Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Melbourne
Buy-in
4,700 AUD
Entries
257
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Counts at Table 31
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
785,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
720,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
680,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
380,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
240,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Counts at Table 32
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
395,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
360,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
355,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
330,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
290,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Benson Chips Up
Tom Grigg raised to 35,000 from the hijack, and Gary Benson called from the cutoff. The flop came down 
, and Grigg checked to Benson who bet 42,000. Grigg called.
On the turn the 
popped up, and this time Grigg check-called 71,000. The river was the 
, and Grigg checked again. Benson said, "I'm 99% sure I've got the best hand, but I don't want to risk my tournament life" as he checked.
Benson showed 
, and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
420,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
Vineet Jindal Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,100)
Vineet Jindal has just been eliminated in 13th place, but above all that Wayne Bentley got his aces cracked again! Bentley raised pre flop after which Jindal moved all in for right around 130,000. Keith Walker shoved all in over the top for 316,000 and Bentley said he was all in as well.
| Wayne Bentley |   |
| Vineet Jindal |   |
| Keith Walker |   |
The flop brought 
, and Bentley was still going for the double knockout. But then the turn came, and it brought trouble. The 
popped up, and Walker hit his set. The 
fell on the river, and Jindal got knocked out. Bentley seemed a lot more upset, as he got his aces cracked for the second time in one orbit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
835,000
|
835,000 |
|
|
670,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
Busted |
Rubie Back in It
Brendon Rubie has had a quiet later half of the evening, but is now right back in the mix, courtesy of Vineet Jindal. Rubie held and was at-risk all in preflop holding against Jindal's 
and the flop housed a very friendly ace for Rubie, running out 
. The turn and river were bricks and with that, Jindal was left as a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
110,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
Ismail Doubles Again
Ismail Ismail is much happier now he has doubled up again. It was through Tom Grigg again, with Ismail holding against Grigg's 
. The board ran out 
, with Grigg barely getting a sniff off a sweat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
400,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Benson's Waiting Rewarded
Gary Benson had been waiting for a good spot for quite some time now, and he just managed to find one. Nigel Andrews raised to 35,000 and Tom Grigg decided to call. The action was now in Benson who moved all in for just 32,000 more. Both Andrews and Grigg called.
The board ran out 
, and both players checked it down. Andrews showed , but that was not enough to send Benson home. Benson tabled 
, and is up to 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
Lunardi Triples His Fun
Kristian Lunardi just moved all in for his final 131,000 chips, and Wayne Bentley called on the button. Vineet Jindal tanked for a while, and seemed to have folded after which Sam Razavi moved all in. Jindal said he hadn't folded, and took some more time before releasing his cards. Bentley did fold, and heads up they went to showdown.
| Kristian Lunardi |  |
| Sam Razavi |  |
Supported by his friends, and loaded with confidence he was going to hit, the flop rolled out 
.
"Two pair!" Lunardi's friend shouted. The turn was the 
, and Razavi was now drawing to just the 
. The river was the 
, and Lunardi tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
960,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
400,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
That's How Vineet Does It
"That's how you do it!" said Vineet Jindal as he managed to crack Wayne Bentley's aces to double up.
The hand in question saw Jindal get all his chips in from the big blind holding 
, while Bentley held in the small blind. The board ran out , with Jindal hitting the straight on the turn to take it down.
Bentley was fuming at the conclusion of the hand, while Jindal wasn't shy, shouting what we wrote at the start of the hand. Jindal even added, "Thanks mate i needed that." Bentley did everything he could to stay silent and not reply.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
525,000
255,000
|
255,000 |