A nice little hand has played out over on our night's tough table, with Kristian Lunardi and Tom Grigg bumping heads. We arrived at the table with around 2,000 already in the pot and with a flop showing. Grigg was on the button, while Lunardi was in the big blind.
Lunardi checked here and Grigg bet 1,225. Lunardi then check-raised to 3,750 and Grigg made the call.
An hit the turn and after a long time thinking, Lunardi bet 4,300. Grigg opted to let his hand go here and Lunardi raked in the pot. Despite losing that hand, Grigg is still sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room. Lunardi is comfortable, sitting with around the starting stack.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised it up to 600, and the action was folded to Oliver Speidel. The Aussie Millions Main Event champion called in late position, after which both blinds, Oliver Gill and Cameron Angus, called.
The flop brought out , and the action was checked to Speidel. He bet 1,500 and Gill folded. Angus called from the big blind, and the initial raiser called as well.
On the turn the popped up, and once again it was checked to Speidel. He eyed his opponent's stacks, and threw out a big 5,000-chip bet. Angus thought about it for a while, and made the call. The initial raiser tanked as well, but he ended eventually folded.
The river was the , and Angus checked once again. Speidel double checked his cards, and checked. He turned over , but was beaten by Angus' .
Angus slow playes his hand, but Speidel didn't take another stab at the pot on the river. Speidel is slightly below the starting stack, while Angus is up to 44,000 chips.
Tom Grigg would be considered to most people to be a "loose" player. At the very least, he is a very active player. Unfortunately for Jackie Glazier, she has run into Grigg at the wrong moment, with Grigg waking up with a big hand very recently.
The end of Glazier's tournament began when an under the gun player opened the pot with a small raise. Glazier was next to act and three-bet it to 1,600. Grigg then four-bet to 3,700 and with the player who opened out of the way, Glazier would five-bet to 6,600. Grigg studies his opponent and then made the call.
Flop:
Glazier quickly tumbled out a bet of 8,000 here - a huge majority of her remaining stack. Grigg then put out a large stack of 5,000-denomination chips and Glazier called off her stack.
Glazier:
Grigg:
The turn and river brought no miracle jack for Jackie and it was all over early here on Day 1a of the APPT Melbourne Main Event.
The players are back from their break and ready to play three more levels before heading home for a good night's sleep.
We have just got word that the official number of entries for tonight is 98. That is a great result and with tomorrow looking to have in excess of 200 entrants, this year's tournament is on target to easily surpass last year's 260-player field.
The remaining players in today's Day 1 flight seem to be taking it easy. Brendon Rubie is one of the few who consistently raises pots, but the others aren't giving him a lot of action.
Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Wu is hovering around 7,500 chips, making his options very limited. He will need to double up quickly, in order to stay alive.
Aussie Millions Main Event winner Oliver Speidel was sipping on a big coffee when we checked up on him, and this might get him to play more pots. Not that Speidel is known as a tight player, but so far it's fairly quiet this level.
When we arrived over at Table 25, David Allan had a 1,000 denomination chip out in front of him in early position and Mitch Carle had raised it up to 1,800. We aren't sure if Allan had opened with a small raise or limped, but either way, the blinds got out of the way and Allan made the call.
On the flop, Allan check-called a bet of 1,550 from Carle and a was dealt on the turn. This time Carle bet 1,875 and Allan again made the call. A was the final card to be dealt on the felt and Allan opted to check again. Allan had around 7,500 behind at this point and Carle flicked out a bet of 10,000. Allan announced "i call" and Carle immediately mucked. Allan raked in the handy pot, not showing his hand as he did so.
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flop showing. Grigg was on the button, while Lunardi was in the big blind.
hit the turn and after a long time thinking, Lunardi bet 4,300. Grigg opted to let his hand go here and Lunardi raked in the pot. Despite losing that hand, Grigg is still sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room. Lunardi is comfortable, sitting with around the starting stack.
, and the action was checked to Speidel. He bet 1,500 and Gill folded. Angus called from the big blind, and the initial raiser called as well.
popped up, and once again it was checked to Speidel. He eyed his opponent's stacks, and threw out a big 5,000-chip bet. Angus thought about it for a while, and made the call. The initial raiser tanked as well, but he ended eventually folded.
, and Angus checked once again. Speidel double checked his cards, and checked. He turned over 
, but was beaten by Angus' 
.
flop, Allan check-called a bet of 1,550 from Carle and a 
was dealt on the turn. This time Carle bet 1,875 and Allan again made the call. A 
. Another player claimed to have folded 
, and the board ran out 
.
