Unexpected Pause
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Back in Action
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Updated Chip Counts
Alan Brown - 80,000
Rami Ykmour - 75,000
Nicholas Owens - 75,000
Karl Krautschneider - 62,000
Steve Pappas - 59,000
Tony "Bond18" Dunst - 56,000
Donna Ciric - 52,000
Kent Hunter - 50,000
Eric Assadourian - 50,000
Ricky Kroesen - 49,000
Peter Aristidou - 46,000
Constantijn Swiebel - 45,000
Predrag Jovanovic - 43,000
Jamie Pickering - 40,000
Roel Pijpers - 38,000
Dustin Dorrance-Bowman - 38,000
Casey Kastle - 38,000
Lee Nelson - 36,000
Daniel Kochan - 35,000
Derek Grieco - 30,000
Ramy Tadros - 29,000
Michael Pedley - 24,000
Dennis Waterman - 22,000
Graeme "Kiwi G" Putt - 18,000
Mike Ivan - 16,000
Joel "StrongPlay" Dodds - 15,000
Will Mitchell - 10,000
Steve "stevoL" Leonard - 10,000
Star City Brawl
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Believe or not, a fist fight (albeit a one-sided affair) just broke out inside the Star City poker room. Our media desk is situated just outside of the poker room and upon hearing several cries for "Security!" and "Fight!" media row emptied itself to find out what was happening.
Inside the poker room, the scene was an ugly one. An unidentified and heavily tattooed man (who was not playing in either event) was on the floor and virtually mangling a player we've identified as Mark Ericksen, who had been playing in the high roller's event. Security was on the scene in a hurry and managed to separate the two men, but not before Ericksen's face received quite the battering.
Team PokerStars Pro Terrence Chan was sitting at Ericksen's table when the incident took place and we asked him to recount what happened. Without quoting Chan directly, here's the gist of what went down:
The unidentified man (we'll call him Mr. X) approached Ericksen's table and initiated a verbal altercation in which he told Ericksen to (paraphrased): "Stay the f*** out of my business." The two exchanged a few more words before Mr. X took a swing at Ericksen, connecting with his face. Mr. X then walked away from the table and it appeared (to Chan) as though the situation had resolved itself when Ericksen stood up and told Mr. X he was a "f***ing rat."
At this point, all hell broke loose. After throwing and landing several punches, the two hit the ground where Mr. X continued his assault of Ericksen. With each punch he threw, Mr. X yelled "Rat! Rat! Rat!"
Chan also explained that one of the tournament directors who stepped in (fully intending to help), grabbed and restrained Ericksen from behind, not knowing that he hadn't thrown a single punch and was actually the one being assaulted. After a long minute, Mr. X was escorted out of the poker room while Ericksen was tended to by security personnel.
The players in both tournaments were then sent on an impromptu break while the matter was investigated. Play has since resumed throughout the room.
Of note, Ericksen's chips have been removed from play and his money refunded, based on the premise that the incident did not involve another player or event staff member.
"I thought the fight was tomorrow night," joked one player during the break, referring to the Roy Jones Jr. v. Danny Green boxing match scheduled for tomorrow night.
"This was the undercard," replied a member of the media.
Video footage of the incident was confiscated by casino security, but we caught up with Andrew Scott who was also sitting at Erickson's table:
Kober Makes Krautschneider To Fold
and everyone checked.After the turn brought the
, the big blind checked and Krautschneider fired 2,500. The cutoff seat called and the big blind folded.The river was the
and Krautschneider checked. His opponent, Phillip Kober, bet 5,500 and Krautschneider folded 
face up on the table.Krautschneider dropped to 56,000 while Kober moved up to 60,000.
Doubling the Waterman
. Waterman held 
for the flopped broadway straight. His opponent held 
.The turn was the
and the river the , giving Waterman the double up to 41,000.
Casino Royale
for a 60,000-chip pot with one opponent. Dunst held 
for a straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent held for top two pair.The turn was the
, giving Dunst his straight and leaving his opponent drawing to a full house. The river was the 
and completed the board.That pot moved Dunst up to 85,000 chips.
Mitchell Doubles
The flop was a great one for Mitchell, producing the
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Mitchell was able to double to about 8,000.
Lee Nelson Chipping Up
The flop came down
and Nelson led out for 1,600. Rami folded, and Gratziano called. When the
hit on the turn, Nelson deliberately shuffled his chips and finally bet 2,700. After pondering his actions for about a minute, Gratziano folded and the pot was awarded to Nelson. Lee Nelson is now sitting on about 45,000.