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

12-04-2008 18:04 UTC+11

Chang Still Battling

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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-?}

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

12-04-2008 18:14 UTC+11

Tony Joins Joe for Early Dinner

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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}

against the {A-Spades}

of John Juanda. The board ran out {Q-Spades}

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 Juanda Tony Hachem

12-04-2008 18:18 UTC+11

Marcus in the Danger Zone

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Van Marcus ran exceptionally well en route to winning APPT Manila, coming from way behind on at least six or seven different all-in situations over the course of the tournament. That hasn't carried over to this tournament. He raised to 15,000 after David St. Eloi opened for 1,500 from the cutoff. That was enough to put St. Eloi all in if he called, which he did. Marcus was ahead with {A-Spades}

against St. Eloi's {A-Diamonds}

, but the tables were turned on a flop of {A-Clubs}

. Marcus wasn't able to come from behind this time (maybe because he wasn't the all-in player), as the board ran out {J-Hearts}

. St. Eloi doubled to about 30,000 while Marcus dropped to 11,600.

Tags: David St. Eloi Van Marcus

12-04-2008 18:31 UTC+11

Bad Luck for Hovsepian

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Narbeh Hovsepian nursed a short stack almost the whole day. He finally was dealt {A-Hearts}

and saw a player in front of him try to raise to 1,100 but accidentally raise to 2,100 instead. The raise stood, so when Hovsepian moved in for 5,000, his opponent felt priced in to a call with {Q-Clubs}

. Hovsepian's opponent flopped an up-and-down straight draw, {5-Clubs}

, and turned a pair of queens with the {Q-Diamonds}

. Hovsepian needed an ace or a jack on the river, but instead got the {7-Spades}

. He's out.

Tags: Narbeh Hovsepian

12-04-2008 18:37 UTC+11

Moneymaker Keeps Accumulating

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Chris Moneymaker is the last of the WSOP Main Event champions remaining in the field, and he's making a spirited climb up the chip counts as we approach the dinner break. He reraised to 3,000 after one opponent had opened the pot for 1,100 and Masaaki Kagawa called. Both players called Moneymaker's raise to create a pot of 9,800 heading into the flop.

The flop was small and uncoordinated, {8-Clubs}

. The under-the-gun player bet 4,000, folding Kagawa. Moneymaker called in position to a turn card of {4-Spades}

. His opponent fired again on the turn for 6,000, a bet that Moneymaker raised to 12,500. Despite getting roughly 6-to-1 on his money, Moneymaker's opponent folded after tanking for about two minutes.

Moneymaker is up to 62,000 in chips.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

12-04-2008 18:39 UTC+11

Edmonds Gobbles Up a Few Chips

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Just before the dinner break, Brendan Edmonds put the power play on an opponent. It was a raised pot between Edmonds and the small blind. Both players checked the {9-Hearts}

flop. When the turn came {4-Clubs}

, Edmonds opened for 3,500. The small blind reraised to 13,500, then tanked when Edmonds reraised all in to 37,500. After a few minutes, the small blind let out a little cry and then folded.

Edmonds is up to 62,700 and we're off to dinner.

Tags: Brendan Edmonds

12-04-2008 18:42 UTC+11

Gill Doubles Through Sabat

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Just before the dinner break, Eddy Sabat raised to 1,000 before Carter Gill moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 10,700 in total. Sabat made the call.

Gill: {3-Clubs}

Sabat:

The board bricked out {4-Hearts}

and Gill's pair held up to double through his good buddy in Sabat. They are sure to exchange some friendly banter now at dinner as they both sit with about 22,000 chips.

Tags: Carter Gill Eddy Sabat

12-04-2008 18:45 UTC+11

Tasaka Out

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The Jay Huxley steamroll express has claimed another victim. This time it was APPT Seoul champion Yoshihiro Tasaka. On the river of a {K-Clubs}

board, Huxley put Tasaka all in. Tasaka tanked for three minutes, letting the tournament clock run all the way down to the dinner break, before calling his last 8,500 with {A-?}