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

12-05-2008 14:08 UTC+11

Carron Claims Another

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Patrick Carron raised on the button before his opponent in the big blind shoved all in for his last 19,000. Carron thought for a moment and made the call with {K-Spades}

to be racing against his opponent's {6-Diamonds}

.

The board ran out {A-Spades}

and Carron spiked a pair of jacks to send another opponent to the rail. Carron is a regular on the APPT circuit and is now up to a healthy 124,000 chips.

Tags: Patrick Carron

12-05-2008 14:12 UTC+11

Dave Lee started out the day as an average stack. He's anything but average after a hand against Warwick Mirzikinian. Lee raised to 3,000 preflop and was called by Mirzikinian. The flop came {5-Spades}

and brought a bet of 8,000 from Lee. Warwick called a second time.

Lee checked the {4-Diamonds}

turn, but it wasn't that he sensed a trap. He was setting a trap of his own, which was sprung when Mirzikinian bet the turn and Lee check-raised to 40,000. Mirzikinian went into the tank for over a minutes before mucking his hand, flashing a solitary eight as he did so. Lee obligingly showed pocket kings. He's now sitting behind 120,000 in chips.

Tags: Dave Lee Warwick Mirzikinian

12-05-2008 14:22 UTC+11

Korman Runs into Wall

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Sam Korman's APPT Grand Final has come to a screeching halt. He was one of two players to call a raise to 2,500 from Derrick Wall, and was the only player to call a bet of 4,600 from Wall on a highly coordinated flop of {9-Spades}

. The turn came {K-Clubs}

. Korman, out of position, checked to Wall, who bet 10,000. Korman check-raised all in for about 30,000 and was dismayed to see Wall snap-call.

"You got a set?" Korman asked.

"No," Wall replied. "I've got the nuts." He showed {J-Diamonds}

. Korman was drawing to a full house with {K-?}

and didn't get there. The river was the {7-Hearts}

. He's out, and Wall is up to 151,000.

Tags: Derrick Wall Sam Korman

12-05-2008 14:27 UTC+11

Recent Doubles

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Antonis Kambouris pulled a "Van Marcus." He moved all in with pocket sevens and was called by David Lee, who tabled pocket jacks. Nothing changed on the {8-Diamonds}

flop or the {A-Spades}

turn, but the river fell {7-Hearts}

-- which was apparently the case seven, if one of the other players at the table is to be believed. Kambouris climbed to 65,000 as a result of the hand, while Lee slipped back below 100,000.

Patrick Fletcher also doubled. He got all in preflop with {Q-Spades}

against an opponent's {A-Spades}

. There was a bit of a sweat on the {2-Clubs}

turn, but it was no worry for Fletcher with the {10-Diamonds}

river. He's up to 70,000.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris Dave Lee

12-05-2008 14:33 UTC+11

Dalessandri Done

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The action folded to John Dalessandri in the small blind, who raised it up and David Lee made the call in the big blind.

They checked the {A-Spades}

flop, but when the {5-Hearts}

fell on the turn Dalessandri moved all in at the pot. Lee snap-called as Dalessandri tabled {A-?}

for two pair; however Lee had flopped a set with pocket aces to leave Dalessandri drawing dead!

The river bricked and Dalessandri is sent to the rail as Lee stacks up 145,000 chips.

Tags: David Lee John Dalessandri

12-05-2008 14:34 UTC+11

Break Time

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Players are on their first ten-minute break of the day. While you're waiting for play to resume, feel free to watch Melissa Castello's interview with Australian legend Dennis Huntly:

12-05-2008 14:43 UTC+11

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air. Thirty minutes remain in Level 9.

12-05-2008 14:58 UTC+11

Feature Table Change

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We've had a changeover at the feature table, with the previous table having been broken in normal table break order. Notable players now on the feature table include Eric Assadourian, Lee Nelson and, as TD Danny McDonagh described him, the "quiet American," Carter Gill.

12-05-2008 15:02 UTC+11

Assadourian Makes Nice Read

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Over on the new feature table Eric Assadourian took his seat and laughed, "I don't like being under the spotlight," before the first hand had even been dealt.

But he didn't take long to get in the swing of things. The board was {7-Diamonds}