Larry

The final standings and monies earned in Australia Poker Tournament are as follows:1. $1,000,000 Grant Levy (Australia) 2. $621,540 Jeremiah Vinsant (USA) 3. $322,280 Lei He (Australia) 4. $230,200 Sol Bergren (Canada) 5. $158,838 Jai Kemp (Australia) 6. $115,100 Barry Kohlhoff (USA) 7. $92,080 John Matwey (USA) 8. $69,060 Vijayam Nagarajan (Malaysia) 9. $46,040 Larry Wright (USA)Scotty Nguyen has again been the consummate professional but the ever-present smile was nowhere to be seen when Larry Wright called his all-in bet of 300,000 on a flop of 9d 6d 5c.Wright showed the nuts – 8h 7d – while Scotty flipped over As 6h. The 5s on the turn and 4h on the river confirmed Scotty’s exit from the tournament in 19th place.Seat 3: Larry Wright, Montgomery, Alabama, USA (ldw1971 on Poker Stars, 376,000 in chips): This roof contractor qualified for his once-in-a-lifetime APPT Grand Final trip via a $22 direct qualifying satellite on Poker Stars. He initially had little interest in poker until a friend (who happened to be a professional poker player) moved in with 36-year-old and shared the secrets of the gamed with him. Work does not allow him much time to play, but he keeps a toe in the water playing small and medium buy-in tournaments online.Almost half the field on tomorrow’s table found their way to the final via online qualification at Poker Stars. No Australian has ever won half a million dollars playing in a poker tournament on home soil, but two will get their chance tomorrow as the tournament pays out $1million to the winner, and over $620k to the runner-up. Australians will fill one third of the final table, with Lei He, Grant Levy and Poker Stars qualifier Jai Kemp all local players vying for the top spot.The final chip counts and seating assignments have been finalised and are as follows:Seat 1 Lei He 2,623,000 Seat 2 Grant Levy 1,052,000 Seat 3 Larry Wright 376,000 Seat 4 Jeremiah Vinsant 1,649,000 (PokerStars Qualifier) Seat 5 Vijayan Nagarajan 641,000 Seat 6 John Matwey 498,000 Seat 7 Jai Kemp 461,000 (PokerStars Qualifier) Seat 8 Sol Bergren 2,601,000 (PokerStars Qualifier) Seat 9 Barry Kohlhoff 647,000 (PokerStars Qualifier) The big survivor this level has been Gary Diamond. Diamond has nursed a stack of under 100k for half an hour, including a double-up and is now guaranteed a minimum of $34,530 AUD that is paid out for places 12th to 10th. The table assignment and approximate chip counts for the final 2 tables are as follows… Table 1: • Seat 1 Karib Karib (OUT) • Seat 2 Gary Diamond 340k • Seat 3 Mark Walsh 310k • Seat 4 Mark Eriksen 760k • Seat 5 Grant Levy 715k • Seat 6 Lei He 2.1mil • Seat 7 Jai Kemp 670k (PokerStars Qualifier) • Seat 8 Sol Bergen 2.3mil (PokerStars Qualifier) Table 2: • Seat 1 Jeremiah Vinsent 690k • Seat 2 Rabii Maatouk 320k • Seat 3 Barry Kohlhoff 355k (PokerStars Qualifier) • Seat 4 Mitchell Price 180k • Seat 5 John Matwey 165k • Seat 6 Larry Wright 680k • Seat 7 Colin Ford 455k (PokerStars Qualifier) • Seat 8 Vijayan Nagarajan 645k Updated Chip Counts: Next chip position, just 22,000 behind Lei He, is Sol Bergren from Saskatchewan in Canada on 2,601,000. The final table also includes four Americans – John Vinsant, Larry Wright, John Matwey and Barry Kohlhoff, who promises to be a real livewire at the final table. Vijayan ‘VJ’ Nagarajan from Malaysia makes up the final nine players. Star City Casino in Sydney is the final venue on the first APPT, which has been a resounding success. More than 1300 players have participated in the four tour events – Manila, Seoul and Macau – putting poker on the map in these countries and introducing millions of Asians to the thrill of tournament poker. Today’s final table and the crowning of the APPT Grand Final champion promises to be yet another highlight for the tour. We look forward to brining you all the action over the next few hours. Seat 1: Lei ‘oshapimasian’ He (Australia) 2,623,000 Seat 2: Grant Levy (Australia) 1,052,000 Seat 3: Larry ‘ldw1971’ Wright, (USA) 376,000 Seat 4: Jeremiah ‘Believer82’ Vinsant (USA) 1,649,000 Seat 5: Vijayan ‘the_rotter77’ Nagarajan (Malaysia) 641,000 Seat 6: John ‘wymat’ Matwey (USA) 498,000 Seat 7: Jai ‘Sydney St@r’ Kemp (Australia) 461,000 Seat 8: Sol ‘shahmat’ Bergren (Canada), 2,601,000 Seat 9: Barry ‘coolbear’ Kohlhoff (USA) 647,000