the call, but he ended up laying his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
27,000 |
A Few Counts
Here is how some of the players are currently faring in the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
52,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
36,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
27,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
23,300
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
|
|
||
|
14,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
9,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
|
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