This is it folks, the last level of the night. The eliminations have slowed down the last 20 minutes or so, but we expect it to pick up late into the evening.
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney
When we came to Liam O'Rourke's table there was a board showing and O'Rourke was first to act on the turn in front of one opponent. O'Rourke led for 27,000 and his opponent made a quick call.
River:
On the river, O'Rourke check-called a bet of 30,000 from his opponent. O'Rourke tabled his , enough to send the of his opponent into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Liam O'Rourke |
400,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Here is how some of the notable players out of the 37 remaining players are looking.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Oliver Speidel |
600,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Alec Smith
|
580,000 | |
Nicholas Heather |
500,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Mishel Anunu |
490,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Sam Capra |
485,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Jim Collopy |
320,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Luke Edwards |
250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Gordon Huntly |
240,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Tobin Ryall |
230,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Jason Pritchard |
220,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Steve Lindeblad |
195,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Jim Sachinidis |
165,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Martin Rowe |
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Kristina Griffiths |
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
If just one more player is eliminated, all tables will be situated in the Oasis Room. Below is a list of the latest players to bust out in the money.
38th place: Suzy Khoueis
39th place: Toan Nguyen
40th place: Paul Roseta
41st place: Ronnie Shabtay
42nd place: Nabil Edgtton
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nabil Edgtton | Busted | |
Ronnie Shabtay | Busted | |
Paul Roseta | Busted | |
Toan Nguyen | Busted | |
Suzy Khoueis | Busted |
Alec Smith has been sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room for the last level or so and that has continued late into the final level of the night. A recent hand saw Smith hit a big flush holding and he now has close to 700,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alec Smith
|
685,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
The first player to near a million chips is Nicholas Heather. It is now looking very likely that Heather will end up as the chip leader. The biggest hand for Heather occurred when he and another player rumbled for a 600,000-chip pot with Heather holding against the of an opponent. The jacks held up and Heather surged up the chip counts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Heather |
925,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
Daniel Ibrahim was looking good to double up when he was all in holding against and a flop had been spread. Unfortunately poker is a cruel mistress and when the hit the turn, it was all but over. A bricked river and it was officially over for Ibrahim.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Ibrahim | Busted |
Shaun Elliot opened the action with a shove for around 80,000 in chips. Mishel Anunu then made the call on his left and it was sent around to Jim Collopy on the button who re-jammed. Anunu sent his cards into the muck and it was a tournament life on the line.
Collopy:
Elliot:
An unlucky situation for Elliot that wouldn't get any luckier as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim Collopy |
520,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Shaun Elliott
|
Busted |
Didier Guerin is the latest player to hit the rail. He got his stack all in holding and had to come up against . His opponent hit a straight and it was all over for Guerin.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Didier Guerin | Busted |
32nd place: Daniel Ibrahim
33rd place: Didier Guerin
34th place: Shaun Elliot
35th place: Zhixin Yao
36th place: Jason Hamilton
37th place: Dean Yuen
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zhixin Yao | Busted | |
Jason Hamilton | Busted | |
Shaun Elliot | Busted | |
Didier Guerin | Busted | |
Daniel Ibrahim | Busted | |
Dean Yuen 0
|
Busted |