Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
APPT Grand Final
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Tough Going for Levy
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, Levy's opponent led out into a pot of 5,000 for 4,200. Levy made the call to the 
river. His opponent tanked for about a minute before acting, then bet 15,000.That meant it was Levy's turn in the tank. He tanked for over a minute, then remarked, "I don't know what I can beat," and mucked
face-up.
Croc Bites The Dust
Crocky checked dark as the flop landed
. Chan fired a bet of 700 before Crocky made it 2,100 to go. Chan smooth-called.The turn was the
and Crocky checked again to Chan, who fired 2,700. Crocky then moved all in over the top and Chan made a quick call.Crocky:
Chan:
It was set over set as Crocky was left with only one card in the deck to survive. The river wasn't it as the
left Crocky to make an early exit as Chan climbs up to 39,000.
Levick Takes One From Griffin
Gavin Griffin led out with a bet of 1,300 before Chris Levick min-raised to 2,600 from in position. Griffin made the call.The turn was the
and Griffin check-called the 3,000 chip bet from Levick. They went to the river where the 
peeled off and both players checked it down.Griffin tabled
for top pair but Levick revealed 
for top two pair to collect the pot and climb up to 28,000.
Recent Eliminations
smack into Tony Basile's 
and was unable to improve. Basile vaulted up the counts to 46,300.Andrew Pantling is also out. He was short on chips and went to war with
. His opponent made a few bluff-raises preflop with and then felt compelled to call Pantling's all in, due to the price the pot was laying him. It was a good decision; the flop came , and Pantling was unable to find either of the remaining nines on the 
turn or 
river.
Korman Flushing
. When everyone checked to Korman, he bet 600. That bet was min-raised by the small blind to 1,200, clearing all of the other players out of the hand. Korman called.The turn came
and brought a bet of 1,500 from the small blind. Again Korman called. On the river 
, the small blind checked it over to Korman. He settled on a bet of 3,000 that the small blind agonizingly called. Korman showed , having hit both a straight and a flush on the river. (He played the flush.)Korman's stack is up to 37,000 as a result of this hand.
Scott Steaming
The flop fell
and Scott checked to Rahme, who moved all in, forcing a fold from Scott.Scott made it 0-for-3 on the next hand with a preflop raise that was met with a call from the big blind. The flop landed
and the big blind checked to Scott, who made a continuation bet of 900. The big blind then check-raised to a hefty 6,000 as Scott once again threw his cards into the muck in disgust."Not my day!" commented Scott and he slips to 10,000 chips.
Sam Youssef Eliminated
Youssef tabled
but the old UTG limp-shove equaled a pair of aces belonging to Psarras.The board bricked out and Youssef was sent to the rail.
Delaney's Opponent Mucks the Nuts
As Delaney recounted the hand, Delaney's opponent raised preflop to 550 and was called only by Delaney, in the big blind. The flop was a big one, coming down
. Delaney checked, then called a bet of 1,100. Both players checked the 
turn. When the river fell , Delaney made a very healthy bet of 3,000. Delaney's opponent tanked before open-mucking 
. It seems probable that he thought he had two pair, aces and jacks, but he had actually made a runner-runner spade flush. Not only was it a flush, but it was also the nuts!
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