APPT Auckland Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

10-10-2008 12:12 UTC-12

Falling Fast

[user66118]

We have already lost 26 players in the first hour of play. With 80 left, the players have broken into 10 eight-handed tables. They will remain eight handed for the duration of the tournament.

10-10-2008 12:08 UTC-12

Dye is Done

[user66118]

Three players saw a flop of {6-Hearts}

. Facing a bet of 6,000, Shane Dye moved all in for an additional 6,200. Next to act was Tim Heath, who moved all in over the top of both players, having them covered. Action was back on the original bettor and after a short session in the tank he folded his hand.

Dye: {10-Hearts}

Heath:

Both players had flopped a flush, but Dye was drawing dead to a runner-runner chop. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

and the river brought the {4-Diamonds}

and the end of Dye's tournament.

Interestingly, the original bettor had folded {Q-?}

, and would have made a running full house.

Tags: Shane Dye Tim Heath

10-10-2008 12:07 UTC-12

Shove Doesn't Work for Kyle

donpeters

Paul Kyle was short on chips and moved in from middle position. Andrew Pantling woke up with a medium pair on the button, {7-Diamonds}

, and made the call. Kyle held {Q-Hearts}

.

The flop of {9-Diamonds}

left Kyle drawing for little help. The turn and river were the {2-Clubs}

and

. Pantling increased his stack and now sits with around 75,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Paul Kyle

10-10-2008 12:01 UTC-12

Jacks Hold for Craker

donpeters

Daniel Craker moved all in against an opponent's preflop raise and was called. Craker's pocket jacks were racing against his opponent's {A-Hearts}

. The board ran out {6-Clubs}

and Craker won a big pot worth over 70,000 chips.

Tags: Daniel Craker

10-10-2008 11:57 UTC-12

An Added Benefit of a Big Stack

[user66118]

Chip leader Amant Nauhria decided to sleep in a little bit this morning. A little over a half hour into the action, he has just taken his seat and joined the rest of the field.

Tags: Amant Nauhria

10-10-2008 11:49 UTC-12

Levy Takes One From Seet

donpeters

On a flop of {A-Spades}

, Grant Levy bet 5,000 into Nathanael Seet. After some thought, Seet called. The turn came the {10-Diamonds}

and Levy checked. Seet took some time before checking behind.

The river was the {2-Clubs}

and Levy made a bet of 7,500. This sent Seet into the tank for several minutes. "Go easy on me," said Levy as he waited for Seet to make a decision.

After a while, Seet began to talk. "Wow," he said.

"You have a big hand?" replied Levy.

"Not now, no."

"So you had a big hand then?"

"No," Seet said with a smile.

"So you're going to call just to see what I have then?" asked Levy.

"No, no. It's too expensive for that," answered Seet before folding his hand.

Levy decided to be nice and reveal to Seet and the rest of the table that he held pocket nines and had flopped a set.

Tags: Grant Levy Nathanael Seet

10-10-2008 11:46 UTC-12

Mclaughlin Ousted

[user66118]

Thomas Mclaughlin has just been eliminated in the early moments of today's play. He held pocket eights and moved all in from late position. One of the players in the blinds looked him up with {A-?}

.

The flop was {2-?}

, but an

hit the turn, putting Mclaughlin in serious danger of being knocked out. The river failed to find him one of the two remaining eights, and he headed over to the bleachers where he'll watch the rest of the tournament from the rail.

Tags: Thomas Mclaughlin

10-10-2008 11:35 UTC-12

Unlucky Dyer

donpeters

After some preflop action between Jerome Dyer and Tayne Derriman, the two players saw the flop come {K-Hearts}

. Derriman moved all in for his last 12,500 and Dyer made the call.

Dyer: {A-Hearts}

Derriman:

The turn gave Derriman a straight draw when the {J-Spades}

fell. The river completed that draw with the {9-Diamonds}

, and Dyer sent over the 12,500 he owed to Derriman.

Tags: Jerome Dyer Tayne Derriman

10-10-2008 11:26 UTC-12

Ivan Tan Out Early

donpeters

Action folded around to Ivan Tan, who was in the small blind, and he move all in against the big blind Jeff Putt. Putt woke up with pocket aces, called, and Tan turned over {Q-Diamonds}