2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
594,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Joe Hachem Arrives; Players Await Final Tally

2005 WSOP Main Event Champ and Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem entered the fray during the last level and was one of the last players to take his seat here on Day 1c.

The tournament clock currently shows 206 entrants for the day, but we're still waiting on the final tally from tournament staff. We'll let you know as soon as the official numbers are released.

LuckyShades Broken

With approximately 20,000 chips in the pot on the turn, the board read {K-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {5-Clubs} between Tim "LuckyShades" Horan and one other player. Horan moved all in and was met with a call. He held {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and was drawing to a lot of outs against his opponent's {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades}.

The river bricked for Horan when the {2-Spades} fell and he exited to the rail.

Tags: "LuckyShades"Tim Horan

Show's Over for Topakas

Short-stack Steven Topakas has just been eliminated from the main event.

According to Grant Levy, Topakas got it all in holding {K-Spades}{2-Spades} against Tanya Wang's pocket fives on a {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop. The turn and river blanked out {9-Hearts}, {7-Diamonds} and Wang's set of fives held up to win the hand.

Topakas' hope for a cash at this year's APPT Grand Final now lies in the hands of PokerNews' own Lynn Gilmartin, who Topakas has a small piece of in tonight's ladies event.

Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated

Jeffrey Lisandro
Jeffrey Lisandro
As recounted by our new chip leader, Sayed Jabbour, Jeffrey Lisandro opened preflop, and Jabbor three-bet to about 3,000. The two players saw a flop of {J-?} {2-?} {3-?}, two of the cards being spades.

Lisandro led out at the flop for 7,000 and Jabbour moved all-in. Lisandro made the call with {10-Spades}{7-Spades} and Jabbour tabled pocket kings. The {4-Clubs} turn card, and the {7-Diamonds} river failed to produced Lisandro's flush, knocking him out of the APPT Grand Final.

Sayed Jabbour currently sits as the chip leader for the day with 105,000.

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The Poker Gods Answer Scott's Call

Stewart Scott was all in preflop with {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} against {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} from his opponent. Scott was put behind on the flop of {K-Spades} {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and pushed him one step closer to the door. He began chantint for a ten on the river as the dealer burned one last time. Then, as if the poker gods heard the chants, the {10-Diamonds} smashed on the felt completing the board and giving Scott the double up to 21,000.

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Topakas with Life

The big show's back in town
The big show's back in town
Stephen Topakas was all in preflop for his last 1,100. Daniel Neilson and Grant Levy both called and then checked down the action as the board ran out {9-Spades} {5-Hearts} {4-Spades} {7-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}.

Topakas tabled two kings -- {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} -- and moved up to 4,500.

Tags: Stephen Topakas