2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
226,812 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
922,000 AUD
Entries
461
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Aston Crushing; Anunu Down

Mishel Anunu and Anthony Aston
Mishel Anunu and Anthony Aston

Anthony Aston has just taken down one of the biggest pots of the tournament. We came to the table with a flop showing {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Aston was involved in the hand with three other players. Mishel Anunu was first to act and he bet 50,000. Aston was next to act and popped it to 125,000. The other two players got out of the way and Anunu made the call.

Turn: {3-Spades}

On the turn, Anunu checked and Aston shoved all in for 527,000. Anunu thought for quite some time before making the call.

Anunu: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Aston: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

If Aston faded a heart he would have one of the biggest stacks in the room.

River: {6-Spades}

A huge hit to Anunu and a massive hand for Aston.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Aston
Anthony Aston
1,400,000
1,016,000
1,016,000
Mishel Anunu
Mishel Anunu
225,000
-475,000
-475,000

Tags: Anthony AstonMishel Anunu

Speidel And Heather

Oliver Speidel and Nicholas Heather have just rumbled in a very big pot that saw seemingly endless bets flying onto the felt.

The two players took to a flop showing {10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, where Heather led for 35,000. Speidel then popped it to 75,000 and it was back on Heather, who made it 135,000. Back to Speidel and he made it 200,000. Back on Heather and it was another min-click to 285,000. Speidel then made it 385,000 - enough to send Heather's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
980,000
380,000
380,000
Nicholas Heather
Nicholas Heather
340,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Nicholas HeatherOliver Speidel

Speidel In The Mix Again

Oliver Speidel has been getting active at his table, except this time his chips were going in the opposite direction than his stack.

We came to the table on the river with a board showing {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Speidel first to act against Gordon Huntly. Speidel led for 185,000 and Huntly shipped it all in. When Speidel found out that Huntly had an extra 208,000, he made the call.

Huntly tabled his {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, his turned full house enough to send Speidel's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Gordon Huntly gb
Gordon Huntly
940,000
340,000
340,000
Oliver Speidel au
Oliver Speidel
650,000
-330,000
-330,000

Tags: Oliver SpeidelGordon Huntly

Another One For Aston

Sam Capra was in middle position when he shoved all in for 240,000. Anthony Aston snap-called in the small blind and Capra said, "Well, im in trouble here."

He wasn't in too bad shape though as Capra's {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} would be coming up against Aston's {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, with no help for Capra as he heads out the door in 16th place for a $7,837 score.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Aston
Anthony Aston
1,660,000
260,000
260,000
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
Busted

Tags: Anthony AstonSam Capra

Last Lady Loses

The last lady standing was Kristina Griffiths, and with her elimination in 15th place, there are only fellas left in the field. It started when Liam O'Rourke opened the pot to 44,000 from the hijack. Griffiths then shoved all in for 107,000 in the cutoff and O'Rourke made the call.

O'Rourke: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Griffiths: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Board: {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Kristina Griffiths
Kristina Griffiths
Busted

Tags: Kristina GriffithsLiam O'Rourke

Home Time For Lindeblad

Steve Lindeblad - 14th place
Steve Lindeblad - 14th place

Steve Lindeblad is no longer involved in this tournament, with his elimination coming at the hands of the gargantuan stack of Anthony Aston. Lindeblad moved his stack all in preflop holding {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Aston made the call with {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

When the board ran out {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, it was all over for Lindeblad in 14th place. Aston's stack just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Aston
Anthony Aston
1,800,000
140,000
140,000
Steve Lindeblad
Steve Lindeblad
Busted

Tags: Anthony AstonSteve Lindeblad

Anunu Anono

Mishel Anunu - 13th place
Mishel Anunu - 13th place

Unfortunately for Mishel Anunu it is all over here at the 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event. It all started when Martin Rowe opened the pot to 50,000. Anunu then shoved all in for around 200,000 and Rowe made the call.

Rowe: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Anunu: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Anunu would need some help that would never come as the board ran out {7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Anunu goes home in 13th place, picking up $9,220 for his effort.

As we had a look at Rowe's chip count he turned to us and said, "It's the same hand i won the APPT event with. Ace of clubs, queen of hearts. How could i fold?!"

Rowe is of course referring to his 2008 APPT Sydney Main Event win where he took down a very impressive $1,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Rowe au
Martin Rowe
550,000
325,000
325,000
Mishel Anunu
Mishel Anunu
Busted

Tags: Martin RoweMishel Anunu

O'Rourke Surges Past Two Million

Liam O'Rourke is agin sitting behind the largest stack in the room. We caught the caught the action from the river with around 350,000 already in the pot and a board showing {5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} .

Alec Smith was O'Rourke's opponent and he would check to O'Rourke who bet 200,000. Smith went into the tank and eventually made the call. O'Rourke turned over his {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a flopped straight and a turned higher straight to take down the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Liam O'Rourke au
Liam O'Rourke
2,350,000
600,000
600,000
Alec Smith
Alec Smith
720,000
-230,000
-230,000

Tags: Liam O'RourkeAlec Smith

Heather Going Home

Nicholas Heather - 12th place
Nicholas Heather - 12th place

Nicholas Heather started the day as a monster chip leader, but his run here in Sydney has come to an end. It was all in preflop for Heather and his relatively short stack holding {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Heather had to come up against the {k-Spades}{10-Spades} of Jason O'Brien. When the board ran out {10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Spades}, O'Brien's flopped two-pair was more than enough to send Heather to the rail in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien
720,000
-5,000
-5,000
Nicholas Heather
Nicholas Heather
Busted

Tags: Jason O'BrienNicholas Heather

O'Rourke Eliminates Another

Erich Stadler - 11th place
Erich Stadler - 11th place

The action was opened by Alec Smith from under the gun and Liam O'Rourke promptly three-bet to 105,000 directly to his left. The action then flew around to Erich Stadler in the big blind and he shoved all in for 220,000. Smith got out of the way and O'Rourke made the call.

O'Rourke: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Stadler: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

By the time the board had run out {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, Stadler was up out of his feet passionately yelling at the felt. It didn't help though as the {q-Spades} on the river would give O'Rourke the big hand. Stadler goes home in in 11th place for a $11,525 score.

Player Chips Progress
Liam O'Rourke au
Liam O'Rourke
2,700,000
350,000
350,000
Erich Stadler
Erich Stadler
Busted

Tags: Erich StadlerLiam O'Rourke