Time to Play Down to the APPT Melbourne Final Table
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Welcome to the penultimate day of play here at the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event! Today will see 44 players become nine. Who will make the final table?
The player in the best shape heading in to today's play is Wayne Bentley. Hot on Bentley's tail is the defending champion and Australian poker hall of fame member, Leo Boxell. It would be a huge achievement for Boxell to make the final table of the same event in back-to-back years and so we will watch on with anticipation to see how it all goes.
Some of the other players who are still in contention include Brendon Rubie, Dale Marsland, James Bills, Haibo Chu, Tom Grigg, Sam Razavi, Billy Argyros, Benn Skender and PokerStars Team Online member, Roy Bhasin. Below are the top ten chip stacks heading into Day 3.
APPT Melbourne Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Bentley | 450,000 |
| 2 | Leo Boxell | 400,000 |
| 3 | Brendon Rubie | 314,500 |
| 4 | Michael Kanaan | 311,000 |
| 5 | Dale Marsland | 294,000 |
| 6 | Benn Skender | 285,500 |
| 7 | Sam Razavi | 283,500 |
| 8 | Ted Nguyen | 279,000 |
| 9 | Ashley Warner | 2780,00 |
The above players are in the best shape to make it to the top 28 players who are guaranteed a min-cash, with the money bubble expected to burst during the early stages of Day 3. Of course, it is the $326,125 first-place prize that all the players are looking to score. The action is set to kick off at 12:30 PM, so join us then as we will be feltside all day long!