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Two tables of nine players will return to the Oasis Room at The Star tomorrow with all eyes on the $270,000 first prize in the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event. It took almost 10 hours of play to reduce the 121 day two participants down to the final 18, with Andy Lee (who won the $660 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha title earlier in the week) in the box seat with 670,000.

Last year’s champion Jonathan Karamalikis (pictured above) is still in the hunt for a remarkable back-to-back victory but faces stern opposition from big stacks Matviy Bilenky, reigning ANZPT Sydney champion Michael Kanaan and Peter Skouteris while Tom Rafferty is chasing an astounding third final table after finishing ninth in this event in 2008 and third last year. Play resumes at 12.30pm tomorrow in the Oasis Room here at The Star.

Star Poker Summer Series Event 8: $5000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event (164 players; 18 players paid; total prizepool $1 million) day 3 chip count

Andy Lee 670,000
Matviy Bilenky 567,000
Michael Kanaan 474,000
Peter Skouteris 457,000
Jay Malig 389,500
Toby Ryall 374,500
Jonathan Karamalikis 369,500
Mark Wright 332,000
Nick Polias 243,000
George Karageorge 215,000
Dien Nguyen 156,500
Tom Rafferty 150,000
Antonis Kambouroglou 143,500
Michael O’Grady 127,500
Ali Khalil 100,000
Lawford Edwards 60,500
Matt Rolfe 84,500
Joseph Alvaro TBA

11.05pm: Leonard bubbles, top 18 decided

The 18 in-the-money finishers have been decided in the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event after a horror five minutes for Steve Leonard. After doubling through Michael O’Grady with aces against K-10, Leonard ran queens into the aces of Jay Malig and then committed his short stack with K-9. Andy Lee called and watched his A-7 improve to a full-house on the board of 7-2-A-7-x.

The remaining 18 players in the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event will return at 12.30pm tomorrow in pursuit of the $270,000 first prize having already been guaranteed $13,500.

10.50pm: Bustany busted, and we’re on the bubble

We’re on the bubble in the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event after the elimination of Alan Bustany in 20th place. However, there was also plenty of drama at an adjacent table after Peter Skouteris (pictured below) called the all-in of Toby Ryall on a board showing 7h-4s-5s-10s-Kc. Skouteris slammed down 6s-7s for a flush against the pocket threes of Ryall to haul in a pot of almost 400,000.

10.40pm: Two down, two to go

Ali Ghezelbash was confirmed in 21st after the pocket queens of Peter Skouteris prevailed over his pocket sevens. Tony Hachem also found himself on the wrong end of pocket sevens after he shoved pre-flop and Nick Polias made the call, showing A-6. The board ran out A-Q-4-Q-5 leaving Hachem, who’d scratched for cards and chips all day, out in 20th position.

10.15pm: Ginnane silenced

Two more departures leave 22 players battling for one of 18 spots in the money. Mladen Avramovski bowed out in 23rd after his Q-J stayed dominated by the A-Q of Toby Ryall. That hand came moments after the final celebrity competitor, Dan Ginnane (pictured below) was KOed when the A-10 of Jonathan Karamalikis improved to top-pair on the flop against the K-J of the Triple M announcer. There is just over 30 minutes to go in level 15 (blinds 2000/4000 with an ante of 400) and the average stack is just under 250,000.

10pm: Boxell bows out just short of the cash

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Leo Boxell’s banner year has ended with another deep run in a major tournament but he bowed out just seven spots short of the money in 25th position after just being eliminated from the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event.

The action started with Boxell’s raise to 11,000, Andy Lee made it 26,000 and Boxell called. The flop fell 3d-9c-2h, Lee bet 27,000, Boxell (pictured above) shoved all-in and Lee called, showing pocket jacks. Boxell’s A-9 needed help, but none was forthcoming as he calmly collected Wally the wombat and made his way over his ever-present companion on the rail, wife Bev.

9.45pm: Rossiter’s run halted

The Star Poker Summer Series Main Event field has now been condensed into just three tables after the departures of Jeff Rossiter and Graeme Putt. Rossiter, who has enjoyed a rich vein of form in recent weeks with victory in the Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series and third in the APPT Macau Main Event, bowed out 28th after running his pocket kings into the pocket aces of massive chip leader Matviy Bilenky. The short stack of Graeme Putt (pictured below) also ran into pocket aces and the popular veteran is off to find a decent glass of red after finishing 29th, 11 short of the money.

9.30pm: 27 players remain

Approximate chip counts midway through level 14:

Matviy Bilenky 610,000
Michael Kanaan 420,000
Michael O’Grady 300,000
George Karrageorge 255,000
Toby Ryall 245,000
Andy Lee 225,000
Steve Leonard 225,000
Mark Wright 220,000
Jonathan Karamalikis 215,000
Tom Rafferty 215,000
Alan Bustany 200,000
Jay Malig 195,000
Dien Nguyen 190,000
Leo Boxell 170,000
Kiavish Sciar 150,000
Mladen Avramovski 145,000
Nick Polias 140,000
Ali Ghezelbash 135,000
Antonis Kambouroglou 125,000
Tim Eduard 110,000
Tony Hachem 90,000
Peter Skouteris 85,000
Matt Rolfe 65,000
Dan Ginnane 65,000
Lawford Edward 50,000
Ali Khalil 40,000
Graeme Putt 25,000

8.30pm: An even dozen short of the money

The main Star Poker room may be filled to capacity for a big night of cash game action, but the number of players in the Oasis Room is steadily declining with just 30 players remaining after the first level (13th overall) of the evening session on day two of the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event.

Those to have fallen agonisingly short of the money have included Benn Robinson (actually eliminated just before the dinner break), West Tigers skipper Robbie Farah, Ben Delaney (pictured above, peace bro), Australian Poker Hall of Famer Mel Judah and Daniel Laidlaw. Blinds are at 1500/3000 (ante 300) with the average stack at 164,000.

7.45pm: The place to be

Players have just returned after the dinner break to resume the chase for a spot in the top 18 this guaranteeing a cash in the Star Poker Summer Series Main Event. Chip leader is Michael Kanaan in 420,000, with Dien Nguyen continuing his strong run in second spot (330,000).

The remaining 42 players are now all seated in the Oasis Room overlooking the main casino floor. It’s Christmas party season and, combined with the regular Friday night frolickers and the band tearing it up in the nearby Rock Lily bar, The Star is heaving tonight.

6.45pm: Nguyen is the man to catch

The decision has been made to play four more levels after the dinner break, or if we reach the money (18 players). With 30 minutes to play in the sixth level of day two (1000/2000, ante 200) and the dinner break to follow after this level, here are some selected chip counts:

Dien Nguyen 310,000
Michael Kanaan 275,000
Tim Eduard 230,000
Tom Rafferty 220,000
Michael O’Grady 220,000
Matviy Bilenky 215,000
Toby Ryall 200,000
Daniel Laidlaw 135,000
Steve Leonard 125,000
Benn Robinson 120,000
Jonathan Karamalikis 120,000
Antonis Kambouroglou 1