$6300 APPT Sydney Main Event | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney

12-16-2007 13:45 UTC+10

Player Profiles: Barry Kohlhoff - Wisconson, USA

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Seat 9: Barry Kohlhoff (coolbear on PokerStars, 647,000 in chips):

The man who claimed the scalp of Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem midway through day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final is having a great time on his first visit to Sydney.

The married father of one has worked in the flooring business for 16 years and has run his own business for the past five years.

He’s been a serious poker player for about four years, and plays about 20-30 hours online. A huge NFL fan, he earned a seat to Sydney via an $11 rebuy event on PokerStars and said a top-three finish would make a big difference to life at his home in the northern US state of Wisconsin.

Tags: Barry Kohlhoff

12-16-2007 14:07 UTC+10

Players Are Taking Their Seats

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The players are taking their seats and counting their chips and we expect the final table to be underway very shortly!

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

12-16-2007 14:16 UTC+10

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play gets underway with play recommencing with the blinds at 12000 / 24000 and a 4000 chip ante.

12-16-2007 14:18 UTC+10

Hand #1 - Lei He

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The button is with Barry Kohlhoff in seat 9. Lei He raises to 74,000 from the small blind and Grant Levy makes the call from the big blind.

Flop: {5-Spades}

Lei He leads out for 75,000 and Levy raises to 200,000. Lei He announces that he is all in and Levy folds.

Tags: Grant Levy Lei He

12-16-2007 14:20 UTC+10

Hand #2 - Sol Bergren

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Lei He has the button in seat 1. The action folds around to Sol Bergren who raises to 75,000 and steals the blinds and antes.

Tags: Lei He

12-16-2007 14:21 UTC+10

Hand #3 - Sol Bergren

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The button is with Grant Levy in seat 2. Sol Bergren raises once again and steals the blind and antes.

Tags: Grant Levy Sol Bergren

12-16-2007 14:23 UTC+10

Hand #4 - John Matwey

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Larry Wright has the button in seat 3. John Matwey opens the pot with a 75,000 raise from under-the-gun and steals the blinds and antes.

12-16-2007 14:28 UTC+10

Hand #5 - Larry Wright Eliminated in 9th Place ($46,040)

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The button is with Jeremiah Vinsant in seat 4.

The action folds to Lei He who raises to 70,000. Larry Wright comes over the top for all of his chips and Lei He asks for a count. It will cost him another 250,000 to make the call. He thinkss for a few moments before decided to make the call:

Lei He: {Q-Hearts}

Wright:

The board comes {10-Diamonds}

and a devastating king on the river makes Wright the first eliminated from the final table.

Larry Wright finishes in 9th place and collects AUD$46,040.

Tags: Jeremiah Vinsant Larry Wright Lei He

12-16-2007 14:36 UTC+10

Hand #6 - Jai Kemp

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The button is with Vijayan Nagarajan in seat 5.

The action folds to Grant Levy who raises 56,000 and Jai Kemp makes the call from the big blind.

The flop brings {8-Spades}

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Kemp thinks before leading out for 56,000 chips and Levy insta-folds.

Tags: Grant Levy Jai Kemp