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

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

12-14-2007 11:54 UTC+10

Play Resumes

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The players have returned from break and the cards are in the air.

12-14-2007 11:57 UTC+10

Quentin Lae Hits Monster Draw

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With the flop showing {K-Diamonds}

Quentin Lae led out for 1,600 and was quickly raised by his opponent to 6,000. Lae gave the decision some thought and pushed his remaining 15,000 chips into the pot. His opponent called and showed {K-Hearts}

for top two pair, but Lae held {Q-Diamonds}

for straight and flush draw possibilities. The turn delivers the {2-Diamonds}

and Lae makes his flush. The {7-Clubs}

on the river puts Lae to over 35,000 in chips.

Tags: Quentin Lae

12-14-2007 12:05 UTC+10

Michael Dunworth Eliminated

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Michael Dunworth was crippled in a pot against Lily Bui. The action was fierce on every street with Bui's {A-Spades}

out-kicking the {A-Hearts}

of Dunworth in a 15,000 chip pot.

This hand left Dunworth with only enough to pay for his ante in the very next hand. He picked up {7-Diamonds}

but couldn't pair up against his opponent's pocket fours and has been eliminated.

Tags: Lily Bui Michael Dunworth

12-14-2007 12:18 UTC+10

Official Numbers Are In!

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We have the official count, the final number of entrants in the APPT Sydney Event is a massive 561 players with the top 56 players walking away with cash.

Our eventual winner and runner-up will become the biggest winners in APPT history with the winner guaranteed a cool $1 million and the runner-up over $600,000 Australian dollars (AUD).

12-14-2007 12:30 UTC+10

Hachem Chops It Up

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Joe Hachem limped into the pot and a short-stacked Vinh Truong raised it up to 2,000 before the flop. Hachem thinks for a moment before announcing that he is all in. Hachem has him covered, but Truong makes the call. Amazingly both players have pocket threes and they split the pot!

Tags: Joe Hachem Vinh Truong

12-14-2007 12:36 UTC+10

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated

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On table eight, Brooks Bingman raised it up to 675 before the flop and found himself two callers. The action folded to Isabelle Mercier who raised over the top for all of her remaining 4,000 chips. Bigman makes the call and the others fold.

Mercier: {8-Diamonds}

Bigman:

The flop came {6-Hearts}

and the turn of {Q-Diamonds}

gave Mercier some more hope when she picked up a flush draw. However the {5-Hearts}

on the river ended Mercier's tournament to the disappointment of many fans.

Tags: Isabelle Mercier

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

12-14-2007 12:51 UTC+10

Table 19 Officially the Party Table

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Things are livening up over on table 19 as Andrew Bourke from Channel Seven's Today Tonight program has just shouted all of the players on his table a round of beers.

Tags: Andrew Bourke

12-14-2007 13:01 UTC+10

Glenn Stewart Eliminated

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Glenn Stewart, a popular Australian Rugby League player for the Manly Sea-Eagles, found himself all in pre-flop and needing help against Colin Ford.

Stewart: {A-Diamonds}

Ford:

The board came {A-Hearts}

and Ford took down the pot with his set of tens, sending Stewart to the rail.

Colin Ford is now among the early chip leaders with around 50,000 in chips

Tags: Colin Ford Glenn Stewart