2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
326,125 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
257
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Updated Chip Counts Part Two

Here is how the rest of the notable faces in the field are faring. There are currently 76 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Benn Skender
Benn Skender
280,000
20,000
20,000
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
215,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
200,000
-30,000
-30,000
Ted Nguyen
Ted Nguyen
140,000
2,000
2,000
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
130,000
-40,000
-40,000
Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
130,000
50,000
50,000
Andrew Scarfe
Andrew Scarfe
130,000
70,000
70,000
Stephen Hansen
Stephen Hansen
115,000
24,000
24,000
Jai Kemp
Jai Kemp
115,000
-25,000
-25,000
Aaron Benton au
Aaron Benton
110,000
26,225
26,225
Leo Boxell au
Leo Boxell
110,000
54,075
54,075
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
96,000
33,000
33,000
Oliver Gill au
Oliver Gill
95,000
-55,000
-55,000
Julian Powell au
Julian Powell
85,000
10,000
10,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
85,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
70,000
27,850
27,850
Mile Krstanoski au
Mile Krstanoski
70,000
Liam O'Rourke au
Liam O'Rourke
60,000
-24,000
-24,000
Tony Hachem au
Tony Hachem
45,000
17,000
17,000
Mishel Anunu
Mishel Anunu
35,000
-65,000
-65,000
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
30,000
-30,000
-30,000
Pat Dillon
Pat Dillon
20,000
-20,000
-20,000

Bentley Near The Top

Wayne Bentley keeps raking in pots, and he just added some more to his big stack. Bentley explained he called a raise with sevens, after which the flop brought {7-}{4-}{5-}.

Bentley called another bet on the flop, after which the turn brought an {8-}. The agressor kept betting, and Bentley called again. On the river the board paired with a {4-}, and the action was checked to Bentley who bet 42,000. He didn't get a call, but still managed to win a decent sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Bentley
Wayne Bentley
260,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Wayne Bentley

Updated Chip Counts Part One

Here is how some of the notable players and big stacks are currently looking.

Player Chips Progress
Haibo Chu au
Haibo Chu
340,000
Wayne Bentley
Wayne Bentley
225,000
110,000
110,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
215,000
65,000
65,000
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
175,000
-15,000
-15,000
Danny Chevalier
Danny Chevalier
150,000
20,000
20,000
Joel Feldman au
Joel Feldman
146,000
6,000
6,000
Ivan Zalac
Ivan Zalac
135,000
5,000
5,000
Julius Colman au
Julius Colman
130,000
56,650
56,650
Michael Guttman
Michael Guttman
120,000
83,650
83,650
Milan Gurung au
Milan Gurung
115,000
60,000
60,000
Tony Tartaglia au
Tony Tartaglia
100,000
64,275
64,275
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
85,000
-35,000
-35,000
Roy Bhasin
Roy Bhasin
80,000
-18,000
-18,000
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Jay Kinkade
Jay Kinkade
80,000
50,000
50,000
James Bills
James Bills
80,000
52,000
52,000
Mitch Carle
Mitch Carle
80,000
5,000
5,000
Kristian Lunardi au
Kristian Lunardi
65,000
5,000
5,000
Adam Cusenza au
Adam Cusenza
50,000
-22,000
-22,000
Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien
50,000
20,000
20,000
Cole Swannack nz
Cole Swannack
50,000
-7,000
-7,000
David Gorr au
David Gorr
40,000
3,000
3,000
Michael Fadersen
Michael Fadersen
20,000
4,000
4,000

Chu Grabs The Lead

Haibo Chu just grabbed the chip lead after winning a big pot versus Tam Truong. The board read {4-}{4-}{6-}{6-}{9-} when Chu bet 56,000 with around 35,000 chips in the middle. Truong tanked for a bit, and called.

Chu turned over {9-}{9-} for the nut full house, and Truong mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Haibo Chu au
Haibo Chu
340,000
200,000
200,000
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
190,000
-90,000
-90,000

Tags: Haibo ChuTam Truong

Grigg Gets Fancy

Tom Grigg just raised to 3,500, and Vineet Jindal called from the button. The big blind called as well, and three-way they saw the flop.

The flop brought out {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{A-Hearts}, and Grigg bet 5,800 after the big blind had checked. Jindal threw in a raise to 12,000 and the big blind folded. Grigg called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, and both players checked. On the river the {5-Hearts} hit, completing a flush draw and pairing the board. Grigg checked again and Jindal bet 20,000. Grigg counted out a raise and made it 74,400. Jindal snap-folded, and Grigg took another big pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
230,000
80,000
80,000
Vineet Jindal
Vineet Jindal
105,000

Tags: Tom GriggVineet Jindal

Graham Moving On Up

Jarred Graham is the latest player to soar past 200,000 in chips, managing to eliminate a player holding {a-}{a-} against {q-}{q-}. We didn't catch the action, but we did see the eliminated player leaving the tournament area and Graham was busy raking up his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
210,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jarred Graham

Hachem and Argyros Argue

There was just a bit of arguing over on Table 33, right behind the PokerNews desk. A hand was in progress between Tony Hachem and Billy "The Croc" Argyros, as a crowd gathered.

Hachem had raised to 3,400 after which Argyros three-bet to 9,000. The action got back to Hachem, who went in the tank for quite some time.

Apparently Argyros was enjoying an ice cream during the tanking, and wanted to dispose the wrapper after he finished. The bin was only two steps away, but the dealer grabbed his hand as he left the table for about a second.

Argyros ordered the dealer to stop, and retrieved his cards before they hit the muck. Hachem wanted a ruling on this move, and it took a minute for a senior supervisor to show up. The supervisor ruled that since Hachem was still tanking, and Argyros' hand wasn't mucked, the hand was still live.

Hachem wasn't pleased, and mucked his cards straight away. The supervisor offered to go into further detail about the ruling, but Hachem declined. "Just let it go," he said as the dealer dealt another hand.

Player Chips Progress
Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
63,000
8,000
8,000
Tony Hachem au
Tony Hachem
28,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Tony HachemBilly Argyros

Kinkade Gets Some Back

Jay Kinkade had a great start to the day, but has since seen his stack fall very low. However, Kinkade has just managed a double up to be relatively healthy.

We arrived at the hand in question with a {10-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs} flop out on the felt and with Kinkade checking to his lone opponent, Joel Feldman. A bet of 3,200 was slid onto the felt by Feldman here and Kinkade slowly made a call.

Both players checked the {q-Clubs} turn and a {6-Diamonds} landed on the river. Kinkade thought for a long time here before jamming for 18,500. Feldman thought just as long, but eventually made the call. Kinkade tabled his {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, with the straight enough to send Feldman's cards into the muck and scoop up the double.

Player Chips Progress
Joel Feldman au
Joel Feldman
140,000
Jay Kinkade
Jay Kinkade
55,000
-96,000
-96,000

Tags: Jay KinkadeJoel Feldman

Back Again

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The players are back from their break and ready to keep playing here at the 2012 APPT Melbourne Main Event.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200