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
The flop came down
and everyone checked. The turn card was the 
and Benton checked. Grigg fired 250,000 and Carlson folded. Benton then moved all in, having Grigg well covered. Grigg had roughly 700,000 chips left.After some time in the tank and some baiting from Benton, Grigg made the call. He held
for a pair of jacks."YEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!" yelled Benton as he rolled over his
for a better pair of aces. "Hold up baby! Hold up!"The river card was dealt the
and couldn't provide a miracle for Grigg as he was sent to the rail in 5th place. Benton raised his hands over his head and gave out another massive yell, scaring everyone kangaroo within a 500-mile radius. He's up to 5.2 million now.
. Carlson led for 200,000 and Grigg called.The turn card was the
and Carlson checked. Grigg checked as well.The river card was the
and Carlson fired 150,000. This bet was smaller than his previous one. Grigg called.Carlson rolled over
for trip sevens and scooped the pot. He's up to 1.65 million and Grigg is down to 1.1 million.
. Hiscox held ."C'MON BABY!" screamed Benton, standing and turning towards his railbirds on the balcony. "COME ON!"
The flop came down
and kept Benton ahead."Ace in the window. Ace in the window." Benton repeated over and over.
The turn card was the
and now Hiscox picked up a straight draw, but after the 
hit the river he was sent to the rail in 6th place.Quietly, Hiscox shook the hands of the other players left while Benton raised his hands high above his head and yelled "YEAAAAAHHHH!" so loud that he was probably heard in Melbourne. He's now up to 4.1 million.
"When I run good, I run really good baby!" said Benton as he collected the chips.
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Action folded around the table to Hiscox in the small blind who completed the bet. Boxell then kicked it up to 225,000 and Hiscox four-bet to 555,000. The action then returned to Boxell who moved all in over the top for approximately 610,000 more, putting Hiscox to a big decision.
"If he folds I'm going to cry. Seriously, I'm going to cry," said Tom Grigg.
Hiscox ended up making the call holding
and found himself in bad shape against Boxell's 
.The
was the door card on the flop, but it was accompanied by the 
and 
pairing both players' kickers. The turn and river then blanked out , 
and Boxell won the pot with a pair of tens. Hiscox was left with 725,000 in chips after the hand.
Benton opened the pot with a raise to 150,000 from under-the-gun and Hermans three-bet to 400,000 from the cutoff. Benton then moved all in over the top for about 1.2 million total and Hermans snap-called, setting up the following preflop showdown:
Benton:
Hermans:
The ensuing board filled out
and Benton let Hermans hear it:"That's how we roll... we smack sets! You call me with jack-ten and I'm going to hammer you again!" Benton needled.
"You three-bet me and it's going in the middle!"
After the hand, Hermans dropped down to 2.3 million in chips.
and Grigg checked. Hermans fired 165,000 and Grigg folded.
and Hermans checked. Carlson fired 250,000 to win the pot and get some chips back.Carlson's back over a million with 1.050 million and Hermans is now on 3.45 million.
The flop was
and Grigg checked. Hermans bet 70,000 and Carlson called. Benton folded and Grigg called.The turn was the
and action checked to Carlson. He bet 200,000 and Grigg flatted. Hermans then raised to 700,000 and won the pot.Hermans is up to 3.6 million, Carlson down to 900,000 and Grigg down to 2.2 million.
and Hiscox checked.Boxell bet 250,000 and Hiscox folded. Boxell's back up to 1.3 million and Hiscox dropped to 2.28 million.