2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 396
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came from behind against Grigg's 
.Chin flopped a pair of sevens and held from there to move up to 160,000 chips. Grigg still has a big stack of 620,000.
In a battle of the two remaining Team PokerStars Pros, Eric Assadourian raised, and Grant Levy moved his short stack into the middle. Assadourian made the call with 
, and was racing against the pocket fives of Levy.
The flop was a monster for Assadourian, coming down 
giving him an open-ended straight flush draw. The 
dashed Levy's hopes of survival, and the 
on the river sealed the deal. Eric Assadourian now sits on 520,000.
Grant Levy takes home AUD $10,692 for the solid finish.
Shortly after the hand, Lynn caught up with Eric Assadourian about busting out his teammate:
. Peer held 
to Saghabi's 
.
and Hibbott bet 16,000. Benton raised to 40,000 and then Hibbott moved all in for 150,000. Benton made the call holding 
. Hibbott held pocket kings.The turn and river didn't help Hibbott and he was sent ot the rail.
Benton is now on 671,000 chips.
The flop came down
and Flourentzou checked. Assadourian fired 60,000 and Flourentzou folded, leaving only the at-risk Levy and friend Assadourian in the pot. Assadourian scooped the side pot as the hands were revealed.Levy held
and Assadourian a pair of of nines. Assadourian began rooting for a three to come on the turn to help his buddy out and then just like that, the 
hit the felt, giving Levy some life.The river was the
and Levy was able to move back to about 25,000.
. Brown had 
.The board ran out
and left Brown with 148,000 chips. Amourette moved up to 210,000.
against Chin's .The flop wasn't good for Levy when the
and 
hit the felt, putting Chin in the lead.The turn was the
and then the river the . Taking the hit, Levy was left with just 8,000 chips.
and Kho held .The board ran out
to bust Hsieh and move Kho to 500,000.
from David Hibbott. The turn brought the 
and Hibbott bet 30,000 before Benton fired in a raise to 80,000. Hibbott moved all in and Benton called.Benton:
Hibbott:
The river delivered the miracle card for Benton when the
his the board, giving him a straight flush from an unbelievable two-outer. He's now up to 521,000 chips. Hibbott was smashed down to 136,000.
