2010 APPT Sydney

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2010 APPT Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
459,510 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Entries
289
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

De Wolfe Four-Bets CNT_CRUSHER

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Roland de Wolfe opened the button with a raise to 900 only to have Ben 'CNT_CRUSHER' Delaney three-bet the big blind to 2,700.

De Wolfe spent nearly two minutes deliberating before opting to move his 17,000-plus chip stack into the middle to force a near insta-muck from Delaney as he slipped to 26,000.

"Committed!" announced Tony G from across the table to force a wry smile on de Wolfe's face.

Tags: Roland de WolfeTony GBen Delaney

Nyberg Over 40k

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Facing two limps, Dean 'dinhjo' Nyberg entered the pot from the hijack with a raise to 1,400 and found a call from the button and just one of the limpers.

On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} after the limper checked, Nyberg fired out a continuation-bet of 2,200 and was called by only the player on the button before both players checked the {K-Hearts} on the turn.

When the dealer dropped the {3-Clubs} on the river, Nyberg tossed in a bet of 5,025 to force a fold from his opponent as he climbed to 40,500 in chips.

Tags: Dean Nyberg

Hachem Snaps with Nut Flush

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem

Two players checked the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop before a third player fired 2,500. Tony Hachem made the call and the other two folded.

The {Q-Hearts} paired the board on the turn. Action checked to Hachem and he checked behind to see the {6-Hearts} fall on the river. The first player fired 3,700 and Hachem snap-called, tabling the {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for the nut flush. His opponent mucked and Hachem won the pot.

"Well, the repeat card just really destroyed me," said Hachem about not betting the turn or raising the river. He's over 30,000 for the first time today, sitting with 31,000 now.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Obst Victorious in High Rollers!

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Although James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst has been eliminated from today's tournament, he has 150,000 reasons why he won't be bothered too much.

Kicking off on Tuesday with twenty-five players, the $15,300 High Rollers Event before a final table of eight was formed early Wednesday morning.

SeatPlayerChips
1Jeffrey Lisandro56,500
2Fabian Quoss99,200
3In Wook Choi55,600
4Antonis 'Toothpick Tony' Kambouroglou36,900
5James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst129,400
6Joe Marchal23,100
7Jovo Skekic83,700
8Steve 'stevoL' Leonard21,700

With only five players receiving a piece of the prizepool, it would inevitably be Obst capturing the title after he bested Jeffrey Lisandro heads up.

Although only lasting ten hands, Lisandro found himself all in holding {10-}{9-} against Obst's {J-}{9-} on a {8-}{7-}{4-} board. The {10-} on the turn ensured victory for Obst as he keeps the title in South Australia after Jarred 'FlopNutsOnYou' Graham captured consecutive victories over the past two years.

PlacePlayerPrize (AU)
1stJames 'Andy McLEOD' Obst$150,000
2ndJeffrey Lisandro$88,125
3rdJovo Skekic$63,750
4thFabian Quoss$43,125
5thAntonis 'Toothpick Tony' Kambouroglou$30,000

Some further details can be found at the Big Game Poker website located here.

Tags: James ObstJeffrey Lisandro

Priplotski Shipped On

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Roman Priplotski in action
Roman Priplotski in action

With the action folding round to the small blind, he made it 1,200 to go only to have Roman Priplotski bump it to 3,500 from the big blind.

The small blind made the call before leading for 4,000 on the {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop with Priplotski smooth-calling as the {7-Hearts} rolled off on the turn.

Greeted by a check, Priplotski fired out 8,600 only to have his opponent play the sneaky check-raise play by making it 30,000 total.

Priplotski kicked his cards to the muck to relinquish the pot, but won't be fazed too much as his 39,000-chip stack still sees him in a position to mount a charge at day two. Throw in the fact he recently finished runner up in the Joe Hachem Deep Stack Series $550 Main Event for AU$48,000, and Priplotski is full of confidence and skill to make him a dangerous threat for tablemates Hugh Cohen, Michael O'Grady and Danny Huynh.

Tags: Roman PriplotskiHugh CohenMichael O'GradyDanny Huynh

"That's How Moneymaker Does It!"

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Somehow, Team PokerStars Pro and 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker got all of his money in on the flop of {9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}. His opponent held {A-}{Q-} and we overheard Moneymaker say, "Good call," to the player when the cards were revealed.

Moneymaker was at risk and began to remove his headphones and stand up from his seat as the dealer burned and turned the {5-Diamonds}. Moneymaker was about halfway out of his chair when the river card hit with the {K-Diamonds} falling and spiking him with a three-outer.

Moneymaker was at risk in the hand and doubled back to 36,000.

"That's how Moneymaker does it!" exclaimed one of the players at the table.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker

Kambouoglou Has Set Flopped On Him

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Antonis Kambouroglou opened to 1,500 from under the gun and was met with one caller from the hijack.

Kambouroglou checked the {Q-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop before his opponent fired out a bet of 2,500.

Kambouroglou deliberated for several minutes before kicking his cards to the muck while slipping to 69,000 in chips.

Fortunately for Kambouroglou, he was ensured he made a good fold when his opponent tabled his {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for bottom set.

Tags: Antonis Kambouroglou