2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney

APPT Grand Final
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
1,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,862,000 AUD
Entries
477
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 477
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Kambouris Crippled

Antonis "Tony K" Kambouris is short again. After making an impressive comeback from a short stack earlier in the day, Kambouris got all in against Michael Whibley preflop. Whibley had {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} and was in dominating shape against Kambouris' {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}. The board ran out {5-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {K-Hearts}, leaving Kambouris with just 8,000 chips.

Tags: Antonis KambourisMichael Whibley

Edmonds Takes Over the Chip Lead

Brendan Edmonds is on a real heater the last few levels. He has recently eliminated another opponent, tabling {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} to his opponent's {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} after a raising war ended with his opponent all in. Edmonds had a king on the {A-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} flop, then was left to sweat his opponent's gutshot straight draw. It didn't come; the turn and river were running threes.

Edmonds now has the largest stack in the tournament, at 243,000 chips.

Tags: Brendan Edmonds

Davidson Not to Be Outdone

Stewart Davidson must have heard what Brendan Edmonds was up to. Davidson eliminated another opponent, tabling {A-?} {K-?} on a board of {K-?} {8-?} {3-?} after his opponent moved all in with {K-?} {J-?}. Davidson's hand held up, allowing him to drag a pot that pushed him back into the chip lead (temporarily?) at 250,000 chips.

Tags: Stewart Davidson

Carron Cruising

Patrick Carron
Patrick Carron
In a battle of the blinds, Patrick Carron defended his big blind against a raise and took a heads-up flop of {A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{A-Hearts}.

The small blind led out for 10,000 before Carron min-raised to 20,000. His opponent then moved all in for 75,000 and Carron made the call.

Carron held {A-Spades}{7-Spades} for trip aces on the flop as his opponent tabled {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for just a naked flush draw. The turn was the {K-Spades} and river the {J-Spades} and Carron busted another player as he climbs into the top three chip counts in the room with 195,000 chips.

Tags: Patrick Carron

Chip Leaders Sitting Together

Brendan Edmonds raised to 5,000 before Mamouni Smain popped it up to 17,000. Edmonds made the call.

The flop landed {9-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Edmonds checked to Smain, who fired out 23,500. Edmonds thought better of a clash with another big stack and gave it up.

This table is very heavy in chips with Edmonds on 223,000, Smain with over 200,000 and Scott Smith also seated at this table with 185,000 chips.

Tags: Brendan EdmondsMamouni SmainScott Smith

Tony K Gives Up the Ghost

Tony K - eliminated
Tony K - eliminated
The curtains have finally descended on Antonis Kambouris' APPT Grand Final. After coming back from being crippled twice today, Kambouris has been crippled a third time, with {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} all in preflop against Sam Capra's {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}. Kambouris couldn't overcome Capra's edge, especially after a king hit the flop. He lost the hand and was crippled, knuckling under a few hands later

Tags: Antonis Kambouris

Gigliotti Doubles With Quads

Valerie Gigliotti
Valerie Gigliotti
Valerie Gigliotti was all in for her tournament life but she held the lead with her {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} up against Chris Lee's {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

It was all over by the turn, and the river rubbed salt into the would when the board ran out {J-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} to make Gigliotti quads as she doubles up to 70,000. Lee is still sitting comfortably with about 120,000.

Tags: Chris LeeValerie Gigliotti