2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2013 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
134,500 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,700 AUD
Total Entries
309
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 309
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Day 2 Completed

[Removed:17] Leads APPT Melbourne into Penultimate Day

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Chip leader, [Removed:17]
Chip leader, [Removed:17]

Season 7 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour continued on Saturday at the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia. Exactly 168 players returned on Day 2 of the APPT Melbourne Main Event and after an action-packed day 42 remained and it was [Removed:17] who leads the way.

Late into the night it was looking like Dejan Boskovic would be the chip leader. However, it was Yan who steadily built a stack throughout Day 2 to end up with the chip lead. Yan, from New Zealand, is no stranger to the Crown Poker Room as he finished 6th in the Aussie Millions Main Event earlier this year.

Check out all the end-of-day chip counts and the Day 2 table and seating draw in the blog below!

With only the top 36 players set to make the money, Day 2 was never going to get near the bubble. Some of those who fell extremely short of the deep run they were looking for include Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang, Brendon Rubie, Gary Benson, Ashley Warner, Daniel Neilson, Dave Allan, Aaron Benton and WSOP gold bracelet winner Jarred Graham.

While players like Graham weren’t able to survive, other prominent Aussies thrived. Some of those who finished Day 2 with a handy chip stack include recently appointed Full Tilt ANZPT Ambassador Jonathan Karamalikis, Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Jason Gray, Dave Heskin, 2010 ANZPT Melbourne champion Martin Kozlov, Ivan Zalac and British expatriate Ashley Mason.

When the 42 players return on Day 3 of the APPT Melbourne Main Event the plan will be to burst through the money and play down to the final table. Be sure to check in with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team from 12.30pm local time on Sunday to find out who makes the final nine!

Day 3 Table and Seating Draw

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
101Kevin Clark92,000
102Nazih Sibaei110,500
103Dejan Boskovic586,500
105[Removed:17]705,500
106Ravindran Maravar252,500
107Stefan Gruenewald25,000
108Ashley Mason108,500
    
141Jason Gray240,500
142Sal Fazzino210,500
143Pravin Harji117,500
144Jordan Westmorland116,500
145George Giannopoulos68,500
146Peter Abbey58,000
148Luke Brabin99,500
    
191Joel Feldman338,500
192Phi Luu386,000
193Chane Kampanatsanyakorn31,000
194Ivan Zalac307,500
195Kwong Phung102,500
197Yanji Ge95,500
198Benjamin Pockett271,500
    
241Matthew Caltieri277,500
242Dean Schneider169,000
243Dean Yuen200,500
244Martin Kozlov305,000
245Bowdy Tolhopf450,500
246Vasilios Argyros356,500
247Michael Fadersen45,000
    
281Najib Moubayed56,500
282Robert Damelian99,000
284Shaun Hughes321,000
285Paul Altis57,000
286William Jordano376,000
287Matthew Rolfe231,500
288Tino Lechich165,500
    
311Jazz Mathers226,500
312Joseph Cabret177,500
313David Heskin417,000
314Bradley Walker133,500
316David Leas98,500
317Jeremy Simon116,000
318Jonathan Karamalikis583,000

Official End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

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Just Three More Hands

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The tournament clock has been paused and the players have been told they will play just three more hands.

Check back soon to find a a recap of the day's action, along with all end-of-day chip counts and a Day 3 table draw.

Spoke to Soon

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We spoke too soon about a comeback for Bernard Beh. Just moments after finding a double up, we walked past the table again to find him crippled and all in preflop for pocket change. Jonathan Karamalikis and Dejan Boskovic were also in the hand, with Karamalikis betting 21,500 on the flop and 27,000 on the turn into the side pot on a board of {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}.

When the {7-Hearts} appeared on the river, Karamalikis checked abd Boskovic slid out 95,000. Karamalikis quickly flashed his {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} and folded as Boskovic collected the pot with {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flush. Beh mucked and exited with Boskovic now up to around 600,000 chips.

Tags: Bernard Beh

Schneider's Rollercoaster Continues

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The hand started with the player in the cut off opening to 8,500. Dean Schneider was on the small blind, and bumped it up to 18,000. Chane Kampanatsanyakorn tanked for a minute from the big blind, before just making the call. The original better got out of the way, as the other two watched the flop fall {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

Schneider instantly moved for his stack, and threw out 19,000. It didn’t take long for Kampanatsanyakorn to make his decision, opting to toss his cards into the muck.

Beh Doubles Through Gray

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Bernard Beh had secured a double through Jason Gray. We believe that Beh opened with a raise before Gray three-bet to 23,000 in position. When Beh moved all in for his last 81,000, Gray felt priced in with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} but the {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} of Beh was not the hand that Gray wanted to see.

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to see Beh double through to about 180,000 with Gray down to about 300,000.

Brabin's Quest Takes Small Hit

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Luke Brabin has taken a small hit in his quest for ANZ Player of the Year honours. Brabin opened with a raise to 10,000 from early position and picked up two callers in the blinds. They took a flop of {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Brabin's continuation bet of 14,000 was called by Bowdy Tolhopf in the small blind.

The {4-Spades} was checked by both players before a repeat {a-Spades} landed on the river. Cool as a cucumber, Tolhopf flung out a bet of just 10,000. The price was too good as Brabin made the call only to cringe and muck when Tolhopf showed {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Brabin drops to 140,000 with Tolhopf going well with 340,000.

Tags: Bowdy TolhopfLuke Brabin

Kozlov Doubles

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The action folded around to Martin Kozlov on the button who opened to 8,000. His opponent on the big blind made the call as the {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Hearts} came on the flop. A quick check saw Kozlov throw out a continuation bet of 14,500. His opponent went into the tank, before raisinig it up to 32,000 in chips. Kozlov then moved all in for 95,500 and was snap called as both players tabled their cards.

Kozlov: {4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Kozlov took the chance with a flush draw, and it paid off as the {q-Hearts} dropped on the turn. He still had to dodge a king or queen and was rewarded with the pot when the {5-Hearts} completed the board.

Tags: Martin Kozlov

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