On a flop of , Liam 'RAWKZ' O'Rourke fired out 2,200 after his opponent checked from the small blind.
Having it clicked back to 4,400 by his opponent, O'Rourke made the call to see the land on the turn and a bet of 6,000 follow from his opponent.
O'Rourke smooth-called as the dealer dropped the on the river, and once his opponent checked, O'Rourke fired out 8,000. His opponent made the call, and O'Rourke's bested his opponent's to see him collect the pot and move to 63,000 in chips.
Andrew "FUZZBUNGLE" Hinrichsen raised from late position to an unknown amount and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind to see the flop come down . Negreanu checked and Hinrichsen fired 1,900. Negreanu made the call.
The turn card added the to the board and Negreanu fired 5,125. Hinrichsen raised to 12,600 and after a minute or two in the tank, Negreanu called.
The board paired on the river with the falling. Negreanu checked and Hinrichsen fired 17,300. Negreanu thought for a bit more and then folded. Hinrichsen didn't show and won the pot, moving to 54,000 in chips. Negreanu dropped to 36,000.
Martin Rowe checked the board of to Aaron Tran. Tran asked how much Rowe had behind, which was 39,550, and then bet 10,000. Rowe made the call and the river completed the board with the . Rowe checked and Tran moved all in, putting Rowe to the test for his last 29,550 in chips.
Rowe tanked for several long minutes. He looked very pained about his decision as a big crowd gather around the table. Eventually, one of the tournament directors issued a clock on Rowe and gave him 90 seconds to act or his hand would be dead. Rowe eventually mucked his hand and Tran won the pot. Tran pushed his stack to 154,000 in chips with this pot.
Kasey Castle opened to 1,350 from early position, only to have PokerStars.net Online Qualifier Liam 'moffo47' Moffett three-bet to 4,500 from a few positions over.
Castle deliberated for a moment before making the call to see the dealer drop a flop.
Deliberating for roughly a minute, Castle open-pushed his 17,850 and Moffett immediately made the call for his 16,925.
Castle:
Moffett:
With Moffett in the lead, he would still need to fade a combination of cards, but when the was delivered on the turn, Moffett would now be the one needing to spike a three-outer to stay alive.
Unfortunately for the Queenslander, no ten would come as the repeating spiked to send the online qualifier to the rail as Castle climbs to over 45,000 in chips.
Eddy Sabat raised from under the gun to 1,325. A player reraised in late position to 3,400 and Sabat called. The flop came down and Sabat check-raised his opponent's bet of 6,600 to 15,000. The player moved all in for a tiny bit more and Sabat called.
Sabat:
Opponent:
The turn and river both blanked for Sabat, keeping the aces in front and doubling up the all-in player. Sabat took a small hit and was knocked back down to 60,000 in chips.
Ben Savage and Jay "SEATBEAST" Kinkade got all the money in on the flop of . Savage held the for bottom set, but was up against a brick wall as Kinkade held the .
The turn brought the and the river the to give Kinkade the hand and the pot. Savage was eliminated on the hand while Kinkade moved to 77,000.
Brendon Rubie kicked things off with a raise to 1,400 with Roel Pijpers defending his big blind to see a flop.
Pijpers checked and Rubie fired out a continuation bet of 1,700 only to have Pijpers check-raise to 4,200.
Rubie deliberated for nearly two minutes before making it 8,200. Pijpers immediately responded by tossing three 5,000-denomination chips into the pot to signify a raise to 15,000.
Not wanting to waste too much time, Rubie kicked his cards to the muck while slipping to 44,000 as Pijpers climbed to 45,800 in chips.
On a flop of and facing a bet of 5,000, Sheldon bumped it up from the cutoff to 10,000.
His opponent made the call as the landed on the turn and, after a check, Sheldon fired out 8,000. His opponent moved all in for 9,975 to put Sheldon in the tank before he eventually made the call.
Sheldon:
Opponent:
With Sheldon's flopped straight now being outdrawn on the turn, he would need a ten to fall on the river to see him chop the pot up.
Unfortunately for the Star City Poker Room regular, the landed on the river to see Sheldon crippled to just 1,325.
The following hand, Sheldon moved all in and was called by the very opponent that he just doubled up from the big blind.
Sheldon:
Opponent:
"Just giving some back!" was the statement directed to Sheldon as his opponent rolled over his five-high.
However, that statement would become redundant when the final board of was spread to see Sheldon's pair rundown to force him to the rail.
"You're kidding!" added tablemate Ismail Ismail about the last two hands Sheldon had lost.
Two 2008 APPT champions just battled it out. Eddy Sabat won the APPT Macau Main Event for HK$3,540,040 ($453,427) and Martin Rowe won the APPT Sydney Main Event for A$1,000,000 ($631,780).
After the cutoff opened with a raise to 1,200, Sabat called on the button. Rowe reraised from the big blind to 4,100 and that knocked out the original raiser, but not Sabat. He made the call in position and the two players were off to a flop.
The flop came down all one color and all one suit, . Rowe fired out 5,600. Sabat put in a raise to 12,800 and that was good enough to take down the pot. Sabat moved to 70,000 in chips while Rowe dropped to 27,000.
Mitchell Carle called an all in preflop with the and up against the . The board ran out and Carle doubled up the shorter-stacked player. He was knocked back to 21,500 in chips.
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, Liam 'RAWKZ' O'Rourke fired out 2,200 after his opponent checked from the small blind.
land on the turn and a bet of 6,000 follow from his opponent.
on the river, and once his opponent checked, O'Rourke fired out 8,000. His opponent made the call, and O'Rourke's 
bested his opponent's 
to see him collect the pot and move to 63,000 in chips.
to the board and Negreanu fired 5,125. Hinrichsen raised to 12,600 and after a minute or two in the tank, Negreanu called.
falling. Negreanu checked and Hinrichsen fired 17,300. Negreanu thought for a bit more and then folded. Hinrichsen didn't show and won the pot, moving to 54,000 in chips. Negreanu dropped to 36,000.
to Aaron Tran. Tran asked how much Rowe had behind, which was 39,550, and then bet 10,000. Rowe made the call and the river completed the board with the 
. Rowe checked and Tran moved all in, putting Rowe to the test for his last 29,550 in chips.
flop.
was delivered on the turn, Moffett would now be the one needing to spike a three-outer to stay alive.
spiked to send the online qualifier to the rail as Castle climbs to over 45,000 in chips.
and the river the 
to give Kinkade the hand and the pot. Savage was eliminated on the hand while Kinkade moved to 77,000.
flop.
was spread to see Sheldon's pair rundown to force him to the rail.
