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

12-03-2009 17:57 UTC+11

Hachem Can't Get There

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Donnie Peters

Joe Hachem just doubled an opponent up after the two got all in preflop. Hachem held {A-Spades}

to the player's {K-Clubs}

. After Hachem stayed unimproved, he slipped to 15,000.

Tags: Joe Hachem

12-03-2009 17:53 UTC+11

Ciric Wants Some Sugar

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Donnie Peters

Donna Ciric stopped by the tournament room just recently. She's railing the big dog and former WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem. The two are chatting it up when Hachem's not involved in a hand.

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12-03-2009 17:48 UTC+11

Huang Busts

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Donnie Peters

Team PokerStars Asia Pro Huang eliminated

One player checked the board of {A-Diamonds}

to David Saab. Saab fired 2,000 and Bryan Huang called. The other player folded.

"How deep are you?" asked Saab to Huang.

"Seven thousand, fifty." answered Huang.

After the river card fell with the {2-Spades}

, Saab moved all in to put Huang in for his last 7,050. There was a tiny bit more than 6,500 in the pot. Huang tanked and then called.

"Top pair, second kicker!" proclaimed Saab, tabling {A-Hearts}

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Huang mucked and exited the tournament. Saab's back up to 50,000.

Tags: Bryan Huang David Saab

12-03-2009 17:39 UTC+11

Kris Nedanovski Eliminated

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Kris Nedanovski, who was holding onto a short stack moved all-in to be called by Sal Fazzino. Kris Nedanovski held the {a-Clubs}

and was well ahead of Fazzino's {k-Clubs}

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The flop, however would be disastrous for Nedanovski as the board rolled out {q-Hearts}

.

The hand catapulted Fazzino to 113,000

12-03-2009 17:36 UTC+11

Saab Crashes

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Donnie Peters

David Saab raised from middle position and then a player on the button made it 5,000 to go. Saab reraised all in and the button called off his last 14,000 chips. Saab tabled {A-Clubs}

to his opponent's {A-Hearts}

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The board ran out {A-Spades}

, giving Saab's opponent a full house and dropping Saab to 38,000.

Tags: David Saab

12-03-2009 17:31 UTC+11

Venturini Into Six Figures

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Donnie Peters

An under-the-gun player raised to 1,200. A player in middle position called, the cutoff seat called and Mark Vos called on the button. The small blind then reraised to 6,000. The player under the gun called before the next player made it 17,000. Everyone folded back over to the small blind who had made the first reraise and he moved all in. The only player to call was the player that made it 17,000.

The small blind held {7-Diamonds}

and the other player, Anthony Venturini, held {J-Clubs}

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Vos commented on the hand before the board was run out, saying, "Under the gun said he had nine-nine and middle position said he had nines as well. I folded tens."

The board was then run through {Q-Hearts}

to give Venturini the win and busting the other player. Venturini moved up to 117,000.

"I guess you both didn't have pocket nines." commented Vos after seeing the nine hit the turn.

Tags: Anthony Venturini Mark Vos

12-03-2009 17:30 UTC+11

Wong Rising

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Jimmy Wong, who just busted Stewart Scott called an all-in push from Milan Gurung, who was down to his last 5,850. Gurung revealed {7-Clubs}

, and would need help against Wong's {9-Clubs}

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The board came down {4-Spades}

, and Gurung has been eliminated from the tournament. Wong, on the other hand has about 47,000.

12-03-2009 17:16 UTC+11

Stewart Scott Busted

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Donnie Peters

The Aussie Millions champ has been eliminated

Stewart Scott was all in preflop for his last 12,000 chips holding two nines. HIs opponent had him drawing slim with two jacks.

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}