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

12-03-2009 14:20 UTC+11

Mo Gets Wu'ed

donpeters

Raymund Wu fired a bet of 7,500 into a pot over 11,000. The board read {10-Diamonds}

and action fell to Yi Jin Mo. He tanked and then made the call.

The river was the {Q-Clubs}

and Wu checked. Mo checked behind.

Wu tabled {K-Clubs}

and Mo showed just the {10-Hearts}

before mucking his hand. Wu is up to 53,000.

Tags: Raymund Wu

12-03-2009 14:28 UTC+11

Steve Micos raised under the gun to 500 and Brooke Howard Smith reraised to 800. Smith went to open the pot to 700, having thought Micos limped, but was then informed he actually raised. He was forced to put in a raise then to 800. Action then fell on Emad Tahtouh and he made the call. Micos also called.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

and Micos checked. Smith bet 1,500 and Tahtouh called. Micos folded.

The turn was the {9-Hearts}

and Smith checked. Tahtouh checked as well.

The river was the {4-Clubs}

and both players checked. Smith tabled two eights and raked in the pot. He's up to 38,000 and Tahtouh is on the starting stack of 30,000.

Tags: Brooke Howard Smith Emad Tahtouh

12-03-2009 14:31 UTC+11

Lisandro Flexes His Muscle

Matthew

2009 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Jeffrey Lisandro, in the big blind decided to put his opponent, Lin Wenjiang to the test on a board reading {7-Hearts}

. Wenjiang, had bet the turn swelling the pot to about 15,000, and Lisandro slid his entire stack into the middle. After some serious consideration Wenjiang folded, LIsandro asking "did you have tens?"

After the hand Lisandro had about 38,000.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

12-03-2009 14:31 UTC+11

Tsapkounis Gorr'd

donpeters

Con Tsapkounis and Samuel Gorr got all in on the turn of a board of {10-Spades}

. Gorr held {10-Diamonds}

and Tsapkounis held {10-?}

.

The river was the {5-Spades}

, dropping Tsapkounis to 9,000 chips. Gorr is up to 41,000.

Tags: Con Tsapkounis Samuel Gorr

12-03-2009 14:34 UTC+11

Hachem Moves Up

donpeters

A player in middle position raised to 600 and Tony Hachem called out of the big blind.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

and both players checked. After the {8-Hearts}

hit the felt on the turn, Hachem bet 600. His opponent called, bringing the {8-Clubs}

to the felt on the river.

Hachem bet 1,000 and his opponent folded, moving him up to 35,000 chips.

Tags: Tony Hachem

12-03-2009 14:35 UTC+11

Break

donpeters

The players are on a short 10-minute break.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

12-03-2009 14:45 UTC+11

Back At It

donpeters

The players have returned to their seats and the cards are back in the air. There's now an ante of 25 in play.

12-03-2009 14:57 UTC+11

Cameron McDonald Pushes Back

Matthew

We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading {3-Hearts}

and about 13,000 in the pot. Steve Yea bet 7,000, and Cameron McDonald announced that he was all in for about 16,000 more. Yea eventually folded, and McDonald collected the pot.

After the hand McDonald looks to have about 45,000.

Tags: Cameron McDonald