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Roland de Wolfe opened to 50,000 from under the gun only to have Tom Rafferty three-bet to 121,000 from a few seats over.
De Wolfe exchanged some inaudible banter with the Australian before eventually relinquishing the pot to Rafferty.
Manuel Hansimikali opened to 46,000 from the cutoff only to have Antoine Amourette three-bet to 116,000 from the small blind.
Hansimikali deliberated for a few minutes before folding his hand to see the first three-bet pot go to Amourette.
"It's unlucky to win the first hand!" stated Roland de Wolfe as he kicked his cards to the muck.
Obviously Daniel Negreanu doesn't believe this motto because after the action folded to him in the small blind, he pushed all in.
"OK!" announced Antoine Amourette from the big blind before pushing cards in the direction of the muck.
"Phew! Thought that your OK meant you were calling!" added Negreanu as he collected the big blind and antes.
The cards are in the air! Note that the structure has been winded back one level to a 10,000/20,000-blind level with a 2,000-chip ante.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
One of poker’s global superstars, Daniel Negreanu is one of the most accomplished players in the game. Scanning through his tournament resume, you’ll notice there are few things he hasn’t already done. Negreanu ranks second on the all-time money list, trailing only Phil Ivey, boasting more than $13 million in lifetime earnings. Negreanu owns four WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles and the respect and adoration of millions of poker fans around the world.
Most recently, Negreanu finished 4th at EPT Vienna (€175,000) back in October. “Kid poker” can now scratch off ‘APPT cash’ from his to-do list. Negreanu has his work cut out for him at Sunday's final table, starting short-stacked with 267,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Antoine Amourette is a 27-year-old professional poker player from Paris, France. Amourette has been playing poker for six years and already has more than half a million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name.
His largest cash to date was a runner-up finish at this year’s €10,000 buy-in WPT Grand Prix de Paris back in May, where he collected €328,690 in prize money. Amourette also cashed here at APPT Sydney last year, finishing 22nd ($16,632 AUD). Amourette qualified for the APPT Sydney Grand Final on PokerStars. The Frenchman enters the final table second in chips with T1,640,000.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Jonathan Karamalikis, who goes by the pseudonym ‘MONSTER_DONG’ online, has won more than $2.3 million dollars playing tournaments on the virtual felt since he began playing poker almost six years ago. He’s also earned more than $600,000 playing live tournaments since he became of age to play in casinos in Australia (18), his native country.
The 22-year-old pro from Adelaide claims to be a monster ‘NBA Jam’ player and has a soft spot for penguins. Karamalikis will begin the final table with 890,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Ben McLean is a 32-year-old amateur poker player from Canberra, Australia. A town planner by trade, McLean plays poker as a hobby and qualified for the APPT Sydney Grand Final on PokerStars.
McLean has been playing poker for six years and honed his skills playing in local town tournaments. When he’s not playing cards, or breathing new communities to life, McLean enjoys cycling and hanging out with mates. McLean said he’d like to get heads-up against Jonathan “MONSTER_DONG” Karamalikis. He’ll enter the final table with 530,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Roland de Wolfe was the second player in poker history to achieve the game’s “Triple Crown;” winning EPT, WSOP and WPT titles. The 31-year-old is making the most of his trip Down Under, as his primary reason for coming was to support his native country England in cricket’s Ashes series. He found out there was a poker tournament at Star City, showed up and earned a seat at the final table.
Notably, this is Roland’s first APPT event. The Englishman has more than $5 million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name. He’ll unbag a field-leading 1,663,000 in chips at the final table on Sunday.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
