Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Ted Nguyen Leads After APPT Melbourne Day 1b
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
After seven levels of play on the second starting day in the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Melbourne Main Event, the chip leader was Ted Nguyen with 144,425. A total of 159 players registered for Day 1b creating a 257-player field. Many pros competed, but not nearly all of the them will return tomorrow for the second day of play.
Team PokerStars was well represented on Day 1b with four players competing, but things didn't go their way.
Angel Guillen was one of the Team PokerStars Pros, and he's been travelling the international poker circuit for many years. Back in 2009 he managed to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, and added a second place finish that same summer. As of right now his live tournament earnings exceed $1.2 million.
Guillen was doing great, and at one point he managed to get his stack up to 50,000 chips. That was also the highest point he would reach, as an unfortunate hand got him knocked out. Vineet Jindal was the Team PokerStars Pro slayer' in today's field as he knocked out both Guillen and Bryan Huang.
Huang was among the early exits when he got involved in a crazy hand. The long-time professional min-raised preflop to 400 and Jindal made a huge three-bet to 6,000. The action came back to Huang who four-bet to 15,000. Jindal called, and the flop brought out 
. For right around 11,000 chips Huang moved all in, and Jindal called with a pair of tens. Huang had 
and needed to dodge a ten and running spades. Unfortunately the river was a ten, and Jindal grabbed hold of a big stack early.
During the sixth level of play Jindal also ended Guillen's tournament. Guillen had flopped a set, and on the turn he got his chips into the pot against Jindal's flopped nut flush. No help for Guillen who headed for the exit.
Among some of the other famous faces that didn't survive the day we saw Jonathan Karamalikis, Lee Nelson and Irishman John O'Shea. Milan Gurung was the one who knocked out Nelson who got his money in drawing dead. Gurung had flopped a flush, and on the turn the money went in. Nelson mucked his cards upon seeing Gurung's flush, and the Australian Poker Hall of Fame made a quiet exit.
Many great names survived the day as well. David Gorr, the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event champion, will come back tomorrow with 33,075, while WSOPE bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen bagged up 37,250. Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin will have her work cut out for her as she made the second day with 27,850.
The remaining 106 players will return tomorrow at 12:30 PM local time to play another very interesting day of poker. Combined with yesterday's survivors there are still 168 players remaining. The final table will ultimately be played on Monday when another APPT champion will be crowned! Here's a look at the payouts for all the players.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $326,125 |
| 2 | $205,345 |
| 3 | $114,750 |
| 4 | $87,575 |
| 5 | $72,475 |
| 6 | $57,375 |
| 7 | $45,300 |
| 8 | $36,240 |
| 9 | $27,175 |
| 10-12 | $18,120 |
| 13-16 | $15,100 |
| 17-20 | $12,080 |
| 21-24 | $9,660 |
| 25-28 | $8,455 |
Good night from Melbourne and make sure to tune in again tomorrow for another day of PokerNews APPT coverage!
Some End-of-Day Counts
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Here is how some of the notable names and big stacks finished the night. A full list of survivors and their chip counts will be posted as soon as they are made available.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,425 | 6,425 |
|
|
134,025 | |
|
119,500 | |
|
|
116,300 | 86,300 |
|
|
109,425 | 79,425 |
|
|
93,100 | |
|
83,775 | 53,775 |
|
|
83,500 | |
|
78,875 | 48,875 |
|
73,300 | 43,300 |
|
72,800 | 42,800 |
|
69,250 | 39,250 |
|
67,000 | 6,000 |
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
55,925 | 25,925 |
|
46,025 | 16,025 |
|
43,000 | 13,000 |
|
42,150 | 12,150 |
|
37,250 | 7,250 |
|
36,350 | 6,350 |
|
35,725 | |
|
33,600 | 3,600 |
|
33,075 | 3,075 |
|
31,800 | |
|
27,850 |
Pause That Clock
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the call for just three more hands has been made. Stay tuned for a wrap of the day's action and some of the notable and big chip stacks.
Some Images From Day 1b
Ted The Leader
Ted Nguyen has emerged as the chip leader, holding a monstrous stack of around 138,000. That amount is far more than Brendon Rubie bagged up as the chip lead on Day 1a. With just half a level remaining, it is looking likely that Nguyen will finish up as the Day 1b chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,000 |
Another Team Pro Down
Vivian Im will now be joining Angel Guillen on the rail, becoming the latest Team PokerStars Pro to be eliminated. Im's last hand saw her short stack all in preflop holding 
. Her opponent held 
and with no help on the board, Im was sent packing. That leaves Celina Lin flying the PokerStars flag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
One More to Go
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Approximately 117 players have returned from the final break of the day and will now commence playing the final 60-minute level here on Day 1b of the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Final Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
The players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the day. Stay tuned for the last level of the night and see who makes it through the evening.