In 2008, the APPT Grand Final featured seven Australians and two international players. In 2009, the APPT Grand Final will comprise seven Australians and two international players. Welcome to the finale of season three of the PokerStars.net APPT, with about 30 minutes to the start of the final table and the race for the first prize of AUD $594,000. It's a spectacular Sydney summer day outside, but the heat is also rising in the Sports Theatre at Star City Casino, where the $3200 Heads-up event is underway, featuring many of the region's top players including PokerStars.net Team Australia Pros
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APPT Sydney: Star City
APPT Sydney: Australia versus the rest of the world ... again
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APPT Sydney: Final table profiles
Seat 1: David Formosa, Sydney, Australia (856,000 in chips): This 41-year-old father of two sports centre manager satellited his way into this tournament via Star City Casino and has been playing the game for six years. "I played a couple of the $1500 events in the WSOP, but this...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 22 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 22 (blinds 12,000-24,000, ante 3000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 21 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 21 (blinds 10,000-20,000, ante 2000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 20 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 20 (blinds 8000-16,000, ante 2000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 19 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 19 (blinds 6000-12,000, ante 1000) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 17 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 17 (blinds 4000-8000, ante 500) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 16 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 16 (blinds 3000-6000, ante 500) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 15 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 15 (blinds 2500-5000, ante 500) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Day 3, level 14 updates
Live updates from day 3, level 14 (blinds 2000-4000, ante 400) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
APPT Sydney: Chairmen of the board
It started with a casual conversation in the Star City Poker Room, and ended with the two very nervous Scandinavians standing on a Sydney beach at 7am on a Saturday thinking, "what the hell are we doing here?" Whether it was just bluff or bravado, credit to PokerStars Qualifiers...more
APPT Sydney: Grigg's big day out
From the moment that 2008 APPT Grand Final winner Martin Rowe was eliminated in the opening hand of the day, the steady stream of departures showed little signs of slowing as the field of 226 was slashed to just 66 in an enthralling day of poker in the PokerStars.net...more
APPT Sydney: Day 2, level 13 updates
Live updates from day 2, level 13 (blinds 1500-3000, ante 300) of the PokerStars.net APPT Grand Final brought to you by Sean Callander and Landon Blackhall from Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. Click refresh to see the latest updates below, while the latest selected chip counts can be...more
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