Martin Rowe - 65,000
Vanessa Rousso - 35,000
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
APPT Tournament of Champions
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final - Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Prize Pool
50,000 AUD
Entries
10
Level
9
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 10
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Martin Rowe - 65,000
Vanessa Rousso - 35,000
Rowe:
Marcus:
The
flop hit both players, making top pair for Rowe and the nut flush draw for Marcus. The draw never came -- not surprising, since Marcus used up about a year's worth of good draws en route to winning APPT Manila. He was eliminated on the bubble after the turn and river fell 
and 
.As a result, Vanessa Rousso's and Rowe's charities are guaranteed to receive a donation.
Here is a quick recap of the remaining players charities:
Van Marcus - Child Fun
Martin Rowe - Save The Children
Vanessa Rousso - No Limit/No Profit Inititive
With a total of $50,000 being donated to charity on behalf of PokerStars.net, it seems that one way or another the children are going to benefit.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
Vanessa Rousso led for 2,000 and was met with an insta-call from Van Marcus. The turn landed the 
and Rousso continued with a bet of 3,000, and again Marcus made the call.The river fell the
and both players checked with Rousso tabling 
for bottom pair which wasn't enough for the pot as Marcus tabled 
to move up to 31,000 in chips.
Sabat:
Rousso:
"How do you snap with fours?" Martin Rowe asked her.
"He has no chips," Rousso replied. The board helped neither player,
, to send Sabat to the rail.
With the blinds out of the way, Rousso lined up the call amount and started chatting away to Marcus, "You did that whole I'm disappointed with my hand face, but I'm all-in thing".
Marcus nodded his head accordingly before Rousso open-mucked
. As Rousso pleaded to Marcus to table his hand he mucked his cards and stated, "You had me crushed 80-20" as Marcus moves up to 27,000 in chips.
against Martin Rowe's . "I can suck out." Suck out she did, hitting a queen on the river of a board that came 
. Rowe slipped to 26,000 while Rousso is up to about 32,000.
Rowe:
Rousso:
Rousso was in great shape to double up, but wound up with a chop when the board came
to give both players two pair with a queen kicker.
