Main Event
Day 4 Started
2010 APPT Sydney
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 APPT Sydney
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Entries
289
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Welcome to the Final Table
Welcome to Day 4 of the 2010 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final! Today is the final day of action and we have a phenomenal final table for you to follow. Just take a look at the seating draw.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BBs | Chip % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 267,000 | 13.4 | 3.1% |
| 2 | Antoine Amourette | France | 1,640,000 | 82 | 18.9% |
| 3 | Jonathan Karamalikis | Australia | 890,000 | 44.5 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Benjamin McLean | Australia | 530,000 | 26.5 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Roland de Wolfe | United Kingdom | 1,663,000 | 83.2 | 19.2% |
| 6 | Eddy Sabat | USA | 917,000 | 45.9 | 10.6% |
| 7 | Peco Stojanovski | Australia | 1,608,000 | 80.4 | 18.5% |
| 8 | Tom Rafferty | Australia | 482,000 | 24.1 | 5.6% |
| 9 | Manuel Hansimikali | Australia | 589,000 | 29.5 | 6.8% |
As you can see, Roland de Wolfe, Daniel Negreanu, Eddy Sabat and Jonathan Karamalikis all made it. That's a very stacked pile of four making this one of the best final tables from all of 2010. De Wolfe is leading the way, but not too far behind him is Antoine Amourette, who had a big finish this year at the WPT Grand Priz de Paris. He finished in second in that event.
Play is slated to kick off at 2:00 p.m. local time here in beautiful, sunny Sydney, Australia. PokerNews is live from the floor for all the updates, photos, chip counts and videos of the action. Stay tuned for the start of play and to see who takes home this prestigious title and A$459,510!
Seat 9: Manuel Hansimikali – Sydney, Australia
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At 55, Manuel Hansimikali is the senior-most contestant at the final table. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, the self-employed businessman discovered poker five years ago and has remained a hobby player since. Hansimikali said he taught himself how to play by practicing on PokerStars.
Hansimikali has some local live cashes here in Sydney, but nothing close to the $36,000 he’s already guaranteed to win no matter how the final table pans out. When he’s not playing cards, Hansimikali enjoys golf and fishing in his spare time. He’ll enter the final table with a sixth-best 589,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Seat 8: Tom Rafferty – Sydney, Australia
Tom Rafferty is a 26-year-old professional poker player from Sydney, Australia. Rafferty has been playing poker for seven years and he considers himself primarily an online pro. Rafferty has been to the APPT Sydney Main Event final table before, finishing 9th here in 2008 ($39,000 AUD).
The final table result in Sydney was the largest live cash of his career. When he’s not playing cards, Rafferty enjoys sports, music and traveling. Rafferty enters the final table with 482,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Seat 7: Peco Stojanovski – Sydney, Australia
Peco Stojanovski is an amateur poker player with perhaps the most diverse background of any player at the final table. The 36-year-old is versed in sales, producing hip-hop music and day trading. When he’s not working to make money, Stojanovski performs magic, plays the piano and is into rugby league.
Stojanovski resides in Sydney and has been playing poker for six years. Already guaranteed a minimum payout of $36,415, Stojanovski has more than doubled his career tournament earnings total by making the APPT Sydney Final Table. He’ll start the final round with a third-best 1,608,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Seat 6: Eddy Sabat – Los Angeles, USA
24-year-old Eddy Sabat has a chance to make APPT history this weekend. Should he conquer Sunday’s final table, he would become the first player ever to win multiple APPT titles. Sabat won the 2008 APPT Macau Main Event and with it, $453,000 in prize money.
Currently residing in Los Angeles, California, Sabat has been playing poker professionally for three years and already has more than $670,000 in cashes to his name. Sabat credits his brother Joseph for teaching him the game and said he hopes to get heads-up with friend Daniel Negreanu, who helped talk Sabat into making the trip Down Under.
Sabat was all set to head down to Panama with his girlfriend, but changed his plans last minute and came to Australia instead. Sabat has as good a shot as any to take down the title on Sunday, entering the final table with a fourth-best 917,000 in chips.
Bios courtesy of PokerStars.net.
Seat 5: Roland de Wolfe – London, United Kingdom
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.
Seat 4: Ben McLean – Canberra, Australia
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.
Seat 3: Jonathan Karamalikis – Adelaide, Australia
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.
Seat 2: Antoine Amourette – Paris, France
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.