Asian Pacific Poker Tour final table dramatic win
December 29, 2007
As year is drawing to a close so did the Asian Pacific Poker Tour. The final game of the final table on the Poker Stars sponsored tournament was played at the Star City Casino, in Sydney Australia. What a competitive field of players seeking the title and the 1 million dollar first place award. Among the 561 players registered for the APPT were at least 4 well-known WSOP Champions, Chris Moneymaker, Scotty Nguyen, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem. Even with such powerhouses in the world of poker, it was an underdog player who has only been competing in poker tournaments for 2.5 years who took home the first place.
The final nine were:
1 Grant Levy from Australia - $1,000,000
2 Jeremiah Vinsant from USA - $621,540
3 Lei Hei from Australia - $322,280
4 Sol Bergren from Canada - $230,200
5 Jai Kemp from Australia - $158,838
6 Barry Kohlhoff from USA - $115,100
7 John Matwey from USA - $92,080
8 Vijayan Nagarajan from Malaysia - $69,060
9 Larry Wright from USA - $46,040
The final table was dominated by poker professionals from the United States of America, however they may have arrived, none took first place, but none we home without a great pay out. There were 3 Australian poker professionals to make the final cut, and the phys’ed teacher from Kingswod, was the hometown favorite. He knocked out fellow Australian Jai Kemp in 5th place, who took home a generous 158,838 dollars after only investing 11 dollars in an online tournament, which awarded him the APPT Sydney Package.
The heads up play between 28-year-old Grant Levy and the Tennesse Native of the United States Jeremiah Visant continued for an incredible and dramatic 60 competitive hands. The final hand had the drama of an impressive finale. Levy raised preflop holding Q6 spades. Vinsant called holding a Q 10. The flop came down like a ton of bricks for Vinsant as it gave Levy 2 pair. The turn didn’t give Levey difficulty either, as he came up with a full house. Vinsant only had one card to hope for, and on the river the Ace of Hearts sealed his fate in second place. The culminating and dramatic win will put this new live poker tournament player in the history books as the first Australian to win such a huge pot at home, ever. Not to mention the title of champion of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour 2007.
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