APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event Day 3 | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

12-05-2009 22:02 UTC+11

Break

donpeters

The remaining 15 players are on a short 10-minute break,

12-05-2009 22:01 UTC+11

Tom Bests Dom

Matthew

Tom Grigg opened to 35,000 in middle position and Domenico Lauricella called in the big blind. The flop was {4-Diamonds}

and Lauricella check-called a 42,000 bet from Grigg.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}

and Lauricella took the lead firing 100,000 into the pot. Tom Grigg decided to move all in, and Lauricella decided to pass.

Domenico Lauricella was left with 203,000 after the hand, while Grigg is back towards the top with 950,000.

Tags: Domenico Lauricella Tom Grigg

12-05-2009 21:51 UTC+11

Grigg Gets It Going

[user38449]

Tom Grigg is back in business after a recent double up through Kitson Kho.

In a raised pot, with the board showing {6-Diamonds}

, Kho fired a 40,000 bet that was raised to 100,000 by Grigg. Kho called.

The turn brought the {9-Clubs}

and Kho took another stab at the pot, leading out for 100,000. Grigg then moved all in over the top for an additional 140,000 and Kho made the call, prompting a 4th Street showdown:

Grigg: {8-Clubs}

Kho:

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fell on the river and Grigg's eights held up to take down the pot, kicking him back up to 740,000 in chips. Kho, meanwhile, dropped back down to 500,000.

Tags: Kitson Kho Tom Grigg

12-05-2009 21:33 UTC+11

Final Two Tables

donpeters

With those last eliminations, the players have redrawn to two tables.

(Table 84)
Seat 1: Thomas Slifka
Seat 2: Andrew Hiscox
Seat 3: Leo "The Mechanic" Boxell
Seat 4: David Saghabi
Seat 5: Wayne Carlson
Seat 6: David Formosa (chip leader)
Seat 7: Aaron Benton
Seat 8: --empty--

(Table 85)
Seat 1: Kitson Kho
Seat 2: Tom Grigg
Seat 3: Jarred "FlopNutsOnYou" Graham
Seat 4: Ernst Hermans
Seat 5: Panayotis Flourentzou
Seat 6: Barry Forrester
Seat 7: Domenico Lauricella
Seat 8: Jacob Meyer

Table 84 is the feature table up on the stage. Benton, Meyer, Boxell, Slifka and Hermans are all PokerStars online qualifiers.

12-05-2009 21:31 UTC+11

Anders Pettersson Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,760)

donpeters

After David Formosa raised and Thomas Slifka called, Anders Pettersson squeezed all in for 292,000 more from the big blind. Formosa spent some time in the tank before announcing that he was reraising all in. He pushed Slifka out of the pot and got heads up with Pettersson.

Pettersson held {A-Diamonds}

, but Formosa held {A-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {K-Spades}

and Pettersson was sent to the rail. Claiming that elmination put Formosa at 1.9 million.

Tags: Anders Pettersson David Formosa

12-05-2009 21:29 UTC+11

Stephen Bannister Eliminated in 17th Place ($16,632)

Matthew

Stephen Bannister before the elimination.

Kitson Kho started the action by raising to 35,000. Stephen Bannister three-bet the pot to 100,000, Kho moved all-in and Bannister called with pocket kings. Kho would need help with the {a-Clubs}

, which would come right in the door as the board rolled out {a-Diamonds}

.

Kitson Kho chips up to about 840,000.

Tags: Kitson Kho Stephen Bannister

12-05-2009 21:28 UTC+11

Meyer Doubles Through Grigg

[user38449]

Former chip leader Tom Grigg just handed over about half his stack to Jacob Meyer after losing a major race.

Grigg opened the pot with a raise to 30,000 from the hijack and when the action reached Meyer, he moved all in from the small blind for 313,000. Grigg made the call holding pocket tens and found himself up against Meyer's {K-Clubs}

.

A king on the flop gave Meyer the lead and the turn and river blanked, securing the pot for Meyer who now has 650,000 in chips. Grigg dropped to 320,000 in the loss.

Tags: Jacob Meyer Tom Grigg

12-05-2009 21:25 UTC+11

Joseph Allis Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,632)

Matthew

Joseph Allis got all in with pocket queens against the pocket aces of Jarred Graham after a small preflop raising war. The board came down {j-Diamonds}

and Allis becomes the latest casualty here at the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final.

Jarred Graham now has 1.7 million.

Tags: Jarred Graham Jason Allis

12-05-2009 21:21 UTC+11

Mladen Ivin Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,632)

donpeters

Mladen Ivin shoved in for 110,000 after David Saghabi raised to 50,000. Ernst Hermans then moved all in for 330,000. Saghabi folded, leaving Hermans and his {A-Spades}

to do battle with Ivin and his {10-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}

to send Ivin to the rail. Hermans was able to double up through Ivin a few hands ago by coming from behind in a coinflip and now did it again to send Ivin to the rail. He's up to 500,000.

Tags: David Saghabi Ernst Hermans Mladen Ivin