When Triple Crown winner Roland de Wolfe slipped into the Star City Poker Room in Sydney this week, he told us that the 2010 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final was not the reason that he was here - rather, he was backpacking with English cheer squad (AKA "The Barmy Army") around the country for the Ashes Series against Australia. Of course, if you're somebody that's as successful in the poker industry as him, why not spend a little extra on a tournament and have some fun? As it turns out, that little splash of cash has the
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APPT Sydney Day 3: Who's afraid of the big bad Wolfe?
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APPT Sydney Day 3: Levels 21 & 22 (blinds 12000-24000, ante 3000)
10:05pm: Reza Vakili eliminated in 10th place; Our final table is set! After losing the previous pot, Reza Vakili was down to his last 332,000 which he moved in preflop from under the gun. Roland de Wolfe quickly called next to speak and the table folded around. Vakili tabled Q♠J♦...more
APPT Sydney Day 3: Levels 19 & 20 (blinds 8000-16000, ante 2000)
8:15pm: Dong soars! As we approach the end of the level, Jonathan Karamalikis has just taken down a monster pot after sustaining a check-raise and three barrels of fury from George Moussa. It started with Karamalikis raising to 35,000 from the hijack position and Moussa making the call in the...more
APPT Sydney Day 3: Levels 17 & 18 (blinds 5000-10000, ante 1000)
5:25pm: Grunter's gone Inauguaral APPT Grand Final champion Grant "Grunter" Levy is no longer with us, having just been sent to the rail in 18th place to pick up $15,610 in prize money. The action folded around to Tom Rafferty who raised to 21,000 from the cutoff before Levy reraised...more
APPT Sydney Day 3: Levels 15 & 16 (blinds 3000-6000, ante 500)
2:40pm: Ten-minute break 2:20pm: Rubie on the rise Aussie online phenome Brendon "brendoooor" Rubie is up to almost half a million in chips after taking a massive pot off Singaporean PokerStars Qualifier Daniel Ling. We caught the action as the board read A♠K♠4♣2♥ with a pot worth more than 100,000;...more
APPT Sydney Day 3: Lights, Camera, Action!
Welcome back to the harbour city and another ridiculously sunny December day (who said it rains up here?) Whether enjoying a stroll along the picturesque Darling Harbour, or a light breakfast in one of the local cafes, there's no better place for our 32 remaining players to relax and soak...more
APPT Sydney Day 3: Seat Draw
Feature Table Seat 1: Giuseppe Scaravilli (Australia) 119000 Seat 2: Reza Vakili (Australia) 775000 Seat 3: Miray Badaoui (Australia) 148000 Seat 4: Tyron Krost (Australia) 94500 Seat 5: Heinz Kamutzki (Australia) 131500 Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu (Canada) Team PokerStars Pro 293500 Seat 7: Konstantin Bücherl (United Kingdom) PokerStars Qualifier...more
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