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

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

12-05-2008 21:41 UTC+11

Play Resumes

Cards are back in the air. Is this the last level of the day? Most likely not. We'll see how things shape up as the bubble approaches, but it seems likely we'll at least start playing Level 15 tonight.

12-05-2008 21:32 UTC+11

Sanis Doubles Through Cook

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Just before the break David Sanis has doubled through Greg Cook. Sanis committed with {A-Clubs}

against Cook's {8-Clubs}

.

The board landed {9-Spades}

to give Sanis a pair of aces and the double up to 130,000, leaving Cook with 110,000.

Tags: David Sanis Greg Cook

12-05-2008 21:25 UTC+11

Break Time

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Players are on a ten-minute break, but the black (100) chips are being raced at this break, so it may run slightly long.

12-05-2008 21:24 UTC+11

Runner-Runner? Always "Funner".

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To the all in player, a win's a win, but we imagine that even Robert Bechara found this one a bit dirty. He reraised all in over the top of an open-shove from a short stack sitting on 23,900. Bechara's isolation move worked, leaving Bechara and his opponent alone going into the flop. Bechara showed {A-Diamonds}

against his opponent's pocket fives. The flop hit them both, {10-Spades}

, but Bechara went runner-runner {J-Hearts}

to make a Broadway straight and knock out his opponent.

We imagine that, if Craig Marquis is reading, he just winced in shared pain with Bechara's opponent.

Tags: Craig Marquis Robert Bechara

12-05-2008 21:20 UTC+11

The Rich Get Richer

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Brendan Edmonds has extended his chip lead after calling the all in shove of his opponent preflop. Edmonds held {A-Hearts}

as his opponent was making a move with {3-Spades}

. The board filled out {9-Hearts}

to jump Edmonds up to 372,000.

Meanwhile Antonio Fazzolari is also adding to his massive stack after the elimination of Chris Levick. They got it in on a ten-high flop with Levick's {Q-?}

out-kicked by the {K-?}

of Fazzolari. The turn and river bricked out and Fazzolari is up to 335,000.

Tags: Antonio Fazzolari Brendan Edmonds

12-05-2008 21:08 UTC+11

Cancel That Body Bag Order

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We had Petar Lackovic all but fitted with a toe tag after he was crippled to 4,500, but a series of double-ups have kept his tournament hopes alive. He shipped it in with {A-Spades}

against Jason Gray's {10-Hearts}

. The flop was huge for Lackovic, coming {6-Spades}

to all but kill any chance Gray had of winning the hand. it was all over after the {4-Clubs}

turn.

With that double, Lackovic is up to 55,000. He's not out of the woods yet. Gray is down to 190,000.

Tags: Petar Lackovic

12-05-2008 21:07 UTC+11

Bechara Plays The Rush

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Robert Bechara was sitting with a short stack but after a double up and a bustout he's now back with his head above water with 67,000 chips.

In the first hand he won a race holding {J-?}

against an opponent's pocket nines when the board fell {10-Spades}

to give him a pair of tens and a double up.

The next hand a short-stacked player moved all in for his last 10,500 with {A-Hearts}

and Bechara gambled with {K-Spades}

. The board was again favourable when it arrived {K-Diamonds}

to send his opponent to the exit.

Tags: Robert Bechara

12-05-2008 20:55 UTC+11

Edmonds is Second to 300K

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Brendan Edmonds is nipping at the heels of Stewart Davidson for the title of Chip Leader. He called a raise to 6,200 made by David Lee after one other player called in front of him. On a flop of {K-Spades}

, Edmonds checked to Lee, who bet 18,000. That bet was called by the third player in the hand before Edmonds check-raised to 50,000. Nobody wanted to play for that much.

Edmonds is our second player to have more than 300,000 in chips.

Tags: Brendan Edmonds David Lee

12-05-2008 20:46 UTC+11