Main Event
Day 1c Started
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Auckland
Buy-in
2,000 NZD
Entries
207
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Welcome Back to ANZPT Auckland!
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!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
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.
Who's Here?
All the expected players have taken their seats including Keith Walker, who recently finished second at the 2012 ANZPT Melbourne Main Event behind Sam Razavi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Gorr Wins Early
David Gorr limped into the pot, as did the player to his immediate left, before their opponent in small blind raised to 350. Both of them called to see the flop come 
. The player in the small blind then checked his option, before Gorr swiftly threw in 550 in chips. This brought two quick folds to see the 2011 Aussie Millions champion win himself a pot early on in proceedings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000 | 2,000 |
More Spotted
A few more players have been spotted including Stewart Ballard, Matty Yates and Mike King who are all seated together over on Table 8.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Brotha D Lays Down on Flop
We caught the action on a board reading 
with Danny “Brotha D” Leaoasavaii checking his option from late position. His opponent in the hijack bet out for 1,425, before Leaoasavaii opted to re-raise to 2,850. His opponent didn’t stop there, re-raising again to 6,000. A minute passed before Leaoasavaii finally folded.
Even after all that betting on the flop, Leaoasavaii still sits on 22,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000 | 2,000 |
Ballard Gives Some Up
With the board reading 
, Stewart Ballard opened with a bet of 550. His opponent called, and both saw the turn fall the 
. This time Ballard checked, before instantly being met with a bet of 550. He shook his head in confusion, and made the call. The river came the 
and both players decided to check.
Ballard tabled 
, but it was no good against his opponents 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000 | -1,000 |
Walker Happy to Check it Down
Action started with a player opening to 350. Keith walker called from the button, and both saw the flop come out 
. The original player continued with a bet of 650, before Walker bumped it up to 1,800, which was called. They both then checked down to the river as the 
and completed the board.
Walker tabled 
which was good enough to take down the pot, and move up to 23,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 | 3,000 |