$6300 APPT Sydney Main Event Day 1a | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney

12-12-2007 23:20 UTC+11

"Grunter" Looking Good

Grant "Grunter" Levy is still holding a big stack with over 215,000.

12-12-2007 23:17 UTC+11

The colorful Renato De Guzman, well known in the poker room today for his exciting style of play and unique card protector, has unfortunately been eliminated from the tournament. After his pocket kings were earlier cracked by pocket sixes, De Guzman found himself in another race with {J-Diamonds}

against his opponent's {A-Hearts}

. An ace on the river was enough to end the day for the intruging Renato De Guzman.

Tags: Renato De Guzman

12-12-2007 23:09 UTC+11

No Royal, But Foldy Collects

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In a battle of the 'Davids,' David Foldy and David "Radio" St. Eloi have just collided in pot worth over 100,000. With the board showing {4-Diamonds}

, Foldy pushed his remaining chips into the pot and St. Eloi made the call. St. Eloi held the lead with {K-Clubs}

but had to avoid a lot of outs as Foldy flipped {A-Diamonds}

for a royal flush draw. There was no royal this time, but the {A-Clubs}

was enough for Foldy to take down the pot.

Tags: David Foldy David St. Eloi

12-12-2007 23:01 UTC+11

Levy Stumbles

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On a flop of {9-Spades}

in a raised pot, Grant Levy made a tough call against the all-in of his opponent for an additional 32,000. Levy held {6-Spades}

and has been displaying some great reads all day, but his raidar was off this time around as he ran into {A-Clubs}

. Levy missed the miracle six and is now down to around 150,000 in chips.

Tags: Grant Levy

12-12-2007 22:53 UTC+11

Easy Come, Easy Go

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After recently doubling up, Nathanael Seet now finds himself peddling a short stack once again after a big confrontation with Jason Lien. On a board of {K-Hearts}

Lien bet out 15,000 and Seet went into the tank. He then announced that he was all-in which was insta-called by Lien. The call was a correct one with Lien's {K-Diamonds}

dominating the {K-Clubs}

of Seet. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

, and Lien's kicker played to take down a huge pot.

Tags: Jason Lien Nathanael Seet

12-12-2007 22:52 UTC+11

Scoreboard Update

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With 22 minutes to go in level 11, there are 40 players remaining in the tournament and the average chip stack is 85,110.

12-12-2007 22:48 UTC+11

Michael Isamel Eliminated

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In a classic pair versus overcards race, Michael Isamel was all-in with {J-Clubs}

against the {6-Clubs}

of Davoud Khajeh. The board of {3-Clubs}

was no help for Isamel and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Davoud Khajeh Michael Isamel

12-12-2007 22:39 UTC+11

Edge of Your Seet Action!

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Nathanael Seet just put his tournament life on the line with a monster draw against Henri Sun. On a flop of {9-Hearts}

Sun held the lead with {10-Spades}

for a set of tens, while Seet was all-in holding {6-Diamonds}

for both straight and flush draws. The {J-Spades}

on the turn brough no help, but an {A-Diamonds}

on the river gave Seet the flush that he needed and doubled him up to over 90,000 chips.

Tags: Henri Sun Nathanael Seet

12-12-2007 22:32 UTC+11

Terrence Chan: Chip Leader

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Chan, by his own admission, is finding it hilarious how much the deck is hitting him over the head; he cant miss at the moment. Over the past five minutes he has retaken the chip lead from Grant Levy.

Tags: Terrence Chan

12-12-2007 22:22 UTC+11

Levy At It Again, Eliminates Tino Lechich

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Australian Tino Lechich moved all in pre-flop for his last 8,000 chips holding pocket sixes and was met by a re-raise from Grant Levy who re-popped it to 25,000, effectively chasing everyone else out of the pot.

At the showdown, Levy tabled pocket queens and had Lechich in a dominating position. The board filled out {3-Spades}