Legg leads 85 Survivors on Day 1a of ANZPT Melbourne
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That’s all for Day 1a of the 2014 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event!
At the beginning of the day there were high hopes of a big field making their way into the Crown Poker Room. In the end, 242 players partook in the first of two Day 1 flights. That sets the event up to reach 500 players and at the $2,200 buy-in level, that means a massive seven-figure prize pool.
As usual there were plenty of familiar faces at the felt to begin the day, but not all of them made it through the night. Some of those who were eliminated throughout Day 1a include Ken Demlakian, Tom Grigg, Dale Marsland, Jackson Zheng, Benn Skender and Australian Poker Hall of Famers Leo Boxell, Gary Benson and Billy Argyros.
While the aforementioned players didn't have a good day at the felt, it was a different story for 85 others. Especially Akash Mazumdar and Anthony Legg. Late in the day it was looking like Mazumdar would be the chip leader after dealing a double elimination holding 
against Stevan Chew’s 
and another player’s 
. But then, late in the night, Anthony 'leggieblufs1' Legg stormed into the chip lead, bagging up 160,200. Mazumdar finished with 152,000.
Some of the other players who finished Day 1a with plenty of chips include Daniel Botta (134,100), Dean Francis (119,700), 2011 APPT Melbourne runner-up Tristan Bain (110,800), Phillip Willcocks (110,000) and Adrian Attenborough (99,600).
Others who survived Day 1a, albeit with smaller stacks than the leaders, include Oliver Gill (48,700), Kahle Burns (43,700), 2011 Aussie Millions champion David Gorr (32,200), Mile Krstanoski (24,800) and Hugh Cohen (13,500), just to name a few!
All the 85 survivors from Day 1a will return to the felt from 12:10pm on Sunday. Before then, the second and final batch of Day 1 players will hit the felt. Day 1b kicks off at 12:10 p.m. local time and PokerNews will once again be here providing all the live updates. Be sure to join us then!