Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Auckland
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Play Resumes
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The players are back from their extended break, and are one elimination away from making the money.
The Bubble Has Burst
Coming back from the break, Souny Frederic only had 2 antes left. He forfeited the first one, but was committed the next hand. He sat there as the table folded around to Monica Eastick in the small blind. She called, and Cole Swannack checked, to see the flop come 
. They checked all the way to the river, after the turn and river fell the 
and 
. Eastick tabled her 
, before Swannack showed 
for a pair. Frederic had a sickened look on his face, as he slowly rolled over 
for ace-high.
With that elimination, everyone is now guaranteed NZ$3,726 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Gao Takes From Sheynin, Gives It Back
We arrived at the table to see Slav Sheynin open with a bet. Jamie Mulligan made the call, as the table folded around to Jie Gao in the blinds. He moved all in for an additional 83,000 and was called by Sheynin. Mulligan hesitated for a moment, before eventually throwing away his cards.
Gao: 
Sheynin: 
The board ran out 
to see Gao move up to 196,000 as Sheynin dropped down to 340,000 in chips.
In the next hand, Gao opened with a bet of 15,000 from the button, before Sheynin raised it to 40,000. Gao called and both saw the flop come down . Sheynin bet 25,000 and was almost beat to the pot by Gao. When the turn dropped the 
, Sheynin check-called a bet of 45,000 before the river fell the . Both players checked and the cards were tabled.
Gao: 
Sheynin:
Just like that, Gao gave it all back, as he dropped down to 85,000 as Sheynin moved to 450,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
85,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Rewi First Eliminated
Emerson Rewi got the last of his chips in pre-flop holding 
, and was called by Andre Nunes-Carreira, who held 
.
The board ran out 
, to see Rewi beaten on the river, and pocketing NZ$3,726 for his troubles.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Gruenewald Next to Fall
With action on Stefan Gruenewald, he committed the last of his 18,000 chips to the middle and was called by Patrick Healy on the button.
Gruenewald: 
Healy: 
The board ran out 
, to see Gruenewald unable to improve has he hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Hwang Out-Flopped
Jun Ho Hwang moved all in for his remaining chips, and was called by Sebastian Martineau.
Hwang: 
Martineau:
Hwang thought he’d be set on doubling up, that was until the board ran out 
. The jack on the flop meant his main event was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Two Eliminations in Quick Succession
With the board reading 
, Kani Edwards moved the last of his chips into the pot and was called by Emile Gissaud. He tabled the but was dominated by the 
. The river was no help, as it fell the 
, sending him to the pay-out desk.
Shortly after, Hoshy Patel was eliminated, leaving 19 runners all hoping to make the final table by the end of day’s play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Everyone Doubles
On each of the three remaining tables, a short-stack was all in, and found a double.
The first was Michael Guzzardi, who was all in on the turn, with the board reading 
. His 
was able to hold against Emile Gissaud’s as the river bricked the .
On the second, Geoff Smith raised to 10,500 and was met with a raise to 50,000 from Jared Adams. That was exactly how much he had, as he made the call. His 
was in front of Adams’ as the board ran out , to keep him in the tournament.
After all this had happened, we noticed Patrick Healy raking in a large amount of chips, after getting involved in a big pot with Miroslav Sheynin, to keep himself around.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
110,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |