Main Event
Day 4 Started
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
257
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Time to Crown an APPT Melbourne Champion
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Here we are back in the Crown Poker Room for the final day of action at the APPT Melburne Main Event. Only nine remain and one of them is destined to be the champion! Who will walk away with all the glory and the $326,125 first-place prize?
It is Tom Grigg who is in the best shape to take down the title, with the talented young Australian player proving yet again that he is a much-feared opponent. Today marks Grigg's fourth APPT/ANZPT final table, and while he has never taken down first-place prize, he is certainly the favourite to do so today.
However, Grigg will have stiff competition from some of the best players in the region, including Brendon Rubie, Kristian Lunardi, James Bills and Gary Benson. Each of these players have fantastic poker resumes and will be formidable opponents. Also at the final table, and adding a little bit of international flare to the day's proceedings are Wayne Bentley and Sam Razavi. Don't forget the rest of the players though, as they have proven they have what it takes to make it to the big stage.
APPT Melbourne Final Table
| Place | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Bentley | 610,000 |
| 2 | Brendon Rubie | 1,002,000 |
| 3 | Kristian Lunardi | 352,000 |
| 4 | James Bills | 322,000 |
| 5 | Nigel Andrews | 138,000 |
| 6 | Tom Grigg | 2,271,000 |
| 7 | Gary Benson | 631,000 |
| 8 | Sam Razavi | 1,318,000 |
| 9 | Keith Walker | 1,048,000 |
Don't forget to check out all the player bios over on the PokerStars Blog, and make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews all day long as nine becomes one and an APPT Melbourne Main Event champion is crowned. It all begins at 2:00 PM local time!
Time For A Delay
The nine players are currently kicking around the Crown Poker Room, but it is looking like we will have a slight delay. It's just ticked past 2:00 PM and we expect to be underway in just a few minutes.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Time To Play
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
APPT President Danny McDonagh has introduced the final table and the cards are in the air! There is just under 20 minutes left on the current level. Let's do it!
Bentley Wins the First Hand
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Wayne Bentley took down a small pot preflop as part of the first dealt hand. Since then, a couple of hands have been dealt and the action is slow. With the caliber of the players at the final table, there will no doubt be fireworks soon!
Rubie Crippled, Bentley Doubles
After Wayne Bentley took down the first pot it got folded to him in the small blind during the second hand of play. Bentley raised it up to 70,000, and Brendon Rubie defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Bentley quickly bet 70,000. Rubie called, and the turn was the 
. Bentley took out another 70,000 and bet again. Rubie gave it some thought before eventually calling.
On the river the 
hit, and Bentley now checked. Rubie tanked for about ten seconds before moving all in. With this move he put Bentley under immens pressure, since he had to make a decision for his tournament life.
Bentley thought about it for about a minute, and out of the blue he announced "Call". Rubie shook his head in defeat and mucked his cards. Bentley showed a little fist pump as he turned over 
. Bentley doubled up, and Rubie is now one of the short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 590,000 |
|
375,000 | -627,000 |
Rubie Almost Dead
Brendon Rubie will be wishing he never got out of bed, now sitting behind a tiny stack of less than two big blinds. The hand in question started when the action folded around to Brendon Rubie in the cut-off. He moved all in and the play was on Lunardi on the button. Lunardi moved all in and the blinds got out of the way. The chip stacks looked similar, but the cards were turned over before the stacks were counted out.
Rubie:   |
Lunardi:   |
Rubie was in trouble and the news got worse when the dealer flipped over a 
flop. The turn and river brought no help for Rubie and the big pot went to Lunardi. The stacks were counted out, with Rubie have Lunardi covered by 32,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000 | 278,000 |
|
|
32,000 | -343,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Brendon Rubie Eliminated in 9th Place ($27,175)
Brendon Rubie was going to need a lot of help after being knocked down to just 30,000 chips, but unfortunately for him he didn't manage to get lucky.
On the first hand after doubling up Kristian Lunardi it was Sam Razavi who raised to 50,000. Rubie called all in, and the other players folded.
Sam Razavi: 
Brendon Rubie: 
The board ran out 
, and Rubie survived. On the very next hand Razavi raised under the gun, and Rubie moved all in again. The action was folded back to the Brit who quickly tossed in the call.
Sam Razavi: 
Brendon Rubie: 
The board ran out 
, and that was it for the Aussie Millions side event winner. Razavi claimed to knockout as we are down to eight players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
Busted |