Main Event
Day 3 Started
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Kevin Clark | 92,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Nazih Sibaei | 110,500 |
| 10 | 3 | Dejan Boskovic | 586,500 |
| 10 | 5 | [Removed:17] | 705,500 |
| 10 | 6 | Ravindran Maravar | 252,500 |
| 10 | 7 | Stefan Gruenewald | 25,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Ashley Mason | 108,500 |
| 14 | 1 | Jason Gray | 240,500 |
| 14 | 2 | Sal Fazzino | 210,500 |
| 14 | 3 | Pravin Harji | 117,500 |
| 14 | 4 | Jordan Westmorland | 116,500 |
| 14 | 5 | George Giannopoulos | 68,500 |
| 14 | 6 | Peter Abbey | 58,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Luke Brabin | 99,500 |
| 19 | 1 | Joel Feldman | 338,500 |
| 19 | 2 | Phi Luu | 386,000 |
| 19 | 3 | Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | 31,000 |
| 19 | 4 | Ivan Zalac | 307,500 |
| 19 | 5 | Kwong Phung | 102,500 |
| 19 | 7 | Yanji Ge | 95,500 |
| 19 | 8 | Benjamin Pockett | 271,500 |
| 24 | 1 | Matthew Caltieri | 277,500 |
| 24 | 2 | Dean Schneider | 169,000 |
| 24 | 3 | Dean Yuen | 200,500 |
| 24 | 4 | Martin Kozlov | 305,000 |
| 24 | 5 | Bowdy Tolhopf | 450,500 |
| 24 | 6 | Vasilios Argyros | 356,500 |
| 24 | 7 | Michael Fadersen | 45,000 |
| 28 | 1 | Najib Moubayed | 56,500 |
| 28 | 2 | Robert Damelian | 99,000 |
| 28 | 4 | Shaun Hughes | 321,000 |
| 28 | 5 | Paul Altis | 57,000 |
| 28 | 6 | William Jordano | 376,000 |
| 28 | 7 | Matthew Rolfe | 231,500 |
| 28 | 8 | Tino Lechich | 165,500 |
| 31 | 1 | Jazz Mathers | 226,500 |
| 31 | 2 | Joseph Cabret | 177,500 |
| 31 | 3 | David Heskin | 417,000 |
| 31 | 4 | Bradley Walker | 133,500 |
| 31 | 6 | David Leas | 98,500 |
| 31 | 7 | Jeremy Simon | 116,000 |
| 31 | 8 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 583,000 |
Time to Play Down to the APPT Melbourne Final Table
Welcome to the penultimate day of play here at the 2013 APPT Melbourne Main Event! Today will see 42 players become nine. Who will make the final table?
The player in the best shape heading in to today's play is [Removed:17]. Hot on Yan's tail is Dejan Boskovic and Jonathan Karamalikis (pictured). Karamalikis won the APPT Sydney Main Event back in 2010, and will be hoping to add another APPT title to his already impressive resume.
Some of the other players who are still in contention include Ashley Mason, Jason Gray, Jordan Westmorland, Luke Brabin, Joel Feldman, Ivan Zalac, Dean Schneider, Martin Kozlov, Joe Cabret, David Heskin, Bowdy Tolhopf, Billy Jordanou and Billy Argyros.
The above players are in the best shape to make it to the top 36 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 $217,000 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!
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Cards In the Air
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The players have cracked open their bags and the dealers have started pitching the cards!
Today we play down to a final table!
The First Elimination
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Stefan Gruenewald has been eliminated in the first few hands early in today's proceedings.
Just five more eliminations are needed before we make the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Najib the Second Out
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Najib Moubayed has just been eliminated. His last hand saw the action folded around to him in the small blind. He shoved all in for 59,000 and Robert Damelian took some before calling out of the big blind.
It was Damelian's 
against Moubayed's 
. Despite Moubayed hitting a piece of 
flop, Damelian would hit the flush with a 
turn and the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 61,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mathers Left Crippled
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
"Losing flips is the biggest leak in my game," said Jazz Mathers following a recent hand against Joe Cabret.
All the chips were in preflop and it was Mathers' 
against Cabret's 
.
The board ran out 
and just like that Mathers was left with not much more than ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 162,500 |
|
|
55,000 | -171,500 |
Kampanatsanyakorn Doubles
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We arrived at the table just as Chane Kampanatsanyakorn had moved all in for an additional 33,500 after facing a raise from Joel Feldman. Feldman eventually made the call as both players tabled their card.
Kampanatsanyakorn: 
Feldman: 
The flop of 
had Kampanatsanyakorn nervous, with Feldman drawing to a flush and straight. Fortunately for him, the board ran out the 
and 
to see him double up to 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | -38,500 |
|
100,000 | 69,000 |
Karamalikis Sends Simon Home
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jeremy Simon has played his last hand of the 2013 APPT Melbourne Main Event. He was all in preflop holding 
against Jonathan Karamalikis' 
. The board ran out 
and it was all over for Simon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 67,000 |
|
Busted |