Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
APPT Grand Final
Day: 1a
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 477
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They took a flop of
where Obst checked to Pavlou, who fired 600. Obst then check-raised to 2,200 and Pavlou made the call. The turn was the 
and Obst fired out 6,200 before Pavlou moved all in. Obst made the call and the cards were tabled:Obst:
Pavlou:
Obst had flopped two pair but ran into the flopped flush of Pavlou! In a huge clash, Obst would need to improve on the river to survive; however the
landed to end the day for the online phenom as Pavlou storms to a tournament-leading 56,500 chips!
and found herself up against Scekic's 
. The board ran out 
to make a flush for Scekic. He doubled up to approximately 11,000 as a result.
and Brown checked to the player on the button who fired 1,150. Brown made the call.The turn brought the
and Brown checked to the button, who fired another bullet worth 1,800. Brown again made the call.The river was the
and Brown checked for the third time and again his opponent came out firing, this time for 2,000. However this time Brown put in a check-raise, making it 4,500 to go and forcing a fold from his opponent.Brown collects another pot as he approaches 50,000 in chips.
Meanwhile on a nearby table, Vanessa Rousso wasn't having as much fortune. Rousso raised under the gun to 550, before the Greg Cook made it 2,000 to go from the button. Rousso made the call and they saw a flop of
.Rousso checked to Cook who fired 3,800. Rousso then moved all in for 11,500 and Cook made the call. Rousso tabled
for an overpair, but had run into the of Cook. The turn was the 
and river the 
and the day of Rousso is brought to an abrupt end.
The flop was
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Pedley led out for 600. Kirk bumped it up to 2,000 but Pedley was prepared for war as he moved all of his chips defiantly into the middle.Kirk cringed and released his hand, leaving himself only 3,000 in chips as he sighed sarcastically "Well it's been a great day!"
against Ang's pocket fives. Fives were the winning hand on a board of 
.A short while later, Ang found himself in a pot against two opponents. On a flop of
, one opponent led out for 1,600. Ang flat-called that bet before the opponent behind him raised to 5,000. That raise folded the original bettor but brought a surprising reraise from Ang to 10,500. All the chips were quickly in, with Ang tabling 
against his opponent's . The board paired on the turn with the , ensuring that Ang would win the pot.In quick succession thereafter, Ang was dealt pocket queens and won a small pot against one opponent, and then flopped a set of sixes but got no action. He's running hot right now and is sitting behind almost 50,000 in chips.
against Sam Jessop, who tabled 
.The board fell
to give Kirk the double-up to around 6,500 chips.
, Kirk shipped his last 3,825 into the middle. Action folded to Mark Deutsch, who tanked for several minutes. He decided to call as soon as Kirk called a clock on him.Kirk:
Deutsch:
Deutsch was in very bad shape, but hit a miracle card on the turn with the
. Kirk had outs to a straight or flush but missed them all when the river fell 
. He's out of the tournament.
"It's not fair," he said. "You're getting a read on me but I'm not getting a read on you."
