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Brendon Rubie is up to 38,000 early after winning a pot against a fellow Brendan.
Brendan Edmonds opened the pot with a raise to 550 from under-the-gun and action moved to Rubie who three-bet to 1,550. Edmonds made the call and saw the flop come .
Edmonds then checked to Rubie who fired a continuation bet of 2,000. Edmonds followed up with a check-raise, kicking it up to 6,000. Not intimidated, Rubie reraised, making it 16,000 to go and Edmonds decided to throw in the towel.
Rubie candidly flashed the to his defeated opponent as he raked in the pot.
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Amanda De Cesare
Amanda De Cesare raised to 300 from under the gun and Michael "TheBigSiCkO" Guzzardi called from the hijack seat. The flop came down and De Cesare checked. Guzzardi bet 550 and was called.
The turn brought the and De Cesare checked again. Guzzardi fired another bullet, one worth 1,025. Again, he was called.
The river was the and De Cesare led for 3,000. Guzzardi tanked, smiled and mucked his hand. He's down to 26,500. De Cesare is up to 34,000.
If you're unfamiliar with De Cesare, she was the recent winner of Australian's The Poker Star. She won the AUD $500 Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series 3 Main Event for AUD $77,500 in November of 2009 and also placed second in an Aussie Millions event in 2009.
Brian Wilson
From early position Asier Aberro raised it up to 500 and Brian Wilson called from the button. The dealer unveiled a flop of and Aberro bet 1,000 and the former bracelet winner called.
The turn card brought the and Aberro decided to slow down checking to Wilson, who checked behind.
The on the river was the action card, with Aberro tossing out two red chips for 2,000. Wilson min-raised to 4,000 and Aberro popped it up to 8,000 straight. This bet sent Wilson into a bit of a rant. He recounted the action and said "how can i fold this hand?" Wilson finally made the call flipping over , and said "show me your ace-jack." Aberro did just that flipping over for the bigger full house, awarding him the 19,000 pot.
Asier Aberro now sits on about 66,000, while Brian Wilson slips to about 20,000.
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After a raise to 325, four players went to the flop and saw the hit the felt. The preflop raiser fired 850 and only David Steicke called, after having checked.
The turn brought the and Steicke checked. His opponent fired 1,700 and Steicke folded, showing the . He's down to 24,000.
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Michael "TheBigSiCkO" Guzzardi raised to 350 from middle position. The small blind reraised to 700 and Guzzardi called. The flop came down .
The small blind bet 1,500, prompting a fold from Guzzardi. He's down to 28,000.
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Jean-Claude Baillon and Asier Aberro got all in on the turn of a board reading . Aberro held and Baillon held .
The river was the and Aberro's set of jacks proved good. He's now up to 56,000 and the early chip leader. Baillon was the first elimination of the day.
Day 1b of the APPT Grand Final has already eclipsed the number of registered players from Day 1a, with the number currently at 109. It's been confirmed that Day 1c already has over 140 registered players and APPT President Jeffrey Haas is hoping for a first prize of AUD $1 million.
Among today's notables are David Steicke, Michael Guzzardi, former WSOP bracelet winner Brian Wilson, [Removed:505], Julius Colman, Brenon Rubie, and last years champion Martin Rowe.
Also in today's field is the winner of the Australian television show "The Poker Star," Amanda De Cesare.