Ted Nguyen has just been eliminated in 23rd place. He got his short-stack in preflop holding 
against James Bills' 
. Unfortunately for Nguyen, the 



board gave Bills the win and sent Nguyen to the rail. And then there were 22.
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Haibo Chu is the first player sent home after the redraw. He got all his chips in preflop holding 
and was up against Wayne Bentley's 
.
"I haven't won a race all day," said Chu. "Maybe this time i can."
It wasn't meant to be though, with the 



board sending Chu home in 24th place and leaving Bentley with an even bigger chip lead.
Michael Kanaan just raised after which Rikki Papesch moved all in for 70,000. The action came back to Kanaan who thought for a while and decided to go for it.
| Michael Kanaan | ![]() ![]() |
| Rikki Papesch | ![]() ![]() |
The board ran out 



, and Papesch doubled up.
Here is how the final three tables shape up.
Table 29
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Razavi |
| 2 | Gunther Hornung |
| 3 | Tom Grigg |
| 4 | Kristian Lunardi |
| 5 | Ted Nguyen |
| 6 | Billy Argyros |
| 7 | Nigel Andrews |
| 8 | James Bills |
Table 31
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vineet Jindal |
| 2 | Michael Kanaan |
| 3 | Keith Walker |
| 4 | Rikki Papesch |
| 5 | Karan Punjabi |
| 6 | Brendon Rubie |
| 7 | Michael Guttman |
| 8 | Leo Boxell |
Table 32
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Bentley |
| 2 | Fenix Hsu |
| 3 | Gary Benson |
| 4 | Tam Truong |
| 5 | Ismail Ismail |
| 6 | Charles Caris |
| 7 | Haibo Chu |
| 8 | Liam O'Rourke |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The remaining 24 players are redrawing into three eight-handed tables. We will post a table draw shortly.
The remaining 24 players have been sent on a 10-minute break. See you back here soon!
James Bills raised to 12,000 pre flop, and PokerStars Team Online Roy Bhasin defended his big blind. The flop came down 

, and Bhasin check-called 12,500.
On the turn the
hit and Bhasin checked again. Bills kept firing and threw out 26,000. Bhasin moved all in for around 90,000, and Bills called quickly.
Bhasin showed 
and he was looking for help against Bills' 
. The river was the
and Bhasin was eliminated.



