David Gent Eliminates Evan Psarras
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and Even Psarras all in with 
. The board was safe for Psarras with 
hitting, but the turn was the 
and Psarras didn't hit the miracle queen on the river.
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney
$6300 APPT Sydney Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,366,000 AUD
Entries
561
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
and Even Psarras all in with . The board was safe for Psarras with hitting, but the turn was the and Psarras didn't hit the miracle queen on the river.
Aces Fail Rahme in Huge Pot
, Raymond Rahme bet out for 3,500 and Grant Levy raised it up to 10,000. Rahme thought for a moment before re-raising to 40,000 and Levy instantly announced he was all-in. Rahme thought for several moments and, after declaring that he thought his opponent had a set, made the call for nearly all of his chips. Rahme turned over 
but he was in desperate trouble as Levy flipped up 
for the set. The turn was and the river 
to leave Rahme on the verge of elimination. Grant Levy is now a commanding tournament leader with well over 200,000 in chips.
Emilia McLeod Knocked Out
and Emilia McLeod pushed all in for her remaining 12,000 with 
. The call was made and her opponent turned over 
, but McLeod's joy was soon destroyed when the landed on the river.
Graeme Putt Eliminated
against Scott's pocket threes.The board ran out
giving Scott a full house, effectively eliminating Putt from the main event.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Chan Wins Monster Pot; Assumes Tournament Chip Lead
On a flop of
, first action was passed to Chan who opened with a 3,200 bet. His opponent then kicked it up to 10,000 and Terrence made the call. The turn brought the 
prompting both players to knuckle the table and see a free river.The last card off the deck was the
and Chan's opponent fired a 12,000 bullet. Chan then raised, making it 28,000 to go. When his opponent announced his decision to call, Chan said "Good call" and hesitated before turning over the 
for a pair of tens. Much to the relief of Chan, his opponent mucked.After the hand, Chan stacked up 118,000 in chips; currently the largest stack in the field.
Ziv Bachar Builds a Small Mountain
Battle of the Blinds
, the small blind pushed his short stack all-in and David St. Eloi made the call holding 
. The 
on the turn gave St. Eloi the lead and the 
on the river sent his opponent to the rail. St. Eloi now has over 75,000 in chips.
John Maron Takes Down Big Pot
John Maron led out with a bet of 5,000 into a pot containing 8,000. This bet was raised to 10,000 by Emilia McLeod but Maron was having none of that and raised straight back at McLeod to 20,000. The call was made and the turn was the . Maron went all in and McLeod layed her hand down leaving only 15,000 in chips.
Jim Roussos Doubles Up Through Raymond Rahme
and Raymond Rahme made the call tabling 
. Roussis was releaved as he turned over . The turn and river were blanks and Roussis had doubled up.