2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Rubie Still Rolling

Brendan Rubie is fast approaching the 100,000 mark in chips and is making his case for a spot in the overnight top ten.

In a recent hand, Rubie led out with a 4,200 bet ona {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop. A player on the button raised to 9,000 and Rubie made the call.

The {J-Hearts} fell on the turn and Rubie came right back with an 11,000 bet, prompting his opponent to send his cards into the muck.

After this hand, we counted Rubie at 98,000 in chips and climbing.

Sheldon Update

Sheldon rockin' much better now
Sheldon rockin' much better now
On a flop of {10-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}, Sheldon checked and his opponent bet 2,000. Sheldon made the call bringing the two players to the turn where the {5-Spades} fell.

Sheldon checked and his opponent bet 1,900, less than his bet on the flop. Sheldon raised to 4,100 and took down the pot. He's now up to 44,000 chips.

Tags: Sheldon

Leo Boxell Knocks Out Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson opened to 1,475, and an unknown player in seat 9 three-bet to 4,000 straight. Leo Boxell called out of the small blind and Brian Wilson shoved for 36,000. Seat 9 folded, and Boxell went deep into the tank. Boxell finally mustered up a call, and showed the {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}. Wilson, on the other hand flipped up {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} and was pleasantly surprised to see he was flipping.

The flop fell down {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {3-Hearts} giving Wilson the lead, but Boxell plenty of outs with a heart draw. The {A-Hearts} on the turn put the nail in Wilson's coffin, knocking him out of the tournament and catapulting Boxell to 145,000 in chips.

Tags: Brian WilsonLeo Boxell

Steicke Slithering Back

On a board reading {3-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} David Steicke check-raised Eric Tomberlin's bet of 1,800 to 4,800 from the big blind. Tomberlin made the call.

The river was the {5-Spades} and Steicke led out for 6,625 and Tomberlin folded. Steicke flipped over {2-Clubs} {3-Spades} and the table began to chatter about how Steicke never misses with his junk hands. Steicke retorted by saying "if you play every pot, you hit quite a few of them."

The hand popped David Steicke up to about 32,000.

Tags: David Steicke

Hibbott Slips

David Hibbott called an opponent's all-in bet for 19,500 on a flop of {10-Clubs} {9-Spades} {8-Spades} holding {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. The all-in player had two red kings.

The turn and river were the {6-Diamonds} and the {Q-Spades}, dropping Hibbott to 100,000.

Tags: David Hibbott

Minh Nguyen With the Double Up

Minh Nguyen with a nice, new stack
Minh Nguyen with a nice, new stack
A middle-position player raised to 2,000 and PokerStars online qualifier Asier Aberro called from the next seat. Minh Nguyen then reraised all in for 12,125. The original raiser folded, but Aberro made the call.

Aberro: {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts}
Nguyen: {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}

The board was run through {K-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}, doubling Nguyen up to 28,000. Aberro dropped to 35,000.

Tags: Asier AberroMinh Nguyen

Big Three-way All In

Peter Parsons moved all in for 5,000 on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds}. PokerStars online qualifier Eric Tomberlin raised all in for 25,000 and then another PokerStars online qualifier Marcos Vassiliadis made the call.

It proved to be quite the flop as Parsons revealed {6-Spades} {5-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw, Tomberlin tabled {4-Hearts} {4-Clubs} for bottom set and Vassiliadis had {Q-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for top two pair.

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, catapulting Vassiliadis into the lead with a full house and leaving Parsons drawing dead.

The river card was then dealt and the {4-Spades} hit the felt, giving Tomberlin quad fours and winning him the pot. We've now seen quads twice within five minutes.

Sarah Lee Doubles Through Steicke

David Steicke
David Steicke
We picked up the action on the flop at table 17, with Sarah Lee betting 8,000 on a board reading {7-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}. David Steicke made the call, and the two players went to the turn.

When the {J-Clubs} was flipped over by the dealer, Lee immediately announced she was all in. Steicke asked for a count, and the dealer counted down Lee's stack which amounted to 23,200. Steicke decided to make the call, revealing {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for bottom pair, a gut-shot straight draw and a flush draw. Lee was ahead with {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts} and called for a deuce on the river.

Sarah Lee's wishes were granted, as the {2-Spades} hit the river doubling her up to about 67,000. Steicke, on the other hand was left with about 15,000 after the hand.

Tags: David SteickeSarah Lee

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50