Chips
Ernst Hermans - 3,180,000
Tom Grigg - 2,150,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,770,000
Andrew Hiscox - 1,530,000
Leo Boxell - 1,350,000
Barry Forrester - 1,145,000
Aaron Benton - 755,000
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Ernst Hermans - 3,180,000
Tom Grigg - 2,150,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,770,000
Andrew Hiscox - 1,530,000
Leo Boxell - 1,350,000
Barry Forrester - 1,145,000
Aaron Benton - 755,000
Three-bet by Benton Preflop
While Boxell tanked preflop, Benton was baiting him to call. He even said, "If you call, I'll shove in dark." He then showed the
only.
Pair of Fives Good for Hermans
and Grigg fired 60,000. Hermans called before the turn card came the 
. Here, both players checked and the river card was the 
. Both checked again and it was showdown time.Grigg held
and Hermans 
. Hermans' pair of fives were good enough to win the hand.
Benton Showing Off His Hand
and Carlson checked. benton fired 300,000 and Carlson called.The turn card was the
. Carlson checked and Benton fired all in for 547,000. Carlson went into the tank. He looked very uncomfortable about the decision at hand and spent several minutes mulling over it. Eventually, he mucked his hand and Benton tabled 
to show off his hand. He and Carlson are now up to 1.35 million each.Carlson mentioned he held the same hand.
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Benton Loosening Up
Motioning his hands as if he was pushing chips into an imaginary pot, Benton said: "I'm just going to start shoving and getting in there now, baby!" A few minutes later, another beer arrived for him.
Hermans Drops One to Grigg
flop, which both checked.The turn brought the
and Grigg fired 125,000. Hermans called again.The last card off the deck was the
and Grigg fired a major league bet of 275,000 which was again called by Hermans.At the showdown, Grigg tabled
{Jd] for a Broadway straight and Hermans mucked.Grigg piled up 2.55 million in chips after the hand while Hermans dropped back down to 2.9 million.
Barry Forrester Eliminated in 7th Place ($83,160)
Ernst Hermans opened the pot with a raise to 95,000 from under-the-gun and then action folded around the table to Andrew Hiscox who three-bet to 200,000 from the hijack. Leo Boxell folded from the cutoff and when the action reached Forrester on the button, he moved all in for a total of 875,000. Hermans laid down his hand, but Hiscox made the call, tabling
. Forrester found himself in bad shape with the 
.The
board changed nothing and Hiscox took down the pot with two pair, aces and eights, with a king kicker.Forrester will take home $83,160 in prize money for his 7th place finish. Meanwhile, Hiscox stacked up 2.15 million in chips with the win.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Chip Stacks
Ernst Hermans - 2,900,000
Andrew Hiscox - 2,600,000
Tom Grigg - 2,550,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,300,000
Aaron Benton - 1,100,000
Leo Boxell - 1,050,000