$6300 APPT Sydney Main Event Day 2 | 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Sydney

12-15-2007 23:47 UTC+10

10-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the players go on a 10-minute break.

12-15-2007 23:42 UTC+10

Mark Walsh Doubles Up Through Chip Leader

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After finding himself short-stacked once again, Mark Walsh was thrilled that his pre-flop call of {Q-Hearts}

flopped gold with {Q-Clubs}

. Chip leader Sol Bergren made the call for 100,000 more with {A-Diamonds}

but was drawing very slim. The {3-Diamonds}

on the turn and {7-Clubs}

on the river and Walsh survives another confrontation to move to 220,000.

Tags: Mark Walsh Sol Bergren

12-15-2007 23:31 UTC+10

Jeremiah Vinsant Eliminates Rabii Maatouk

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Rabii Maatouk has just been eliminated from the tournament by Jeremiah Vinsant in 13th place. The action saw Vinsant open the pot for a 55,000 raise and when the action got around to Maatouk, he moved all in for a total of 211,000. Vinsant thought for a bit, but eventually made the call holding {K-Clubs}

. Maatouk tabled {A-Diamonds}

and had the best of it all the way through to the turn, but the {J-Hearts}

on the river gave Vinsant a pair, and that was all the help he'd need to take down the pot.

For his 13th place finish, Maatouk took home $23,020 in prize money.

Tags: Rabii Maatouk

12-15-2007 23:23 UTC+10

Gary Diamond Survives

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A short-stacked Gary Diamond pushes his chips in with {A-Clubs}

and chip leader Sol Bergren makes the call with pocket fours.

The flop of {K-Hearts}

gives Diamond plenty of hearts to survive, but he doesn't need them when the {J-Spades}

lands on the turn to give him the lead with a pair of jacks. The {6-Clubs}

on the river means Diamond doubles through to 220,000.

Tags: Gary Diamond Sol Bergren

12-15-2007 23:13 UTC+10

Matwey Thankful To Miss Flush Draw

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On a flop of {2-Clubs}

, John Matwey loved his hand holding {Q-Clubs}

to give him top pair and a flush draw. However, when Vijayan Nagarajan flipped over {A-Clubs}

, Matwey was no longer looking for another club. The turn is the {3-Diamonds}

and Nagarajan has now picked up a pair to give him even more outs on the river to eliminate Matwey. But the river bricks the {7-Hearts}

and Matwey survives and jumps to 450,000 chips.

Tags: John Matwey Vijayan Nagarajan

12-15-2007 23:08 UTC+10

Mark Walsh Doubles Through Grant Levy

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Mark Walsh raises pre-flop from the button with {J-Diamonds}

for the last of his 125,000 chip stack. Grant Levy makes the call from the small blind holding {6-Clubs}

and Lei He folds his big blind.

The flop is an innocent {K-Hearts}

but the turn is the {10-Spades}

to give Walsh the lead with his pair of tens. The river is the {7-Clubs}

and Walsh doubles up to 250,000 chips.

Tags: Grant Levy Mark Walsh

12-15-2007 22:49 UTC+10

Sol Bergren Eliminates Mark Ericksen; Increases Chip Lead

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Sol Bergren has just eliminated Mark Ericksen from the tournament in 14th position and increased his chip lead over the field.

With the board showing {9-Hearts}

, Ericksen moved all in holding {7-Spades}

and was called by Bergren who tabled a pocket pair of kings. The {K-Diamonds}

popped off on the turn, giving Bergren a set and because Ericksen did not have a heart in his hand, he was drawing dead.

Bergren improved to just under three million in chips after the hand.

Tags: Mark Ericksen

12-15-2007 22:46 UTC+10

Colin Ford Eliminated in 15th Position

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Colin Ford gets his money in pre-flop holding the best hand with his pocket kings well ahead of the pocket tens of Jeremiah Vinsant.

However an amazing flop of {A-Diamonds}