2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
594,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

The Color Gray

Jason Gray
Jason Gray
Jason Gray began the hand on the button and raised to 250 after action folded around to him. The big blind was Steve Pappas and he made the call.

The flop produced the {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn brought the {K-Spades} and both players checked again. The river was the {8-Clubs} and Pappas fired 200. Gray raised to 1,500 and won the pot as Pappas folded.

Gray is up to 40,000 chips.

Tags: Jason GraySteve Pappas

Cohen Slips

The under-the-gun player limped, the button limped, Julian Powell completed from the small blind and then Julian Cohen checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came down {K-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}. Powell checked, Cohen checked and the under-the-gun player checked all before the button fired 600. Only Cohen made the call.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Cohen checked. The button fired 600 and was check-raised to 1,600. The button reraised to 4,600 and Cohen called, creating a juicy pot for the river.

The river was the {3-Spades} and both players checked. Cohen tabled {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} for an eight-high flush. His opponent showed a higher flush with the {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts}.

Cohen is down to 25,000.

Tags: Julian Cohen

Antonio Paino Boats Up

At table 21, Andrew Capelin bumped up the action to 300, finding calls from both Antonio Paino, and Predrag Jovanovic.

The players saw a {8-Spades} {K-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} flop and Capelin checked. Paino bet 400, Jovanovic called from the button and Capelin folded.

The turn card was the {K-Clubs} and both players checked.

The river brought the the {10-Spades}, firing Paino back into action with a bet of 800. Jovanovic turned up the heat tossing out a raise to 2,600 and Paino took less than twenty seconds before tossing out another handful of chips, making it 6,300 straight. Jovanovic went into the tank contemplating his options before finally making the call. He would be disappointed to see his rivered straight ({J-Spades}{9-Spades}) was beaten by Paino's kings full of tens ({K-Spades}{10-Clubs}) shipping the 14k pot to Antonio Paino.

Tags: Antonio PainoPredrag Jovanovic

Cohen Wins One Back

From under the gun, Julian Cohen raised to 300. The cutoff and button made the call. The three playerts took a flop of {9-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {2-Spades}. Cohen was first in action and led with a bet of 750. Both his opponents folded and Cohen scooped in the chips. He's now got about 26,000.

Tags: Julian Cohen

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Failed Bluff for Comer

On the flop of {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}, Martin Comer check-raised his opponent's bet of 600 to 1,600. The payer made the call, bringing the turn of the {5-Spades} to the board.

Comer fired 3,500 and his opponent made the call. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and Comer bet 8,000. His opponent called again, tabling {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} against Comer's {10-Spades} {9-Clubs}.

Comer began telling his opponent how bad of a play he made and that he had no idea where he was in the hand. Comer's dropped to 20,000.

Tags: Martin Comer

Powell Gets the Royal Treatment

Powell down to one third of his starting stack
Powell down to one third of his starting stack
Julian Powell raised to 700 after one limper. The big blind, Phillip Kober, and the limper called. The flop came down {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Kober checked to the preflop limper. He fired 1,000 before Powell raised to 3,000. Kober made the call as did the limper.

The turn brought the {J-Diamonds}. Action checked to Powell and he fired 5,500. Both his opponents made the call.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and Kober was first to act. He fired 8,000. Powell went into the tank after the player in middle position folded. A player eventually called the clock on Powell. Within the allotted minute, Powell made the call.

After Powell called, Kober tabled his powerhouse with the {K-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}. That's right folks, a royal flush! Powell mucked his hand, dropping to 10,000.

Tags: Julian PowellPhillip Kober