2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney
$6300 APPT Sydney Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,366,000 AUD
Entries
561
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 561
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. Robert Banner then raised all in for 18,000 and Levy went into the tank before eventually folding.
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.
Chan:
Derias:
The board ran out
giving Chan trip kings, effectively eliminating Sherif from the main event.
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.
. St. Eloi made the call with 
. The board of 
brought no help and sent Nick Nicolaou to the rail.
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.
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
on a board of 
, his opponent was relieved to find his 
was good. However with a prior appointment to get to, Macpherson had to then exit the event early and has left his remaining 5,000 in chips to be blinded off!
