APPT Grand Final Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

12-05-2008 14:34 UTC+11

Break Time

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Players are on their first ten-minute break of the day. While you're waiting for play to resume, feel free to watch Melissa Castello's interview with Australian legend Dennis Huntly:

12-05-2008 14:33 UTC+11

Dalessandri Done

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The action folded to John Dalessandri in the small blind, who raised it up and David Lee made the call in the big blind.

They checked the {A-Spades}

flop, but when the {5-Hearts}

fell on the turn Dalessandri moved all in at the pot. Lee snap-called as Dalessandri tabled {A-?}

for two pair; however Lee had flopped a set with pocket aces to leave Dalessandri drawing dead!

The river bricked and Dalessandri is sent to the rail as Lee stacks up 145,000 chips.

Tags: David Lee John Dalessandri

12-05-2008 14:27 UTC+11

Recent Doubles

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Antonis Kambouris pulled a "Van Marcus." He moved all in with pocket sevens and was called by David Lee, who tabled pocket jacks. Nothing changed on the {8-Diamonds}

flop or the {A-Spades}

turn, but the river fell {7-Hearts}

-- which was apparently the case seven, if one of the other players at the table is to be believed. Kambouris climbed to 65,000 as a result of the hand, while Lee slipped back below 100,000.

Patrick Fletcher also doubled. He got all in preflop with {Q-Spades}

against an opponent's {A-Spades}

. There was a bit of a sweat on the {2-Clubs}

turn, but it was no worry for Fletcher with the {10-Diamonds}

river. He's up to 70,000.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris Dave Lee

12-05-2008 14:22 UTC+11

Korman Runs into Wall

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Sam Korman's APPT Grand Final has come to a screeching halt. He was one of two players to call a raise to 2,500 from Derrick Wall, and was the only player to call a bet of 4,600 from Wall on a highly coordinated flop of {9-Spades}

. The turn came {K-Clubs}

. Korman, out of position, checked to Wall, who bet 10,000. Korman check-raised all in for about 30,000 and was dismayed to see Wall snap-call.

"You got a set?" Korman asked.

"No," Wall replied. "I've got the nuts." He showed {J-Diamonds}

. Korman was drawing to a full house with {K-?}

and didn't get there. The river was the {7-Hearts}

. He's out, and Wall is up to 151,000.

Tags: Derrick Wall Sam Korman

12-05-2008 14:12 UTC+11

Lee Movin' On Up

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Dave Lee started out the day as an average stack. He's anything but average after a hand against Warwick Mirzikinian. Lee raised to 3,000 preflop and was called by Mirzikinian. The flop came {5-Spades}

and brought a bet of 8,000 from Lee. Warwick called a second time.

Lee checked the {4-Diamonds}

turn, but it wasn't that he sensed a trap. He was setting a trap of his own, which was sprung when Mirzikinian bet the turn and Lee check-raised to 40,000. Mirzikinian went into the tank for over a minutes before mucking his hand, flashing a solitary eight as he did so. Lee obligingly showed pocket kings. He's now sitting behind 120,000 in chips.

Tags: Dave Lee Warwick Mirzikinian

12-05-2008 14:08 UTC+11

Carron Claims Another

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Patrick Carron raised on the button before his opponent in the big blind shoved all in for his last 19,000. Carron thought for a moment and made the call with {K-Spades}

to be racing against his opponent's {6-Diamonds}

.

The board ran out {A-Spades}

and Carron spiked a pair of jacks to send another opponent to the rail. Carron is a regular on the APPT circuit and is now up to a healthy 124,000 chips.

Tags: Patrick Carron

12-05-2008 13:57 UTC+11

Van Marcus Goes Out? Not Possible!

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We watched Van Marcus at APPT Manila, and what we learned there was that there is no draw too slim for Marcus to hit. He moved all in from early position for a very short 7,000 chips. The player on the button reraised to 20,000 before John Mendel put in a very obvious third raise out of the big blind, all in to 66,200. That raise folded the button player and also allowed Marcus to know that his {J-Hearts}

was in serious trouble. Mendel indeed showed {A-Clubs}

.

But this is Van Marcus we're talking about, so of course the first card off the deck was the {J-Diamonds}

, followed by the {2-Diamonds}

and

. Marcus had once again hit an improbable card, but then something happened that never happened in Manila -- his opponent hit an improbable card against him. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

, making a set for Mendel and leaving Marcus looking for the case jack. He hit a one-outer on Day 2 of Manila, but couldn't do it here. The river was paint, but it was the {K-Clubs}

. Marcus is out, and Mendel is up to about 93,000 in chips.

Tags: John Mendel Van Marcus

12-05-2008 13:52 UTC+11

Bianco Doubles

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Frank Bianco has found a double-up over on the feature table. Bianco held pocket queens and won the race against an opponent's {A-?}

when the board bricked out. Bianco jumps up to 39,000 chips.

Tags: Frank Bianco

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

12-05-2008 13:48 UTC+11

Huxley Takes One With Air-Ball

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Jay Huxley limped in from early position before a player in late position popped it up to 3,000. Huxley made the call and they saw a heads-up flop of {K-Diamonds}