Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has welcomed the last flight of Day 1 players, as well as thanking all the staff for making this event possible. He then passed it on to defending Auckland champion Danny "Brotha D" Leaoasavaii, who wished all the players luck, before announcing shuffle up and deal, to officially get us underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome back to SKYCITY Auckland Casino for the final Day 1 flight of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Auckland Main Event.
Earlier this morning, we saw Australian Charles Caris make a late run to steal the chip lead for Day 1b, after Angie Fitzgerald showed dominance throughout the opening day, to finish as chip leader for Day 1a.
Today we’re hoping to have 80 players register to reach the 200-runner mark for the tournament. We’ll be expecting some big names including Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang, 2010 APPT Auckland Main Event champion Danny “Brotha D” Leaoasavaii, 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event champion David Gorr and WSOP Bracelet winner and 2009 APPT Auckland Main Event champion Simon Watt to all be in attendance.
Be sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team at 12:30pm NZPT for the final Day 1 flight as we edge closer to determining who’ll be crowned the first ever ANZPT Auckland Main Event Champion!
Main Event
Day 1c Started
