Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 1B
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 ANZPT Auckland
Entries
213
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Anunu Falls to Turker
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Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Koray Turker is now up to just under 70,000 in chips and has enough to call himself the chip leader. Turker recently eliminated 2012 ANZ Player of the Year Mishel Anunu.
Anunu’s final hand saw the Aussie holding 
against Turker’s on a king-high board. We aren’t sure when the chips went in, but we do know that a set of kings is better than a pair!
Turker hasn’t yet managed a big tournament score, but is always on our radar due to the fact that he always seems to accumulate a big stack on Day 1 of tournaments around the region. Let’s see if this year Turker can turn his stack into a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Beardless Levy with Lots of Chips
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Daniel Levy has just wandered over to the media desk to let us know that he has gone on a bit of a heater, seeing his stack rise to 61,000 in chips – making him the chip leader.
Apparently the biggest pot that went to Levy saw a “maniac” fire three barrels on a 
board after opening six times the big blind preflop. Levy had and called the player down, with the third barrel being a bet of 12,500 on the river. The player had 
and so Levy raked in the big pot.
Levy then went on to win another handy pot on a 
board, with Levy holding and his opponent folding on the river.
Levy told us yesterday that he shaved off his big beard for the first time in quite a while and so his success today can most likely be attributed to that. If not, then maybe it's because the chatty Aussie is apparently losing his voice and so can concentrate on more playing and less talking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Entries on Day 1b
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
The tournament clock is now telling us that 66 players entered on Day 1b of the ANZPT Auckland Main Event. Added together with the 44 from yesterday, that means 110 players have entered in the event so far. Being that there were 207 entries in this tournament last year, we would need to see around 100 players tomorrow to make that number. We are hopeful we will get close and certainly at least see a bigger field tomorrow than the 66 from today. There are currently 54 already registered for tomorrow's action.
Turker Building a Stack
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
New Zealand's Koray Turker has been known to accumulate big stacks in ANZPT events. We remember back at the 2011 ANZPT Queenstown event where Turker had a huge chip stack heading into Day 2, before eventually busting in just a few quick hands. Now, early here on Day 1b of the ANZPT Auckland, Turker has already managed to amass 50,000 in chips, having started with just 20,000.
Take a retrospective look at the 2011 ANZPT Queenstown video below, where Lynn Gilmartin interviewed Turker who had been dubbed "The Terminator" and had apparently recently "punished Aaron Benton pretty badly".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
Anunu and Harji Side-by-Side
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
2012 ANZ Player of the Year Mishel Anunu and last year’s ANZPT Auckland third place finish Pravin Harji are seated next to each other on Table 8. These two players recently rumbled in a hand.
We arrived at the action on the 
flop, with Harji checking to Anunu, who bet 1,000. Eventually Harji made the call and the dealer flipped over a 
. Both Anunu and Harji checked here and then did the same on the 
river.
“Ace-High,” said Anunu, keeping his cards face down.
Harji snapped over 
and that was enough to send Anunu’s cards flying into the muck.
Break Over, Cards Flying Again
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
The first break of the day is over and the cards are back in the air.
Five more levels left in the day.
For those in Auckland this week wondering what to do, go check out the PokerStarsBlog to find out about some of the adventure sports on offer.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Time for the First Break
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players have been sent on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Check back for more ANZPT Auckland action shortly!
Fun on Table Seven
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Koray Turker and Wayde Rickhuss have been quite chatty on Table 7, rumbling in several pots and having a laugh while they did so.
The most recent hand to play out between Turker and Rickhuss saw the two players take to a 
flop, with Rickhuss being in the big blind and Turker on the button. Rickhuss check-called a bet of 500 here, then check-called a bet of 700 on the turn and check-called a bet of 600 on the 
river.
“You feeling good or bad right now?” Turker asked Rickhuss before he showed 
. Rickhuss didn’t feel too bad, turning over 
, which was good for half the pot.