Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Buy-in
2,700 AUD
Entries
309
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Final Break of the Night
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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Approximately 125 players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the night.
Once they get back it will be 60 more minutes before the night is over.
Burns Doubles
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Kahle Burns opened the pot from the hijack before Tam Truong raised it up to 3,500 from the big blind. With the action back on Burns, he moved all in for his last 11,575 which was called.
Burns: 
Truong: 
The board ran out 
to see Burns make a full house on the turn and earn himself a much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
24,000 |
Bad Day for Hachem
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Tony Hachem has just wandered over to the media desk and let us know about his disastrous day at the felt.
Apparently Hachem’s bad day started when, on his first hand at the table, he had to fold 
preflop after a plethora of raises preflop – his opponent showed 
. Then he lost with 
when he had to fold to heat when a 
hit the board. Finally, Hachem’s eventual demise occurred when he was all in preflop for his last 11,000 holding and he ran into 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Flushes Everywhere
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
We arrived at Daniel Neilson and Luke Brabin’s table to find the two Aussie players and one other player battling it out on a 
flop. Checked to Neilson on the button and he bet 3,700. Brabin made the call, while the other player got out of the way.
On the 
turn, Brabin checked and Neilson bet 7,600. Back on Brabin and he raised to 16,875. Neilson checked out Brabin’s stack, noted that he had a little less than 20,000 behind and moved all in. Brabin called and the two players turned their hands over.
Brabin: 
Neilson: 
It was a flush against flush, but Brabin had the goods to scoop the double and move up to around 75,000. Neilson is still doing fine with around 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 20,000 |
|
50,000 | -30,000 |
Bower Eliminated
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The action started with the player under the gun opening to 1,200. Brad Bower made the call from middle position, as did the players in the cut off and big blind.
The flop came down 
and the big blind checked. The original raiser threw out a continuation bet of 3,000 which sent Bower into the tank. He eventually opted to moved all in for approximately 16,500. The player in the cut off thought about his decision for a minute before mucking his hand, as did the big blind.
The under the gun player made the call putting Bower at risk.
Bower:
Opponent: 
Bower had flopped an up-and-down straight draw but was behind to two pair. The board ran out the 
and 
to miss Bower’s draw, as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Benton Busts One
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Aaron Benton has just dealt the fatal blow to a player. The hand in question started when Graeme Putt opened to 1,300 from under the gun. Folded around to Benton in middle position and he would three-bet to 2,700. The player directly on Benton’s left then moved all in for a bit over 9,000 more. Putt was quickly out of the way, while Benton made the call.
Benton’s 
was behind the of the all-in player, but a 
board meant that Benton had picked up the goods and scooped in a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 10,000 |
Official Prize Pool Announced - $217,000 Will Go To The Winner
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The official numbers are in for the 2013 APPT Melbourne Main Event. 309 entrants have combined to produce an AUD $834,300 prize pool.
Thirty-six players will receive at least $5,000 for their efforts, with the eventual winner collecting $217,000 for their troubles.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Amount (AUD) |
| 1 | $217,000 |
| 2 | $139,300 |
| 3 | $77,200 |
| 4 | $58,400 |
| 5 | $45,900 |
| 6 | $37,550 |
| 7 | $29,200 |
| 8 | $22,920 |
| 9 | $16,650 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Entrant Update
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The tournament clock is finally telling us that 198 players entered on Day 1b of the APPT Melbourne Main Event. That means, combined with 111 players from yesterday, there is a total field of 309. We will verify that field size as soon as possible and will post the prize pool information when that is made available.