2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

APPT Grand Final
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
1,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Sukkar Sends Aoukar Straight Home

The action flop was {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} with Pierre Aoukar and Ray Sukkar both committing their chips into the middle.

Aoukar was the player with his tournament on the line as he tabled {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} for top pair, top kicker; however Sukkar revealed a monster draw with his {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

The turn bricked the {4-Spades}, however the river was the {7-Spades} giving Sukkar a straight and sending Aoukar to the rail.

Tags: Pierre AoukarRay Sukkar

"El Doble!" for Assadourian

Times have been tough for Eric Assadourian here at the APPT Grand Final. He found himself all in with {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} on a flop of {4-Spades} {7-Spades} {10-Diamonds}. His opponent, however, had a far worse hand than pocket nines, tabling an underpair to the board, {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs}. The turn {10-Hearts} and river {Q-Hearts} made a winner out of Assadourian.

PokerNews presenter Annette Melton interviewed Eric and his father Assadour at the last break, where they touched on how poker has influenced their lives.

Tags: Assadour AssadourianEric Assadourian

Aristidou in Trouble

Peter Aristidou
Peter Aristidou
Peter Aristidou and Andrew Scarf went to war preflop with Aristidou in great shape with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} against Scarf's dominated {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}.

However that soon changed as the board was spread {2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to give Scarf a pair of queens and leave Aristidou with only 1,600 chips behind.

Tags: Andrew ScarfPeter Aristidou

Griffin Continues to Accumulate

We caught the action on a flop of {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades} with Gavin Griffin calling the 600 chip bet from his opponent.

They saw a {3-Clubs} hit the turn and again Griffin called his opponent's bet, this time for 1,600. The river fell the {A-Clubs} and the player in early position fired a third barrel, worth 2,500. Griffin thought for a moment before popping it up to 7,000 sending his opponent into the tank.

He eventually gave it up and Griffin collected another tidy pot to extend his stack to over 80,000 chips.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

The Champ Goes Down

A tough day for Grant Levy
A tough day for Grant Levy
There will be no repeat for 2007 APPT Grand Final champion Grant Levy. He was never able to get much going today and found himself all in for his last 4,700 with {7-Hearts} {7-Spades}. He was called by an opponent with {K-Spades} {J-Clubs}, who won the hand when the board ran out {K-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {3-Spades}. Levy, with no further chips in his stack, left to scattered applause.

Tags: Grant Levy

Here Comes xMONSTERxDONGx

Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis
Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis had his chips in the middle with {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} in a preflop race with an opponent who revealed {A-Spades}{K-Spades}.

The flop wasn't pretty for Karamalikis as it arrived {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{A-Clubs} to give his opponent trips, however a miraculous {8-Spades} on the turn gave Karamalikis a full house and the lead.

The river bricked the {2-Spades} and the man they (now controversially) call xMONSTERxDONGx is looking good with nearly 70,000 in chips.

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisxMONSTERxDONGx

Levick Doubles

After having his aces cracked, Chris Levick needed to bounce back. He did so in a big way, flopping a set of fours and turning quads. On the river, with the board reading {6-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {4-Spades} {7-?}, Levick's opponent bet 3,000, then called Levick's all-in raise to 14,000. As a result, Levick is now sitting behind 31,000 chips.

Tags: Chris Levick

Delaney Done

Ben Delaney was recently eliminated after running his short stack into the pocket aces of his opponent. Delaney held {A-?}{Q-?} and couldn't find a miracle and was left heading to the exit.

Rahme Feels the Hurt

Raymond Rahme has been bleeding chips recently, as his once-impressive stack has been reduced below five figures for the first time today.

In a recent pot, the flop was spread {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} when Rahme called the all-in shove from his opponent. Rahme held {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for just overcards and would need to improve as his opponent tabled {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and river the {6-Clubs} to leave Rahme with only 8,000 in change.

Tags: Raymond Rahme

Overheard at the Tables

Graeme Putt recently joined Mark Vos' table. Vos noticed Putt's 55,000-chip stack and asked Putt how he got that many chips.

"I've been playing like you," said Putt.

"Well I've been playing like you," replied Vos, pointing out his own stack of 41,000 and referring to the fact that he has been involved in two aces-versus-kings hands today.

Tags: Graeme PuttMark Vos