PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Sydney

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
133,360 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
916,000 AUD
Entries
458
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Sawyers Struggling

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Josh Redhouse raised to 50,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Nathan Sawyers who called in the big blind. They saw a flop of {5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and Sawyers check-called for 55,000.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and Sawyers checked again. Redhouse bet 130,000 and Sawyers gave it some thought before matching the bet.

The river landed the {3-Spades} and this time Sawyers decided to lead out with a bet of 225,000. Redhouse instantly verbalized a call as Sawyers showed {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} for ace-high. Redhouse tabled {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for trip queens to collect a very nice pot.

Redhouse climbs to 1.5 million, leaving Sawyers in trouble with 380,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Redhouse
1,500,000
506,000
506,000
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Nathan Sawyers
480,000
-420,000
-420,000

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Space Ship Building Time for Gill

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Oliver Gill has just doubled up and then some!

It started with Nathan Sawyers opening to it up to 57,000 from under the gun.

Jazz Mathers flat-called from the hijack and the action flew to Gill in the small blind.

Gill three-bet to 164,000 (starting the hand with around 500,000 total) .

Sawyers, with 1.3 million in total, made the call and so too did big-stacked Mathers.

Flop: {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Oliver led for 150,000 here – leaving himself with exactly 177,000 behind.

Sawyers thought for a while, then raised to 300,000.

Mathers folded, Gill moved in for 27,000 more and Sawyers called.

Sawyers: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Gill: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

“No one respects my raises,” said Gill as the dealer flipped over a {3-Hearts} turn and a {a-Diamonds} river.

Gill is now building a space ship out of his around 1.2 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Oliver Gill
1,200,000
650,000
650,000
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Nathan Sawyers
900,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Nathan SawyersOliver Gill

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Gill Wins a Few

Level 22 : 10,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Oliver Gill raised to 45,000 from middle position and Nathan Sawyers was again in the thick of it with a call in the cutoff. The flop landed {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Gill tossed out 75,000 in chips which was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

“I had jacks,” said Gill after the hand. “Often I lie about these things, but this time I’m not.”

Gill is still the short stack with around 550,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Oliver Gill
550,000
14,000
14,000

Sawyers Climbing, Young Falling

Level 22 : 10,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Rory Young opened with a raise to 40,000 from middle position and picked up three callers to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{6-Spades}.

Action checked to Young who continued for 51,000. Oliver Gill folded but Nathan Sawyers announced a raise in position on the button to 160,000. Milan Gurung folded from the blinds to bring the action back to Young.

“I can see you’re going to tilt me today,” sighed Young before folding. Sawyers flashed a {6-} and raked in the pot.

Sawyers is up to 1.4 million with Young down to 920,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Nathan Sawyers
1,400,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Rory Young au
Rory Young
920,000
-204,000
-204,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Peco and Nathan Preflop War

Level 22 : 10,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Peco Stojanovski was under the gun when he opened it up to 50,000. Nathan Sawyers was next to act and thought for quite some time before three-betting to 125,000. A flurry of cards went into the muck from all directions of the table before it was back on Stojanovski. It didn't take long for Stojanovski to four-bet to 250,000 - enough to see Sawyers muck.

As Stojanovski raked his new chips, he showed {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Tags: Peco StojanovskiNathan Sawyers

Brent Taunton Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,400)

Level 22 : 10,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
Brent Taunton - 9th Place
Brent Taunton - 9th Place

Well, that didn’t take long. On just the second hand, we’ve lost Brent Taunton from our final table.

Milan Gurung started things off with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun. Taunton called from middle position and Peco Stojanovski called on the button. The trio saw a flop of {6-Spades}{q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Action checked around the table to Stojanovski who bet 125,000. Gurung folded but Taunton announced a check-raise to 400,000 which represented most of his stack. Stojanovski thought briefly before announcing all in and Taunton called off his last chips.

Stojanovski: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Taunton: {A-Spades}{9-Spades}

It was top two pair for Stojanovski against the nut flush draw of Taunton with two cards to come. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and river an equally-bricky {5-Hearts} to see Taunton sent to an early exit.

Taunton takes home $17,400 for his 9th place finish as Stojanovski is now challenging for the chip lead with around 1.8 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Peco Stojanovski
1,750,000
583,000
583,000
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Brent Taunton
Busted

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Let the Final Table Begin

Level 22 : 10,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

The cards are in the air at the ANZPT Sydney Main Event final table!

One of the nine players currently sitting at the felt will be our newest champion.

There are just under 30 minutes remaining in the current level – blinds 10,000/20,000 (3,000).

Let's do this!

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/2,000

Ante: 3,000

Unbagging The Chips

The players are currently unbagging their chips in preparation for the ANZPT Sydney final table.

Looks like we will be starting around five or ten minutes behind schedule.

Sit tight.