2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

APPT Grand Final
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
1,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Jung Flushes Moran

Wang Che Jung on Day 1c
Wang Che Jung on Day 1c
On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} Wang Che Jung and Shane Moran collided with Moran's {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} in the lead with top pair, top kicker against draw of Jung holding {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

The turn bricked the {3-Hearts} but the river was the {5-Clubs} to complete the flush for Jung to send Moran to the rail. Jung is now up to a massive 150,000 chips.

Tags: Shane MoranWang Che Jung

The Elder Assadourian Sends a Player to the Rail

Assadour Assadourian told PokerNews on Day 1 that he's taken lots of tips from his son Eric since he started playing poker. Assadour didn't need any of those tips to make an easy call with {A-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} when a player in front of him moved all in for 10,000 chips. His opponent showed {A-Hearts} {10-Clubs}, and Assadour's 3-to-1 edge held up on a board of {A-Spades} {k-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {J-Clubs}. He now has 63,500 chips.

Tags: Assadour Assadourian

Nelson All-In Ends In Three-Way Chop

Three players, including Lee Nelson and Greg Cook all had their chips in preflop but incredibly they all tabled the same hand, ace-king!

With a flush the only possibility to avoid a chop the board fell {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} and the three players are somewhat relieved to chop it up!

Kambouris Races to a Double

Antonis Kambouris, from Day 1 action
Antonis Kambouris, from Day 1 action
Antonis Kambouris was looking at a stack of 23,500 and a raise from middle position to 2,200. He decided to ship his stack into the middle, putting his faith in {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades}. The original raiser wasn't the party to be worried about; it was the big blind, who moved in over the top of Kambouris with {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}. That folded the original raiser, sending Kambouris and the big blind off to the races. Kambouris was the victor on a board of {6-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}. He's over 50,000 in chips now.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris

Marlon Arrives

Marlon Goonawardana is a late arrival for Day 2 action as he just took his seat on Table 17, much to the dismay of the other players.

However Dory Zayneh wasn't too worried about Marlon's arrival as he declared to the table, "Don't worry boys, I'll keep this puppy on a leash!"

Tags: Dory NaynehMarlon Goonawardana

Griffin Gets Them All Back

It didn't take Gaving Griffin long to re-acquire the chips that he recently surrendered to Simon Wallace. Griffin was sitting in the small blind when Shane Moran opened the pot for 2,100 and was called by Kevin Wagler. Griffin reraised to 8,500, folding Moran. Wagler made the call.

Both players checked the {Q-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {Q-Spades} flop. Griffin checked again when the turn fell {A-Clubs}, then called a bet of 9,000 from Wagler. On the river {9-Spades}, Griffin led out for 19,000. Wagler moved all in, bringing a double-fist-pump-snap-call from Griffin, all in for less -- about 58,000 total. Wagler flopped a small full house with {6-Hearts} {6-Spades}, but was second-best to Griffin's turned full house with {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}. Griffin dragged a monster pot of roughly 153,000 chips, crippling Wagler in the process.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

Putty Doubles

Graeme Putt
Graeme Putt
After a series of preflop raises, Graeme Putt found his last chips in the middle with {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} against an aggressive opponent holding {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}.

The board fell {4-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{A-Spades}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and Putt doubles up to nearly 50,000 in chips.

Tags: Graeme Putt

Griffin Takes Big Hit

Gavin Griffin, during Day 1 action
Gavin Griffin, during Day 1 action
Gavin Griffin opened with a raise to 2,100 before Simon Wallace popped it to 6,500. Antonio Fazzolari cold-called in the big blind and Griffin made the call as well.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{4-Spades} and Fazzolari led out for 5,000. Griffin popped it up to 15,000 before Wallace moved all in for 57,100. Fazzolari folded and Griffin made the call.

Wallace: {A-Spades}{7-Spades}
Griffin: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

Both players were drawing but Wallace was in front with his pair and better flush draw. That is, until the the turn landed the {10-Diamonds} to give Griffin the lead with his pair of tens. However the river was the {8-Spades}, to complete the flush for Wallace and provide him a huge double-up to send Griffin back to 76,000 chips.

Tags: Antonio FazzolariGavin GriffinSimon Wallace

Karamalikis Crippled, Then Eliminated

Day 2 has started off horribly for Jonathan Karamalikis. He got all in preflop with Frank Saffioti. Karamalikis was in a dominating position, tabling {A-?}{K-?} against Saffioti's {K-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}, but the board ran out {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {7-Spades} {K-Clubs} {9-Spades} to make a ten-high straight for Saffioti. He doubled to about 45,000. Karamalikis was left with only 5,200.

A few hands later, Karamalikis reraised all in over an open-raiser and a caller. Karamalikis held pocket eights and couldn't dodge the overcards he needed to. The other two players held {A-Spades} {J-Clubs} and {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} and both hit an ace on the turn to send Karamalikis to the rail.

Tags: Jonathan Karamalikis