APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

12-01-2009 13:41 UTC+11

Cohen Wins One Back

donpeters

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}

. 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

12-01-2009 13:39 UTC+11

Krautschneider Bests Nelson

donpeters

Karl Krautschneider and Lee "Final Table" Nelson both checked the river of a board of {A-Clubs}

. There was about 3,000 in the pot as both players went to a showdown.

Nelson mucked his hand after Krautschneider showed him {A-Hearts}

, slipping to 40,000. Krautschneider moved up to 35,000.

Tags: "Final Table"Karl Krautschneider Lee "Final Table" Nelson Lee Nelson

12-01-2009 13:35 UTC+11

Kochan Takes One

donpeters

With 2,500 in the pot on the river, the board read {A-Clubs}

. Daniel Kochan bet 1,200 and his lone opponent folded. Kochan moved up to 31,000.

Tags: Daniel Kochan

12-01-2009 13:34 UTC+11

Antonio Paino Boats Up

Matthew

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}

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}

) was beaten by Paino's kings full of tens ( {K-Spades}

) shipping the 14k pot to Antonio Paino.

Tags: Antonio Paino Predrag Jovanovic

12-01-2009 13:33 UTC+11

Cohen Slips

donpeters

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}

. 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}

for an eight-high flush. His opponent showed a higher flush with the {J-Hearts}

.

Cohen is down to 25,000.

Tags: Julian Cohen

12-01-2009 13:27 UTC+11

The Color Gray

donpeters

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}

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 Gray Steve Pappas

12-01-2009 13:23 UTC+11

Comer Up Early

donpeters

A player raised to 300 and Martin Comer made the call from the small blind. The big blind also called, taking three players to the flop of {A-Diamonds}

. Everyone checked and the turn was the {10-Diamonds}

. Comer fired 600 to win the pot, increasing his stack to 37,000.

Tags: Martin Comer

12-01-2009 13:21 UTC+11

Rami Flushes Putt

donpeters

Graeme "Kiwi G" Putt limped in from middle position. The small blind was Rami Ykmour and he completed before the big blind checked. The flop came down {A-Hearts}

and action checked to Putt. He fired 250 and only Ykmour called.

The turn went check, check after the {9-Spades}

fell. The river was the {J-Diamonds}