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

09-01-2012 17:29 UTC+10

Bentley Near The Top

Happy_Freaked

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	260,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Wayne Bentley

09-01-2012 17:39 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts Part Two

[user162117]

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	280,000 20,000	20,000
Jarred Graham	215,000 5,000	5,000

Tom Grigg	200,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ted Nguyen	140,000 2,000	2,000
Brendon Rubie	130,000 -40,000	-40,000
Nurlan Boobekov	130,000 50,000	50,000
Andrew Scarfe	130,000 70,000	70,000
Stephen Hansen	115,000 24,000	24,000
Jai Kemp	115,000 -25,000	-25,000
Aaron Benton	110,000 26,225	26,225
Leo Boxell	110,000 54,075	54,075
Billy Argyros	96,000 33,000	33,000
Oliver Gill	95,000 -55,000	-55,000
Julian Powell	85,000 10,000	10,000
Gary Benson	85,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Egan	70,000 27,850	27,850
Mile Krstanoski	70,000
Liam O'Rourke	60,000 -24,000	-24,000
Tony Hachem	45,000 17,000	17,000
Mishel Anunu	35,000 -65,000	-65,000
Didier Guerin	30,000 -30,000	-30,000
Pat Dillon	20,000 -20,000	-20,000

09-01-2012 17:42 UTC+10

Levy VS Kemp

[user116926]

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Tags: Grant Levy Jai Kemp

09-01-2012 17:46 UTC+10

Grigg Gets Tartaglia To Fold

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Tom Grigg raised to 3,500 under the gun, and Tony Tartaglia three-bet to 7,600 one seat over. The action got folded all the way back over to Grigg who made the call.

The flop brought out {Q-Clubs} {6-Spades} {9-Spades} , and the action was on Tartaglia since Grigg had checked in the dark. Tartaglia checked as well giving us turn action.

On the turn the {6-Clubs} hit, and Grigg bet 8,600. Tartaglia tanked for a bit and called. The river was the {10-Clubs} , and Grigg threw out a hefty 28,800-chip bet.

"If you rivered a flush you're the best," Tartaglia said as he gave it some serious thought. A minute went by, but he ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Grigg	240,000 40,000	40,000
Tony Tartaglia	75,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Tom Grigg

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

09-01-2012 18:00 UTC+10

Bain Booming

[user162117]

We noticed Tristan Bain getting busy in a hand against two opponents. By the time we arrived at the table, all the chips were in, with an at-risk player holding {a-} {a-} against Bain's {9-Hearts} {2-Hearts} .

We asked the table how the action played out and they were happy to let us know. Apparently it was folded to the cut-off player (the one with the aces), who opened the pot to 4,500. The player in the small blind then three bet to 9,500. Bain, looking down at his trusty nine-deuce, cold four bet to 19,300 out of the big blind. The cut-off player moved all in for 53,000 here and the small blind got out of the way. Bain opted to call with his hand and was not in good shape against the aces.

The devastating {5-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {9-Clubs} {j-Clubs} {2-Spades} board was awful for the player with aces and they were sent home, while Bain is sitting pretty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Bain	170,000 147,725	147,725

Tags: Tristan Bain

09-01-2012 18:09 UTC+10

Anunu Doubles Through Skender

Happy_Freaked

Benn Skender called a min-raise to 4,000 from the hijack, and Mishel Anunu grabbed hold of the situation by moving all in. The initial raiser folded, and Skender called for a total of 25,500.

Benn Skender
Mishel Anunu

Anunu was in great shape to double up, and the board ran out {4-Spades} {8-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {3-Clubs} . Skender still has a big stack after this hit while Anunu is back in the hunt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benn Skender	260,000 -20,000	-20,000
Mishel Anunu	57,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Benn Skender Mishel Anunu

09-01-2012 18:23 UTC+10

Don't Fear, Tom Grigg is Here

Happy_Freaked

Tom Grigg was among the biggest stacks in the room, but a massive pot just launched him into the lead. A neatly stacked 451,000-chip stack caught our eye, and Grigg brought us up to speed with what just happened.

A player raised to 3,500 pre flop, and both Brendon Rubie and Tom Grigg called. The flop brought out {J-} {3-} {4-} with two clubs, and the initial raiser checked. Rubie took a 7,200-chip stab at the pot, and Grigg flatted.

The initial raiser was far from done with the hand, since he put out a big stack of yellow 5,000 chips. This got Rubie to fold, but Grigg wasn't going anywhere. He moved all in, and his opponent called off the remaining chips.

Grigg showed a set of treys, and was up against a pair of queens. The turn and river brought blanks, and Grigg grabbed has a massive lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Grigg	451,000 211,000	211,000

Tags: Tom Grigg Brendon Rubie

09-01-2012 18:32 UTC+10

Gill Gets There

[user162117]

Nurlan Boobekov and Oliver Gill are sitting next to each other on the feature table and have certainly been butting heads. They continued that very recently, with Gill managing to come out on the winning end.

We arrived at the action on the {j-Spades} {8-Spades} {4-Clubs} flop, with Boobekov leading for 10,700 from the small-blind position. Gill was on the button and moved all in for 70,100. Boobekov went into the tank here, eventually calling and turning over {k-Spades} {8-Clubs} for middle pair. Gill held {a-Spades} {2-Spades} and was looking for a spade to catch up.

The {8-Hearts} on the turn gave Boobekov trips, but the {7-Spades} on the river would send the double up to Gill.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Gill	180,000 85,000	85,000
Nurlan Boobekov	70,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Oliver Gill Nurlan Boobekov

09-01-2012 18:33 UTC+10

Rubie's Queens Hold Up

Happy_Freaked

Brendon Rubie just got his stack, for a total of 72,900, all in against Vineet Jindal.

Brendon Rubie
Vineet Jindal

The board ran out {A-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {9-Spades} , and Rubie got himself some serious ammunition. Jindal still has 115,000 chips left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendon Rubie	160,000 30,000	30,000
Vineet Jindal	115,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Brendon Rubie Vineet Jindal