Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Get Ready For The Final Day 1 Flight!
The PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne kicked off yesterday at 6:10 PM local time to accomodate as many players as possible. Today, on the second and final Day 1 flight, play will start at the usual time for poker events; noon.
Yesterday the field drew a crowd of 98, and at that time there were already 120 players registered for today. The event has eclipsed the 200-player mark, and things are looking good compared to last year when 260 players competed. Late registration will be open during the first four levels of play.
Defending champ, Leo Boxell, is looking to play today, and both Van Marcus and James Obst are also expected to join the action. Just like yesterday there will be seven 60-minute levels to be played without a dinner break. This will get the players out the door around 8 PM.
Get ready for seven exciting levels of play from the Crown Casino poker room in Melbourne!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Time to Go
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A quick introduction from APPT President Danny McDonagh and the cards are being dealt. It has been announced that this year's event will end up surpassing last year's 260-players field.
Let's see who is playing today!
Famous Faces!
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A Few More Names
The Crown Poker Room is really starting to fill up now, with around 150 players currently at the tables here on Day 1b. That sees the current total field at around 248 - just a few players less than last year's 260-player field. There is still plenty of time left to register, so we will let you know if (when), last year's field is surpassed.
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Team PokerStars Pro Join The Party
The PokerStars APPT Melbourne would not be the same without the Team PokerStars Pros! Yesterday Raymond Wu and Roy Bhasin came to play, and both players will be back tomorrow on Day 2. Today there's four Team Pros aiming to join their teammates.
Korean born Vivian Im had her biggest result back in 2010 when she won APPT Cebu for an approximate $135,000. Im has been a regular on the APPT, but also holds her own online.
Bryan Huang has been around for a long time as he won a $1,000 poker cruise event all the way back in 2006. Huang also had his share of results on the APPT, his best finishing in third during the 2008 APPT Macau for $153,000.
Celina Lin won the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup just a few months ago when she beat a field of 391 players to claim the $110,077 first place prize. Lin has results all over the Asia/Pacific region, but Macau is her clear favorite looking at her long list of results.
Finally there's also a big star all the way from Mexico; Angel Guillen. Guillen claimed his biggest live victory back in 2009 when he won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. After beating a field of 1,534 players he raked in the $530,548 first place prize. That same summer Guillen also had a second place finish in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $312,800. Guillen also has two PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour final tables on his resumé.
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Gory Death For David's Opponent
When we arrived at Table 27, the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event champion David Gorr was involved in a sizable pot against one opponent. It was on the turn of a 
board and there was around 12,000 already in the pot. Gorr was first to act here and bet 7,000. His opponent thought for quite some time, eventually going with a call.
River: 
Almost as quickly as the dealer had turned over the river card and Gorr had shoved his 17,325 stack into the middle. His opponent made a call just as quick and the two players turned their hands over.
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The flopped set for Gorr's opponent was good enough until the river when Gorr managed a larger full house. With that, Gorr is the early chip leader here at the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event.
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62,000
32,000
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32,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
More Names in the Field
Here are a few more players who have popped onto our radar during the early stages of the second level of the day. Included in here is the 2011 Asia Player of the Year Shaq Lin and 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson.
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