APPT Grand Final Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

12-05-2008 23:39 UTC+11

So Long Wooka

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Wooka Kim had waited until her stack had dwindled down to roughly 15,000 before she decided to make a move with {K-Hearts}

. She found herself in a race against Anthony Rafter with {6-Spades}

.

The board was a baby {5-Diamonds}

leaving Rafter's hand in front and bringing an end to the tournament for fan-favorite Wooka Kim.

Tags: Anthony Rafter Wooka Kim

12-05-2008 23:39 UTC+11

Fortunes Changing

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Jason Pritchard felt stuck pretty good on a {J-Hearts}

flop against Ray Sukkar. Pritchard had {7-Spades}

and wound up calling Sukkar's all in. Sukkar showed {J-Diamonds}

and won the pot with running fives on the turn and river. Sukkar is up to 140,000, while Pritchard slipped to 130,000.

12-05-2008 23:33 UTC+11

Willcocks Harder Than Diamond

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Gary Diamond has fallen just short of the money. He put his tournament life on the line with {5-Clubs}

and was called by Phil Willcocks, who showed {A-Diamonds}

for a race. It was a queen on the river that did in Diamond. The victory restored some of Willcocks' previous stack, bringing him back up to 325,000.

Tags: Gary Diamond Phil Willcocks

12-05-2008 23:31 UTC+11

Zhi Hong Ma is another player refusing to go gently into that good night (much to the disappointment of the rest of the field and all of media row). He raised all in to 40,000 from the small blind after Phil Willcocks opened for 10,000 and Stewart Davidson reraised to 30,000. Only Davidson made the call, tabling {J-Diamonds}

against Ma's {K-Clubs}

. Kings held on a board of {A-Hearts}

, allowing Ma to double up to about 100,000.

Despite that setback, Davidson still has roughly 250,000.

Tags: Phil Willcocks Stewart Davidson Zhi Hong Ma

12-05-2008 23:27 UTC+11

Assadourian Clocks Himself

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Eric Assadourian called the clock on himself and may have pressured himself into the wrong decision. He was the preflop raiser in a hand with Martin Rowe, making it 11,000 to go. Rowe called out of the big blind to a flop of {7-Hearts}

. Both players checked, bringing a turn card of {K-Clubs}

. Rowe checked again, then called when Assadourian bet 12,000.

On the river {2-Hearts}

, Rowe instantly moved all in for 55,000. Assadourian went deep into the tank for several minutes, finally instructing TD Danny McDonagh to clock him. McDonagh gave Assadourian seventy seconds to make a decision. Assadourian opted to call, and was shown Rowe's {A-Hearts}

for the nuts.

Rowe's up to 156,000, while Assadourian has moved into short-stack territory with 75,000.

Tags: Eric Assadourian Martin Rowe

12-05-2008 23:15 UTC+11

Chu's Wheel Keeps Him Rolling

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Ace-five certainly seems to be the hand of the hour. Hai Bo Chu made it work against Jamie Pickering's {A-Clubs}

, picking up a huge pot on a board of {4-Diamonds}

by rivering the wheel. He's up to 185,000, while Pickering is down to 260,000.

Tags: Hai Bo Chu Jamie Pickering

12-05-2008 23:13 UTC+11

Goonawardana Busts Meldrum On River

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The action folded around to Andrew Meldrum in the small blind who raised to 12,000. Marlon Goonawardana then popped it up to 44,000 from the big blind. The action was back with Meldrum who deliberated before announcing he was all in.

Goonawardana asked for a count and it was an additional 47,000 to call. With so much in the pot he made a hesitant call but Meldrum slammed {A-Diamonds}

down on the felt for the rockets! Goonawardana would need help with his {9-Spades}

.

The board fell {3-Diamonds}

and Goonawardana spikes a set on the river to snatch the pot away from Meldrum!

Meldrum, clearly disappointed, graciously shook the hands of his table and exited the floor. Meanwhile a comment from the gallery caused Goonawardana to jump from his chair and exchange some heated words with a spectator. TD Danny McDonagh stepped in and reminded all spectators to remain behind the rail as Goonawardana sat down and began the task of stacking up his tournament-leading 360,000 chips.

Tags: Marlon Goonawardana