Main Event Day 2 | 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

07-30-2011 15:38 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinh Tran	227,000 87,000	87,000
Julius Colman	150,000 102,675	102,675
Luke Edwards	140,000 65,275	65,275

Yustinus Karib	95,000 -6,450	-6,450
Jackson Zheng	94,400 36,000	36,000

Ricky Kroesen	92,000 29,975	29,975

Maryann Farrugia	88,000 -13,600	-13,600
David Bonadio	82,000 -29,300	-29,300
Antonis Kambouroglou	82,000 27,650	27,650
Andrew Hinrichsen	80,000 39,000	39,000

Peter Aristidou	80,000 38,000	38,000
Joey Baker	58,000 -82,000	-82,000
Julian Powell	52,000 15,225	15,225
Ilir Beluli	40,000 -74,275	-74,275
John Maklouf	38,000 -39,325	-39,325
John Dalessandri	20,000 -67,400	-67,400
Peter Apostolou	15,000 -58,900	-58,900
Jim Sachinidis	15,000 -52,500	-52,500

Turker Taking It To Them

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Koray Turker has emerged as our new chipleader, ammassing a monster 300,000 in chips.

Our friends at the PokerStars Blog were kind enough to give us the details of an interesting hand that highlights how Koray is managing to run over his table.

Apparently Turker put in a four-bet to 32,000 only to call off a shove from his three-betting opponent, with Turker holding only {a-Spades} {8-Diamonds} . Turker's opponent held {10-Clubs} {10-Spades} and was looking good with a board showing {j-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Clubs} , but the river would ensure Turker continued his domination, with the {a-Hearts} dealing the fatal blow to Turker's opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Turker	300,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Koray Turker

07-30-2011 15:56 UTC+10

How Many Left

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

It has been made known to the players that once only 80 remain, play will change to 10 eight-handed tables.

There is curently 96 players remaining.

07-30-2011 15:59 UTC+10

Fazzino Busted

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We came to the table with a board showing {7-Hearts} {a-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {9-Diamonds} and Sal Fazzino in the hand up against Andrew Hinrichsen.

Fazzino checked his action to Hinrichsen, who bet 9,800. A call from Fazzino would see the {7-Clubs} hit the river.

Fazzino again checked and Hinrichsen pushed a small pile of 5,000-denomination chips into the middle. The bet from Hinrichsen was enough to cover Fazzino, and when he made the call, Fazzino mucked his cards as he saw Hinrichsen's {a-Clubs} {9-Spades} for top two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hinrichsen	110,000 30,000	30,000

Sal Fazzino	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hinrichsen Sal Fazzino

07-30-2011 16:10 UTC+10

Turker Taking It To Them

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Koray Turker can't seem to put a foot wrong, raising and calling with hands like six-nine, at exactly the right times and using his giant stack perfectly. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he seems to be hitting all the right cards, at all the right times.

Mario Palma made a raise from the button and was quickly reraised by Turker in the small blind. Palma made the call to see the flop fall {6-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {j-Clubs} .

On the flop, Turker led for 14,200 which prompted Palma to move all in for around 70,000. Turker snap-called and the players turned their hands over.

Palma: {j-Diamonds} {10-Spades}
Turker: {6-Clubs} {9-Hearts}

The flopped two pair for Turker held up with no help for Palma and that meant that once again Turker added to his growing stack by sending another player home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Turker	380,000 80,000	80,000

Mario Palma	Busted

Tags: Koray Turker Mario Palma

07-30-2011 16:24 UTC+10

Diamond For Dong

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A middle-position Jonathan Karamalikis raised it up to 3,200 and received calls from Joey Baker and Jesse McKenzie in the blinds.

Flop: {a-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}

McKenzie and Baker both checked to the aggressor, with Karamalikis making it 6,500 to see a turn. Only Baker would make the call and watch as an {a-Diamonds} rolled off on the turn. This time Baker would lead and Karamalikis would call the 6,200-chip bet.

The river came the {5-Diamonds} and again Baker lead, this time for 8,000. Karamalikis made the call and took down the pot when his {q-Spades} {10-Diamonds} for a rivered flush trumped the {j-Hearts} {q-Hearts} of Baker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Karamalikis	130,000 10,000	10,000
Joey Baker	90,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Joey Baker Jonathan Karamalikis

07-30-2011 16:28 UTC+10

Ten Minute Break

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

07-30-2011 16:40 UTC+10

Back At The Felt

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

The players are back in their seats and ready to play at the APPT Melbourne Main Event.

With 82 players left, there are only 10 tables left in the room. Play will continue eight-handed up until a final table of nine.

07-30-2011 16:50 UTC+10

Pre Flop Tanking

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

David Steicke raised to 6,000 preflop and sent the action to George Moussa on his direct left. It then took Moussa a good three minutes to decide what his next move was going to be. He leaned over and checked Steicke's stack multiple times and then eventually decided to fold.

With Moussa out of the hand the action quickly folded around to Cole Swannack in the big blind and he quickly three-bet to 15,200. Steicke thought for a few moments before folding his hand. Maybe Swannack saw what Moussa didn't, or his hand was just that good.

Tags: Cole Swannack David Steicke George Moussa