APPT Auckland Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-09-2008 12:10 UTC-12

Almost Costly for Honeybone

donpeters

James Honeybone, Josh Egan, Carter Gill, and one other player took a flop of {K-Clubs}

. The action checked around and Gill yelled "three!" in hopes the dealer would smack a three on the felt.

The {4-Clubs}

on the turn was close, and Honeybone and Egan both checked to Gill. He fired out a bet of 300. The player in the cutoff folded and Honeybone tossed out a raise. He accidentally tossed out a 5,000 chip instead of 500, taking the raise to 5,350.

"Oops, that was supposed to be 850," claimed Honeybone. No worries though, as both Egan and Gill quickly folded behind him. "I'm on acid over here, raising to 5,000," commented Honeybone as he raked in the small pot.

Tags: Carter Gill James Honeybone Josh Egan

10-09-2008 12:03 UTC-12

Erickson Drops Some Chips

[user66118]

Mark Erickson took a flop with opponent Mat Cheer. The flop fell {A-Spades}

and Erickson checked over to Cheer, who bet 275, and Erickson called.

The turn was the {9-Spades}

, and Erickson checked again. Cheer again bet, this time making it 500. Erickson called once more.

The river was the {9-Clubs}

and both players checked. Erickson turned up pocket fours while Cheer tabled {A-Clubs}

for the winning hand. Erickson is down to 9,000 chips while Cheer moved up to just under 12,000.

Tags: Mark Erickson Mat Cheer

10-09-2008 11:46 UTC-12

Assadourian Eliminated

donpeters

Eric Assadourian came into today's Main Event flight fresh off his win last night in the Omaha preliminary event, which was good for NZD $12,000. His tournament today though, came to an abrupt halt early on.

Assadourian and his opponent, Raymond Walker, got into some preflop raising action before both players saw the flop come {6-Clubs}

. Walker bet 1,300 and Assadourian shoved all in for about 8,000 total. Walker made the call.

Walker {J-?}

Assadourian {K-?}

The turn was the {8-Hearts}

and the river hit the {J-Diamonds}

, giving Walker his two outer and the win. Walker slapped his hands together, but then shook the hand of Assadourian, who, understandably, didn't seem pleased with the way things turned out.

Tags: Eric Assadourian Raymond Walker

10-09-2008 11:43 UTC-12

Early Double for Levy

donpeters

Grant Levy just doubled up in the first few hands of the tournament. He held pocket tens on a ten-high flop versus an opponent's pocket kings. All of the money went in on the flop and Levy's hand held strong. He is now up to 21,000.

Tags: Grant Levy

10-09-2008 11:40 UTC-12

Powerful Table

donpeters

As various notable players are scattered around the room, there is one table that is stacked with pros. Mark Vos, George Dunst, and Eric Assadourian are all seated at the same table and within just a few seats of one another. The always aggressive Vos has position on both players.

Tags: Eric Assadourian George Dunst Mark Vos

10-09-2008 11:37 UTC-12

Gill Scoops One Early

donpeters

Carter Gill was involved in a hand where a few players limped in preflop. Gill was in the small blind. The flop came {K-Diamonds}

and Gill led out for 175. The big blind called while the three remaining players each folded.

The turn was the {A-Hearts}

and Gill quickly tapped the table. His opponent bet out 300 and Gill called.

The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

and Gill bet out 600. His opponent announced "call" and was shown the {A-Diamonds}

by Gill. The other player mucked his hand and Gill took down the pot.

Tags: Carter Gill

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

10-09-2008 11:28 UTC-12

"Shuffle Up and Deal!"

[user66118]

After another inspirational Polynesian performance, Joe Hachem stepped up the the mic to utter the most famous words in poker. With that, the cards are in the air and the second flight is underway here at SKYCITY!

10-09-2008 10:26 UTC-12

Time is Approaching

[user66118]

We're a little less than an hour away from the start of Day 1b here at the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland. The staff tells us that there are 122 players signed up for this flight, though registration remains open for now. The room is being prepared for play, and we're getting set up to bring you all the updates direct from the tournament floor.

Keep it tuned right here; we'll be back shortly with the start of play.