2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
594,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,376,000 AUD
Entries
396
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Boxell Catapults to the Top of the Leaderboard

Leo Boxell
Leo Boxell
Leo Boxell just won a pot that amounted to more chips than yesterday's end of day chip leader finished with (Tony Dunst - 104,325)... and we still have three and a half more levels to go.

When we walked up to the table, Boxell was pondering whether or not to call a 48,000 raise made by an unknown opponent. Boxell had led out with a 5,000 bet on a {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and his opponent jacked it up to 48,000. Boxell tanked for what seemed like an eternity, but eventually opted to move all in for what seemed to be a little bit less, if not barely more than his opponent's 48,000 raise.

A call was made and Boxell tabled {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for middle set. His opponent found himself to be in bad shape with the {10-Spades}{8-Spades}, good for middle pair, a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor spade flush draw.

The turn and river blanked {5-Hearts}, {6-Diamonds} and Boxell raked in the monster pot, worth just over 105,000.

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