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

12-02-2008 16:32 UTC+11

Milinkovic Doubles

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Kristine Milinkovic moved all in preflop with {J-Spades}

and was thrilled when David Lee made the call with {6-Hearts}

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Lee was looking for a six but the board ran out {8-Hearts}

giving Milinkovic the double-up to 14,000, putting Lee back to 27,000.

Tags: David Lee Kristine Milinkovic

12-02-2008 16:37 UTC+11

Russell Cracks Kings

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Michael Russell has just eliminated a player, after calling a preflop raise and flopping the stone cold nuts holding {7-Spades}

on a flop of {6-Diamonds}

. All the chips went into the middle when the {K-Diamonds}

hit the turn as his opponent revealed {K-Clubs}

for a turned set. Russell avoided a repeater on the river when the {9-Diamonds}

fell to send his opponent to the rail and climb to 33,000 in chips.

Tags: Michael Russell

12-02-2008 16:37 UTC+11

Break

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The players are now taking a ten-minute break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

12-02-2008 16:46 UTC+11

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

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}

for the straight as Maron was left drawing dead with his {A-Clubs}

for top pair. The river was a meaningless {3-Clubs}

to end the tournament for Maron.

Tags: John Maron

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 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-?}

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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 17:13 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 17:23 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