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Leo Boxell - 2,455,000
Ernst Hermans - 2,340,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,700,000
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Leo Boxell - 2,455,000
Ernst Hermans - 2,340,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,700,000
An
flop fell in the middle of the table and both players checked. The turn card was the 
and Hermans fired 240,000. Boxell raised to 640,000 and Hermans folded. Boxell showed 
and moved up to 2.2 million.
. Both players checked.Boxell checked and Hermans fired 275,000. Boxell moved all in for 650,000. Hermans called.
Hermans held
against Boxell's 
.The river card was the
and Boxell was able to double back through Hermans to 1.6 million. Hermans dropped to 2.9 million.
"I'm all in." announced Hermans.
"How much more is it?" asked Boxell. It was verified that Hermans was all in for 900,000 more than Boxell's raise. He then tanked for some time, but eventually made the call.
Hermans tabled
against Boxell's 
.The flop came down
to keep Hermans ahead. The turn card was the 
and now Boxell was drawing dead. The completed the board on the river.Hermans doubled to over 3.5 million while Boxell was crushed down to 790,000. After the hand, Aaron Benton began egging on Hermans some more about the chop.
"You wanna chop? You're not going to chop now right with all those chips?" said Benton.
Carlson limped into the pot from the cutoff, Benton completed from the small blind and Hermans checked his option in the big.
"We love getting flops," said Benton before the dealer spread the
flop.Hermans led out with a 100,000 bet on the flop that was called by both opponents.
The
then fell on the turn and Benton passed the first option to Hermans, saying, "Let's go... hang yourself, baby."After a slight pause, Hermans too checked, as did Carlson, sending the action to the river.
The last card off the deck was the
and both Benton and Hermans checked to Carlson who bet 100,000. Benton made the call and Hermans folded. Carlson then turned over the 
for a full house and Benton mucked."Very nice hand, very nice hand," said Benton to Carlson. "I could only call you there. Nice hand. Very well played."
If you didn't catch it earlier, meet our nine finalists on today's final table:
Looks like we're going to be in for a fun one.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Leo Boxell - 2,800,000
Ernst Hermans - 2,250,000
Wayne Carlson - 1,450,000