Main Event Day 2 | 2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne

09-01-2012 16:24 UTC+10

Gill Doubled Two Players

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A short stacked David Lloyd just moved all in under the gun for 15,500, and Oliver Gill called. Stephen Hansen tanked for quite some time, but eventually he moved all in for an additional 46,100. The action was back on Gill, who called rather quickly.

Oliver Gill
Stephen Hansen
David Lloyd

The board ran out {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} , and both Hansen and Lloyd doubled up. Gill was knocked down to 137,500, but in the following hands he managed to chip back up to 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Gill	150,000 -70,000	-70,000
Stephen Hansen	91,000 13,700	13,700
David Lloyd	48,000

Tags: David Lloyd Oliver Gill Stephen Hansen

09-01-2012 16:27 UTC+10

Break it Up

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

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

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

09-01-2012 16:40 UTC+10

Back Again

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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.

09-01-2012 16:50 UTC+10

Kinkade Gets Some Back

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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	140,000
Jay Kinkade	55,000 -96,000	-96,000

Tags: Jay Kinkade Joel Feldman

09-01-2012 17:00 UTC+10

Hachem and Argyros Argue

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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	63,000 8,000	8,000
Tony Hachem	28,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Tony Hachem Billy Argyros

09-01-2012 17:07 UTC+10

Graham Moving On Up

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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	210,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Jarred Graham

09-01-2012 17:14 UTC+10

Grigg Gets Fancy

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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	230,000 80,000	80,000
Vineet Jindal	105,000

Tags: Tom Grigg Vineet Jindal

09-01-2012 17:20 UTC+10

Chu Grabs The Lead

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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	340,000 200,000	200,000
Tam Truong	190,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Haibo Chu Tam Truong

09-01-2012 17:25 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts Part One

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Haibo Chu	340,000
Wayne Bentley	225,000 110,000	110,000
Grant Levy	215,000 65,000	65,000
Tam Truong	175,000 -15,000	-15,000
Danny Chevalier	150,000 20,000	20,000
Joel Feldman	146,000 6,000	6,000
Ivan Zalac	135,000 5,000	5,000
Julius Colman	130,000 56,650	56,650
Michael Guttman	120,000 83,650	83,650
Milan Gurung	115,000 60,000	60,000
Tony Tartaglia	100,000 64,275	64,275
Michael Kanaan	85,000 -35,000	-35,000
Roy Bhasin	80,000 -18,000	-18,000

Jay Kinkade	80,000 50,000	50,000
James Bills	80,000 52,000	52,000
Mitch Carle	80,000 5,000	5,000
Kristian Lunardi	65,000 5,000	5,000
Adam Cusenza	50,000 -22,000	-22,000
Jason O'Brien	50,000 20,000	20,000
Cole Swannack	50,000 -7,000	-7,000
David Gorr	40,000 3,000	3,000
Michael Fadersen	20,000 4,000	4,000