APPT Grand Final Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

12-02-2008 17:47 UTC+11

Saab Loses Another Race

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David Saab is losing his flips today. He raised to 700 from late position before being reraised by the small blind to 1,800. Saab moved all in and was quickly called.

"I just have ace-king," said Saab as he showed {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} . He was up against {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} . "A race! I've already lost one of these today."

Saab couldn't find any way to connect with a board of {9-Spades} {10-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {6-Clubs} . As a result, he had to ship 10,650 chips to his opponent.

"That's two!" said Saab. "But that's alright. I can come back." With just 8,200 remaining chips, his work is cut out for him.

The PokerNews video team caught up with Saab at last night's APPT Sydney Welcome Party, where he was having an "awesome" time. Check it out:

Tags: David Saab

12-02-2008 17:33 UTC+11

Josh Pang Ang's stack has been all over the place today. Ang finds himself on another upswing after knocking out David Natoli. The two players were part of a four-way flop (for 925 chips each) of {J-Clubs}

. Natoli moved all in, as second to act, for 5,400 and was called immediately by Ang, who tabled {A-Diamonds}

for top two pair. Natoli was drawing about as slim as could be with {A-Hearts}

and did not improve. Ang stacked up 28,500 chips after the hand and looked for a new player to fill Natoli's seat.

Tags: David Natoli Josh Pang Ang

12-02-2008 17:23 UTC+11

Chip Count Update

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Our top five chip stacks are as follows:

Warwick Mirzikinian - 84,000
Harris Pavlou - 65,000
Shane Dye - 45,000
David Lovell - 44,000
Tony Dunst - 43,200

12-02-2008 17:13 UTC+11

Dunst Takes Out Yuen

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It took just two hands for Tony Dunst to relieve Dean Yuen of his entire stack. In the first, Yuen made it 850 to go from the cutoff and was reraised by Dunst, on the button, to 2,500. Yuen called to see a flop of {8-Hearts}

, which both players checked. On the turn {9-Clubs}

, Yuen check-called a bet of 5,500 from Dunst. That took the players to the river {6-Diamonds}

. Again Yuen checked and again Dunst bet 5,500.

Yuen went into the tank for about a minute before electing to make the call. Dunst showed down {5-Clubs}

, having flopped middle pair and rivered a gutshot straight. Yuen was clearly frustrated upon seeing Dunst's hand, but managed a "Good hand," before mucking his own.

Just a few hands later, Yuen again opened to 850. Dunst reraised to 2,700, bringing an all-in bet of 12,000 from Yuen. Dunst quickly called, tabling {10-Spades}

, a hand that was a huge favorite over Yuen's {5-Spades}

. With the board running out {10-Diamonds}

to make a full house for Dunst, Yuen headed for the rail.

Tags: Dean Yuen Tony Dunst

12-02-2008 17:11 UTC+11

Sach Steaming

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In a battle of the blinds, the player in the small blind moved all in for his last 6,300 chips and Jim Sachinidis took a look down at his cards in the big blind. He saw pocket kings looking back at him, and he made an easy call to have his opponent in bad shape as he revealed {Q-?}

.

The flop of {6-Hearts}

gave his opponent some hope and the {10-Clubs}

fell on the turn like a dagger through the heart of Sachinidis to complete the straight for his opponent. The river was a meaningless {J-Clubs}

, giving the small blind the pot and a double-up.

"I'm never coming back to Sydney ever again!" grumbled a steaming Sachinidis as he now sits with only 6,200 in chips.

Tags: Jim Sachinidis

12-02-2008 17:03 UTC+11

An Ugly Exit for Julian Powell

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Julian Powell must have sensed weakness. In a raising war with Michael Wong, Wong made it 1,000; Powell made it 3,200; and Wong went all in for 18,600. Powell snap-called for slightly less, tabling {A-Diamonds}

in the process. His instinct was correct. Wong was very weak, showing {7-Diamonds}

. But every poker player knows the prayer of the all-in player with "two live cards." The flop of {10-Spades}

hit both players. Powell made top pair; Wong caught a gutshot straight draw and flush draw. The gutshot completed with the {9-Clubs}

turn, sending Powell to the exit.

Tags: Julian Powell Michael Wong

12-02-2008 16:59 UTC+11

Maron Eliminated

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John Maron raised it up from middle position to 900 with Mike Ivin and the player in the big blind making the call.

They saw a flop of {2-Diamonds}

and the big blind led out for 2,400 before Maron made it 6,000 to go as Ivin stepped aside as the big blind made the call.

The turn was the {7-Clubs}

and the big blind checked to Maron who moved all in for 8,075. The big blind player snap-called and tabled {J-Clubs}