It's go time here at Crown Melbourne because the final nine take to the felt. They'll have their eyes on snagging the last-ever ANZPT Main Event title and the $261,200 first place prize.

We've already seen three days of exciting play within the poker site here. When all of it began the sphere reached a complete of 520, breaking the former ANPZT Main record of 516 and making history with a $1,066,000 prize pool.

The man leading the charge into the general table is Peter 'Chewing Gum Pete' Matusik. The 2011 ANZPT Gold Coast Main Event champion has had a really perfect few days at the felt and starts today because the only player with over two million in chips on 2,430,000.

Chip leader - Peter Matusik

Matusik took charge about half way through play yesterday, winning pig pots and sending players to the rail. He would ultimately eliminate Day 1B end-of-day chip leader Hyeong Wook Choi within the dying stages last night, spiking a collection at the flop and fading a spade against Choi's flush draw.

He can have the chip lead now, but taking down the title might be no mean feat as Matusik sits among a difficult final nine. In Seat 1 is reigning Aussie Millions champion Manny Stavropoulos. Bagging up 1,570,000 last night, Stavropoulos finds himself third in chips to start out the action this afternoon. With this final table appearance Stavropoulos has guaranteed himself the glory of ANZPT Player of the Year.

Third in chips - Manny Stavropoulos

Also hitting the felt today is 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event third place finisher Mile 'The Shadow' Krstanoski. He started Day 2 with only nine big blinds but managed to run it up and push directly to the general table. Krstanoski now finds himself with 525,000 in the beginning of play for currently eighth in chips.

ANZPT7 Melbourne Final Table DrawSeat 1: Manny Stavropoulos (Australia) - 1,570,000Seat 2: Kenn Langcake (Australia) - 650,000Seat 3: Mile Krstanoski (Australia) - 525,000Seat 4: Carl Knox (New Zealand) - 860,000Seat 5: George Balandinos (Australia) - 990,000Seat 6: Erich Stadler (New Zealand) - 490,000Seat 7: Peter Matusik (Australia) - 2,430,000Seat 8: Lin Shi (Australia) - 1,865,000Seat 9: Nikolce Trajkovski (Australia) - 800,000

The action has just kicked off here! Don't miss something as we witness the exciting conclusion of the last ANZPT Main Event ever and get ready to crown a champion. We'll follow every elimination today at the PokerStars Blog and for more extensive coverage at the action you'll be able to take a look at the live reporting on PokerNews. Stay tuned!

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