Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012 PokerStars.net APPT/ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 Seating Draw
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Allan | 280,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Murray Watkins | 28,300 |
| 1 | 3 | Fergus Spary | 73,500 |
| 1 | 6 | David Evans | 22,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Fadersen | 72,200 |
| 1 | 8 | Yvo Molin | 96,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Stewart Ballard | 56,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Kanaan | 239,100 |
| 2 | 2 | Bryan Huang | 64,200 |
| 2 | 3 | Mark Griffiths | 17,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Joel Feldman | 49,700 |
| 2 | 6 | Justin Huege de Serville | 66,100 |
| 2 | 7 | Ivan Zalac | 158,200 |
| 2 | 8 | Xin (david) Zhao | 242,300 |
| 2 | 9 | Gary Retallick | 33,600 |
| 3 | 1 | Kristina Griffiths | 16,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Chiu Yeung Lee | 115,900 |
| 3 | 3 | Ken Demlakian | 119,100 |
| 3 | 4 | Craig Blight | 63,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason O'brien | 30,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Seang-hai Ching | 48,900 |
| 3 | 8 | Bill Argyros | 120,400 |
| 3 | 9 | Benjamin Mclean | 34,900 |
| 4 | 1 | Tatjana Zizic | 43,500 |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Lancaster | 36,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Ray Mccarthy | 43,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Matthew Wakeman | 66,200 |
| 4 | 6 | David Wonson | 117,200 |
| 4 | 7 | Ricky Kroesen | 201,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Aaron Benton | 29,500 |
| 4 | 9 | Jordan Westmorland | 184,000 |
Time to Play Down to the Final Table at the Snowfest
Welcome to the penultimate day of play at the 2012 PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown Snowfest Main Event.
Today will see 31 players hit the felt all with the hopes of making it to tomorrow's final table. The player with the best chance of making a run at the title is Australia's David Allan. Not far behind Allan are David Zhao, Ricky Kroesen and 2011 ANZPT Sydney Main Event winner, Michael Kanaan.
Also still in contention to make the final nine are Billy Argyros, Michael Fadersen, Yvo Molin, Joel Feldman, Richard Lancaster, Matt Wakeman and Team PokerStars Pro, Bryan Huang.
All the Day 3 action is set to begin at 12:30 PM local time. Join us then to find out who survives the night and becomes part of the 2012 ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest final table!
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
There They Go
The cards are in the air on Day 3 of the 2012 ANZPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event! Today will play out until we have reached a final table. It's hard to tell how long that will take. Some say seven to eight levels, but Billy Argyros has "guaranteed" us that it will take six levels max. With as much experience as Argyros has, we aren't going to argue with "The Croc".
A Couple of Griffiths and a Feldman
Within four minutes of the cards being thrown in the air and we have lost three players already. Two of those players happened to be the husband and wife team, Mark and Kristina Griffiths. The other player was Australia's Joel Feldman. With the exit of Mrs. Griffiths, Tatjana Zizic is the now the "last lady standing".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Zalac's Good Against Kanaan
We arrived over on Table 2 with Michael Kanaan putting in a raise from middle position and Ivan Zalac calling out of the small blind. At this point the dealer spread out a 
flop and Zalac check-called a bet of 5,500.
Both players checked the 
turn and the dealer flipped over a 
on the river. This time Zalac led for 8,500 and Kanaan wuickly raised it up to 26,000. Zalac announced the call immediately and Kanaan instantly mucked his cards.
"Do i have to show?" asked Zalac. He was told he didn't have to show his hand to win and he raked in the very nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
66,800
|
66,800 |
|
210,000
-29,100
|
-29,100 |
Waking Up with Aces
"I said at the start of the day i was going to need to cooler people," Matt Wakeman said after he managed to get his fairly short stack in holding 
against the 
of Tatjana Zizic. Wakeman was the at-risk player, but his aces would stay in front to rake in the big double. With that hand, Zizic was left with just 7,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
58,800
|
58,800 |
|
7,000
-36,500
|
-36,500 |
Couple of Doubles for the Last Lady
Tatjana Zizic was down to 7,000 after she ran into Matt Wakeman's aces, but has since doubled twice to sit with a healthier 30,000 in chips. She first managed to double up holding 
in the big blind, coming up against an opponent's 
. She hit two-pair on the hand and sat with around 14,000. The very next hand and Zizic was in the small blind and got her stack all in holding 
against Wakeman's . It was a board full of bricks up until the river. That would ensure Zizic doubled up again as she now sits with her tournament life in tact.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Benton Survives and Doubles
Aaron Benton was recently down to a low of 20,000 in chips, but has managed to double up against David Wonson. The hand in question saw Benton all in holding 
against Wonson's 
. The 
board was friendly to Benton, sending him the double up to sit with a stack of around 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,500
|
10,500 |