Here Comes APPT Melbourne Day 2
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Welcome back to the Crown Poker Room for continued coverage of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Melbourne Main Event. Today sees Ted Nguyen head into Day 2 as the chip leader over the remaining field of 168 players.
Still in contention are some of the biggest names in the region, including Brendon Rubie, Jay Kinkade, Tom Grigg, Aaron Benton, Tim English, Graeme Putt, Liam O'Rourke, Gary Benson, Andrew Hinrichsen, Van Marcus, Tony Hachem, and the APPT Melbourne defending champ, Leo Boxell.
Also still in the mix are Team PokerStars Pros Raymond Wu, Roy Bhasin and Celina Lin. See below for the top ten chip stacks at the start of the day.
APPT Melbourne Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Nguyen | 144,425 |
| 2 | Phi Long Luu | 134,025 |
| 3 | Vineet Jindal | 123,200 |
| 4 | Tam Truong | 119,500 |
| 5 | Martin Comer | 116,300 |
| 6 | Jai Kemp | 109,425 |
| 7 | Brendon Rubie | 103,575 |
| 8 | Michael Kanaan | 96,675 |
| 9 | Ismail Ismail | 94,275 |
| 10 | Phillip Siddell | 94,000 |
All the action on Day 2 is set to begin at 12:30 PM local time and the plan at this point is to play around six or seven 75-minute levels. Join us soon!