Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
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
Renato De Guzman Cracks Aces
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while holding the 
. De Guzman eventually made the call and an unknown opponent turned over 
. De Guzman then let the whole floor know his thoughts, shouting "Four or spade, four or spade!!!!" The river was the 
and De Guzman let out a loud celebration, sending his opponent to the rail.
Nick Nicolaou Eliminated
. St. Eloi made the call with 
. The board of 
brought no help and sent Nick Nicolaou to the rail.
"The Dealer Shoe" - a Star City Invention
Instead of pitching the cards to the players solely by hand, as is the custom in all of Las Vegas and in practically every other poker-playing city in the world, the dealers at Star City use what tournament director Danny McDonagh calls a "dealer shoe."
The unique device both looks and works quite similar to what would be the equivalent of a sawed-off blackjack shoe. The dealer slides each card off the shoe and pushes it to the receiving player, with the card never catching air, effectively eliminating the likelihood that the cards are ever exposed. McDonagh, who estimates that he's played approximately 50-60 sessions of poker at Star City, told PokerNews that he's yet to see a single card exposed by a dealer. The shoe was invented and patented by a pair of dealers who reside in Sydney and work for Star City.
You might also notice in the photo that the burn cards before the turn and river are placed directly under their respective face-up counterparts. McDonagh explained that this method is employed by Star City in place of the action of a dealer pounding his or her fist on the table to notify players that the action is complete and the next card is on the way.
Chan Shot The Sherif
Chan:
Derias:
The board ran out
giving Chan trip kings, effectively eliminating Sherif from the main event.
Daniel Sequenzia Doubles Up
pre-flop and doubled up when five spades hit the board giving him a queen high flush. Sequenzia is now back in the mix with 24,000.
Table 13 Getting Heavy
Beware the Short Stack
. Robert Banner then raised all in for 18,000 and Levy went into the tank before eventually folding.
99 Players Remaining
Nathaneal Seet Continues to Dominate