2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 ANZPT Melbourne

Event Info
Buy-in
2,050 AUD
Prize Pool
1,066,000 AUD
Entries
520
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
10,400,000
Total Chips
10,400,000
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Ivan Zalac Eliminated By Peter Matusik

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Peter Matusik raised to 55,000 from the hijack before Ivan Zalac moved all in for 200,000 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way before the decision was back on Matusik. He contemplated for a moment before making the call.

Matusik: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}
Zalac: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} to see Matusik spike a jack on the flop to take the lead and eventually win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
1,800,000
204,000
204,000
Profile photo of Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
Busted

Play Resumes

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The players have returned from their breaks and will continue with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Updated Counts at the Break

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Manny Stavropoulos au
Manny Stavropoulos
1,754,000
304,000
304,000
Profile photo of Peter Matusik
Peter Matusik
1,596,000
-24,000
-24,000
Profile photo of Carl Knox
Carl Knox
940,000
Profile photo of Hyeong Choi
Hyeong Choi
811,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Adam Monaghan au
Adam Monaghan
615,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Lin Shi au
Lin Shi
573,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Mile Krstanoski au
Mile Krstanoski
418,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Erich Stadler
Erich Stadler
410,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Brett McGrath
Brett McGrath
380,000
-270,000
-270,000
Profile photo of George Balandinos
George Balandinos
366,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
Sam Nee Aik-Chuan
345,000
145,000
145,000
Profile photo of Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
343,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Nikolce Trajkovski
Nikolce Trajkovski
335,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Charles Caris au
Charles Caris
334,000
107,000
107,000
Profile photo of Kenn Langcake au
Kenn Langcake
269,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Danny Boxell
Danny Boxell
248,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Hugo Robinson
Hugo Robinson
236,000
-134,000
-134,000
Profile photo of Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
188,000
-67,000
-67,000

Nick Morales Eliminated By Carl Knox

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In the last hand before the break Carl Knox raised to 38,000 from the hijack before Nick Morales moved all in for 272,000 from the big blind. Knox asked for a count, thought for a minute, then made the call.

Knox: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Morales: {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Spades} to see Knox spike a king on the flop to take down the pot and eliminate Morales from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Carl Knox
Carl Knox
940,000
320,000
320,000
Profile photo of Nick Morales
Nick Morales
Busted

George Balandinos Cracks Danny Boxell's Aces

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

George Balandinos moved all in before Danny Boxell came back over the top with his own all in. The rest of the players folded and the cards were tabled.

Balandinos: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Boxell: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

Balandinos was at risk against Boxell's pair until the flop came down {j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds} giving Balandinos a straight. The board ran out {5-Hearts} then {2-Clubs} to see Balandinos rake in a much needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of George Balandinos
George Balandinos
360,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Danny Boxell
Danny Boxell
240,000
-190,000
-190,000

Anthony Ronalds Eliminated by Hyeong Choi

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The action started with Hyeong Choi raising to 36,000 from the hijack before Anthony Ronalds bumped it up to 79,000 from the button. The decision fell back on Choi who moved all in and was snap called.

Choi: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Ronalds: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to see Choi spike an ace on the flop to take down the pot.

Both player then had their stack counted. Choi had 392,000 in total which had Ronalds covered by just 4,000 resulting in the latter being knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hyeong Choi
Hyeong Choi
820,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Anthony Ronalds
Anthony Ronalds
Busted