Moneymaker Gone
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.An ace on the flop and a king on the river left Moneymaker heading to the rail.
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
APPT Grand Final
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
.An ace on the flop and a king on the river left Moneymaker heading to the rail.
Sing the Blues
and was called by Grant Harris. Sing made top pair with 
but was drawing slim against Harris' 
. The board ran out 
to send Sing to the rail.
Hunter Punted
and the action checked to Scott Smith on the button who fired out 2,500. Kent Hunter in the small blind then check-raised all in for his last 19,300. The table folded to Smith who made the call.Smith:
Hunter:
Hunter was in front with top pair, but Smith had a pair and flush draw combo. The turn improved Hunter to two pair when the
fell, but the 
on the river gave Smith the wheel straight to end the tournament for Hunter, as the man they call "Punty" now sits with a healthy 85,000 chips.
Colman Avoids the Bust-Out Fate
and found himself racing Jason Gray's 
. Eights emerged victorious on a board of 
, doubling Colman up to 39,000 in chips.
Levick Rockets Ahead
found action from an opponent holding 
. All the chips were in preflop with the board running out 
.
Tran Makes the Most of Rockets
brought a bet of 4,500 from Tran that the button called. Both players checked the 
turn. Tran made a healthy bet of 11,000 on the river that his opponent called with 
. That was second-best to Tran's 
.Tran is up to 57,000.
Huxley Takes One With Air-Ball
.Both players checked and the
peeled off on the turn. Huxley led for 1,800 before his opponent made it 6,800. Huxley made the call.The river was the
and Huxley asked how much his opponent had behind before firing out a bet of 7,500. He forced a fold from his opponent and flashed 
for complete air! Huxley is up to 58,000.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Bianco Doubles
when the board bricked out. Bianco jumps up to 39,000 chips.
Van Marcus Goes Out? Not Possible!
was in serious trouble. Mendel indeed showed .But this is Van Marcus we're talking about, so of course the first card off the deck was the
, followed by the and . Marcus had once again hit an improbable card, but then something happened that never happened in Manila -- his opponent hit an improbable card against him. The turn was the , making a set for Mendel and leaving Marcus looking for the case jack. He hit a one-outer on Day 2 of Manila, but couldn't do it here. The river was paint, but it was the 
. Marcus is out, and Mendel is up to about 93,000 in chips.