Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest
Buy-in
2,700 NZD
Entries
149
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Zheng Wins Some Back
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Jackson Zheng has lost plenty of his chips early here on Day 1a, but has managed to pick up a few chips to sit with a much healthier stack.
We recently caught up with the action on a 
board, with Zheng, En-cheng Hung and one other opponent each committing 2,200 on the turn to see the dealer turn over a 
on the river.
This time all three players would check and Hung would table 
. His pair of nines was not strong enough for Zheng's tow-pair, holding 
, while the other player's 
went straight into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Counts Around the Room
Here is how some of the notable names are faring early here on Day 1a of the 2012 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown Snowfest Main Event. As you can see, David "dave798111" Allan has had a great start to the day, seeing his stack more than double during the last level and a half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
34,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
32,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
29,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
23,000 | |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
19,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
19,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
18,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
15,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
A Couple With Allan
David Allan is currently sitting behind the largest stack in the room, so we thought we would watch him play a couple of hands. In the five minutes we stood by his table, he partook in two small hands, winning one and losing the other. Here is how they went down.
- From under the gun plus one, Allan opened the pot to 400. The player on his direct left made the call, along with one more player in middle position. Folded around to the blinds, both of those players would call and the dealer would ready a
flop. The blinds checked to Allan and he bet 1,900. That amount was too strong for his four opponents, as eight cards would fly into the muck and send the pot to Allan. - The very next hand and Allan would open the pot to 450 from under the gun. Only the player on the button and the small blind would call as the dealer turned over a
flop. All three players checked here and and a 
was dealt on the turn. This time the small blind bet 700 and Allan folded, along with the button player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Anunu Forces a Fold
With three limpers in the pot, including Mishel Anunu in the cutoff seat, it was left to the player in the small blind to raise it up to 550. The big blind folded, but all three limpers made the call to see a flop of 
. Action checked to Anunu who bet 1,500. The button folded, the small blind called and the under-the-gun-player released to see it heads up to the 
turn.
A quick check to Anunu who fired another 2,300 chips into the middle. The small blind again called as the was a dangerous river card to complete the board. Again the action was checked to Anunu who didn’t hesitate in releasing a third barrel worth 4,100. His opponent threw his head back, clearly unhappy with the way the board ran out, before making a frustrated fold with a shake of the head.
Anunu didn’t show, and neither player spoke a word, as Anunu raked in the pot to move up to 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players have been sent on their first break of the day. It's 10 minutes to stretch the legs and then back to it.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Back to It
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players are back in their seats following their first break of the day. Four players hit the rail during the first two levels of the day, with 47 of the 51 entrants currently sitting at the felt.
Didier Can't Make Him Fold
When we arrived at Didier Guerin's table, he was involved in a hand with the player in the small blind and Laurynas Levinskas, from the big blind. At this point the three players were committing some bets preflop and there was around 1,500 already in the middle as the dealer flipped over a 
flop.
The action was checked to Guerin here and he bet 900. The small blind didn't want to keep playing, throwing his cards into the muck. However, Levinskas wanted to continue, flicking out enough chips to call.
The on the turn saw Levinskas check and didn't slow Guerin down, with another bet being fired out, this time of 2,000. A call from Levinskas and a 
would complete the board on the river.
"Four thousand, one hundred," said Guerin as he casually tossed out a 5,000-denomination chip.
Levinskas thought for a long time, eventually deciding to make the call. When he called Levinskas stared at Guerin, waiting to see his cards.
"You win, you win," said Guerin, prompting Levinskas to turn over 
. Guerin's cards slid into the muck and that was the end of the hand. With that, Guerin has around half of the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
Last Year Surpassed
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour President, Danny McDonaugh, has just announced that 130 players have already registered for this event - meaning with two days left of registration, we have already surpassed last year's number of 127. A great effort from all the team at PokerStars and here at the SKYCITY Queenstown Casino.