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

09-01-2012 21:50 UTC+10

Some Count Updates

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Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Boxell	350,000 95,000	95,000
Tom Grigg	340,000 25,000	25,000
Brendon Rubie	290,000 -25,000	-25,000
Benn Skender	280,000 15,000	15,000
Ismail Ismail	190,000 -60,000	-60,000
Gary Benson	150,000 65,000	65,000

Oliver Gill	140,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jarred Graham	140,000 -70,000	-70,000

Michael Guttman	140,000 35,000	35,000
Stephen Hansen	130,000 15,000	15,000
James Bills	120,000 -70,000	-70,000
Nurlan Boobekov	105,000 39,000	39,000
Liam O'Rourke	85,000 -50,000	-50,000
Julian Powell	80,000 -40,000	-40,000
Tony Tartaglia	65,000 27,000	27,000
Ivan Zalac	50,000 5,000	5,000
Mishel Anunu	45,000 5,000	5,000
Andrew Scarfe	30,000 -50,000	-50,000

09-01-2012 22:03 UTC+10

Bhasin Goes For a Double Check-Raise

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PokerStars Team Online Roy Bhasin just managed to win a very interesting pot against chip leader Wayne Bentley.

Bentley started things off by raising to 7,000 from the button, and Bhasin called from the small blind. The big blind called as well, and both players checked to Bentley when the flop brought {3-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Spades} .

Bentley put out a continuation-bet of 10,000 and Bhasin raised it up to 29,000. The big blind folded, Bentley called.

On the turn the {A-Spades} showed up, and Bhasin decided to check again. Bentley didn't want to see a river just yet as he bet 29,000. This got Bhasin to shove, and he put his 145,500 chips at risk. Bentley tanked for a long time, but eventually he decided to let it go.

Bhasin is the last player representing PokerStars in this event, and after this pot he sees himself in serious contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Bentley	340,000 -90,000	-90,000
Roy Bhasin	255,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Roy Bhasin Wayne Bentley

09-01-2012 22:09 UTC+10

Benson Doubles Anunu

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Mishel Anunu was just all in for around 35,000 chips from the button, and Gary Benson called him from the small blind.

Mishel Anunu
Gary Benson

The board ran out {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {6-Hearts} , and Anunu got lucky in order to stay alive in this event. Benson still has him covered after this hand, but not by a lot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	95,000 -55,000	-55,000

Mishel Anunu	78,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Gary Benson Mishel Anunu

09-01-2012 22:10 UTC+10

Down to 46

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

There are 46 players remaining in the event with a 167,609 average. The average in big blinds is 55, and that means there's still a lot of play!

09-01-2012 22:14 UTC+10

No Day 3 For Dillon

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Pat Dillon just moved all in under the gun for right around 40,000 chips. Tam Truong, one of the big stacks in the event, decided to call from the hijack and the other players folded.

Dillion showed {A-} {Q-} and was well ahead against Truong's {K-} {Q-} . Unfortunately the flop brought a king, and Dillon's dreams were shattered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tam Truong	300,000 40,000	40,000
Pat Dillon	Busted

Tags: Pat Dillon Tam Truong

09-01-2012 22:25 UTC+10

Strong Late Surge For The Croc

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Billy Argyros called over our reporter to let us know how he managed to accumulate a very healthy chip stack.

"Well first, i sucked out on Grant here a lot," said Argyros, gesturing to Grant Levy who has had a rough day at the felt.

"But, how i eliminated this guy is better," Argyros added, gesturing to the now empty seat next to him.

Apparently, it was folded to this player in the small blind and he raised it up to 6,500. Argyros then three-bet to 18,000 and the small blind shoved for another 39,000. Argyros thought long and hard here and couldn't decide, so he said, "let's leave it to the fate."

Argyros got a coin out and told his opponent to call it. If he got it wrong, Argyros would call; If he got it right, Argyros would fold. Argyros flipped the coin and the guy called for heads. It was tails and so Argyros called.

Argyros held {a-Clubs} {10-Clubs} , while his opponent had {6-} {6-} . The board ran out with a three Broadway cards, giving Argyros the straight and plenty of chips to go along with it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Argyros	190,000

Tags: Billy Argyros

09-01-2012 22:35 UTC+10

Grigg Loses Them Late; Bills Cruising

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James Bills and Tom Grigg have just traded a huge amount of chips to see Grigg now sit behind a pittance of what he once had. We caught the action from the hand in question with a {j-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} board out on the felt and with Bills jamming for 81,000 here on the turn. There was around 60,000 already in the pot at this point.

"Did you know you had eighty thousand when you shoved?" Grigg asked Bills.

Bills didn't reply and Grigg continued tanking. Eventually he made the call, turning over {a-Clubs} {10-Spades} - in very bad shape against Bills' {k-Hearts} {k-Spades} . With a {9-Diamonds} on the river, Bills raked in the huge pot and said, "I thought i had around sixty thousand."

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bills	250,000 130,000	130,000
Tom Grigg	140,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: James Bills Tom Grigg

09-01-2012 22:42 UTC+10

Three More Hands

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

There are three hands left to be played on Day 2 of APPT Melbourne. We will be back shortly with the official end-of-day chip counts.

09-01-2012 22:49 UTC+10

More Woes For Grigg

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It has not been a good half hour for Grigg as he has lost more chips, this time to Kristian Lunardi. It was all in preflop for this hand, with the short-stacked Lunardi holding {a-Hearts} {7-Clubs} . Grigg held {q-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} and with a {a-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {8-Clubs} board being spread on the felt, Lunardi took the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Grigg	100,000 -40,000	-40,000
Kristian Lunardi	70,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Tom Grigg Kristian Lunardi

09-01-2012 23:01 UTC+10

Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Bentley	450,000 110,000	110,000
Leo Boxell	400,000 50,000	50,000
Brendon Rubie	314,500 24,500	24,500
Michael Kanaan	311,000 -9,000	-9,000
Dale Marsland	294,000 14,000	14,000
Benn Skender	285,500 5,500	5,500
Sam Razavi	283,500 115,500	115,500
Ted Nguyen	279,000 84,000	84,000
Ashley Warner	278,000 18,000	18,000
Tam Truong	275,000 -25,000	-25,000
Haibo Chu	262,000 -133,000	-133,000
James Bills	230,000 -20,000	-20,000
Karan Punjabi	210,500
Stephan Bartelheim	206,000
Gunther Hornung	200,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ilir Beluli	195,000
Ismail Ismail	193,000 3,000	3,000
Charles Caris	181,000
Mile Krstanoski	168,500 93,500	93,500
Michael Guttman	166,000 26,000	26,000
Billy Argyros	165,000 -25,000	-25,000
Roy Bhasin	163,500 -91,500	-91,500

Joel Feldman	160,000 45,000	45,000
Oliver Gill	148,000 8,000	8,000
Keith Walker	138,500

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