Sydney APPT: Rowe Victorious
Australian Martin Rowe, a Sydney insurance worker, joined the other final table players at the PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Sydney, only to eventually claim the AUD $1 million.
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players met yesterday at the Star City Casino to determine
the champion. Martin Rowe was the one to take home the grand prize of
AUD $1 million, after defeating poker pro Jason Gray in heads-up.
Antonio Fazzolari was the one to have the chip lead as the final table
started and he held to it throughout most of the time. However,
Fazzolari got involved in a pot with Rowe and lost a large amount
of chips and eventually the lead after his eights were taken down by
Rowe's kings.
The heads-up phase began with Rowe having a significant advantage
(7,805,000 chips) compared to his opponent, Jason Gray (1,595,000
chips). The last hand of the evening saw Gray limping preflop with 
. Rowe decided to raise preflop and Gray went in over the top. As Rowe held 
, he called Gray's all-in and then the players saw a flop of 
. The 
on the turn made things even more exciting, but when the river brought a 
, it was all over for Gray and Rowe earned AUD $1 million.
Overall477 players joined the Sydney APPT, but 34-year old insurance worker
was the one to become millionaire last night. Soon after his victory,
Rowe said:
"I cannot believe I have won tonight. I felt on edge but not out of
control the entire tournament and now to have the title I am just
ecstatic – this will be life changing for my family."
Below you can find the detailed final table results:
| APPT Sydney - Final Table | |||
| Rank | Name | Prize (AUD) | |
| 1st | Martin Rowe | 1,000,000 | |
| 2nd | Jason Gray | 476,000 | |
| 3rd | Tony Basile | 266,000 | |
| 4th | Antonio Fazzolari | 182,000 | |
| 5th | Timothy English | 140,000 | |
| 6th | Frank Saffioti | 100,800 | |
| 7th | Daniel Kowalski | 72,800 | |
| 8th | Hai Bo Chu | 53,200 | |
| 9th | Tom Rafferty | 39,200 | |
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