2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
APPT Grand Final
Day: 1c
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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The flop came down
and Damelian bet out 1,400. Trung made the call. The turn was the 
and Damelian fired again for 3,000 with Trung making the call once more.The river landed the
and Damelian fired a third barrel worth 6,000. Trung call again but mucked his holding as Damelian revealed 
for two pair. Trung falls to 37,000 as Damelian is now up to 92,000.
and was called by a player who tabled 
. Neither player improved on a board of 
. Sabat battled all day, but was never able to make much headway. He's out.
Saunders, a successful Australian businessman, serves as one of ten directors for House With No Steps, a charity serving New South Wales and Queensland. The charity's mission is to "enhance the lives of people with disabilities" by assisting them in all aspects of their lives, from finding good homes and employment to assisting them with their health needs. Should Saunders cash in today's event, he has pledged to donate a portion of his winnings to House With No Steps.
"Twenty years ago I got a kidney transplant," Saunders said. "It was a second chance at life for me." Saunders has never forgotten all of the people that helped him out during his time of need. His work with House With No Steps is Saunders' way of giving back to the community.
Saunders has only been playing poker for three years, but he has a successful track record on the APPT. He cashed in 16th place at APPT Auckland and won a live satellite qualifier for this event at Sky City. His current stack is just below par, at about 30,000 chips, but he is confident that he will be able to chip up to around 70,000 before the end of the day. We wish him the best of luck, both in this tournament and with his work for House With No Steps.
They checked a
flop before a repeat fell on the turn. Ali led with a 2,500 chip bet and Jomeen flat called. The river was a 
and Ali fired again for 5,000. Jomeen popped it up to 15,000 and Ali made the call.Jomeen tabled pocket nines for a rivered full house as Ali was disgusted to see he'd been rivered as he tabled pocket sevens for a smaller boat.
Jomeen climbs to 71,000 chips with Ali now down to 38,000.
flop. His opponent called to see the dealer place the 
as the turn card. Smith asked how much his opponent had left behind (12,300) and then bet 14,000. That bet produced a fold.
The blinds folded and the action was back with Guzzardi who moved all in. Both players folded and Guzzardi scoops a nice preflop pot against his good buddy Tanaka. Both Melbourne players are doing well with around 45,000 chips.
. Both players checked when the turn came 
. On the river 
, Craker bet 2,000. O'Brien raised that to 10,000, which brought an all in raise from Craker. O'Brien double-fist-pump-snap-called with 
. Craker didn't even wait to see O'Brien's hand though; he knew he was beat and mucked.While Craker was walking to the rail, O'Brien was involved in another all in, holding ace-king against pocket tens. Despite turning trips, O'Brien lost the hand when a ten spiked on the river. The chips he took from Craker went into his opponent's stack.
