2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
330,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Fabian Craib Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,300)

Fabian Craib
Fabian Craib

You might remember Fabian Craib from an earlier post, when we told you about how he said he had to be somewhere else and would be back in two hours. Well, he has since returned after the dinner break, with a small stack, and has now busted.

Leo Boxell raised to 25,000 from under the gun and when action came to Craib on the button, he would move all-in for 195,000. Boxell made the call and the players turned their hands over.

Boxell: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Craib: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Fabian would flop two-pair on the {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs} board, but it wouldn't be enough as Boxell's set took out Craib, sending him home with $15,300 for his 13th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
952,000
172,000
172,000
Fabian Craib
Fabian Craib
Busted

Tags: Fabian CraibLeo Boxell

Steven Calder Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,300)

Steven Calder
Steven Calder

Steven Calder was left with only a little less than a couple of big blinds after losing a big chunk of his stack in a blind versus blind hand against Fabian Craib just a few hands after returning from the dinner break.

Calder's demise started when Leo Boxell raised to 27,000 from middle position and sent the action flying around to Luke Edwards in late position, who moved all-in for around 75,000. Calder then put his last 20,000 in the pot from the button and Boxell got out of the way.

Calder: {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Edwards: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}, with not enough help for Calder as he hits the rail in 14th place for a $15,300 score.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Calder
Steven Calder
Busted

Tags: Luke EdwardsSteven Calder

Michael Guzzardi Eliminated in 15th Place ($15,300)

Michael Guzzardi
Michael Guzzardi

Eddie Mascardi moved open-shoved for his stack from under the gun and sent the action flying to Michael Guzzardi in middle position. Guzzardi made the call, knowing that he and his opponent had similiar sized stacks.

Guzzardi: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mascardi: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out, {7-Hearts}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, the king on the turn giving Mascardi trips and leaving Guzzardi with a bit of a straight-draw sweat, but it wasn't meant to be as Guzzardi was sent to the rail in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Eddie Mascardi
Eddie Mascardi
400,000
202,000
202,000
PokerStars
Michael Guzzardi us
Michael Guzzardi
Busted

Tags: Eddie MascardiMichael Guzzardi

Back With Fifteen

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The players are back in their seats, with only six more to bust before Day 3 ends.

Blind levels will continue at 5,000/10,000 for another half an hour.

Dinner Chip Counts

Here's how all the counts look while the players are off on their dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Phillip Willcocks au
Phillip Willcocks
2,400,000
200,000
200,000
Michael Frydman au
Michael Frydman
930,000
210,000
210,000
Jackson Zheng
Jackson Zheng
805,000
55,000
55,000
PokerStars
Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
780,000
5,000
5,000
Steve Bouya
Steve Bouya
625,000
25,000
25,000
William Jones us
William Jones
509,000
383,000
383,000
Julius Colman au
Julius Colman
395,000
195,000
195,000
Aharon Shabtay
Aharon Shabtay
227,000
-48,000
-48,000
Eddie Mascardi
Eddie Mascardi
198,000
88,000
88,000
PokerStars
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
185,000
-5,000
-5,000
Michael Guzzardi us
Michael Guzzardi
184,500
4,500
4,500
James Obst au
James Obst
135,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steven Calder
Steven Calder
100,000
-35,000
-35,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
PokerStars
Fabian Craib
Fabian Craib
70,000
-20,000
-20,000

It's Dinner Time

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

The players have been sent on a dinner break.

Play will recommence in one hours time, with 17 players returning to the felt.

See you soon!

Ivan Zalac Eliminated in 17th Place ($12,200); Aaron Lim Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,300)

Aaron Lim
Aaron Lim

Leo Boxell started the action by raising it to 25,000 from under the gun. Action was then folded to Ivan Zalac then moved all-in from the button, for around 90,000. Boxell made the call also, having both of his opponents in the hand covered.

The flop fell {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Lim led for 65,000 at which point Boxell announced he was all-in. Lim made the call and all three players turned their hands over, with a double elimination a possiblility.

Zalac: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Lim: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Boxell: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

Boxell was set to bust two players, with his flopped set dominating the pairs of his opponents and when the turn and river bricked it was all over for Zalac, officially eliminated in 17th place for a $12,200 score and Lim, officially sent home in 16th place for $15,300 in prize money.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
775,000
545,000
545,000
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
Busted

Tags: Aaron LimIvan ZalacLeo Boxell

Edwards Doubles Before Dinner

The action was folded to Luke Edwards on the button, where he shipped his remaining 50,000 chip stack all-in. Michael Guzzardi made the call from the big blind and the players turned their hands over.

Guzzardi: {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Edwards: {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, with the king on the flop good enough to secure the double-up for Edwards.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Guzzardi us
Michael Guzzardi
180,000
-40,000
-40,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
100,000
50,000
50,000
PokerStars

Tags: Luke EdwardsMichael Guzzardi

That's Two Million

Michael Guzzardi has just taken a hit to his stack, while the stack of Phillip Willcocks has continued to grow.

Phillip Willcocks raised to 20,000 from under the gun, whereby play was folded to Michael Guzzardi in the small blind. At this point Guzzardi made it 60,000 to go and Willcocks made the call.

The {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop hit the felt and Guzzardi led for 105,000. The turn brought about the {5-Diamonds} and a couple of check.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Guzzardi proceeded to check-call a 300,000 chip bet from Willcocks.

Guzzardi tabled {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and looked on as Willcocks tabled his {k-Spades}{9-Spades} for a rivered three of a kind.

Willcocks now increases his stack to over 2 million for the first time.

Player Chips Progress
Phillip Willcocks au
Phillip Willcocks
2,200,000
250,000
250,000
Michael Guzzardi us
Michael Guzzardi
220,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: Phillip WillcocksMichael Guzzardi