2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

APPT Grand Final
Day: 1c
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

Tony Joins Joe for Early Dinner

Tony Hachem eliminated
Tony Hachem eliminated
Tony Hachem wins the last-longer bet with Joe, but not by much, as he can now join his brother for an early dinner after being recently eliminated.

Hachem was all in preflop holding {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} against the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} of John Juanda. The board ran out {Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to give Juanda a pair of queens to eliminate Hachem from the tournament.

"I can't win when I have it, and I lose when I'm against it," exclaimed Hachem in reference to the ace-queen of his opponent, as he stood, shook everyone's hand and continued to bemoan his luck as he departed the tournament floor.

Van Marcus was nearby and overheard to comment, "Tony loses a coin flip and flips out!"

Tags: John JuandaTony Hachem

Chang Still Battling

Michael Chang, the fourth-place finisher at APPT Manila, has been short on chips for a while but hasn't given up. He recently moved all in preflop with {A-?}{Q-?} and was called by a player with pocket kings. An ace on the turn allowed Chang to double up to about 18,000 chips.

Tags: Michael Chang

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 25

Joe Hachem Eliminated

Joe Hachem eliminated
Joe Hachem eliminated
Joe Hachem, brother of Tony, has been recently eliminated. Hachem was short-stacked and pushed all in with pocket nines against the {A-?}{K-?} of Marcus Bechara.

An ace on the flop and another on the turn were enough to end the day for the 2005 World Champion as he departed the Star City Casino floor to a nice round of applause.

Tags: Joe HachemMarcus Bechara

Jung Tables the Bigger Full House

Wang Che Jung was in the right place at the right time. Holding {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}, he flopped a full house, {A-Spades} {6-Spades} {6-Hearts}. His opponent in the hand held {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}, and turned his own full house with the {3-Hearts} turn. All of the money went in after the river came down {4-Clubs}. Jung dragged a massive pot, knocking out his opponent and increasing his chip count to roughly 97,000. That makes him one of the chip leaders of the day.

Tags: Wang Che Jung

Flourentzoo Eliminated

With a very short stack, Panayotis Flourentzoo had to take a chance. He pushed his stack in holding {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} on a board of {6-?} {J-Spades} {8-Spades}. Unfortunately for Flourentzoo, Frank Bianco had flopped a set of sixes and called in a shot. The turn and river were both aces to make a full house for Bianco and eliminate Flourentzoo.

Bianco has amassed approximately 50,000 chips.

Tags: Frank BiancoPanayotis Flourentzoo

Scare Card Kills Vissadi's Action

On a flop of {6-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}, Michael Vissadi checked to Phil Lau, who bet 1,500. After considering briefly how to play his hand, Vissadi raised to 3,500. Lau called.

The turn came {5-Clubs} and brought a bet of 3,000 from Vissadi. Again Lau called. That must have worried Vissadi, because when the river came {3-Clubs} to put four clubs on board, he checked. Lau was unwilling to take a stab at the pot, opting to check behind instead. He mucked when Vissadi turned over {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} for trip sixes and the winner.

Lau is down to 26,000. Vissadi is up to 31,000.

Tags: Michael VissadiPhil Lau

Jomeen Cracks Lackovic

Nik Lackovic eliminated
Nik Lackovic eliminated
In a battle of the blinds, Nik Lackovic raised it up to 700 before Karim Jomeen moved all in over the top. Lackovic called for his last 8,125.

Jomeen: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Lackovic: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

Lackovic held the rockets but Jomeen spiked a set on the flop and the board fell {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to end the day of Lackovic, as Jomeen moves up to 23,500 chips.

Tags: Karim JomeenNik Lackovic

Gill Doubles Up

Carter Gill
Carter Gill
Carter Gill has been uncharacteristically quiet today, perhaps because he hasn't been able to get much going at his table. Down to less than 10,000 chips, Gill took a heads-up flop of {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {7-Clubs} with one opponent. They both checked to the {5-Diamonds} turn, where Gill's opponent again checked. Gill moved in for 6,025 total. His opponent made a brave call with {3-Hearts} {3-Spades}, but it was the wrong call. Gill turned over {A-Clubs} {9-Spades} and doubled up when the {7-Diamonds} hit the river. He's now on about 16,000 chips.

Tags: Carter Gill